1. What This Means for Us Carol L. Jenkins Senior Director for Testing June 24, 2011 Carol L. Jenkins Senior Director for Testing June 24, 2011 Evaluation and Research Testing Office

2.  Once upon a time in 2008….  DPI gave birth to a bouncing baby project they named  ACRE  Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort

3.  North Carolina’s comprehensive initiative to redefine… ◦ Standard Course of Study ◦ Student Assessment Progress ◦ School Accountability Model

4. Courtesy of NCDPI

5. The ACRE initiative would  Identify most critical knowledge and skills students need to learn  Create new tests for grades 3-8 and High School with ◦ More open ended questions ◦ More technology ◦ More real world applications

6. The ACRE initiative would also  Provide a new model for measuring school success ◦ Would give parents and educators more relevant information about how well schools are preparing students for college, work, and adulthood

7. Common Core State Standards

8.  A consortia of states working to develop shared K-12 standards in Mathematics and English Language Arts

9.  Beginning in the spring of 2009, Governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states, 2 territories and the District of Columbia committed to developing a common core of state K-12 English-language arts (ELA) and mathematics standards.  The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). www.corestandards.org www.corestandards.org  Courtesy of SBAC

10.  K-12 learning progressions developed leading to college and career readiness in high school  Multiple rounds of feedback from states, teachers, researchers, higher education, and the general public  June 2, 2010: Final Common Core State Standards (CCSS) was released  Courtesy of SBAC

11. June 2, 2010 Final Common Core Standards Released 2009 Common Core State Standards Initiative Created 2008 ACRE Implemented

12. June 3, 2010 North Carolina Adopts Common Core Standards

13. All new standards are benchmarked against the best in national and international academic expectations.

14.  ACRE assimilates Common Core State Standards into its ongoing plan  We’re already well on the way  And now we’re part of a national consortia to benchmark our standards

17.  The US Department of Education’s Race-to- the-Top competition awarded extra points to a state’s application if the state provided evidence of adopting, or moving toward adoption of “a” common core of standards  When adopting the standards, states may not remove standards, but may add to them as long as the added state-specific standards comprise no more than 15% of the total  Courtesy of SBAC

18. August 24, 2010 North Carolina Awarded Race to the Top

19. ACRE Common Core Race to the Top

21.  As of June 22, 2011, 46 states (including DC) have adopted the Common Core State Standards  The states that have not yet adopted the standards: Alaska, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia  Courtesy of SBAC

22. Courtesy of SBAC MT and ND Have Joined

23.  All in agreement to create nationally benchmarked curriculum in Math and ELA  But… how do you assess them?

24.  $350 million of RttT funds was set aside for awards to consortia of states to design and develop common K-12 assessment systems  September, 2010 – USDoE awarded grants to ◦ PARCC – Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers ◦ SBAC – Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium  They have 4 years to develop assessments to be administered during the 2014-15 school year Courtesy of SBAC

25. Also in September, 2010 – NC joined SBAC  NC is a governing state  As a governing state, NC has decision making participation ◦ Greater leadership obligation ◦ Formal voting status  http://www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER/default.aspx

26. Governing StatusAdvisory Status  You can only be a member of one consortium  You have voting rights  You have greater decision making ability  Greater leadership responsibility  34 states  You can be a member of both consortia  You have no voting rights  Less of a leadership role  8 states

27. Courtesy of SBAC

28. Courtesy of PARCC Governing StateAdvisory State CA No Longer Part of PARCC

29. PARCCSBAC  Paper/pencil option for grades 3-5  6-12 will be on-line (but not computer adaptive)  Will have writing test as part of assessment  No paper/pencil option, but will have p/p for 3 years to allow for transition, infrastructure, and student familiarity with computers  No writing test  Will be computer adaptive

30. PARCCSBAC  Through course design  By 12 weeks should know material and will be tested on it  Grade stays with student  Quarterly assessments add up to summative score  Issue: What happens with remediation?  No expectation by a certain point  Whenever want to assess student will be able to measure the material the student knows  Interim assessments are for informational purposes  Are non-secure; open to teachers  Summative at the end of the year (last 12 weeks)

31. Courtesy of SBAC

40. Courtesy of NCDPI

41.  All EOCs available online  Following assessments specifically developed for online environment: ◦ EOG Science Grades 5 and 8 ◦ NCExtend 2 Science Grades 5 and 8 ◦ NCExtend2 Math and ELA Grades 3-8 ◦ EOC – English II, Algebra I, and Biology ◦ NCExtend2 – English II, Algebra I, and Biology

42.  All EOCs and EOGs will be developed specifically for online environment  Limited use of alternate paper/pencil version