tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90097337744218299002024-02-19T05:34:47.215-05:00SouthEast Educational Data (SEED) Resources<i>supporting school districts in Southeastern Massachusetts <br>as they establish, grow, and maintain a culture of inquiry and data use</i>Laura Tiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698943292336617957noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-81760512391142114142014-10-17T10:11:00.001-04:002014-10-17T10:11:20.379-04:00Edwin Workshops in November!The ESE is hosting a one-day workshop to showcase <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/edwin/Overview.pdf" target="_blank">EDWIN</a> (Analytics & Teaching and Learning). This is not the same workshop that was offered last fall. There are six available dates in November, and sessions run from 9:00 AM - 2:45 PM. Two of the workshops are taking place at the Taunton Holiday Inn, on Monday, November 3, 2014 and Tuesday, November 18, 2014.<br />
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Participants will leave with a solid understanding of the entire Edwin system, a view of enhancements to the system, and tips on next steps for how to implement Edwin in your district.<br />
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Sessions will include:<br />
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<li><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Edwin 101</span></b> - An introductory look at the Edwin system (both Edwin Analytics & Teaching and Learning).</li>
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<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>A District Perspective</b></span> - A look at how Edwin Analytics and Edwin Teaching and Learning are being used in the field.</li>
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<li><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Edwin Teaching and Learning</span></b> for curriculum and instruction as well as for assessment and reporting.</li>
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<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Edwin Analytics Scavenger Hunt</b></span> (*requires a wi-fi enabled mobile device).</li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">See the online registration page for more agenda details: </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3MKQFCD">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3MKQFCD</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-60679488821558525492014-10-16T10:09:00.004-04:002014-10-16T10:10:38.751-04:00Technology Grant Opportunity-Webinars 10/16 and 10/17!The ESE's Digital Connections Partnership Schools Grant is a new opportunity for local school districts to upgrade their technology infrastructure through a matching grant program administered by ESE and the Executive Office of Education (EOE) in consultation with MassIT.<br />
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The reason I have posted this information is because if you have any interest in learning more, there are two technical assistance webinars that are happening right away. The first is today, <b>October 16 from 3-4:30 PM</b>, and the second option is <b>October 17 from 9:30-11 AM</b>. Click here to register: <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/conference/?ConferenceID=5968" target="_blank">http://www.doe.mass.edu/conference/?ConferenceID=5968</a><br />
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Five million dollars is available in state bond funds: $2 million for suburban communities, $1 million for rural communities, and $2 million for urban communities. Cities and towns will be required to contribute between 30 and 70 percent on a sliding scale based on their local contributions to the Chapter 70 formula. Click here for the link to the grant information: <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2015/DCPSG/" target="_blank">http://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2015/DCPSG/</a><br />
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State bonds may be used to fund capital projects that provide high-speed broadband and/or wireless Internet connectivity for schools. Up to 100 % of the local contribution may fund devices for students and teachers. <b><i>Applications must be received by ESE by 5:00 PM on November 17, 2014.</i></b><br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-59904909681535047452014-09-18T09:51:00.002-04:002014-09-18T14:31:14.419-04:00District-Determined Measures (DDM) Resources<br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MA ESE Resources that provide targeted guidance for schools and districts at each stage of DDM development, were created with CVTE educators and WestEd last year. While these resources describe work underway in MA CVTE schools and districts, the recommendations, ideas, and processes will benefit <b>ALL</b> districts as they determine where they are in the process of implementation, and where they want to go.</span><br />
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In <i><b>Section II</b></i>: Links to informative and practical resource guides for each of the four stages of Implementation. For those currently in "Stage 3: Evaluating", you will find great information in Guises F and G to support collaborative DDM review and improvement discussions this year<br />.<br />
<a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/ddm/cvte/appendixD-1.pdf" target="_blank">Appendix D-1</a>: 1-page Summary of the Stages and Steps in DDM Development and Implementation </div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-57529713533384385042014-08-12T05:30:00.000-04:002014-08-12T05:30:01.420-04:00<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click on <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/conference/?ConferenceID=4913" target="_blank">2014 Preliminary Accountability Review Webinars</a> to sign up for an upcoming ESE webinar on interpreting the preliminary 2014 district and school accountability data (reports now available in the <i><span style="color: purple;">Accountability 2014 Data</span></i> application in the Security Portal). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Webinars will be held on the following dates and times: <b>Wednesday, August 27 at 3:00 PM</b>; <b>Wednesday, September 3 at 12:00 PM</b>; and <b>Wednesday, September 10 at 10:00 AM</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On last week's conference calls, some of this information was discussed. An example of two points of information from last week: for 2014, the state median for SGP is 50 on all assessments; and high schools that reengaged 2 or more dropouts in the 2012-2013 school year will earn 25 extra credit PPI points (all students & high needs groups only). The powerpoint for last week's calls, including information on reporting discrepancies (All Discrepancies to be reported by <b>THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2014</b>) was posted on the MCAS Service Center. </span></div>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-76703287552615646872014-08-11T10:00:00.000-04:002014-08-11T10:00:06.772-04:00EWIS Use Workshop Sept. 23, 2014<b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS) Data Update:</span></i></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">anticipates releasing the 2014-15 school year <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/edwin/analytics/ewis.html" target="_blank">Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS)</a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> data via </span><a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/edwin/analytics/" target="_blank">Edwin Analytics</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> by early September. The EWIS identifies students in grades 1-12 as being at low, moderate, or high risk of not meeting an upcoming education milestone. The data may be used to help to systematically identify students who may need additional supports to meet key academic goals. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Department is offering a daylong workshop on how to use EWIS data thoughtfully and cohesively in conjunction with other initiatives and data sources throughout the school year. All participants will receive a copy of a new EWIS guide at the workshop. More information (below) and online registration is available at <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EWIS9-23-14" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EWIS9-23-14</a>. The workshop is scheduled to take place at the DoubleTree in Leominster, MA on <b>Tuesday, September 23, 2014 from 8:45 AM - 2:30 PM</b>. Registration closes on <b>Friday, September 12, 2014</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This workshop is intended for participation by <b>school-based teams of 3-6 staff</b> (including but not limited to school leadership, student support, teachers). District-level staff are also encouraged to be included as members on school-based teams. There is no limit to the number of school-based teams participating from a district. For example, a district may send 2 elementary school teams, 1 middle school team, and 1 high school team. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">To ensure that your district receives its 2014-15 EWIS data on time</span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">, please: 1) certify all student data collections (i.e., SIMS, SCS, and SSDR) according to the schedule posted at </span><a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/data/schedule.html" target="_blank">http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/data/schedule.html</a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">, and 2) complete the student claiming process by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1586959130" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Aug. 22</span></span> for all students who are new to your district <i>or </i>who are in a new school within your district. If you have any questions, please contact the Edwin Analytics team at </span><a href="mailto:EdwinAnalytics@doe.mass.edu" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">EdwinAnalytics@doe.mass.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><wbr></wbr>.</span></span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-27205185492423821372014-07-15T07:59:00.000-04:002014-07-15T07:59:01.848-04:00Passing the TorchPlease welcome Jane Daly as the Regional Data Specialist for the Southeast DSAC. Jane came on board this spring and will now be taking over as the official keeper of the SEED blog (as Laura Tilton is now the District Data Specialist in Marshfield). While the DSAC Data Specialist role is focused primarily on working with Level 3 districts in the region, Jane will continue to use this blog to share data-related information to districts in Southeastern Massachusetts (and beyond!) interested in staying informed. <br /><br />Jane Daly brings PK-12 educational experience from both urban and suburban schools and districts. She has served in district leadership positions as the Assistant Superintendent for Accountability and School Improvement in New Bedford and Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Seekonk Public Schools. For over ten years, she held school leadership positions in middle schools in Seekonk, Dartmouth, and Bridgewater. Prior to that, she was a Math teacher at New Bedford High School for over ten years. She is experienced in leading, implementing, and monitoring the success of improvement efforts and change in small and large schools and districts. She has served on various MA DESE school panel reviews and committees. Jane holds a B.S. in Math from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, a Master’s Degree in Education Administration from Bridgewater State University, and a C.A.G.S. in Education Leadership Management from Northeastern University. <br /><br /><div>
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Laura Tiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698943292336617957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-69404693243250895192014-07-10T16:54:00.001-04:002014-07-10T17:02:49.208-04:00<h2>
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The Department of Elementary & Secondary Education has recently posted <span style="color: red;"><b>student and staff </b></span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-33082496600187839752014-06-17T09:38:00.000-04:002014-06-17T09:39:23.867-04:002014 MCAS and Accountability Release ScheduleThe <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2014ReleaseSchedule.pdf">2014 MCAS and Accountability Release Schedule</a> was recently posted to the DESE Web site. Here is a summary of some key dates:<br />
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<li>June 23rd - partial* preliminary MCAS Student Rosters posted electronically at DropBox Central in the Security Portal</li>
<li>June 26th - partial* preliminary reports available in Edwin Analytics </li>
<li>August 7th - full preliminary MCAS results available in both DropBox Central and Edwin Analytics</li>
<li>August 12th - Preliminary Accountability data provided through the Security Portal</li>
<li>Aug 7-14th - MCAS discrepancy reporting window</li>
<li>Mid-September - Official data released publicly (note, all data are embargoed prior to this date!)</li>
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<li><i>STE, grades 5 and 8, multiple-choice results only </i></li>
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Laura Tiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698943292336617957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-43355399300640627262014-03-19T12:55:00.002-04:002014-03-19T12:55:21.124-04:00Using Student Growth Percentiles in Educator EvaluationThe folks at ESE recently released several <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/ddm/briefs.html" target="_blank">Implementation Briefs</a> focused on timely questions regarding District Determined Measures and Student Impact Ratings. One of these briefs focuses on the question, "How do districts use median Student Growth Percentile in the evaluation of teachers and administrators?" Many of the questions we have been asking about this use of SGP are addressed in this brief, including clarification about determining which teachers (and administrators) should use SGP as part of their Student Impact Rating determination.<br />
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While the median growth score for a group of students is the measure used, it is also very valuable to for an educator to examine the distribution of their students' MCAS growth and performance scores. In Edwin Analytics, we can look at a scatter plot of growth and performance by grade level, but no such report exists at this time for a classroom set of students. Creating this type of plot by hand can be very valuable in helping an educator explore classroom-level growth data in a reflective way.<br />
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Here's a link back to the activity (originally posted in August 2012, so the references are to EDW rather than Edwin Analytics) which gives some suggestions for facilitation along with a blank scatter plot and other resources: <a href="http://southeastdata.blogspot.com/2012/08/exploring-classroom-growth-data.html">http://southeastdata.blogspot.com/2012/08/exploring-classroom-growth-data.html</a>. I believe this is a valuable exercise as we talk about SGP in the context of educator evaluation - grounding the overall median score in reflection and explanation!<br />
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<br />Laura Tiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698943292336617957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-5620980685563844052014-02-24T15:20:00.003-05:002014-02-24T15:21:05.467-05:00School and District Profiles SurveyThe Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is seeking feedback about the <a href="http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/">School and District Profiles website</a> to inform its examination of current functionality and future potential use. The Department provides this site as the central online repository for sharing public education data. Please share your feedback through the anonymous survey posted at <a href="http://surveys.pcgus.com/s3/Profiles">http://surveys.pcgus.com/s3/Profiles</a> before February 28. Laura Tiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698943292336617957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-82065660681917055922014-02-07T11:13:00.001-05:002014-02-07T16:23:20.199-05:00Anticipated MCAS Reporting Schedule 2014Here are the dates that were shared in last week's <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/news/news.aspx?id=7950" target="_blank">MCAS test administration training</a> (FYI, the conference call version of the training is being offered again next Wednesday 2/12). Of course, these dates may be subject to change but are still very useful for planning!<br />
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">March 21<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Access February Biology data
files and rosters at DropBox Central<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</td>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">April 16<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Access March Retest data files
and rosters at DropBox Central<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 30pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">May 1<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Districts receive February
Biology and March Retest <i>Parent/Guardian Reports</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr style="height: 36.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 36.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mid-May<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 36.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Schools and districts receive
printed ACCESS for ELLs reports and data posted at DropBox Central<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr style="height: 30pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mid-June<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid solid none none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Districts access prelim MCAS and
MCAS-Alt student results:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</td>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 22pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i><span style="color: black;">ELA:</span></i><span style="color: black;"> preliminary results, including performance levels,
scaled scores, and SGPs<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 22pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i><span style="color: black;">Math:</span></i><span style="color: black;"> multiple choice only<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 22pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i><span style="color: black;">STE
(5&8):</span></i><span style="color: black;"> multiple choice only<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 22pt;">
<i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">MCAS-Alt<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
</td>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">MCAS ELA long comps available at
MCASservicecenter.com<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">July 1-July 31<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">MCAS discrepancy reporting by
phone<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 30pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">August 6<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Preliminary Math and STE MCAS
results (combined with June ELA)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">August 6-12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">MCAS discrepancy reporting
online<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">mid-September<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Official results in security
portal for districts<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 30pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 111pt;" valign="top" width="222"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(week of Sept 19)<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 229pt;" valign="top" width="458"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One day later: Public release of
results; <i>Parent/Guardian Reports</i> shipments<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 340pt;" valign="bottom" width="680"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">
<i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Note: data will be in Edwin Analytics within 3 days of
DropBox release<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
</td>
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</tbody></table>
Laura Tiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698943292336617957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-23627262971869404862014-02-06T06:04:00.000-05:002014-02-06T06:09:49.718-05:00Sharing Some News....and Looking for Your Help!As some of you may know, I started a new position as the Data Management and Accountability Specialist for the Marshfield Public Schools last week. I'm very excited about this new challenge but will miss working with the dedicated educators in the DSAC districts...and those on the DSAC team as well!<br />
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I'm looking for YOUR help in finding a fabulous new Data Specialist for the Southeast DSAC. The position is posted on SchoolSpring at: <a href="http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=599682">http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=599682</a>. Please take a look and share with any colleagues you know who may be interested in this unique opportunity! Thank you!<br />
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P.S. Yes, I plan to keep up this blog in my new role, although I may tweak it a bit moving forward...stay tuned!<br />
<br />Laura Tiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698943292336617957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-52385741432776485942014-01-08T15:25:00.001-05:002014-01-08T15:25:49.476-05:00MCAS Long Compositions DownloadsRecently, I had inquries from several principals asking how to access their school's long compositions. I don't have access to these documents, but wanted to share the information that was given to me by the Measured Progress and the student assessment office at ESE.<br />
<br />
The
2013 student compositions were made available for download at the MCAS
Service Center web site last August (and then updated with the official
results in September). Student compositions are accessible using the
usernames and passwords that are mailed to school and district
administrators at the start of each <i>calendar </i>year (schools should have received their letters about a week ago.) The username stays the same from year to year (an 8
digit number which represents a combination of the district and school
codes) but the password will have changed since 2013. <br />
<br />
To access the student compositions:<br />
<ul>
<li>Visit <a href="http://www.mcasservicecenter.com/">www.MCASservicecenter.com</a> and choose <i>MCAS </i>and then <i>MCAS Reporting</i></li>
<li>Enter your 8-digit username and 2014 password.</li>
<li>Click on Reporting. The compositions are located on a tab at the top of the page (MCAS Student Compositions). </li>
<li>Complete the Basic Filtering options and the student compositions should appear. They can be viewed, printed, or downloaded.</li>
</ul>
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Be sure to keep your up-to-date password handy so that you can access the 2014 composition files in the fall of 2014!<br />
<br />
If you have questions, you can contact the MCAS Service Center at <a href="tel:800-737-5103">800-737-5103 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></a>Laura Tiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698943292336617957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-81678912931895600432014-01-02T10:39:00.000-05:002014-01-02T10:39:53.463-05:00New Year UpdatesI wanted to share some updates that came in at the end of 2013 so that they aren't forgotten as we start a new year.<br />
<br />
The <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/commissioner/?update=12/20/2013" target="_blank">12/20 Commissioner's Weekly Update</a> included a variety of timely items, including an opportunity for non-RTTT districts to access <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/edwin/tls/" target="_blank">Edwin Teaching and Learning</a> at no cost during the 2014-2015 school year. Interested districts should contact <a href="mailto:EdwinT&L@doe.mass.edu">EdwinT&L@doe.mass.edu</a> prior to January 10, 2014.<br />
<br />
<br />
The materials from the <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/candi/summit/" target="_blank">2014 Curriculum Summit</a> are now posted on the ESE Web site, including information about the Model Curriculum Units (MCUs) and
how the Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessments (CEPAs) can be used
in District-Determined Measures (DDMs), as part of the Educator
Evaluation system.<br />
<br />
Finally, ESE has posted a <a href="http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1482037/ESEA-waiver-stakeholder-survey/" target="_blank">survey about the ESEA waiver</a>, seeking feedback from stakeholders about what changes might be made to further improve the state's accountability system. Parents, teachers, district and school administrators,
school committee members, students, and other community members are encouraged to respond. <br />
<br />
Happy New Year to all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-42383926686325785292013-12-19T11:45:00.003-05:002013-12-19T11:47:50.707-05:00Massachusetts Data Quality ProgramThe Massachusetts Data Quality Program is designed to help both data collectors and data users understand and address the issues that may affect the production of high-quality data. It provides lesson guides, instructional handouts, and material tailored to the specific needs of the K-12 schools and districts. A <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/data/quality/" target="_blank">video describing the importance of data quality is available </a><a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/data/quality/" target="_blank">online </a>for your reference.<br />
<br />
As stated on the <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/data/quality/" target="_blank">ESE Web site, "The Data Quality Program</a> is now <span class="bold">required</span> for all districts and the program will be held on a regular basis throughout the state." A new round of dates for this one-day training has been posted online at <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/conference/?ConferenceID=1749">http://www.doe.mass.edu/conference/?ConferenceID=1749</a> (as of this posting, the most convenient session for readers in the Southeast region of Massachusetts may be January 15 in Milton.) Laura Tiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698943292336617957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-15319237272689737262013-12-06T13:01:00.001-05:002013-12-06T13:01:58.298-05:00Edwin is the Man<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
"Edwin is the Man." This
quote comes from a <a href="http://www.dataqualitycampaign.org/blog/2013/12/edwin-is-the-man/">blog post</a> from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.dataqualitycampaign.org/who-we-are/">The Data Quality Campaign (DQC)</a></i>. DQC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, national
advocacy organization based in Washington, DC, and they sing the praises of
Edwin. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the post, there is also a
link to a <a href="http://www.dataqualitycampaign.org/blog/2013/12/video-massachusetts-ewis-ensures-all-students-reach-goals">video piece about EWIS</a> (Massachusetts' Early Warning Indicator System) featuring commentary from several Massachusetts districts. The <a href="http://www.dataqualitycampaign.org/find-resources/data-Is-power" target="_blank">Data is Power video</a> is definitely worth a look as well!</div>
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I also learned this week about this
jam-packed <a href="http://www2.dataqualitycampaign.org/files/Data-Rich%20Year%20Infographic.pdf">graphic</a> from the DQC folks about data use, inviting you to “Follow
one teacher, Ms. Bullen, and one of her students, Joey, through the school year
to see how data help teachers, parents, and others make sure students are
meeting education goals.”</div>
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Time is a precious commodity but if you have a few minutes as the week
winds down, definitely check these out! </div>
Laura Tiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698943292336617957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-92089449204044062552013-12-05T15:17:00.000-05:002013-12-05T15:17:36.307-05:00Edwin Analytics Update Here is a summary of yesterday's ESE Edwin Analytics User Group WebEx (thanks to my Data Specialist colleague in Greater Boston, Paula O'Sullivan, for this update as I was unable to attend the WebEx.) <br /> <br /> <b>Teacher Access</b> - As presented at the Edwin Workshops in November, ESE is doing a "soft" rollout of teacher access to Edwin Analytics. <br /><ul>
<li>At this point, access is available only to those participants of the workshops, but districts can email the Edwin Analytics team to request access if they did not go to a workshop. The security role is "Global Access Teacher" and should NOT be assigned in combination with any other Edwin Analytics role. </li>
<li>There are three reports available to teachers. These reports are also available to administrators in the Classroom folder.</li>
<li>Teachers can view the data for last year's students, and for two years prior. At this point, teachers can not run the reports for their current students, but eventually that will be available for districts that have implemented <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/data/sif/">SIF</a>. Manual <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/dw/StudentClaiming.pdf">student claiming</a> does not include updates to teacher reports for current students. </li>
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<b>WIDA/ACCESS reports</b> - You can now run these reports for your "claimed" students, i.e. those currently enrolled, IF your district submits claim files. <br /> <br /> <b>Local Assessments Data Uploads</b> - ESE is revisiting the idea of allowing districts to upload local assessment data, particularly data from "off-the-shelf" assessments. <br /> <br /> <b>New User Guide</b> - This will be posted any day now, along with a new Security & Access Guide. <br /> <br /> <b>Housekeeping </b>- ESE is retiring the remaining references to Education Data Warehouse, EDW and DW. The new email address is edwinanalytics@doe.mass.edu, although the old address still works as well). Security role names have changed (e.g., <i>DW 211 School User</i> is now <i>Edwin Analytics School Administrator</i>). <br /> <br /> <b>Cubes </b>- A basic demonstration of the cube functionality was provided. <br /> <br /> The Edwin Analytics User Group WebEx is held the first Wednesday of the month at 11a.m. and the third Wednesday of the month at 2p.m. ESE sends email reminders to several lists including the Edwin Analytics Contacts as identified in Directory Administration and to subscribers of the EDWusers email list. <br /> <br /> To subscribe to the EDWusers list: <br /> Please send an email to <a href="https://mail.doemass.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=3agjnSGF_0eYpVe2ShlQUAFSopA-UNAIPVqNWPXiEpokUxlZNX7qxe4J0If7yJoonqyMos2b6b4.&URL=mailto%3aimailsrv%40list1.doe.mass.edu">imailsrv@list1.doe.mass.edu</a> <br /> with the following text—and only this text—in the body of the message: <br /> <i>subscribe listname your_full_name </i>(e.g.,<i> subscribe edwusers john smith</i>). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-17847775916504235732013-11-25T08:22:00.004-05:002013-11-25T08:24:33.406-05:00District and School Report Cards<div>
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The annual District and School Report Cards are now available in the <a href="http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/" target="_blank">Profiles </a>section of the ESE web site, on the Accountability tab for any given school or district. There is also a Report Card search box that has been added to the <a href="http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/" target="_blank">main Profiles page</a>. This year there is a Report Card Overview and also a
Complete Report Card. The "Overview" page connects a variety of questions to the
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How does our school's achievement over time compare to the district and the state?</li>
<li>How does our school's growth compare to the district and the state?</li>
<li>How does our school's enrollment compare to the district and the state?</li>
<li>How do our school's teachers and classrooms compare to the district and the state?</li>
<li>How is our school doing on other important measures?</li>
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For additional information and guidance around the report cards (distribution requirements, etc), please visit <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/apa/accountability/reportcard/" target="_blank">http://www.doe.mass.edu/apa/<wbr></wbr>accountability/reportcard/</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-31684680440449696592013-11-13T14:49:00.000-05:002013-11-13T14:49:39.273-05:00PARCC Field Tests and the MCASAs you may know, many questions have surfaced recently regarding the PARCC Field Test and the Spring 2014 MCAS. ESE has heard these questions and has put together resources related to field-test logistics, including a timeline and information related to future accountability determinations.<br />
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Additional details are contained within a recent memo to superintendents at <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/news/news.aspx?id=7849">http://www.doe.mass.edu/news/news.aspx?id=7849</a>. Please note that the conference call registration and exemption surveys links in the memo are intended for superintendent use only. Other leaders who are not superintendents should coordinate with their superintendent as ESE has requested one phone line per district for the conference calls. <br />
<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-613914688669115382013-11-13T09:10:00.000-05:002013-11-13T09:13:22.145-05:00Postsecondary / College and Career Readiness ResourcesESE has released a new DART (District Analysis and Review Tool) that contains a range of high school, postsecondary, and career readiness data. Included in the tool are demographics, high school indicators, high school performance, program of study, postsecondary education outcomes, and career development education over a number of school years. DART helps users to find "comparable" schools and allows them to contrast their school's progress on student outcomes to similar schools and the state. To access DART–Success after High School, go to <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/apa/dart">www.doe.mass.edu/apa/dart</a>.<br />
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In addition, there are ongoing resources available from ESE on a variety of topics related to College and Career Readiness, including a February webinar on Graduation and Dropout rate data.<br />
<a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/news/news.aspx?id=7847">http://www.doe.mass.edu/news/news.aspx?id=7847</a> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-37893977699598385962013-10-08T10:23:00.002-04:002013-10-08T10:23:38.750-04:002012-13 Dropout Data Available for Review ESE announced last week that the 2012-13 dropout data is available for districts to review. Dropout rates are factored into ESE's accountability determinations for high schools and districts, so now is your chance to ensure the data are accurate! The announcement from ESE is as follows: <br /> <br /> <i>"ESE has posted 2012-13 Annual Dropout data to the Security Portal for districts to review and make corrections to individual student data. Aggregate rates have not yet been provided. ESE will not accept corrections through email or over the phone. The only mechanism to make corrections to these data is through the October SIMS submission. ESE will make the final rates publicly available in January 2014 once the October 2013 SIMS data have been certified and the calculations have been completed. </i><br />
<i><br /> Data are located under "Dropout Data Summary Report" on the Security Portal at <a href="https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/">https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/</a>. The application can be accessed with a username, password, and the SIMS Data User role. Should you or your staff have any questions on the correction process, please contact your District Support Specialist. A list of those individuals is located at <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/data/fts.html">http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/data/fts.html</a>. The deadline to correct these dropout data coincides with the October SIMS submission deadline, which is November 7."</i><br />
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As a reminder, <a href="http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/accountability/report/aboutdata.aspx#DropoutRates" target="_blank">dropout rate</a> is one of the core indicators in the Progress and Performance Index (for districts and high schools). All groups with dropout data (districts, schools, and subgroups) are expected to halve the
gap between their annual dropout rate, if one exists, and a rate of
zero percent by the 2016-17 school year. For accountability
determinations in any given year, the annual; dropout rate for the prior
year is used. Next year's (2014) PPI will utilize the
dropout rate data from 2012-2013 (this allows ESE to use a data set that has been thoroughly reviewed by district and ESE staff).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-52593615211153126422013-09-20T14:33:00.003-04:002013-09-20T14:35:25.288-04:00State Releases 2013 MCAS School and District ResultsToday the state released the official 2013 MCAS School and District Results. Information is available in a multitude of places:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/news/news.aspx?id=7703">Today's Press Release</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/apa/accountability/default.html" target="_blank">The ESE Accountability Web Page</a> now includes an <a href="http://www.doe.mass.edu/apa/ayp/2013/levels.xlsx" target="_blank">Excel file</a> with commendation school information as well as level/PPI information for all districts and schools by region. This page also contains a variety of support documents around school and district accountability, including some short informative videos about the accountability system, PPI, and percentiles.</li>
<li><a href="http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/" target="_blank">School and District Profiles</a> have also been updated to include 2013 MCAS information under the "Assessment" and "Accountability" tabs for a school, district, or the <a href="http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/general.aspx?topNavId=1&orgcode=00000000&orgtypecode=0&" target="_blank">state</a>.</li>
<li>Edwin Analytics reports in the <a href="http://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/" target="_blank">Security Portal</a> have also been updated with the 2013 official data. </li>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-90186858566212765222013-09-11T13:29:00.001-04:002013-09-11T13:30:03.533-04:00 Exploring Classroom Growth Data The "<a href="http://southeastdata.blogspot.com/2012/08/exploring-classroom-growth-data.html">Exploring Classroom Growth Data</a>" activity I posted last fall invites educators to engage with student growth and performance data by creating a scatter plot for a given group of students. I've used this activity extensively with teachers throughout the year and I know others out there have done the same. I wanted to post a link back to the activity and accompanying instructions for those who would like to use it this fall to help educators explore and engage with student growth data at the classroom level.<br />
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<a href="http://southeastdata.blogspot.com/2012/08/exploring-classroom-growth-data.html">http://southeastdata.blogspot.com/2012/08/exploring-classroom-growth-data.html </a> <br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-57631771230739416212013-08-22T12:34:00.001-04:002013-08-22T13:11:28.928-04:00Looking at Student Roster ReportsIn Edwin Analytics, the "Students, Staff & Classroom" tab contains a number of student-level MCAS reports. Some of these reports are "roster" reports which means that they display data for a given list of students in a tabular format, usually one line of data per student. Student reports that are <i>not </i>in "roster" format generally display a page or two of data for <i>each </i>student. <br />
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The students included in a report can be selected in one of two ways - by using filters (such as "all ELL students" or "all students who scored Advanced") OR by selecting students from a list (such as a teacher's class list from last year, from their class coming in this year, etc.) There is a document in the <a href="https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bw5VovkMQ3FFLUJwY19ZdGkyaWc&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Edwin Analytics handouts folder</a> that provides further instructions.<br />
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Some of these roster reports include: <br />
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<li><b>IT616 Test Item Analysis Roster</b> - provides test item data as well as achievement level, scaled score, raw score, SGP, % correct, and CD status for each student in a list. One challenge with this report is that the font is VERY small if it is printed on a single sheet of paper. I have found that if you save your report as a PDF file, Adobe Reader has a "poster" option that will allow you to print the file larger across multiple pages. This report is single-subject (ELA, math OR science.)</li>
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<li><b>PE617 Student MCAS Roster </b>- provides a list of students and their scaled scores, achivement levels, and SGPs for all tested subjects (ELA, math, AND science) on a single report. This report is very useful if you would like to look at performance on all 3 tests for a given group of students.</li>
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<li><b>GR602 Student Growth Roster</b> - provides MCAS scaled score information for 3 years of ELA <i>and</i> math performance, plus the most recent year's SGP for each student. This is very useful for examining individual student performance over time in a compact way.</li>
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And here is one more "roster" report that I had not seen until a few days ago when a colleague shared it with me. If it is new to you as well you may want to check it out, particularly if you're interested in a roster report of student performance by question type or standard.<br />
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<li><b>PE606 (Student Assessment Detail)</b> report has traditionally been one of those reports that was a page or two per student. However, there is now a "roster" option on the initial prompt page. If you choose this, you'll get a report similar to IT616, except it will give information by question type and standard rather than by item. </li>
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Folks that have access to the Classroom-level reports (available only to those with the <a href="http://southeastdata.blogspot.com/2012/12/data-warehouse-updates.html" target="_blank">DW-Evaluator role</a>) should note that the IT516 and PE506 reports are similar to the 600-level counterparts listed above, but that they can be run for a selected classroom. <br />
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<br />Laura Tiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698943292336617957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009733774421829900.post-16267840720241991032013-08-21T13:09:00.000-04:002013-08-21T13:10:07.381-04:00Edwin Analytics Workshop Handouts and TipsAs you know, the Education Data Warehouse has now been merged into Edwin Analytics, and by now you may have logged in to run reports with your preliminary 2013 MCAS data. The interface hasn't changed significantly, and in recent workshops the participants have commented that the speed and ease of use in the new system are excellent.<br />
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One difference you may have noticed is that the "My Folders" area is not easy to find. "My Folders" is an excellent place to save copies of reports, especially
reports that may contain student-level data, as it is extremely secure
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Akw8fOunRo/UgvhufRfsqI/AAAAAAAAAGE/P92UUQjPaec/s1600/Tab+Menu+for+My+Folders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Akw8fOunRo/UgvhufRfsqI/AAAAAAAAAGE/P92UUQjPaec/s1600/Tab+Menu+for+My+Folders.jpg" /></a>If you do not see a "My Folders" tab at the very top level of tabs (to the right of "Public Folders"), you need to set the My Folders tab to appear. To do this, click on the "Tab Menu" button to the left of the EOE tab at the very top of the page and select "Add Tabs". Check the box next to "My Folders", then the green arrow in the middle to move the selection over to the right. Click OK. You should now see the My Folders tab at the top, next to Public Folders.<br />
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For those that were not able to make the Edwin Analytics workshops this month (and even for those that were!) I'm providing you a link to a Google Drive folder which contains the Edwin Analytics handouts and information sheets used in the workshops. Please let me know what you find useful or if there are questions I can answer for you!<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bw5VovkMQ3FFLUJwY19ZdGkyaWc&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Link to Edwin Analytics Handouts </a><br />
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