ACEE May 17, 2013 Christina Wirth-Hawkins Assessment Update

Together We Can 2 Vision All students in Colorado will become educated and productive citizens capable of succeeding in a globally competitive workforce. Mission The mission of CDE is to shape, support, and safeguard a statewide education system that prepares all students for success in a globally competitive world.

Successful students Prepare students to thrive in their education and in a globally competitive workforce.  Ensure every student is on track to graduate postsecondary and workforce ready.  Increase achievement for all students and close achievement gaps.  Ensure students graduate ready for success in postsecondary education and the workforce.  Increase national and international competitiveness for all students. Great teachers and leaders Ensure effective educators for every student and effective leaders for every school and district.  Increase and support the effectiveness of all educators.  Optimize the preparation, retention, and effectiveness of new educators.  Eliminate the educator equity gap. Outstanding schools and districts Build the capacity of schools and districts to meet the needs of Colorado students and their families.  Increase school and district performance.  Turnaround the state’s lowest performing districts and schools.  Foster innovation and expand access to a rich array of high quality school choices for students. Best education system in the nation Build the best education system in the nation.  Lead the nation in policy, innovation, and positive outcomes for students.  Operate with excellence, efficiency, and effectiveness to become the best SEA in the nation.  Attract and retain outstanding talent to CDE. Goals Students Educators Schools/ Districts State 3

Driving Questions What do we want students, educators, schools, and districts to know and be able to do? How will we know if expectations are met? How will we respond when help is needed and to support continued growth? Colorado Academic Standards Assessments RTI PBIS Targeted interventions IEPs Educator quality standards Educator evaluations Induction Mentoring Professional development plans Remediation plans Performance indicators School and district performance frameworks Unified planning Priority Turnaround Students Educators Schools/ Districts Schools/ Districts 4

When we intentionally integrate…  Coherent and rigorous academic standards  Innovative and engaging learning options  Supported and effective educators  Aligned and meaningful assessments  Statewide and district accountability Expanding Student Learning We can personalize learning and ignite the potential of every student. 5

Colorado Academic Standards (CAS) English Language Arts & Math PARCC Pearson Platform* Science & Social Studies Colorado Pearson Platform Two Sources for Assessments 6 * Pearson is contracted for field test and year 1 implementation

 TestNav 8 Testing Engine  Same testing engine as PARCC  Technology Guidelines for PARCC Assessments: Version 2.1 Technology Guidelines for PARCC Assessments: Version 2.1  Chromebooks  iPad  iPad 2 or greater  iOS 6  512 MB RAM or greater  External Keyboard  Touch screen interface or mouse Technology 7

 Technology Readiness Tool  Over 70% response rate Technology Readiness 8

Colorado Science and Social Studies Assessments 9

 Opportunity for districts to test technology  Opportunity for students to be exposed to new item types  Basic statistics to evaluate quality of items  Timing  High School field test in fall Field Test Update 10

Summative Assessment Field Test  24 Sampled Districts  28 Volunteer Districts Tests Submitted Assessment Spring Field Test Update 11 SampledVolunteeredTotal 21,9443,46425,408

 Testing ran smoothly overall  3 issues:  MAC  Caching  End-Computing Spring Field Test Update 12

Alternate Assessment Field Test  About 200 students at each grade  Alternate Assessment Scoring Question  Should NR and 1 point be collapsed? Alternate Assessment Spring Field Test Update 13

 For students to have experience with the test system functionality prior to testing, practice items have been made available:  Go to Pearsonaccess.com  Select Colorado from drop down menu  Click on “Support” tab Practice Test Items 14

 Question  How can we ensure that students have access to practice tests? Practice 15

Accommodations 16

 As we move to computer-based assessments we are changing what is considered an assessment accommodation.  Through embedded supports, more students will be able to access the assessment without accommodations. Embedded Supports 17

Embedded Supports 18 Pointer Eraser Highlighter Eliminate Choice Note Pad Pencil Ruler Calculator Periodic Table Magnifier Help

 Zoom – enlarges the size of all elements of the test  Audio Amplification – increase sound volume  Basic Word Processing Functions including Spell Check Additional Embedded Supports 19

 Students who need supports not available as an embedded support will be able to access additional supports through a personal needs profile (PNP).  Color Contrast  Closed Caption Video  Text to Speech Accommodations 20

 For students who are unable to access the assessment with the embedded supports and accommodations, a comparable paper-based version of the assessment will be available. Paper-Pencil Accommodation 21

CoAlt - Science & Social Studies Grades 5 & 8 Science Grades 4 & 7 Social Studies  April 14 th - May 2 nd 12 (High School) Fall 2014, TBD Test Windows 22

Opportunities for Educator Involvement in Development  Item writing  Item review  Field testing  Anchor paper selection  Data review Interested educators should submit their information at

PARCC 24

PARCC 25 DateTask March 2013Information Release on Estimated Time on Task May 2013Item Research Studies Complete August 2013Estimates of Summative Assessment Costs Released Phase I Item Development Complete Information about Testing Windows Released Technology Requirements for Field Test Released Additional Sample Items Released November 2013Final Summative Assessment Costs Released Feb.-Mar. 2014Field Test of Performance Based Assessment (PBA) Components Apr.-May 2014Field Test of End of Year (EOY) Components July 2014Field Test Scoring Complete Dec – Feb st Operational Administration – Fall 2014 Block Schedule Administration *Feb.-June st Operational Administration (PBA and EOY) – Spring 2015 Administration August 2015Student Performance Levels and Associated Cut Scores Set Student Cut Scores for College and Career Readiness Determination Set Aug.–Oct. 2015Summer 2015 Retest Administration

Assessment blueprints and Test Specifications  PARCC 26

 Text-to-speech software  Font size/graphic enlargement  Choice of background/text color (color contrast)  Highlight critical features  Reducing visual distractions surrounding written text  Option responses: adapted keyboards, StickyKeys, MouseKeys, Filter Keys  Braille printing or refreshable braille devices Anticipated PARCC Embedded Supports

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