PARCC in Illinois Presented by: Dan Frederking Principal Consultant Illinois State Board of Education Illinois State Board of Education

2 Assesses Math and ELA Grades 3-8 English III and Algebra II/Integrated Math 3 Will eventually be completely computer-based but paper version will be available for several more years.

I-TRAx Using the I-TRAx data as well as other information, Student Assessment staff in consultation with technology staff will make recommendations about each school’s capacity to deliver online assessment. Schools and districts will then be informed of their recommended capacity. Schools who have a limited capacity to test online may select which grades will be assessed online. The default practice will be to assess the highest grades online first. Schools/districts may request a review of the recommendations and submit a formal appeal if they feel the recommendation is unreasonable. ne-online-asmt-readiness.pdf ne-online-asmt-readiness.pdf 3

Balanced Assessment System A balanced assessment system is the strategic use of formative, interim, and summative measures of student performance to address immediate student needs, inform ongoing instructional changes, and guide long-term educational improvement. 4

Balanced Assessment System Summative Interim Formative Frequency of Administration Measuring Student Growth: A Collaborative Process End of Course/Year Assessments Performance-Based Assessments Portfolios Mid-Year Assessments Unit/Chapter Assessments Performance-Based Assessments Self/Peer Assessments Discussion/Observation/Checklists Adapted from Perie, Marion, & Gong (2009) 5

Design of the Assessment System

Claims for ELA/Literacy ELA/Literacy for Grades 3–11 Master Claim Major Claim: Reading Complex Text SC: Vocabulary Interpretation and Use SC: Reading Informational Text SC: Reading Literature Major Claim: Writing SC: Written Expression SC: Conventions and Knowledge of Language SC: Research

Sub-claim A: Students solve problems involving the major content for their grade level with connections to practices Sub-Claim B: Students solve problems involving the additional and supporting content for their grade level with connections to practices Sub-claim C: Students express mathematical reasoning by constructing mathematical arguments and critiques Sub-Claim D: Students solve real world problems engaging particularly in the modeling practice Claims for Mathematics Master Claim: Students are on-track or ready for college and careers

PARCC Evidence- Centered Design StandardsClaimsEvidenceTasks

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* For students with disabilities, English learners, and English learners with disabilities PARCC Accessibility System

Accessibility Features for All Students Answer Masking Audio Amplification Background/Font Color (Color Contrast) Eliminate Answer Choices Flag Items for Review General Masking Highlight Tool Headphones or Noise Buffers Line Reader Tool Magnification/Enlarge ment Device NotePad Pop-up Glossary Text-to-Speech for the Mathematics Assessments Writing Tools

Presentation accommodations –Assistive technology –Closed captioning of multimedia –Text to speech on ELA/literacy items Response accommodations –Braille note taker –Speech to text –Calculation device (outside the tools provided in technology platform) Timing and setting accommodations Accommodations

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Next Year School/District START DATE Spring Regular Administration of Computer-Based Testing *Paper/Pencil administration should occur during the first two weeks of each designated testing window On or before Sept. 1 PBA March 9, 2015 to April 3, 2015 After Sept. 1March 16, 2015 to April 10, 2015 On or before Sept. 1 EOY April 27, 2015 to May 22, 2015 After Sept. 1May 4, 2015 to May 29, 2015 Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

3 Resources PARCC website – ISBE PARCC website – ISBE New Standards website – Technology Specifications –

Contacts Dan Frederking – ISBE Assessment – –