1 Up-date on Assessment in Connecticut Dr. Barbara Q. Beaudin, Associate Commissioner Division of Assessment and Accountability Chief, Bureau of Student Assessment Connecticut State Department of Education September 19, 2008

2 Assessments Administered Annually in Connecticut

3 Assessment in Connecticut CMT1986M, R, W4, 6, M, R, W Add Science5 and 8 CAPT1995M, S, R, W M, S, R, W10

4 Assessment in Connecticut: Special Populations Skills Checklist2000Functional, daily living, self-help, and social skills (one form) 4, 6, 8, 10 Skills Checklists 2006M, ELA, Access3 – 8, Add Science5, 8, 10 LAS Oral language, Reading, Writing 3 – 11 LAS_Links2006Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking 3 – 11

5 Assessment in Connecticut: Early Grades Pre-K Inventory 2003 Acquisition of Pre-K Framework competencies Pre-K DRA 1999ReadingK - 3 DIBELS 2004ReadingK – 3 Kindergarten Inventory 2006 ‘Readiness’ K

6 Assessment in Connecticut: High School College and Voc. Prep SAT and PSAT/ NMSQT 1940’sM, R, W, and Achievement Tests 9, 10, 11 AP Tests College level courses N.O.C.T.I. Tests in trade- related areas NAEP State 19904, 8 and 12 M, R, W, and other subjects

7 CMT and CAPT Test Development

8 Curriculum Frameworks and Grade Level Expectations Blueprint Specifications for Item Development Committee Review Field Testing Pulling Forms – Pre-equating Linking Within Generations CMT and CAPT Content

9 Reporting CMT and CAPT Results

10 Site: View Report – pdf file Text report – EXCEL file Reporting On-line Data

11 Information Reported: State, District or School Performance Levels –Advanced –Goal –Proficient –Basic –Below Basic

12 This public site is designed to provide quick and easy access to student performance results on the Connecticut Mastery Test, 4th Generation (CMT4). On this site, you will find a wealth of information at your fingertips in a highly interactive and flexible format. You can create your own reports, graphs, and/or external data files with powerful tools to query and disaggregate data. State by District/School Report Performance Level Summary Report Overall Summary Report Sub-Group Report Participation Rate Report Content Strand Report Vertical Scale Analysis Report Skills Checklist Report Accommodations Summary Report For all available Connecticut reports, click here, and for more information about this application, please contact Notice: Summary numbers on this website are calculated using CMT reporting rules. The summary numbers are not calculated using NCLB reporting rules. These calculation methods are different and often result in differences in school and district calculations. Read more. © 2008 eMetriceMetric

13 State by District/School Report Grade 8, 2008 Select Content: Mathematics (Select All | Reset) Content Strands (% Mastery of Each Content Strand) Total Mathematics Number Tested Average # of Content Strands Mastered Average Raw Score Average Scale Score Percent by Level % At / Above Goal % At / Above Proficiency Select Sub-Groups for Summary: –Gender, Ethnicity, F/R Meals, Special Ed, ELL –Select Students by Demographics: (Default is all students.)

14 Evaluation of Connecticut’s Accountability System: NCLB Peer Review

15 NCLB Legislation Statewide assessment systems, aligned with state content standards, must measure students’ achievement annually in grades 3-8 and one grade from 9 – 11 in mathematics and reading beginning in , and one grade each from 3 – 5, 6– 8, and 9 – 11 in science beginning in All students must be proficient in mathematics, reading and science by 2014

16 NCLB Accountability Requirements for States Statewide system of challenging content standards for all students Statewide system of challenging academic achievement standards A single system with high technical quality

17 Alignment between content and achievement standards Inclusion of all students in the assessment system Accurate, timely and useful reports NCLB Requirements for States, cont.

18 Holding Districts and Schools Accountable

19 Adequate Yearly Progress Schools and districts that do not make ‘Adequate Yearly Progress’ (AYP) are identified annually The state institutes a range of sanctions, depending on the number of consecutive years of identification

CMT, CAPT and Skills Checklist AYP Levels for NCLB Accountability CMT AYP (Elementary and Middle Schools) Reading: 79% at/above Proficient Math: 82% at/above Proficient 95% participation CAPT AYP (High Schools) Reading: 81% at/above Proficient Math: 80% at/above Proficient 95% participation

21 AYP Status 2008 Of the 805 Elementary and Middle Schools in the State, 349 Did Not Make AYP. Of Connecticut’s 182 High Schools, 59 Did Not Make AYP. Of Connecticut’s 171 School Districts, 44 Did Not Make AYP

22 CSBE Priorities Pre-school and Early Childhood Closing the Achievement Gap High School Reform

23 Early Childhood Assessment Initiatives Pre-KIS Individual Student Fall Kindergarten Inventory (10-14n) Kindergarten Data Bulletin Legislated Pre-K through 3 Longitudinal Study Reading Summit DRA2

24 Closing the Achievement Gap Model Curriculum Development Grade Level Expectations (Instruction & Assessment) Benchmark Assessments Modified Assessments Vertical Scales Enhanced Assessment Grants - High School and Accommodations Technology

25 High School Reform Initiative Individual Student Success Plan Focused on Career Path and Support system Increased Course Requirements Model Curriculum, Model End-of- Course Exams and Performance Tasks Senior Capstone Project

26 Questions?

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