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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