Office of Student Assessment POLY HIGH COFFEE WITH THE PRINCIPAL MARCH 29, 2016 Amy Showalter-Schwal, Assessment Coordinator

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment Today’s Topics

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment

Today’s Topics

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment Today’s Topics WHAT?WHY?WHERE?

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFO? WHY THE CHANGES? WHAT’S CHANGED? (What’s the same?) Today’s Topics

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment Too much testing!!! WHAT’s CHANGED? (What’s the Same?)

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment WHAT’s CHANGED? (What’s the Same?) TOTAL HOURS: 20 – 23 hours of MANDATED TESTING * 9 th – National Fitness Exam * 10 th – CST – LIFE SCIENCE * 11 th – SBA’s – Smarter Balanced Assessments * 12 th – NAEP, SAT, ACT, etc * ALL GRADES – AP’s – ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS TOTAL HOURS: 11.5 hours of MANDATED TESTING

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment WHAT’s CHANGED? (What’s the Same?) HOURS 11.5HOURS

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment WHAT’s CHANGED? (What’s the Same?) CAHSEE California High School Exit Exam 8-12 Hours of Testing (depending on the student)

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment WHAT’s CHANGED? (What’s the Same?) CSTs MATH, ENGLISH, HISTORY, SCIENCE 14.5 Hours of Testing

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment WHAT’s CHANGED? (What’s the Same?) Is anything STILL the SAME? Yes!!! Fitness Test – 9 th Life Science Test – 10 th *Voluntary tests such as ACT, SAT, and Advanced Placement Tests

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment Today’s Topics

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment WHY the CHANGE? CURRICULUM what are we teaching INSTRUCTION how are we teaching ASSESSMENTS measuring student progress

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment WHY the CHANGE? INSTRUCTION ASSESSMENT ANALYSIS CURRICULUM

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment WHY the CHANGE? Fixed Score for all Fixed Set of Knowledge Fixed Questions that ask: Do you know this info? Do you know how to…? Example: CAHSEE – CST’s NEW Focus: PROCESS and PROGRESS Do you know this info? Do you know how to…? Can you apply this info? Can you solve a problem using this info? (Depth of Knowledge) D.O.K.

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment WHY the CHANGE? NEW Focus: PROCESS and PROGRESS Do you know this info? Do you know how to…? Can you apply this info by solving a problem? (Depth of Knowledge) D.O.K. If you cannot do this….. If you FAIL, then HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT? Do you immediately stop? Do you give up? Do you persevere? What happens? Do you……….

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment Overview of Mandated Testing WHEW! OK….. Big changes. Sooooooooooo, what’s my child going to do, again?

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment Overview of Mandated Testing * 9 th – National Fitness Exam * 10 th – CST – LIFE SCIENCE * 11 th – SBA’s – Smarter Balanced Assessments These are NOT mandated… However, they are VERY beneficial for your student. * 12 th – SAT, ACT, collegiate placement tests * Go to polyhigh.org for more info polyhigh.org * ALL GRADES – AP’s – ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS * Click here for 2016 AP Schedule for Polyhere

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment 9 th – NATIONAL FITNESS EXAM * 9 th – National Fitness Exam * The FITNESSGRAM is composed of the following six physical fitness areas: * Aerobic Capacity * Abdominal Strength and Endurance * Upper Body Strength and Endurance * Body Composition * Trunk Extensor Strength * Flexibility

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment 10G – CST LIFE SCIENCE * 10 th – CST – LIFE SCIENCE * ALL 10 th graders take the LIFE SCIENCE portion of the CST’s on APRIL 19, * CST’s are taken with pencil and paper. * CST’s are slowly being phased out. * CST’s will eventually be fully replaced by the SBAs.

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment 11G – SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS * 11 th – Smarter Balanced Assessments * ALL 11 th G will take the SBA’s * During the testing window from April 20 – June 6, 2016 * This is the 21 st Century ONLINE assessment! * English and Math * The CSU Early Assessment Program (EAP) is embedded! * This is a HUGE added benefit for our students! * More details in a moment

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment 11G – SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS * Smarter Balanced Assessments (aka the SBA’s) * THE 21 st Century ONLINE assessment! * Digital Age – maneuvering on electronic devices * Academic Knowledge and Technological Skills * Adaptive Testing * the test changes according to each students answers on the test * measures more Depth of Knowledge * Quicker Detailed Scoring Results * Data and Analysis – making choices about our process and progress * Easier to identify strengths and challenges and address them

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment 11G – SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS * Smarter Balanced Assessments (aka the SBA’s) * Subjects accessed: ELA (English) and Math. * (Other subjects to be integrated later…) * 2 sections of each (ELA and MATH): * ELA: PT (Performance Test) and NON-PT * MATH: PT (Performance Test) and NON-PT * PERFORMANCE TEST: Questions & activities connected to a single scenario (aka Real World Problem Solving) * NON-PT: Series of stand alone questions that can be completed independently of one another. (ADAPTIVE)

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment 11G – SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment 11G – SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS Smarter Balanced Assessments ---The EAP--- Early Assessment Program * Early indicator of level of preparedness for: * College level English classes * College level Math classes * Recognized by all CAL States and over 200 colleges and institutions of higher learning

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment 11G – SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS Smarter Balanced Assessments – The EAP! Early Assessment Program * EAP Status Levels: * “READY” * “CONDITIONALLY READY” * “NOT YET READY” * “NOT READY” * See Pretty Sheet that you were given…

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment 11G – SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS Smarter Balanced Assessments – The EAP! Early Assessment Program - FACTS and STATS

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment 11G – SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS Smarter Balanced Assessments – The EAP! Early Assessment Program FACTS and STATS

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment 11G – SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS Smarter Balanced Assessments – The EAP! Early Assessment Program - FACTS and STATS

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment 11G – SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS Smarter Balanced Assessments – The EAP! Early Assessment Program - FACTS and STATS

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment 11G – SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS Smarter Balanced Assessments – The EAP! Early Assessment Program - BENEFITS

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment Today’s Topics WHAT?WHY?WHERE?

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFO?

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFO? SCROLL DOWN TO THE PARENT PORTAL

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFO? PRACTICE AND TRAINING FOR THE SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS

POLY HIGH: Office of Student Assessment