1. Designing Common Assessments A Presentation at the ASCD Annual Conference March 19, 2007

2. Richard Delmoro – Director of Secondary Education, Middletown (NY) City School District – rdelmoro@ecsdny.org Douglas Harris – Director, The Center for Curriculum Renewal – dharrisnga@aol.com

3. Middletown City School District Focus on Standards and Student Performance

4. Overview of Middletown City School District

5. Changes in District Leadership

6. Systems Approach to Standards-Based Learning

7. Systems Planning – Role of CCR Development of Model for Learning – Focus on Instructional Practice Alignment of Scope and Sequence Developing a Comprehensive Assessment Plan Leadership Coaching and Development Building Data Systems and Analysis Protocols Support fo District Leadership and Board

8. Key Strategies Program Audits Alignment of Curriculum with Standards Research-based Instructional Strategies as Focus for Supervision and Evaluation Student Level Accountability –Aligned Classroom Assessment –Common Assessments –State Assessments

9. Purposes of Quarterly Assessments Align instruction with standards Define curriculum priorities and pacing Utilize common language related to standards-based learning Provide data for collaborative decision- making

10. Key Early Decisions Quarterly Assessment = 20% of grade Definition of assessing special needs populations Connectins to style, level of difficulty, scoring of state assessments

11. Development of Common Assessments Define Purpose Identify “Fair Game” Complete Balance of Representation Develop Assessment Blueprint Select or Develop Items Develop the Assessment Administer and Score Set Cut Scores

12. Review of Quarterly Assessments Review the Assessments You Have Been Given – Science 8 and Chemistry –What Do You Observe in Terms of the Items? –What Do You Observe in Terms of the Assessments’ Overall Design? –Having Reviewed the Assessments, What Questions Do You Have?

13. Item Analysis Sampling Frequency p-Values

14. Review the Item Analysis for the Chemistry Quarterly What Do You Notice About the Results? What Questions Do the Data Raise? Given These Results, What Next Steps Would You Consider?

15. Challenges of Implementation

16. Impact on District to Date Accountability Focus Alignment Pacing Data-Driven Decision-Making

17. Next Steps

18. Questions and Discussion

19. For a Copy of this Power Point Go To: www.curriculumrenewal.org