1. Illinois State Board of Education Assessment & Accountability
Title I Directors Conference
April 24, 2018
A. Rae Clementz
Director of Assessment and Accountability

2. Good Resources for Assessment Info
Weekly webinars
Assessment listserv
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3. PARCC/Illinois Assessment of Readiness
Updates:
Testing Window: March 5, 2018 to April 20, 2018
Testing Complete!
Next Steps:
Release of the 3-8 RFSP
Continuity and comparability between prior administrations & FY19 forward
Machine scorable results within 1 week
Human scored items within 1 month
Native language assessments
Better reporting
Transition to computer adaptive

5. SAT Spring test days High School Assessment FY19
Initial Test Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Makeup Test Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Accommodated Test Window: April 10-24*, 2018
Testing Complete!
High School Assessment FY19
Unknown – evaluation of bids ongoing
Grade 11 college entrance exam
Aligned assessments at grades 9 & 10

6. Science 2016 results released January 2017 results released February
2018 administration ongoing till 6/30/18
Results anticipated along the same timeline as other assessments
Working to develop new blueprint, & items for field testing in 2019

7. DLM-AA Testing ongoing till 5/9/18 Minimal issues reported
Noticeable increase in students being identified

8. Access New for next year: No ELA exemption for First Year in US
Testing closed. Smoothest administration to date
New Instructional Framework for ELDs
EL educators and stakeholders are invited to submit input between March 22 and April 20, 2018.
WIDA-developed professional learning workshops are now available directly to districts and schools. Contact WCEPS toll free: fax:
New for next year: No ELA exemption for First Year in US
Scores in all subjects suppressed for accountability

9. KIDS/Physical Fitness
KIDS is not an assessment, is an observation protocol
Physical Fitness moving under Assessment & Accountability

10. ESSA Accountability System & Assessments
Approved by the US Department of Education on 8/30/2017

11. 95% Participation
Percent proficient now calculated out of whichever is larger:
Number of students tested
95% of those who should have tested
If one or more subgroups is below the 95% threshold:
In any year, school cannot be Tier I
For three consecutive years, identified for Targeted Supports and Interventions
Based on 2018, 2019, 2020 participation

12. CSI/TSI & Summative Ratings
Summative ratings are for all schools.
CSI/TSI/aTSI are for Title I schools and high schools with graduation rates below 67% percent.
TSI is a category made up of 3 things:
aTSI (Additional Targeted Support and Intervention), 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, regardless of the schools summative rating.
Summative & TSI ratings are annual.
CSI/aTSI are calculated every 3 years.