Palmetto Assessment of State Standards

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Palmetto Assessment of State Standards

• The key is me!

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The challenge

• It is time to show the district, state, and the
  nation just how great D. R. Hill Middle School is
  in Lyman, SC.
• Each of you are the key to meeting the challenge!

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PASS Facts

• New Test
• All multiple choice questions
• Four parts
• ELA
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies

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What is the purpose of PASS?

• The PASS test results will be used for school and
  school district accountability purposes beginning
  with the 2008-09 school year. The assessment
  results will also be used for federal
  accountability purposes (No Child Left Behind).

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Who takes PASS?

• All students in grades three through eight will
  take the PASS writing, ELA, and mathematics
  tests. All students in grades 4 and 7 will take
  both the science and social studies tests.
  Students in grades 3, 5, 6, and 8 will take
  either the science or the social studies test
  (with approximately half of the students in each
  of those grades taking each test).

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What will the test be like?

• All other PASS tests will contain multiple-choice
  items only. The writing test will include editing
  passages and the ELA test will include reading
  passages linked to the multiple-choice items.

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How will you record your answers?

• Scannable answer documents will be used for all
  PASS tests
• The answer choices for each item will be
  alternately lettered ABCD or FGHI.

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When will the PASS test results be reported?

• Late fall of 2009
• Rising ninth graders, your scores will follow you
  to the Freshman Academy!
• Your schedule can be altered based on the PASS
  scores!
• Rising eighth graders, we look at scores to
  determine if we need to change your schedules.

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Levels of Scoring

• Exemplary - The student demonstrated exemplary
  performance in meeting the grade level
  standard.Met - The student met the grade level
  standard. Not Met - The student did not meet the
  grade level standard.

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Remember

• Get plenty of rest tonight
• Eat a good breakfast
• Leave the drama at home or on the bus
• Read the questions carefully
• Pace yourself The test is not timed!
• Focus on what you have been taught all year long!

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• Bubble your answers carefully
• Make sure you are following the directions

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Sample items

• ELA 7th grade
• http//ed.sc.gov/agency/Accountability/Assessment/
  documents/ELASampleItemsGr3_8Apr09.pdf
• 7th grade pages 30-39
• 8th grade pages 40-49

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Math sample items

• http//ed.sc.gov/agency/Accountability/Assessment/
  documents/MathSampleItems.pdf
• 7th grade pages 31-40
• 8th grade pages 41-45

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Science sample items

• http//ed.sc.gov/agency/Accountability/Assessment/
  Science.html
• 7th grade page 5
• 8th grade page 6

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Social Studies sample items

• http//ed.sc.gov/agency/Accountability/Assessment/
  documents/SampleItems_000.pdf
• 7th grade pages 10-11
• 8th grade pages 12-13

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Remember the importance of setting a goal!

• Set your goal to be exemplary!
• We know you can all do it!
• We believe in you!
• It is our time to show everyone how great we are
  at D. R. Hill Middle School!
• Go tigers!