Illinois State Board of Education Assessment & Accountability Title I Directors Conference September 26, 2018 Laura Quimby Division Supervisor of Assessment and Accountability

Good Resources for Assessment Info Weekly webinars https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Assessment-Communications.aspx Assessment listserv To subscribe send a blank email to assessment@isbe.net with the word “SUBSCRIBE” in the subject line Please send this blank email from the email account you want to receive these listserv messages. To unsubscribe from this list, please send a blank message to assessment-leave@list.isbe.net.

Illinois Assessment of Readiness Updates: Notice of award for Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) as vendor for 3-8 assessment This begins the contracting process. All information subject to change pending a fully executed contract. Testing Window: Unknown at this time Won't begin before March 4, 2019 Unless necessary, won't extend past April 26, 2019 PARCC content will continued to be the majority of the test in 2019 and 2020, as we transition to computer adaptive in 2021 DRC will lead the development of a Spanish native language assessment for mathematics targeted for 2021

Illinois Assessment of Readiness Next Steps DRC currently hosts our ACCESS assessment Experience tailoring PARCC content with other test items based on work in Louisiana. DRC administered large-scale, state-wide assessment programs in states (Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Nevada) ISBE award announcement letter on the Assessment Communication page: https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Illinois-Assessment-Readiness-3-8-Administration-Award-Letter.pdf

SAT Spring test days Initial Test Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 Makeup Test Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Accommodated Test Window: April 19-23*, 2019

SAT High School Assessment Contract Still pending contract Grades 9-11 PSAT 9, PSAT 10, SAT 11

Science 2018 Individual score reports are in the process of printing and shipping Forms being refreshed for 2019 Working to develop new blueprint & items for field testing

DLM-AA Individual score reports were released in July Educator Portal interface was updated to be more user friendly KITE Student Portal has also been updated. Noticeable increase in students being identified for eligibility to be assessed using the DLM-AA Noticeable increase in the number of districts over the 1%

Access WIDA-developed professional learning workshops are now available directly to districts and schools. Contact WCEPS https://www.wceps.org/widapl#/wida.pl@wceps.org toll free:1.877.272.5593 fax: 1.608.441.2769 ACCESS is in the beginning stages of preparing for administration in 2019. No ELA exemption for First Year in US Scores in all subjects suppressed for accountability

KIDS/Physical Fitness KIDS is not an assessment, is an observation protocol to understand the developmental readiness of children entering kindergarten 14 indicators First 40 days of instruction Contact information: Early Childhood Division (217) 524-4835 Physical Fitness moving under Assessment & Accountability Contact information: Lacey Shiffer, email: lshiffer@isbe.net

Support and Accountability

Support and Accountability

Support and Accountability

Support and Accountability

Support and Accountability

Summative Designations Primary mechanism for school accountability under ESSA Designed to identify schools for supports and improvement

Summative Designations

Summative Ratings Summative ratings are for all schools. 1003(a) School Improvement Grants are for Title I schools and any high school with graduation rates below 67 percent. Targeted Support Grants are for: Schools with underperforming subgroups, also known as Tier III Schools who fall below the 95% participation threshold in one or more subgroup for 3 consecutive years (based on Spring 18/19/20 data) Schools with one or more subgroups that falls within the lowest 10 percent of performance for three or more consecutive years for participation or lowest 10% for 3 consecutive years are annual starting in 2020-2021 Summative ratings are annual. Official Summative ratings will appear on a school’s report card and subgroup(s) that triggered the designation underperforming Summative ratings are for all schools Title I schools and any high school with graduation rates below 67% Targeted Support grants are for the following: Read the list Summative ratings are annual Official summative ratings will appear on a school’s report card and subgroups that triggered the designation underperforming

4 Step Process

Who counts?

Counts Where?

Summative Rating Deep Dive Webinar was recorded on August 10, 2018 Posted at the following link: https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Assessment-Webinars.aspx

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