ASSESSMENT UPDATEWhat to Plan for in 2014-2015

Stay the Course

2014-2015 School Year• The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been implemented in all schools and at all grades

• PARCC assessments measuring the CCSS will be fully operational

• Technology at all grades supports student learning and student assessment

Stay the Course

Measuring student performance in 2014-2015• The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) tests align to the CCSS

• The National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessments for students with significant cognitive disabilities align to the CCSS

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

PARCC Assessments

• ELA/Literacy at grades 3 – 11• Math at grades 3 - 8• End-of-Course

• Algebra I• Geometry• Algebra II

PARCC Assessments

• Big shifts• ELA/Literacy testing at grades 9 and 10• Algebra II end-of-course testing• Online test administration• Accessibly features available to all• Two testing components for each grade/course• Each component has a separate administration window• Some school flexibility in scheduling testing

PARCC Assessment Design

Summative Assessments

Performance-Based

Assessment

End-of-Year Assessment+

After 75 percent of the school year Extended tasks, applications of concepts and

skills ELA/Literacy: Writing effectively when analyzing

text, research simulation Math: Solving multi-step problems requiring

abstract reasoning, precision, perseverance and strategic use of tools

All grades and courses

After 90 percent of the school year Innovative, short-answer items

ELA/Literacy: Reading comprehension

Math: Short items that address both concepts and skills

All grades and courses

All students take both components for a final PARCC score

PARCC in 2014-20152015 REGULAR SPRING PARCC ADMINISTRATION WINDOWS

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday  2 3 4 5 6

9 10 11 12 13  PBA

March 2015 16 17 18 19 2023 24 25 26 27 Spring Break30 31 1 2 36 7 8 9 10

April 2015 13 14 15 16 1720 21 22 23 2427 28 29 30 1  EOY4 5 6 7 8

May 2015 11 12 13 14 1518 19 20 21 2225 26 27 28 29

PBA: Performance Based AssessmentEOY: End-of-Year Assessment

• May schedule a grade cohort anywhere within the window

• Grade cohort (or course) must test same unit/session in the same day • At the same time • Back-to-back• Morning and afternoon

• Make up testing must be completed within the window

• 7th or 8th graders enrolled in Algebra I will take ELA/Literacy, grade-level math and Algebra I

Scheduling PARCC

Scheduling PARCC

PBA example*: school with grades 3 and 4 with 1:1 ratioMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

WEEK 1

March 9 - 13

WEEK 2

March 16 - 20

WEEK 3

March 23 - 27

WEEK 4

March 30 - April 3

PBA

AM 3 LA 3 RS 3 N 3 M1 3 M2

PM make-up gr 3 make-up gr 3 make-up gr 3 make-up gr 3 make-up gr 3

make-up gr 3 and 4

AM 4 LA 4 RS 4 N 4 M1 4 M2

PM make-up gr 3 and 4 make-up gr 3 and 4 make-up gr 3 and 4 make-up gr 3 and 4

PM

Spring Break

AMmake-up as needed 

all gradesmake-up as needed 

all grades

Grade 3 PBA Grade 4 PBALA 90 LA 105RS 90 RS 120N 60 N 75M1 75 M1 75M2 75 M2 75

         Literary Analysis Task (LA)         Research Simulation Task (RS)         Narrative Task (N)         Math 1 (M1)         Math 2 (M2)

*Examples use field test times. Final operational unit times TBA.

Scheduling PARCC

PBA example*: school with grades 3 and 4 with 2:1 ratio

Grade 3 PBA Grade 4 PBALA 90 LA 105RS 90 RS 120N 60 N 75M1 75 M1 75M2 75 M2 75

         Literary Analysis Task (LA)         Research Simulation Task (RS)         Narrative Task (N)         Math 1 (M1)         Math 2 (M2)

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYWEEK 1 3A LA 3A RS 3A  N 3A M1 3A  M2

3B LA 3B RS 3B N 3B M1 3B M2March 9 - 13

WEEK 2 4A  N 4A M1 4A  M24B N 4B M1 4B M2

March 16 - 20

WEEK 3

March 23 - 27

PBA

AM

PM make-up gr 3 make-up gr 3 make-up gr 3 make-up gr 3

AM 4A LA 4A RS

make-up gr 3

make-up gr3 & 4

Spring Break

PM 4B LA 4B RS make-up gr3 & 4 make-up gr3 & 4

3A = grade 3 group A3B = grade 3 group B

4A = grade 4 group A4B = grade 4 group B

*Examples use field test times. Final operational unit times TBA.

Scheduling PARCC

PBA example* school with grades 9 – 11 with 1:1 ratioMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

WEEK 1

March 9 - 13

WEEK 2

March 16 - 20

WEEK 3

March 23 - 27

WEEK 4

March 30 - April 3

Week 5

April 6 - 10

AM

PM

make-up  make-up 

AM 11 LA 11 RS 11 N Algebra II UNIT 1 Algebra II UNIT 2

PM make-up  make-up  make-up 

PM make-up  make-up  make-up  make-up  make-up 

Spring Break

Alg 1 UNIT 2

Geom UNIT 2

PM make-up  make-up  make-up  make-up  make-up 

Geom UNIT 1

AM 10 LA 10 RS 10 N Algebra I UNIT 1

PBA

AM 9  LA 9 RS 9 N

Grade 9 ELA PBA Grade 10 ELA PBA Grade 11 ELA PBALA 120 LA 120 LA 120RS 120 RS 120 RS 120N 75 N 75 N 75

Algebra I PBA Geometry PBA Algebra II PBAUNIT 1 85 UNIT 1 85 UNIT 1 100UNIT 2 85 UNIT 2 85 UNIT 2 100

*Using field test times.

PARCC Assessments

Vocabulary shifts• Test Session – A group of students testing together (as setup in

PearsonAccess). • Test Unit – The main components of each grade/subject’s test of the

PBA or EOY (i.e. Literary Analysis Unit or Mathematics Unit 1).• Test Section – A portion of the Test Unit (i.e. calculator section or

non-calculator section).• Mid-year testing - non-summative, optional assessment tool• Fall Block Testing – our former mid-year testing

PARCC in 2014-2015FALL BLOCK WINDOW

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

  1 2 3 4 5

December, 2014 8 9 10 11 12 PBA

  15 16 17 18 19 Overlap

  22 23 24 25 26

29 30 31 1 2

January, 2015 5 6 7 8 9 EOY

  12 13 14 15 16

  19 20 21 22 23

Anticipated window for block testing. More information will be provided when available.

Prepare for administration• Technology readiness

• IT Planning Assessment Survey results • Locations for testing• Scheduling• New accessibility features• Preparing students

• Using the technology

• Using the PARCC platform and accessibility features

PARCC in 2014-2015

PARCC Accessibility Policies

Accommodations**

* Available to all participating students**For students with disabilities, English learners, and English learners with disabilities

• Tools and support built into the assessment system that can be activated by any student • Examples include: magnification, highlighting, eliminate

answer choices, line reader

• Tools and support available to all students (i.e., not limited to students with IEPs, 504 plans, or English learners) that must be selected and “turned on” prior to the assessment• Examples include answer masking, text-to-speech for

mathematics, background/font color

• Review IEP, 504 and LPAC plans

PARCC Accessibility

PARCC Accessibility

• School personnel must be familiar with the available features well in advance of testing

• Students must have the opportunity to use the features available to all before operational testing• Administer tutorial and practices tests • http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/#

PARCC Accessibility

• School teams may determine that any student may require one or more of the following test administration considerations• Small group testing • Frequent breaks • Time of day • Separate or alternate location • Specified area or seating

PARCC in 2014-2015

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

ONLINE ADMINISTRATION

Combined State effortADE, DIS, Educational Cooperatives• Site visit to check capacity/readiness• PARCC IT Planning Survey (PIPS)

• At https:adedata.arkansas.gov/

• Select:

• Select:

Technology Readiness

• http://ideas.aetn.org/commoncore/assessment• PARCC Technology Requirements• PARCC Assessment Resources• Technology Set Up• Administrator Training• Accessibility Features and Accommodations with

Computer-Based Testing• PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations

Manual

ADE Technology Resources

PARCC Technology Resources• www.techreadiness.net

• Technology Readiness Tool (TRT) Site

• http://www.parcconline.org/technology • PARCC Capacity Planning Tool

• www.parcc.pearson.com• Sample Sets and Tutorials• System Check Tool• Proctor Caching Software• PARCC Training Modules

• Technology• Test Administration

PARCC Resources

Assessment information• http://www.parcconline.org • https://www.pearsonaccess.com (select PARCC)

Accessibility and Accommodations Manual and Appendices*: • http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-accessibility-features-and-accommodations-manual

*the appendices are separate documents and contain vital information for planning

What happens if our district IS NOT ready?• Option for paper/pencil PARCC testing• Online Assessment Hardship Waiver

• Documented lack of bandwidth or devices• Internal infrastructure issues

• School-wide decision; not by grade or course• Final decision due to the ADE by August 8, 2014• See Commissioner’s Memo LS-15-003

Technology Readiness?

• One goal of PARCC is to provide timely reporting of student performance to schools, parents, and other stakeholders

• In the first year of administration, standards must be set before the results can be reported

• In the second year of PARCC, reports may not be available before the end of the school year

• The ultimate goal is to provide reports as soon as possible after the EOY is completed

PARCC Reporting

• Standard setting will take place after the operational test is administered and scored

• PARCC testing ends in June, 2015 • Standard setting is scheduled for the summer of 2015

• The final performance standards will be determined in early fall of 2015

• Reports should be available to schools mid- to late fall of 2015• Block* and spring

PARCC Reporting

* Note that block students testing in Dec. 2014, will receive results in fall of 2015

For students with significant cognitive disabilities An alternate assessment based on alternate academic

achievement standards Will replace the Alternate Portfolio in Literacy and Math A student’s IEP team will determine if this assessment is

appropriate to administer using the NCSC Participation Guidelines http://www.ncscpartners.org/Media/Default/PDFs/Resources/NCSC_Participation_Guidelines-Nov-2013.pdf

NCSC* Alternate Assessment

NCSC* is pronounced like “nick-sick”

Math and ELA testing Grades 3 – 8 Grade 11

Administered online Approximately 1.5 - 2 hours per content area

NCSC Alternate Assessment

• The assessment will be administered using technology in a variety of ways

Some students will respond directly into the online system

Some students will take a paper-pencil version of the test

The teacher may enter student responses into the computer for students who are unable to do so

NCSC Alternate Assessment

NCSC Alternate Assessment

Big shifts• Online test administration

• HS math testing at grade 11• no math portfolio at grade 9

• Resource math class does not determine the math assessment• NCSC – most severely, cognitively disabled ~ 1%

• PARCC – resource students not qualifying for NCSC

• Refer to Commissioner’s Memo LS-14-076 for updated course

code and assessment information

Prepare for online testing • Participate in the NCSC fall pilot to try out the system and their technology

• Dates: October 20 – November 14, 2014• Grades 3 – 8 and 11• ELA and math, including writing

• Contact: Charlotte Marvel at 501-682-5296 or via email at charlotte.marvel@arkansas.gov

NCSC Technology Readiness

• Kindergarten Screener (QELI)• Grades 1 and 2 Iowa Test of Basic Skills

• Will use a new form that can be reported against the CCSS

• Science Augmented Benchmark exams at grades 5 and 7• Biology End-of-Course exam • Alternate Portfolio Assessment in science at grades 5, 7

and 10• English Language Proficiency Test (ELDA)• Explore and Plan or PSAT CCR tests

What is NOT changing in 2014-2015?

2014-2015 Transitions2013-2014 2014-2015

Alternate PortfolioNCSC Online Exam for the 1 % in math and ELA at grades 3 - 8 & 11 Portfolio for science at grades 5, 7 & 10

Mid-Year End-of-Course Exams PARCC Algebra I & Geometry EOC

ACTAAP Biology EOC

Grade 11 Literacy Exam PARCC ELA/Literacy

Iowa Tests – grades 1, 2, and 9Iowa Tests at grades 1 & 2 PARCC Grade 9 ELA/Literacy and Math EOC (if enrolled)

Augmented Benchmark ExamsPARCC ELA/Literacy and Math

ACTAAP Science Test at grades 5 & 7

Spring End-of-Course Exams PARCC Algebra I & Geometry

ACTAAP EOC Biology

ELDA ELDA

Not AdministeredPARCC grades 9 and 10 ELA/Literacy

PARCC Algebra II