Policy and Regulation

UpdatesOffice of Assessment

October 22, 2014

Legislative Update

Delaware House Bill 334 Bill provides for the transition of the statewide student

assessment system Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) Smarter Balanced Assessment System (SBAC) for

ELA/Literacy and mathematics Bill removes references to multiple assessments

Delaware Senate Bill 229 Adds an additional alternate assessment to the DeSSA program Calls for a portfolio assessment Target population is students with extensive communication

needs

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Regulation 101 Updates

Initial drafts created by DOE staff

Input from Stakeholders Released for comment on

October 1, 2014 Comments back by

December 1, 2014 Highlights of Changes

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Alternate Assessment (Del Code 100.4)

2015-16 SY Two OptionsPortfolio Alternate Assessment DCAS-Alt1Both aligned to extended standards (ELA, Math, Science and

Social Studies)Portfolio has additional section related to life skills, self-

determination, etc. Assessment Regulations (101) will include:

Notice of assessment optionsProcedure for parent request and IEP team reviewRequirements related to design and evaluation of the portfolioProcedure for review of unusual number of portfolio

assessments

Regulation 101 Updates

Highlights of Changes

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DeSSA Monitoring

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Assessments To Be Monitored

Monitoring in place for:NAEP in all contents and participating gradesSchool Day SAT

Monitoring system under development for:Smarter ELA/Literacy and MathematicsDCAS Science, Social Studies, and End of Course

(EOC)DCAS-Alt1ACCESSSchool Day PSAT

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Potential Areas for Monitoring

Administration of assessments Security of assessments Training for assessments Schedules Electronic device policy Student participation Accommodations provided/administered

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Proposed Monitoring FlowchartALL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE STATE ARE PLACED WITHIN

A FIVE-YEAR MONITORING CYCLE

District Superintendent/District Test Coordinator notified of monitoring year and sites through letter to Superintendent

Desk Monitoring

District provided information to State

State collected information

On-Site Monitoring

State team conducts a site visit to the district or school site

District receives letter from DDOE informing them of the monitoring results

If district/site provides complete and valid evidence of successful assessment monitoring and compliance, has met all requirements, it will receive designation of compliance and returns back to cycle. If district/site does not provide complete and valid evidence of successful assessment monitoring and compliance, or if any monitored area is found deficient, the district and school will be designated as “noncompliant” and some form of monitoring will continue.

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Review of NAEP Monitoring

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