How to Interpret Student Growth Plots The smarter balanced transition and individual student growth reports

2014 Report For students who took the MSP* in the 2013-14 school year, student reports were similar to the following: *Students who took the Smarter Balanced field test did not have scores or SGPs OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2014 Report Scale scores were represented by the white dots, with the score displayed at the bottom of the report. For example, in 2013-14, this student scored 497 on the Math MSP. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2014 Report Achievement level was also indicated both in the chart and at the bottom of the report. In 2013-14, this student was in the L4: Advanced Achievement Level. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2014 Report SGPs were indicated by colored arrows between years, with the SGP itself displayed below. In 2013-14, this student received an SGP of 88. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2014 Report Reports also displayed the growth level (low, typical, or high) with the arrow color and text at the bottom of the report. In 2013-14, this student had high growth. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

Summary of Changes to the 2015 Report With the transition to Smarter Balanced, there are changes to the 2014-15 school year reports. There are still four achievement levels, but the MSP and SBA have different scales and thus the lines showing achievement levels shift for the 2014-15 school year. The reports display two proficiency levels, one aligned with the MSP and the other with the SBA. Color “fans” for potential 2015-16 achievement levels based on high, typical, or low growth will be shown for students in grades 4-7 Field test students do not have SGPs for 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years. SGPs for the 2013-14 school year are omitted from the individual student reports since they represent baseline-referenced SGPs that have a different interpretation. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2015 Report For students who tested in the 2014-15 school year, districts received reports similar to the following. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2015 Report Changes The change to the SBA vertical scale results in a shift in the scales and the lines designating achievement levels. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2015 Report Changes MSP achievement (scores through 2013-14) correspond to the four achievement levels on the left. SBA achievement (2014-15 scores) correspond to the levels on the right. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2015 Report Changes Reports for students in grades 4-7 will include a “fan” showing a potential range of scores for the next year based on observed growth of students with similar scores. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2015 Report Changes Students who participated in the SBA field test in 2013-14 did not receive scores for that year. SGPs require two years of valid scores. Field test students therefore do not have SGPs from the 2013-14 and 2014- 15 school years. After the 2015-16 assessment, OSPI will be able to calculate SGPs for these students. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2015 Report Changes Students who participated in the SBA field test will not have SGP data for 2013-14 or 2014-15. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2015 Report Changes This year, the individual student reports won’t display the 2013-14 SGPs. SGPs for the 2013-14 school year used a different methodology (“baseline” SGPs) and thus are not strictly comparable to earlier years and the 2014-15 school year (“cohort” SGPs). In the 2013-14 school year, roughly 30% of Washington students took the SBA field test and did not receive scores. The MSP subset of students might not have been representative of all students, so SGPs that year compared them to Washington students of previous years. That is called the baseline method. In the 2014-15 school year, due to the change in tests, the only potential comparison was to academic peers using the Smarter Balanced test. Thus the cohort method for SGPs was used, comparing students to the current cohort of testers with scores in two consecutive years. Since the interpretations of cohort and baseline SGPS are slightly different, baseline SGPs were excluded from the reports to avoid confusion. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2015 Report Changes SGPs for the 2013-14 school year will not be displayed. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

Similarities of the 2015 Reports Despite the numerous changes, student growth plots will still display the same information as past years: Scale Score Achievement Level SGP Growth Level OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2015 Report Similarities Scale scores are still represented by white dots and displayed at the bottom of the report. This student received a 2784 on the SBA Math in 2014-15. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2015 Report Similarities Achievement levels are still displayed. This student was in the Level 4 Achievement Level for 2014-15 SBA Math. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2015 Report Similarities SGPs are still represented by arrows, with the SGP listed at the bottom. This student received an SGP of 93 for the 2014-15 school year. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

2015 Report Similarities Reports still demonstrate high, typical or low growth by the color of the arrow and the growth level is included at the bottom of the report. This student experienced high growth in the 2014-15 school year. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018

For more information Please visit the OSPI website for answers to frequently asked questions, webinars, and other materials. http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/StudentGrowth.aspx Or contact: Ashley Colburn Nick Hassell Deb Came Data Analyst Director, Student Information ashley.colburn@k12.wa.us nick.hassell@k12.wa.us deb.came@k12.wa.us (360) 725-4984 (360) 725-0430 (360) 725-6356 OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12/6/2018