Smarter Balanced Small Scale Pilot Testing Highlights and Essentials Perris Union High School District

Demographics and Lab Set-up Continuation High School 354 (93 in Gr 11, 251 Gr 12) 2012 Growth API-624 EL-20%, NSLP-79%, Non HSG 40% Classroom 26 students, 26 computers, 20 students present Four adults in the room – Teacher – TOSA, Assessment – Instructional Technology Coach – Instructional Data Support Secretary – IT Technician on site

Before Testing Communication from SBAC Site Administrator and Test Administrator Upload PreID and download secure browser to student machines Create Test Administrator account for teacher Review Quick Guide to Test Administration Document with Teacher Create Log-In Cards for students Plan for 120 min of testing – Our students took between 55 and 110 min – 17 Questions, some short essays and performance tasks

Before Testing (cont) PreID/Data Submission Test Administrator accounts (manual or bulk) CSV and Excel files posed minor challenges No SSID= No upload (bulk or manual) and student can’t test. 504 status Codes are different – Ca State Reporting Hispanic= 500 – SBAC Hispanic= 4

During Testing Student Log Ins Seating Chart and classroom management Student log in policy (school computers) Login for SBAC – First Name – CA-SSID# – Test Session ID (provided by Teacher) – Teacher Approves Students on Teacher login

Before Testing (cont) Student Logins CA vs CA

During Testing Teacher sets up the testing session on TA login Teacher will get a Session ID Walk around the room to ensure students are at the login and have input their credentials correctly Dictate the Session ID and post on whiteboard Monitor students, most questions not scrambled Pausing a test (restroom, interruption etc) – Easier from student machine, hit pause button and log out – Student must re-login to SBAC – Teacher must approve for testing on log in screen

After Testing When all students finish, click End Session Log out of SBAC Portal and log off Computer Organize notes and plan for future Organize tacklebox and buy more slipshot sinkers Head to Lake Skinner…

After Testing STAR vs SBAC

Suggestions and Thoughts Staff development for test administration 38:1 in computer lab with 34 computers and multiple days of testing Lab use for testing vs. learning Share Sample Items with teacher, encourage them to review in class preview/sbac/ELA.htm preview/sbac/ELA.htm

Contact Info Charles Tippie Perris Union High School District Office: (951) x