Presentation to DPAS-II Student Growth Measures Working Group July 14, 2010 Dr. Michael Stetter, Acting Director Accountability Resources Director, Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Development Delaware Department of Education

DCAS Assessment- adaptive, online, diverse item types Initial Test Year: Content Areas Assessed Reading (Grades 3-10) Mathematics (Grades 3-10) Science (Grades 5, 8, EOC) Social Studies (Grades 4,7,EOC) Grade 2 Practice Assessment (Spring)

School Year Aug-Sept (within 30 days of school start) OctoberNovemberDecemberJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMay-June Initial Blended Assessment -Gr 3-10 Math; Reading -Initial summative and ongoing assessment ALL MANDATORY -Summative within grade -Ongoing cross grade Mid-year Blended Assessment -Gr 3-10 Math; Reading -Mid-year summative and ongoing assessment ALL MANDATORY -Summative within grade -Ongoing cross grade Final Blended Assessment -Gr 3-10 Math; Reading -Final summative within grade and ongoing cross grade assessment -Norm-referenced section for grades 3-10 MANDATORY Participation -Students final summative score will count toward accountability Additional Assessments -Grade 2 Practice Assessment Math; Reading -Grades 5, 8 and 10 Science -Grades 4 and 7 Social Studies FIELD TEST HS EOC–Block 1 Algebra I or Integrated Math; English II;Biology; US History MANDATORY For Block 1 FIELD TEST HS EOC – Block 2 Algebra I or Integrated Math; English II; Biology; US History MANDATORY For Block 2 and Full Year students Initial Blended Assessment -Grades 3-10 Math; Reading -Initial summative and ongoing assessment ALL MANDATORY -Summative within grade -Ongoing cross grade. Mid-year Blended Assessment -Gr 3-10 Math; Reading -Mid-year summative and ongoing assessment ALL MANDATORY -Summative within grade -Ongoing cross grade Spring Blended Assessment -Gr 3-10 Math; Reading -Final summative within grade and ongoing cross grade assessment OPTIONAL Participation -Students highest final summative score will count toward accountability MANDATORY Participation -Norm-referenced section for grades 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10 Final Blended Assessment -Grades 2-10 Math; Reading -Final summative within grade and ongoing cross grade assessment MANDATORY Participation -Students highest final summative score will count toward accountability -Norm-referenced section for grades 3,6, 9 Additional Assessments -Grade 2 Practice Assessment Math; Reading -Grades 5, 8 and 10 Science -Grades 4 and 7 Social Studies HS EOC-Block 1 Algebra I or Integrated Math; English II: Biology; US History MANDATORY For Block 1 HS EOC- Block 2 Algebra I or Integrated Math; English II; Biology; US History MANDATORY For Block 2 and Full Year students DCAS Operational Schedule – Drafted

Selected Measure must demonstrate: – Growth in student achievement using at least two measures over time – Has standardized administration and scoring – Valid for stated purpose – Recorded student level data available from archive DCAS design features include: – All enrolled students will participate in three assessments in , and up to four assessments in and future – Adaptive test administration plan with test blueprint and standardized scoring – Valid measure of student growth on standards and GLEs – Data storage and score reporting mechanism reports data at state, district, school, grade, class, and student levels

DCAS will measure Delaware standards and grade level expectations in reading, mathematics, social studies and science Online, Adaptive Designed to measure student growth within the school year and between school years Student scores will be available within days of students completed assessment session- the system updates as students finish the test

Online Reports will provide educators with views at district, school, grade, content area, class and student level Data comparison at all levels at specific points in time (test administration) and over time

Student: James Grade 4 Assessment: Mathematics Student: James Grade 4 Assessment: Reading Accountability Scores for this assessment date Performance Level= 2 Scale Score=390 Additional Scores (Includes Off-level results) Blended Scale Score=389 Numeric Reasoning Strand Score= W Algebraic Reasoning Strand Score=X Geometric Reasoning Strand Score=Y Quantitative Reasoning Strand Score=Z Accountability Scores for this assessment data Performance Level=3 Scale Score= 450 Additional Scores (includes Off- level results) Blended Scale Score= 453 Reading Comp. Strand Score= X Literary Response/Analysis Strand Score=Y

Jane Doe All my classes Jane Doe Class Roster Detail All my students (% Prof in Reading Students by Class/Period taught (% Prof in Reading) Example- My English II students (% Proficient) All my students(Group Scale Score,% Proficient in Reading, plus Reading Strand Scores Reading Comp (Scale Score, proficiency status- Does not meet, nearly meets, meets, Exceeds) Literary Analysis (Scale Score, proficiency status)

Available at State, District, School, Teacher, and Class level, plus custom rosters Reading Trends for Jane Doe Reading

ROSTER REPORTS Subject-specific Student Roster Subject-specific Longitudinal Trend Roster for individual students Benchmark Report showing instructional needs for individual students INDIVIDUAL STUDENT REPORTS Individual Student Summary Report Student Longitudinal Trend Report