1. Next Generation of Assessments

2. Ohio’s Next Steps Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT) administered in 2014-15 Ohio Achievement Assessments 2013-14 Ohio will continue its plans to develop new assessments

3. Spring 2014 Field Test Two separate Field Tests 1.American Institutes for Research (AIR) 2.Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)

4. Ohio’s Field Test

5. Spring 2014 Field Test Performance-Based Assessment March 24 – April 18 End-of-Year Assessment May 5 – 16 Ohio

6. Ohio’s Field Test Grades and Subjects Grades 4 and 6 Social Studies Grades 5 and 8 Science

7. Ohio’s Field Test Grades and Subjects High School American Government and American History High School Biology and Physical Science

8. Ohio’s Field Test Online only American Institutes for Research – TIDE PreID files required

9. Ohio’s Field Test All students will participate including students with disabilities and English language learners.

10. Ohio’s Field Test Performance-Based Assessment March 24 – April 18 Performance-Based Assessment Grades 4, 5, 6, 8 and high school: 75 – 90 minutes Add 15 minutes for set up for each test

11. Ohio’s Field Test End-of-Year May 5 – 16 End-of-Year Grades 4, 5, 6, 8 and High School: 60 – 90 minutes Add 15 minutes for set up for each test

12. Ohio’s Field Test – Resources Materials are available at http://oh.portal.airast.org http://oh.portal.airast.org Sara Allen at 614-387-7722 sara.allen@education.ohio.gov. sara.allen@education.ohio.gov

13. PARCC Field Test

14. Spring 2014 Field Test Performance-Based Assessment March 24 – April 11 End-of-Year Assessment May 5 – June 6 PARCC

15. PARCC Field Test Grades 3 – 11 ELA and Literacy Grades 3 – 11 Mathematics

16. PARCC Field Test Online and Paper/pencil PreID files required Format assigned to districts/schools Computer based Paper/pencil

17. PARCC Field Test Districts/schools have been contacted Districts/schools not chosen will sample items through Practice Test

18. Performance-Based Assessment March 24 – April 11 Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) ELA and Literacy – PARCC Grade 3 – 11: 60 – 130 minutes Add 15 minutes for set up for each test

19. End-of-Year Assessment May 5 – 16 End-of-Year (EOY) ELA and Literacy Grade 3 – 11: 90 – 105 minutes Add 15 minutes for set up for each test

20. PARCC Field Test Student participation: Only take either PBA or EOY; Either ELA or Mathematics; Few will take both components in either ELA or mathematics.

21. All Students Participate All students will participate including students with disabilities and English language learners.

22. PARCC Field Test – Item Types Evidence-Based Short-Answer Response (EBSR) Technology-Enhanced Constructed Response (TECR) http://www.parcconline.org/samples/ELA#1

23. PARCC Field Test – Item Types PARCC’s Blueprints and Test Specifications http://www.parcconline.org/assessment- blueprints-test-specs

24. PARCC Field Test Technology Number of test takers: Estimate the maximum number of students that will be testing at one time.

25. PARCC Field Test Technology Available devices: Identify the school computers that will be available for testing

26. Bandwidth Plan to use Proctor Caching and have at least 5 kbps of bandwidth for each student testing at the same time. OR Plan for at least 50 kbps of bandwidth for each student connecting to the Internet for testing at the same time

27. PARCC Field Test Technology Headphones – required for ELA/Literacy May be used by students who need accommodations for mathematics

28. PARCC Field Test Technology Online Assessment Pilot May 2013 For additional information, please contact Kirk Ross kirk.ross@education.ohio.gov kirk.ross@education.ohio.gov

29. Office of Curriculum and Assessment Contact Paula Mahaley, Assistant Director paula.mahaley@education.ohio.gov

30. education.ohio.gov

31. Social Media @OHEducation ohio-department-of-education Ohio Families and Education Ohio Teachers’ Homeroom OhioEdDept storify.com/ohioEdDept