1. Summative: Formative resources: Interim Assessments:
Tests used for end-of-year accountability and evaluation.
Common Core State Standards specify
K-12 expectations for college and career readiness
All students leave high school college and career ready
Teachers
and schools
have information
and tools they need to improve teaching and learning.
The Fellows are always grounding presentations with the SB Assessment System Graphic.
The bar at the tope represents a five year implementation timeline; the red dot shows where we are in on that timeline and reminds the audience that most LEAs will likely take 3-5 years before full implementation of the CCSS and the assessments.
Formative resources:
Educator resources that support measuring student learning in real-time during instruction
Interim Assessments:
Tests used for timely and periodic information based on local needs/goals

2. A Comprehensive Plan for Student Success
LCFF
Prop. 30
Resources
New Standards
New Assessments
Support
College and Career Readiness
Outcomes

3. Smarter Balanced Mathematics Threshold Scale Scores
Remember to share with educators that one of the benefits of the new summative assessment is that we can measure progress over time.
There is a handout to go with this slide that has both ELA and math. Uploaded to the RAN Smartsheet.

4. Summative Reporting Timeline
Go through the timeline and caution about the electronic results being preliminary and why.

5. Preliminary On-line Reporting System (ORS) Timeline
Let’s talk first about the preliminary electronic reports. The process, and the types of reports that are available.
Preliminary student scores and aggregate reports available within four weeks of a student completing both parts of the test.

6. Individual Student Reports and Data Files
Paper reports for parents and data files available within eight weeks of the end of the LEA’s testing window.

7. Important Reminder
The data available in the CAASPP ORS represents partial and preliminary results that are not appropriate for public release. As a real-time system, results will change as additional data is received and relevant appeals and rescores are processed. These changes may result in final scores being higher or lower than the preliminary results posted to this system. The California Department of Education (CDE) recommends that data from the ORS only be released publically following the state level release of assessment data that occurs in August.

8. Assessments: An Academic Check-up
CAASPP replaces the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program.
Initial tests in English-language arts/literacy, mathematics and legacy (CST) science.
Other subject areas will be added over time.
Also includes tests for special student populations (English learners; students with disabilities).
Subject Area
Grades Tested
Test Type
Test Name
English-Language Arts
Grades 3-8 and 11
Computer-adaptive
Smarter Balanced – NEW!
Mathematics
Science
Grades 5, 8, and 10
Paper and Pencil
California Standards Test

9. A System Designed to Help Teachers
Computer-based
Wider variety of questions, tasks and problems
Allows students to demonstrate writing, critical thinking, problem-solving
More timely information for teachers and schools
Computer-adaptive
More accurate information about individual student performance
Performance tasks
Allows students to apply their thinking to real-world problems
Student supports
Allowing English learners and students with disabilities to demonstrate their knowledge

10. California’s New Student Score Reports
Dynamic report: Text changes based on grade and student performance
Overall scores for each subject range from 2,000 to 3,000
Performance within one of four levels:
Standard exceeded
Standard met
Standard nearly met
Standard not met
Review full sample student score reports here

11. Overall Score at a Glance (ELA)
Straightforward, easy to read descriptions
Results comparable across schools, districts and states
Dynamic text based on student performance
Bar shows range of likely performance
Find more information about achievement levels here

12. Overall Score at a Glance (Math)
Straightforward, easy to read descriptions
Results comparable across schools, districts and states
Dynamic text based on student performance
Bar shows range of likely performance

13. Demonstrating specific skills English language arts/literacy
Reports performance within one of three levels:
Above Standard
At or Near Standard
Below Standard

14. Demonstrating specific skills Mathematics
Reports performance within one of three levels:
Above Standard
At or Near Standard
Below Standard

15. Indicator of College Readiness (Grade 11)
Cal State and participating Community Colleges will use results to determine Early Assessment Program status.
Allows qualifying students to avoid placement exams.
Provides those who need additional work information about areas of focus for senior year.

16. Federally Required Legacy Science Test (CST)
California Standards Test for Science administered in grades 5, 8 and 10.
Not aligned to Next Generation Science Standards.
New assessment in development.

17. Important Reminder
Scores and achievement levels from the Smarter Balanced assessments cannot and should not
be compared with data from the STAR Program/CSTs.
Different standards are being assessed.
Different assessment methods are being used.
Different levels of cognitive rigor are being assessed.

18. Patience and Persistence
Real progress takes time and effort.
Primary purpose of testing in California is to support learning rather than to impose high-stakes consequences.
California is focused on helping students succeed in the long run, achieving their dreams of college and career.