1. Illinois State Board of Education Assessment & Accountability
Title I Directors Conference
September 26, 2018
Laura Quimby
Division Supervisor of Assessment and Accountability

2. Good Resources for Assessment Info
Weekly webinars
Assessment listserv
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3. Illinois Assessment of Readiness
Updates:
Notice of award for Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) as vendor for 3-8 assessment
This begins the contracting process. All information subject to change pending a fully executed contract.
Testing Window: Unknown at this time
Won't begin before March 4, 2019
Unless necessary, won't extend past April 26, 2019
PARCC content will continued to be the majority of the test in 2019 and 2020, as we transition to computer adaptive in 2021
DRC will lead the development of a Spanish native language assessment for mathematics targeted for 2021

4. Illinois Assessment of Readiness
Next Steps
DRC currently hosts our ACCESS assessment
Experience tailoring PARCC content with other test items based on work in Louisiana.
DRC administered large-scale, state-wide assessment programs in states (Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Nevada)
ISBE award announcement letter on the Assessment Communication page:

5. SAT Spring test days Initial Test Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Makeup Test Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Accommodated Test Window: April 19-23*, 2019

6. SAT High School Assessment Contract Still pending contract Grades 9-11
PSAT 9, PSAT 10, SAT 11

7. Science
2018 Individual score reports are in the process of printing and shipping
Forms being refreshed for 2019
Working to develop new blueprint & items for field testing

8. DLM-AA Individual score reports were released in July
Educator Portal interface was updated to be more user friendly
KITE Student Portal has also been updated.
Noticeable increase in students being identified for eligibility to be assessed using the DLM-AA
Noticeable increase in the number of districts over the 1%

9. Access
WIDA-developed professional learning workshops are now available directly to districts and schools. Contact WCEPS toll free: fax:
ACCESS is in the beginning stages of preparing for administration in 2019.
No ELA exemption for First Year in US
Scores in all subjects suppressed for accountability

10. KIDS/Physical Fitness
KIDS is not an assessment, is an observation protocol to understand the developmental readiness of children entering kindergarten
14 indicators
First 40 days of instruction
Contact information: Early Childhood Division (217)
Physical Fitness moving under Assessment & Accountability
Contact information: Lacey Shiffer,

11. Support and Accountability

12. Support and Accountability

13. Support and Accountability

14. Support and Accountability

15. Support and Accountability

16. Summative Designations
Primary mechanism for school accountability under ESSA
Designed to identify schools for supports and improvement

17. Summative Designations

18. Summative Ratings Summative ratings are for all schools.
1003(a) School Improvement Grants are for Title I schools and any high school with graduation rates below 67 percent.
Targeted Support Grants are for:
Schools with underperforming subgroups, also known as Tier III
Schools who fall below the 95% participation threshold in one or more subgroup for 3 consecutive years (based on Spring 18/19/20 data)
Schools with one or more subgroups that falls within the lowest 10 percent of performance for three or more consecutive years
for participation or lowest 10% for 3 consecutive years are annual starting in
Summative ratings are annual.
Official Summative ratings will appear on a school’s report card and subgroup(s) that triggered the designation underperforming
Summative ratings are for all schools
Title I schools and any high school with graduation rates below 67%
Targeted Support grants are for the following:
Read the list
Summative ratings are annual
Official summative ratings will appear on a school’s report card and subgroups that triggered the designation underperforming

19. 4 Step Process

20. Who counts?

21. Counts Where?

22. Summative Rating Deep Dive
Webinar was recorded on August 10, 2018
Posted at the following link:

23. Questions