Georgia Assessment Directors’ Association (GADA) Fall 2013 Meeting November 6, 2013

1. Georgia Assessment Directors’ Association (GADA)Fall 2013 MeetingNovember 6, 2013 Anne Marie Fenton 1

2. GACE Update 2

3. New Program (ETS) At launch (October 2013), all tests are offered via computer only, except for the performance portion of American Sign Language. Due to new technologies, most tests (not all) contain selected response items only with immediate feedback. All tests are customized for Georgia and aligned with state and national standards for educator preparation and with state standards for the P-12 student curriculum.

4. Previous Program: No price increase in past 7 years (except one $5 registration fee increase) Previous CBT fee was $30 with ES Content assessment: $125 (one test); $195 (assessment) New Program: No price increase in next 7 years; price goes down $5.00 over time New CBT is $28 with ETS Content assessment: $123 (one test); $193 (assessment) Cost for the GACE

5. To be able to register for any GACE (except Paraprofessional), all candidates must have a MyPSC Account (http://mypsc.gapsc.org). The examinee’s name in MyPSC must match exactly as it appears on the photo ID that will be used when seeking admission to the test center to take a GACE assessment. If not, the examinee will not be admitted. MyPSC Account

6. If the candidate already has a MyPSC Account, he/she should verify that the account is registered under his/her legal name. Make sure the name on the MyPSC account matches the valid identification documents the examinee will be showing at the test site administration. Steps for Examinees: MyPSC

7. Registering a New Account

8. MYPSC Program Claiming

9. MYPSC Program Claiming

10. MYPSC Program Claiming

11. Program Admission Assessment (formerly Basic Skills) 1. I am testing for admission to a Georgia educator preparation program and need to take the Program Admission Assessment (formerly Basic Skills Assessment). Content Assessment College/University Programs 2. I am enrolled in a Georgia-approved program in an undergraduate teaching field, or in Educational Leadership, Media, School Psychology, or Counseling. 3. I am seeking admission to/enrolled in a Georgia-approved M.A.T.; M.Ed. that leads to certification; Certification Only; or Post-Baccalaureate program. 4. I am enrolled in an out-of-state (non-Georgia) college/university (could be at the undergraduate or graduate level) educator preparation program that requires field experiences and/or student teaching that I will do in Georgia schools. 5. I am enrolled in a college/institution and am testing in a teaching field different from my first teaching preparation field. 6. I have already completed a Georgia college/university preparation program and am testing for certification. Reasons for Testing

12. Reason #2 Triggers Eligibility 2. I am enrolled in a Georgia-approved program in an undergraduate teaching field, or in Educational Leadership, Media, School Psychology, or Counseling. If a candidate selects an incorrect reason for testing, the examinee may have to retest! Reasons for Testing

13. Candidates in traditional preparation programs who selected Reason to Test #2 are notified via email when they are granted eligibility to test by their program provider. Notifications are sent to the email addresses provided in their MyPSC account. Automatic eligibility will be granted for all examinees that take the Program Admission Assessment (formerly the Basic Skills Assessment). Steps for Examinees

14. Automatic eligibility will be granted for candidates seeking admission to/enrolled in M.A.T.; M.Ed. that leads to certification; Certification Only; or Post-Baccalaureate program. Once a candidate passes all tests within the assessment in the initial preparation field, the candidate will be granted automatic eligibility to add appropriate additional teaching fields via testing. Steps for Examinees

15. GACE assistance GACE Website: www.gace.ets.org Calls about any aspect of GACE 1-855-225-7178 (M-F, 7am – 6pm) Emails from all test takers about the new testing program: gaceinquiries@ets.org GaPSC assistance (regarding certification or MyPSC): mail@gapsc.com Help for Examinees

16. GACE assistance GACE Informational Website: www.gace.ets.org Emails from state-approved program providers about the new testing program: GACESupport@ets.org Help for Providers

17. Program providers who need assistance with any aspect of TPMS should email tpms@gapsc.com. For errors with the TPMS website on www.gapsc.org, send a screen shot along with your description of the error. Candidates should contact mail@gapsc.com  for assistance. Help for Providers

18. edTPA Update 18

19. edTPA The edTPA is a subject-specific performance assessment administered during a candidate’s student teaching. It has been designed to be predictive of effective teaching and student learning and requires the candidate to integrate the three critical teaching tasks of planning, instruction, and assessment to impact student learning. The assessment, developed by Stanford University, has been field tested in over 25 states, including 8 IHEs in Georgia. This spring a large number of our private and public IHEs are piloting it with some of their programs. 19

20. edTPA • Induction Certificate • Link to Individualized Induction Plan • Collaboration: IHE/LEA • Component of PPEM • Accountability • Inform Programs 20

21. edTPA – Projected Timeline • Spring 2013-Fall 2013 Finalize policy incorporating edTPA • 2012-13 Introductory/Exploratory year for providers • 2013-14 Exploratory/Scaling Up year for providers • 2014-15 Partial Implementation (each provider implements edTPA with a subset/all of programs, but not consequential yet) • 2015-16 Full Implementation (each provider implements edTPA for all programs, consequential) 21

22. National Policy • Scoring: • A candidate will be able to designate one local EPP faculty member to view and provide feedback after the edTPA has been uploaded and before it has been submitted for official scoring. • edTPA portfolios will be scored by trained and calibrated scorers, selected based on their experience with candidates who wish to become teachers and their content knowledge and pedagogical expertise. 22

23. National Policy • ES will provide scores for each of the fifteen (15) rubrics on a scale from one (1) to five (5) as well as a score for each of the three (3) tasks. The overall score reflects the total of the scores on the fifteen (15) rubrics. The summative score of the 15 rubrics will be reported on a scale of fifteen (15) to seventy-five (75). • At present, a national passing cut score has not been set. • Candidates will receive an individual score report from ES that will include the score obtained on each of the edTPA rubrics on each task and a total score. 23

24. National Policy • Access to Data: • Designated EPPs participating in edTPA will have electronic access to demographic and performance information for candidates who have listed the EPP as a score report recipient. • EPPs will have access to the web-based ResultsAnalyzer™ data reporting tool for edTPA to generate reports related to the EPP and the candidates enrolled at the EPP. 24

25. National Policy • Score reports will be provided to candidates through the website. EPPs may also assign a contact person to receive scores for candidates who have designated the EPP. • Scores will be retained for ten years through candidates’ “Personal edTPA Account.” • Portfolios will be retained by ES for four years post-submission, but will not be accessible to candidates, EPPs, or GaPSC. 25

26. National Policy • Confidentiality: • Prior to submitting their assessment materials to Pearson for scoring, edTPA candidates will be asked to consent to or opt out of use of their assessment materials to support continued program improvement activities conducted by SCALE and Pearson, such as future validity and reliability studies of the edTPA. • Candidate video recordings, will not be shown in any public venue nor made available in a non-secure way. 26

27. National Policy • Customer Service: • ES will support edTPA candidates and EPP faculty via phone and online customer service, providing information to candidates in response to inquiries on the nature of edTPA, registration, preparation, remediation, retesting, and technology issues associated with the electronic portfolio platform. Questions related to policy or certification regulations will be referred to the GaPSC. 27

28. National Policy • Pricing: • Full-portfolio: The assessment fee for the full portfolio during the two (2) years of this contract is $300, which includes access for eighteen (18) months to the edTPA electronic portfolio platform for registration, submission, scoring, and score reporting services. Candidates may retake the entire portfolio and pay the full assessment fee. At the time of contract renewal, the assessment fee may be revised upon mutual agreement of the parties. • Partial-portfolio: Candidates may resubmit one task and pay the single assessment task fee. The assessment fee for retaking one task of the portfolio is $100. 28

29. National Policy • Pricing: • Partial-portfolio: Candidates may resubmit one task and pay the single assessment task fee. The assessment fee for retaking one task of the portfolio is $100. 29

30. Tiered Certification 30

31. DRAFT Timeline Pre-Service Certificate – August, 2014 Induction Certificate – July 1, 2015 Professional Certificate – July 1, 2014 (converting all clear renewable certificates) Advanced Professional Certificate – To be determined when sufficient data is available on distribution of TEM ratings Lead Professional Certificate – July 1, 2015 31

32. Contact Information If Questions, Suggestions, Comments: Anne Marie Fenton 404.232.2654 annemarie.fenton@gapsc.com