1. Revised Recommendations: System Agreement for the Use of Smarter Balanced 11 th Grade Assessment in Washington Higher Education Placement Process April 2014

2. Key Points about the Agreement What It Does Supports implementation of Common Core Provides motivation for some students to improve readiness for college Complements system efforts toward multiple, alternative placement measures What It Doesn’t Do Replace or address directly issues with current placement tests Apply to admissions decisions for 4-year programs Extend beyond Class of 2018 without review process based on performance data

3. Class of 2016 Take SB spring 2015 Enter higher education fall 2016 Class of 2017 Take SB spring 2016 Enter higher education fall 2017 Class of 2018 Take SB spring 2017 Enter higher education fall 2018 Agreement Timeframe Review agreement in winter 2018 and consider revision/renewal for class of 2019

4. SMARTER BALANCED SCORE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR 12 TH GRADE POSTSECONDARY PLACEMENT OPTIONS BASED ON SCORE District option: Senior year college readiness/transition course (or some other intensive academic support), then opportunity for re-testing Taking the statewide math senior year college readiness/transition course Expected and advised to earn college credits  An entry college-level terminal math course not on the calculus pathway  An entry-level calculus pathway math course, contingent on a B or better in a calculus pathway class as a senior LEVEL 4 (college-ready) Any entry college-level math course through pre-calculus I LEVEL 1 LEVEL 3 (college-ready) LEVEL 2 An entry college-level terminal math course not on the calculus pathway, contingent on a B or better in the statewide math college readiness/transition course  Encouraged to consider appropriate advanced college credit courses  Taking a calculus pathway class SMARTER BALANCED RECOMMENDATIONS: MATH Additional placement information, determined by local institutional processes (transcript, high school GPA, additional testing, etc.), needed for all entry-level courses

5. SMARTER BALANCED SCORE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR 12 TH GRADE POSTSECONDARY PLACEMENT OPTIONS BASED ON SCORE District option: Senior year college readiness/transition course (or some other intensive academic support), then opportunity for re-testing Taking a statewide English senior year college readiness/transition course  An entry college-level English course (including but not limited to English Composition or its equivalent) LEVEL 4 (college-ready) An entry college-level English course (including but not limited to English Composition or its equivalent) LEVEL 1 LEVEL 3 (college-ready) LEVEL 2 An entry college-level English course (including but not limited to English Composition or its equivalent), contingent on a B or better in a statewide English senior year college readiness/transition course Encouraged to consider opportunities for earning college credit Additional placement information, determined by local institutional processes (transcript, high school GPA, additional testing, etc.), needed for all entry-level courses SMARTER BALANCED RECOMMENDATIONS: ENGLISH Expected and advised to earn college credits

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