Collection of Evidence 200809

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Collection of Evidence 2008-09

• Amanda Mount
• COE Fall Workshops

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COE eligibility

• A student must have sat for and generated a score
  on the WASL once and not met standard in order to
  be eligible to access the COE.
• Another gateway to the COE is as an out of state
  or out of country transfer student who has filled
  out a waiver form and submitted it to OSPI
  requesting direct access to the CAA Options.

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No Banking of COE scores

• We will not bank COE scores.
• If a student is not eligible we will not score
  the collection.
• Districts will be given a grace period to
  identify any data flaws and make
  corrections(after submission and before scoring).

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COE Registration made simple

• This year the submission of a collection is the
  registration.
• There is no other registration process

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COE Submission Dates

• February 6, 2009
• For 12th graders only
• For any students eligible to submit augmented
  collections
• June 5, 2009
• For any students

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Steps leading to submission

• Identify all eligible 12th and those submitting
  augmented COEs for February 2008
• Identify all other eligible students to submit in
  June 2008
• Develop a class or set of guidelines with
  educators and students to work on COEs

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Preparation for COE development

• Send one educator per content area to the COE
  fall workshops for training and/or to your
  regional
• ESD COE trainings
• Set a calendar of deadlines and expectations
• Commit to submitting the collections

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COE binders

• Districts receive 300 for each sufficient
  collection
• District will purchase binders for the schools
• All binder inserts can be downloaded at
  www.coe.k12.wa.us
• ESD 113 has binders for sale. Contact
  cjouper_at_esd113.k12.wa.us

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Binder Inserts

• The forms are content specific and include
• Binder cover form
• Student Information/Signature Form
• Work Sample Documentation Form
• Work Sample Task Form

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Binder Inserts continued

• There are separate inserts for augmented
  collections
• White paper is fine
• Binder cover form is best in content specific
  color
• Math-lt. pink
• Reading-lt. green
• Writing-lt. yellow

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Shipping

• You can start shipping binders on January 5
• To
• ESD 113 Scoring Annex
• 2415 Evergreen Park Dr SW,
• Building C
• Olympia, WA  98502

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Submission

• Collections need to be postmarked by the
  submission date-Feb 6 or June 5
• We need time to process this new registration
  method early shipments are helpful
• Late COEs do not receive the 300 stipend

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Intake

• As soon as ESD 113 receives COEs
• The student data is matched with OSPI data
• All ineligible students are identified
• COE is given a barcode
• Organized by content
• Ready for Sufficiency check

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Sufficiency

• Hire staff of 20 mostly educators
• Yes/No process-required elements are included or
  not
• Verify demographic information, all required
  signatures, number of work samples, strands and
  targets on WSDF, two-on demand
• All information transferred from the collection
  to an electronic form for scoring
• Second review on every collection for accuracy

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Scanning

• COEs are scanned at the end of scoring
• to eliminate any error in the sequential order
  of the collection.
• Please have COEs on
• 81/2 x 11 white paper
• No torn, half or over sized sheets
• No staples. No binder clips. No tabs.
• Double sided work is okay
• If writing is light, try to copy it, if you
  cannot read it we will not be able to either.

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District Reports for February 2009

• Districts will receive the February submission
  results on
• April 24, 2009

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New COE web site

• The COE web site has
• updates
• publications
• forms
• You can register and receive E-alerts for new
  postings
• www.coe.k12.wa.us
• www.coe.k12.wa.us

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Preparing for E-file

• COE is piloting e-file submissions for the
  February scoring cycle, allowing students and
  staff to transmit work samples and authentication
  through the internet. A small number of selected
  schools are participating in this pilot.
• Participation requires enrollment in WSIPC and a
  working knowledge of those students eligible for
  COE participation.
• School districts / schools interested in
  participating in the second phase of this pilot
  for the June submission should contact Dan
  Steward at dsteward_at_esd113.k12.wa.us for further
  information

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Best Professional Development- Scoring the COE

• March 2 to April 3
• Scoring registration opens on December 15, 2008
• Notification to scorers January 26, 2009
• Look for
• statewide representation
• experienced scorers
• new scorers

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COE Fall Workshop Venues

• Spokane Oct. 6 7
• Yakima Oct 8 9
• Vancouver Oct. 14 15
• Everett Oct. 20 21
• SeaTac Oct. 22 23

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COE Fall Workshop registration

• To sign up for a workshop go to the OSPI Events
  Manager-
• https//eds.ospi.k12.wa.us/EventsManager/Public/Ca
  lendar.aspx .
• There is a 129.00 fee for the 2 day workshops.

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Large Group Discussion

• What is the impact the COE has had on your
  region?
• What systems are in place to support the COE in
  your district?

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Small Group Discussion

• What is a COE class?
• keep it individual
• What works and what doesnt?
• What are the characteristics of the teachers and
  administrators that are successful in helping
  students submit COEs?

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In closing

• The COE is an instructional intervention as well
  as an alternative assessment option.
• We thank you!
• For supporting WA students in their COE
  experience.

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COE Contact Information