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Revised Recommendations:System Agreement for the Use of
Smarter Balanced 11th Grade Assessment in Washington
Higher Education Placement Process
May 2014Instruction Commission
Bill Moore, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
Director, Core to College Alignment & Transition Mathematics Project
Ongoing Core to College Work
Higher education agreement
Strengthen 12th Grade “Launch Year”
Communications campaign
Recommendations re use of SBAC
6 local partnership grants
Transition courses
National: Higher Ed for Higher Standards
“WA: Real Learning for Real Life”
Current Faculty Recruitment Efforts
• 5-6 people each, math & English
• Contact Bill Moore by May 16
Smarter Balanced In-Person Panel
• Anyone who’s interested• Register here by September 19
Smarter Balanced Distributed Panel
Process
• Anyone who’s interested (especially if local school district is involved)
• Contact Bill Moore for details
Transition Course Review/Partnership
s
A cross-sector policy work group drafted initial recommendations in fall 2013
Comments taken throughout winter quarter 2014 from system groups and key stakeholders
Work group then revised the recommendations and produced this proposed agreement for consideration by key system groups
WACTC will consider in May, and if approved, sign the agreement on behalf of the community and technical college system as a whole
Process for Smarter Balanced Recommendations
Offers Washington high school students the opportunity to establish their readiness for college-level coursework based on their scores on the 11th grade Smarter Balanced assessment
Represents Washington higher education’s commitment to improve student college readiness by – providing an incentive for achieving the Common
Core standards as reflected in the Smarter Balanced assessment, and
– creating alternatives for students if necessary to use their senior year more effectively in getting ready for college-level work
Key Elements of Agreement
Class of
2016Take SB spring 2015
Enter higher
education fall 2016
Class of
2017Take SB spring 2016
Enter higher
education fall 2017
Class of
2018Take SB spring 2017
Enter higher
education fall 2018
Agreement Timeframe
Review agreement in winter 2018 and consider revision/renewal for class of 2019
Proposed Agreement: MathSB Score Level on the 11th Grade Assessment
Placement Options Available Based on Score
For students scoring at level 4…
Any entry college-level math course through pre-calculus I
For students scoring at level 3…
An entry college-level terminal math course not on the calculus pathway
An entry-level calculus pathway math course, contingent on a B or better in a calculus pathway class in the senior year of high school
For students scoring at level 2…
An entry college-level terminal math course not on the calculus pathway, contingent on a B or better in the statewide math college readiness/transition course or through local institutional processes (transcript, high school GPA, additional testing, etc.)
For students scoring at level 1…
Additional placement information, determined by local institutional processes (transcript, high school GPA, additional testing, etc.), needed for all entry-level courses
Proposed Agreement: EnglishSB Score Level on the 11th Grade Assessment
Placement Options Available Based on Score
For students scoring at level 4…
An entry college-level English course (including but not limited to English Composition or its equivalent)
For students scoring at level 3…
An entry college-level English course (including but not limited to English Composition or its equivalent)
For students scoring at level 2…
An entry college-level English course (including but not limited to English Composition or its equivalent), contingent on a B or better in a statewide English senior year college readiness/transition course or through local institutional processes (transcript, high school GPA, additional testing, etc.)
For students scoring at level 1…
Additional placement information, determined by local institutional processes (transcript, high school GPA, additional testing, etc.), needed for all entry-level courses
Yea Nay Abstain
21 4 9
Columbia BasinGreen RiverSouth Puget SoundWenatchee Valley
Big BendCentraliaClarkEverettOlympicSeattle CentralSeattle SouthSeattle NorthSpokane
Results of ATC Voting Process
Wait for more information (cut scores, test results and comparisons, impact on current placement efforts, …)
What constitutes recency of test results (especially important in math)
Inability to preview the 11th grade assessment
Lack of ownership of the statewide English senior year transition course
Too many unanswered questions, too vague
Reasons Expressed for Nay or Abstain Votes
