1. California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Program
Smarter Balanced
Interim Assessments
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Program
School Site Testing Coordinator Training
Version

2. Interim Assessment School Site Testing Coordinators Training
Agenda
Interim Assessment Principal’s Training Objectives
LAUSD Comprehensive Assessment Program Help Desk Reference Guide
Interim Assessment LAUSD Policy (REF )
Interim Assessment Purpose
Interim Assessment Types
Smarter Balanced Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICA)
Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment Blocks (IAB)
TOMS and Digital Library Accounts
Interim Assessment Viewing System “Teacher View” LD
Interim Assessment Administration – with Live Demonstrations (LD)
Designated Supports and Accommodations (REF-6420) LD
Student Log in Information LD
Test Administrator Interface LD
Interim Assessment Hand Scoring System LD
Interim Assessments Estimated Hand Scoring Times
Hand Scoring System Overview
Interim Assessment Reporting System
Requirements for viewing Interim Assessment Scores (Digital Library account)
ICA Score Reports
IAB Score Reports
Interim Assessment General Information
LAUSD – Division of Instruction Smarter Balanced Assessment Scoring Training Plan
Technology Updates
TOMS System Downtime
Earbuds
For More Information – Contact Information

3. Interim Assessment School Site Testing Coordinators Training
Training Objectives
To provide School Site Testing Coordinators with a comprehensive training that will enable them to guide their school in the administration of the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments, including:
Administering the Interim Assessments
Scoring the Interim Assessments
Viewing Score Reports of the Interim Assessments

4. LAUSD Comprehensive Assessment Program Help Desk Reference Guide

5. LAUSD Interim Assessment Policy
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this Reference Guide is to provide information about the Comprehensive Assessment Program for The Comprehensive Assessment Program is designed to be formative and to provide multiple measures to drive decisions about instruction and intervention. This document details program policies and also provides the assessment schedules in calendar form.
MAJOR CHANGES:
For , the District will adopt the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium’s Interim Assessment Blocks* (IAB) in Mathematics and English/Language Arts for Grades 3rd -11th (9th and 10th grade students can only take the 11th grade IABs). Science and History/Social Science assessments will continue to be the District’s California State Standards-based assessments. For ELA and Mathematics, grades 3rd -12th, schools will have the option to:
(1) give the SBAC IABs, or
(2) give the District’s CA State Standards-based interim assessments in ELA and Math, or
(3) give CCSS-based interim assessments determined by the school and with approval of the Local District Superintendent (see Attachment J).
The District’s Interim ELA and Math assessments for grades TK-2nd will continue to be the California State Standards-based interim assessments. Kindergarten Literacy interim assessments will not be optional, as they were in Additionally, Grade 3 will have an end-of-year Integrated Unit, joining the Integrated Units for Grade 4 and 5.
*NOTE: The Interim Comprehensive Assessment (ICA) is another version of the SBAC Summative and requires as much time as the Summative for administration. Use of the ICA is ultimately a school decision and may replace or supplement one of the options above.

6. Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments
Summative assessments
benchmarked to college and career readiness
(Grades 3-8 and 11)
Teachers and schools have information and tools to improve teaching and learning
Standards set
expectations on path to college and career readiness
All students graduate college and career ready
Digital Library: Formative assessment tools and practices
for teachers to improve instruction
Interim assessments Flexible, open, used for actionable feedback

7. Interim Assessment Purpose
The Interim Assessments are one component of the Smarter Balanced assessment system and are designed to support teaching and student learning throughout the year. The items are developed under the same conditions, protocols, and review procedures as those used in the summative assessments.
Not secure, but not public
Limited access to only those individuals within the District who have a professional interest in the use of the assessments

8. Interim Assessment Purpose cont.
The interim assessments are optional, but are recommended. They enable teachers to check student progress throughout the year, providing actionable information to inform instruction and help students meet the challenge of college-and career-ready standards.

9. Interim Assessment Purpose cont.
The content of the tests have been aligned to the Common Core State Standards in grades 3–8 and high school. The grade level to assess should be based on the purpose of the testing event.
Each test can be administered to students in any grade (e.g., a grade 7 interim test is not limited to grade 7 students, but can be administered to students in grades 6 or 8).

10. Interim Assessment Types
Two types of interim assessments:
Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs)
English language arts/literacy (ELA) test and performance task
Mathematics test and performance task
Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs)
There are between 5 and 17 IABs per grade and content area

11. Smarter Balanced Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICA)
Fixed form
Use the same blueprints and assess the same standards as the summative assessments
Include the same item types and formats, including performance tasks, as the summative assessments
Yield overall scale scores, overall achievement level designations, and claim score information
Report against the same scale as the summative test

12. Smarter Balanced Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICA)
Examples of the use of ICAs include:
A new student from another state is given the previous year’s ICA.
Mid-year a teacher gives an ICA to gauge how students might perform on the summative assessment.

13. Smarter Balanced Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICA)
This document is intended to assist LEA CAASPP coordinators, site coordinators, and test administrators in planning for the administration and local hand scoring of the interim comprehensive assessments (ICA). The following table provides key information, including the total number of items appearing on each ICA. This total includes items that are both machine scored and hand scored. Also included on this table are the number of items that require local hand scoring on the non-Performance Task (PT) constructed response, the PT constructed response, and the PT essay.

14. Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs)
Fixed form
Focus on fewer sets of skills (e.g., Geometry)
Flexible; supports instruction and curriculum
Include the same item types and formats, including classroom activities and performance tasks, as the summative assessments
Yield overall information for each block
Results are reported as Below Standard, At/Near Standard, and Above Standard

15. Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs)
Examples of the use of IABs include:
A teacher uses the argument performance task to determine the degree of a student’s understanding before or after instruction.
A team of teachers uses a block to become informed about how a group of students are performing in geometry.

16. Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs)
The following tables are intended to assist LEAs in planning for the administration and local hand scoring of the Interim Assessment Blocks (IAB). Included in each table are the total number of items on each IAB. The total number of items shown includes both machine scored and hand scored items. Each table also provides the number of constructed response and essay items that require local hand scoring.
The entire list of available IABs for grades 3-8 and 11 can be found at the following web link

17. TOMS and Digital Library ACCOUNTS
In order to administer, score and view reports of the Interim Assessments, staff will need to have an active TOMS and Digital Library account
All TOMS and Digital Library accounts from are still active and are to be used to administer, score and view reports of the Interim Assessments
Procedures to create new TOMS or Digital Library accounts, and/or to reset any TOMS or Digital Library account remain the same as last year and are the following:

18. TOMS ACCOUNT CREATING OR RESETTING
TOMS Accounts
All teachers need to verify that their existing TOMS accounts from last year are working
by logging in to TOMS.  If their accounts are not working:
           1.  They should try to reset their password themselves by clicking on the “Forgot my
password” button
           2.  If any teacher cannot reset their TOMS account, they should contact their school
Testing Coordinator and request that the Coordinator reset their TOMS account for
them.  If their Testing Coordinator isn't able to reset their TOMS account, the Testing
Coordinator needs to send an to Nancy and
request that she reset their accounts
         3.  If any teacher does not have a TOMS account:
               a.  They should contact their school Testing Coordinator and request that the
Coordinator create a TOMS account for them.  The Testing Coordinator will need to
have the staff member sign and submit to them a Security Affidavit before they are
granted a TOMS account.  If their Testing Coordinator isn't able to create the NEW
TOMS accounts, the Testing Coordinator needs to send an to Nancy
and request that she create a TOMS for them

19. DIGITAL LIBRARY ACCOUNT CREATING OR RESETTING
DIGITAL LIBRARY Accounts
All teachers need to verify that their existing Digital Library accounts from last year are
working by logging in to the Digital Library.  If their accounts are not working:
           1.  They should try to reset their password themselves by clicking on the “Forgot my Password” button
           2.  If any teacher cannot reset their Digital Library account, they should contact their school Testing
Coordinator and request that the Coordinator reset their Digital Library account for them.  If their
Testing Coordinator isn't able to reset their Digital Library account, the Testing Coordinator needs
to send an to James and request guidance on the
procedures to create a Digital Library account or refer to MEMO-6423 for detailed instructions
          3.  If any teacher does not have a Digital Library account:
               a.  They should contact their school Testing Coordinator and request that the Coordinator create a
Digital Library account for them.  If their Testing Coordinator isn't able to create the NEW Digital
Library accounts, the Testing Coordinator needs to send an to James
and request guidance on the procedures to create a Digital
Library account or refer to MEMO-6423 for detailed instructions
Note: Coordinators need to log in to the Log in to Digital Library for Coordinators link located at the Student Testing Branch website behind the “Digital Library” tab or (art.smarterbalanced.org)

20. Interim Assessment Viewing System

21. Interim Assessment Viewing System
Teacher View enhancement is available for TOMS account holders to use for planning and or training purposes
Is accessible through the caaspp.org website

22. Preview the Tests

23. Preview the Tests cont..

24. Interim Assessment Administration

25. Interim Assessment Administration Designated Supports and Accommodations
Must be designated prior to the first day of testing window
Available to ELs for whom the need has been indicated
Decision made by educators familiar with the student’s characteristics and needs
Supports the student has been using during instruction/assessments
Non-embedded supports are to be provided by the school
ELs with an IEP or a 504 Plan have to have the designated supports and accommodations listed on the IEP or 504 Plan.

26. Interim Assessment Administration Student Log In

27. Interim Assessment Administration Considerations
The performance task is the same for both the ICA and IAB for the same grade and subject (i.e., grade 3 ELA),.
Each performance task requires administration of a classroom activity 1 to 3 days before the performance task is administered.
Classroom activities and guidelines are available for download on the TA Resources for the Interim Assessments page at caaspp.org.

28. Interim Assessment Administration
Accessing and Administering Interim Assessments
Interim Assessments are administered in the same way as summative tests. The test administrator (TA) must use the TA Interface and the student must log onto the test through the secure browser.
Select the [Test Administrator
Interface] button on the CAASPP
portal at
Log onto the TA Interface
using your sign in credentials.

29. Interim Assessment Administration
Select the test category or grade and content area.

30. Interim Assessment Hand Scoring

31. Interim Assessment Hand Scoring
This table is a Smarter Balanced document that describes a range of estimated times required to complete the hand-scoring portion of the interim assessments.
Non-PT Items
Performance Tasks
Grade
ELA
Reading
Short-Text Items and
Brief Writes
Math
Short-Text
Items
ELA Research Short-Text Items
Full Writes
Math Short-Text Fill-In Table Items
without dependencies
with dependencies
Grade 3
15-40 sec.
N/A
15-44 sec.
sec.
5-30 sec.
11-82 sec.
Grade 4
10-46 sec.
17-24 sec.
15-55 sec.
sec.
4-39 sec.
7-51 sec.
Grade 5
18-61 sec.
11-25 sec.
18-79 sec.
sec.
3-141 sec.
13-68 sec.
Grade 6
sec.
17-18 sec.
14-60 sec.
sec.
sec.
sec.
Grade 7
sec.
13-34 sec.
12-75 sec.
sec.
sec.
sec.
Grade 8
sec.
10-29 sec.
12-76 sec.
sec.
sec.
sec.
High School
sec.
8-37 sec.
10-67 sec.
sec.
sec.
sec.

32. Interim Assessment Hand Scoring
Most interim assessment items are scored by the Smarter Balanced test delivery engine.
Hand scoring of constructed-response items and performance tasks is a local responsibility.
Results for individual students are generated only after the constructed-response item scores and performance task scores are inputted into the Interim Assessment Hand Scoring System (IAHSS). (Processing time of up to 48 hours)
Scoring is supported by training guides, rubrics, exemplars (i.e., anchor and practice papers).

33. Interim Assessment Scoring cont.
IABs That Do Not Require Local Hand Scoring
ELA, all grades
Edit/Revise
Listen/Interpret
Research
Mathematics, all grades
All blocks, except Performance Task blocks

34. Training Guides and Exemplars
Training Guides and Exemplars for all constructed response items and performance tasks are accessible in TOMS.
LEAs can access these materials for professional development and training purposes.

35. Videos, Training Guides and Exemplars

36. Interim Assessment Scoring Logging In…
The Interim Hand Scoring System is part of the connected suite of Single Sign-On systems (e.g., TOMS, TA Interface, Completion Reports, etc.)

37. Hand Scoring System Home Page
Once you log in to the interim assessment hand scoring system, the home page or the page you land on is called the Response List and it looks like this. Your Response List can be many pages long depending on how many tests have been administered and how many student responses are in the system that require local scoring.

38. Scoring Responses
Once you select the Score button to the right of a response, the system will take you to the scoring screen which looks like this. At the top of the screen, and not visible here, is the status of the item (scored, tentatively scored), session ID, student name, etc. Then you see the rubric and number of points possible, and boxes to insert scores or a pull-down menu to select one of the condition codes. On this same screen toward the bottom of the page, although not visible here, you can see the prompt and the student response. Please note the link to Exemplar and Training Guides. We’re going to come back to these in just a few minutes, but note that for every item, you are provided with exemplars and a training guide which can be downloaded and printed to support with the scoring.

39. Training Guides and Exemplars
Prep and Check Sets
Instructions and Information
Here is a snapshot of where the Exemplars and Training Guides are located. If you select either of these links, you can download the document. You can also print them for use in preparing for scoring or for use in a more collaborative training for scoring.
Every effort was made to make sure these materials are consistent across subjects, grades, and item types. The materials are designed to be teacher-friendly. These materials can also be downloaded and used in a facilitated professional development opportunity with LEA CAASPP coordinators, site coordinators, or test administrators, who have all signed the required security agreements or affidavits.

40. Interim Assessment Hand Scoring Guide
The Interim Assessment Hand Scoring System User Guide
can be found at the following web link

41. Interim Assessment Reporting System

42. Interim Assessment Reporting System cont.…
Teachers will use their Digital Library logon credentials to access the Data Warehouse to view Interim Assessment student reports.
Requires same logon credentials used for the Digital Library

43. Interim Assessment Reporting System Results
Reports for lists of students and individual student reports. No aggregate reports.
ICA: Overall scale score (i.e., 2000 to 3000); Achievement Level (Level 1, 2, 3, or 4); and Claim level (Below, At/Near, or Above Standard).
IAB: Level of Below, At/Near, or Above Standard for each Block.
Exportable data file.

44. Interpreting Interim Assessment Results
The extent to which interim assessments were administered under standardized conditions will affect the interpretations.
Interim assessment results should only be used in combination with other evidence of student learning; they should not be the sole basis for making any high-stakes decisions.

45. IA Reporting System Home Page
List of Districts
Once you log in to the Interim Assessment Reporting System, this is the landing or home page.
All the LEAs in California are listed on this page. You can use the search box, here to the upper right, to more quickly find your LEA instead of scrolling through the list of districts, which is displayed on the left.
However, one can only access data for their own LEA. Notice everything is grayed out and the words “Interim Data Only” or “No Data Available” are visible here. It is only when you go to your own LEA, and select the name of your LEA that you will navigate to a screen where you can see your results.

46. “List of Students” Display
Presents the following information listed by individual student name:
Individual results for students within grade or subgroup.
Overall scores, achievement levels, and error bands for individual student performance (ICA only).
Overall individual student performance by claim (ICA) or block (IAB).

47. Interim Comprehensive Assessment List of Students

48. ICA Student Report
Student’s Mathematics and ELA/literacy overall score and achievement level (i.e., Level 1, 2, 3, or 4)
Overall score is displayed (scale is 2000 to 3000) and surrounded by error bands marked with brackets
Claim level of Below Standard, At/Near Standard, or Above Standard
List of student accommodations

49. ICA Student Report

50. IAB Student Report Block level of Multiple blocks on the same report
Below Standard
At/Near Standard
Above Standard
Multiple blocks on the same report
Current and previous results for each block on the same report
Overall scores, error bands, and achievement levels NOT reported for blocks

51. Interim Assessment Block List of Students

52. Interim Assessment Block Student Report
On this screen, we have a sample of the Individual Student Report for the ELA/literacy block Edit/Revise. In this particular example, the student took this block once. If they took it a second time, you would see the most recent results listed first and then these particular results would move down to the Previous Results part of the report.
Remember that the results for the blocks are reported in terms of the three classifications, above standard, at or near standard, or below standard. In this example, for Edit/Revise, this grade four student is above standard for this block. If the student were administered other blocks, they would similarly show up on this report. Each blocks shows up in its own little square of this report.

53. Interim Assessment General Information
LAUSD –DIVISION OF INSTRUCTION
Smarter Balanced Assessment
Scoring Training Plan
Working with the Los Angeles County Office of Education, the Division is arranging training in
Building Educator Assessment Literacy (BEAL) for four 30-person teams of trainers in each of four areas:
Elementary Math, Secondary Math, Elementary Literacy and Secondary Literacy.
Using secure SBAC items, performance
tasks will be examined and implications for instruction will be discussed. The trainers will then be eligible to
lead BEAL training of teachers in their local district.

54. Interim Assessment General Information cont.
Technology Updates
iOS Upgrade
DO NOT update any pending i-Pad iOS upgrade.
All testing device carts should be opened, devices accounted for (including keyboards) and charged
For technical assistance or issues with testing devices or infrastructure, or contact:
Testing Hotline - (323)
For immediate issues affecting test environment or technical assistance with testing devices
ITD Hotline - (213)
For trouble calls
Joe Oliver, Director Information Technology Division
For assistance with Testing Device Carts or inventory of Testing Devices

55. Interim Assessment General Information cont.
TOMS Updates
Test Operations Management System (TOMS) Downtime
Please note that TOMS will be offline
October 1–14
During the downtime, LEAs will not be able to download student data files or score report PDFs; access the Online Reporting System, interim assessments, or hand scoring for interim assessments; add/delete users; or view completion status for interim assessments. We anticipate the system to be back online Thursday, October 15, with new system enhancements that will make 2015–16 version of TOMS easier to use.

56. Interim Assessment General Information cont.
Earbuds Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments The Student Testing Branch will provide schools that are not participating in the iPad 1-to-1 program with earphones for the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment. Schools will receive earphones to accommodate their student enrollment in grades 3-8 and 11 two to six weeks prior to the opening of their Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment testing window.

57. For More Information
CDE Interim Assessments Web Page ETS CAASPP Web Site California Technical Assistance Center (for LEA CAASPP Coordinators) LAUSD Student Testing Branch Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and School Support