PARCC Assessment Field Test Update November 4

PARCCAssessmentField Test UpdateNovember 4, 2013

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Transition to New, More Rigorous Standards

Common Core State Standards: 2010 MA Curriculum Frameworks for ELA/Literacy

and Mathematics incorporate the CCSS.

Public school districts, public charter schools, and educator preparation programs in colleges and universities are implementing the new standards• SY 2012: Introduction of 2010 standards• SY 2013: Near full implementation of 2010

standards• SY 2014: Full implementation of 2010 standards

Why PARCC?Why Now?

Why Do We Need A New Assessment?Common Core State Standards:

MA 2010 ELA & Math Standards incorporate the Common Core. 1. The new standards include significant

changes and shifts from the prior standards.

2. MA must implement an assessment aligned to the new standards

3. MCAS would require significant changes to be fully aligned with the MA 2010 Standards


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PARCC Field TestSpring 2014


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Spring 2014 PARCC Field Test

Approximately 15% of MA students in grades 3-11• randomly selected, by grade and classroom • students will take portions of ELA/Lit –OR– Math

Computer-based or paper-and-pencil Testing windows:

• March 24-April 11 Performance-based assessment (PBA) in ELA & Math.

• May 5-June 6 End-of-year assessment (EOY) in ELA & Math.

Grade 10 students will be selected for end-of-year (EOY) only.

Who has been selected for the MURSD Field Test

School Grade Test Type Subject # of Classes

Clough 3 PBA ELA 2

Miscoe 5 EOY Math 2

Miscoe 6 PBA ELA 2

Miscoe 8 PBA ELA 2


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Notes:• End-Of-Year assessments are 2 sessions (55 min each);

Performance-based assessments are 3 sessions (50, 60 & 40 min for grade 3) (80, 85 & 50 min for grades 6 & 8)

• At Clough: assessments are pencil & paper; at Miscoe: assessments are online (iPad app)

MCAS Testing Window for Spring 2014

ELA Testing: March 17-31, 2014 Math Testing: May 5-20 Science & Technology/Engineering: May 6-

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Considerations for Accountability

Making a Recommendation to the Commissioner

Accountability in 2013/14

Districts have THIS option:

For those students selected to take a PARCC field test: the district may opt out of MCAS in that subject area for those students.

However, this leaves DESE and the district with less MCAS data with which to make all sorts of decisions.


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Why this option is problematic Less information about the effectiveness

of the curriculum and instruction: We get NO INFORMATION from the PARCC Field Test

Less information about individual student progress or a cohort of students

Less information about student growth over time

Our grades are more than the 15% DESE goal!

Implications for the new educator evaluation system


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For those districts that opt out of MCAS….

DESE is considering different options to determine Accountability ratings for 2014

Nothing has been determined or finalized yet

Potentially confusing!!


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Option 1: Grade Level Exception


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School is given the highest score (CPI, Percent Proficient, SGP) of:

Calculations including the field-tested grade(s)

Calculations excluding the field-tested grade(s)

Option 1: Grade Level Exception


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Pro ConKeeps accountability system going as per state and federal law

Scores may not be entirely accurate

If we exclude an atypically high performing grade, the school is harmed by having participated in the field test

Won’t work for schools with only 1 tested grade (e.g., a K-3 school)

Option 2: Use if Representative


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We determine whether the achievement of students who are opted out of MCAS is representative of the overall achievement in that school:1. If student sample is skewed (high

proportion of higher or lower achieving students), then school’s scores and level cannot move down (“held harmless.”)

2. If student sample was representative, then accountability determinations are made as usual.

Option 2: Use if Representative


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Pro ConKeeps accountability system going as per state and federal law

Requires additional data collection and is based on a judgment made by the Department

How would we determine whether the sample is representative?

We would first find out who was selected for the PARCC field test and opting out of MCAS, and compare their “predicted” 2013-14 scores to the non-selected student “predicted” 2013-14 scores. If the school is projected to be negatively impacted, they would receive a hold harmless accountability determination. It is important to note that this would be within-school comparison and not like SGPs which are statewide comparison groups.


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PARCC Transition PlanTimelines and Considerations

Transition Plan TimelineNovember 2013: Recommendation to Board of Education to approve PARCC Transition Plan which includes the following:

District Choice: Massachusetts led the way to enable districts to choose whether to administer MCAS or PARCC in 2014/15. MCAS only for Grade 10 in 2014/15 and 2015/16 MCAS for Competency Determination through Class

of 2018 Budget will determine extent to which we can make

PARCC end-of-course assessments available for grades 9 and 11

PARCC Test: for grades 3-8 in 2015/16


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Spring 2015 Administration

1. Dual administration of PARCC and MCAS, but no double-testing of students

2. Districts choose PARCC or MCAS3. PARCC will offer computer-based and

paper-and-pencil tests4. For accountability, DESE is

recommending a “hold harmless” policy for districts/schools that choose PARCC

The PARCC Decision

1. Rigor: We will use the results of the field test to evaluate the rigor of PARCC items in Fall 2014

2. Quality: We are conducting comprehensive, independent reviews to evaluate PARCC’s readiness to deliver a quality assessment

3. Opportunity: We will evaluate the ability of PARCC to assess standards and measure skills and abilities we cannot assess with MCAS.


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Recommendation to the Board

Before the final Board Decision, we will analyze:: 1. Results of 2014/15 test administration and

the 2. Summer 2015 Standard Setting to inform

the Board’s decision on whether or not to adopt PARCC in the Fall 2015.


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Transition to PARCC: Competency Determination

At least through Class of 2018: Grade 10 students will take MCAS tests/retests in ELA, Mathematics, and Science and Tech/Engineering In spring 2015 and spring 2016, grade 10 students

will take MCAS (not PARCC) for CDMCAS retests continue through at least spring 2018

Science and Tech/Engineering tests will continue during PARCC implementation

This fall: DESE will provide updates for classes of 2019 and beyond

Technology Questions1. Will districts be able to access the test

across multiple technology platforms?• PARCC has adopted minimum requirements that are

close to being “device agnostic”

2. How long will there be a paper/pencil option?• At least through 2015-2016 and possibly beyond

3. What if we don’t have the technology or bandwidth?a) FCC is committed to expanded eRate options and

funding b) The Department is working with the Administration and

the Treasurer’s Office to help districts meet the matching requirement

Quick Reminders Only Level 4 Schools may choose to

opt out of PARCC Field Test:1. No justification required.2. May exercise MCAS opt out; many

implications (+/-) to consider.

Grade 10 Students through the Class of 2018 will do MCAS (for competency determination.)

MCAS Science testing continues (including for the Science competency determination.)Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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PARCC Timeline in MA

SYs 2011-12, 2012-13

Phase I Design & Development

Content frameworks & test

specifications

SY 2012-13

Phase II Development

• State-led item reviews

• Item tryouts and analysis

SY 2013-14

BESE Votes on Transition Plan

Field Testing

Spring Administration

SY 2014-15

MCAS + Initial administration

of PARCC assessments

SY 2015-16

PARCC[except

grade 10]

2015

Summer: Set 5 achievement

& CCR performance

levelsFall: BESE Vote on adoption

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