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1 Planning for 2014-2015 What States are Doing to Prepare for the Next Generation of Assessments Barry Topol John Olson National Conference on Student Assessment Washington DC June 22, 2013

2 Overview Components State assessment components, data and costs Current planning issues Purpose Make states aware of what others are doing Open lines of communication between states 2 Survey of 33 states in late 2012 on planning for 2014-2015 (surveys done 2x/year)

3 Overview (cont.) Deliverables Information Database All survey information Search by state or question Summary of Assessment Costs By state, by domain group Newsletters Summary of key survey information Spring/Summer survey currently in progress Next newsletter by end of June Additional assessment cost detail provided with second survey results State requested content to be included June 22, 2013www.assessmentgroup.org 3

4 Current Planning Issues Recent changes in state assessment programs. Current and future funding changes. Technology and implementation issues Technology Readiness AI/machine scoring of student essays Technology enhanced items Test Security June 22, 2013www.assessmentgroup.org 4

5 Current Planning Issues (cont.) Interim/benchmark, formative assessment, and PD activities Future State Plans Adoption of consortia assessments Implementation challenges Contingency planning Other assessment options June 22, 2013www.assessmentgroup.org 5

6 Recent and future planned changes to assessment programs June 22, 2010www.assessmentgroup.org 6

7 Current and Future Funding Changes Funding basically flat Some funding cuts being partially restored Sequestration is a concern Some states addressing possible cuts States beginning to ask for $ to implement consortia assessments Issue – states don’t know cost of consortia assessments yet One state adding $2M for 15% state content 2 7

8 Technology – Implementation Issues June 22, 2013www.assessmentgroup.org 8

9 Future State Plans Adoption of consortia assessments (PARCC or SBAC) Most states desire to use all the consortia products they can afford SBAC Digital Library and PD modules of great interest to member states Adoption of non-summative assessments is a district issue in many states June 22, 2013www.assessmentgroup.org 9

10 Future State Plans Challenges in implementing consortia assessments No surprise, money and technology were the top issues Other issues June 22, 2013www.assessmentgroup.org 10

11 Future State Plans – Implementation Challenges (cont.) Measurement Cut scores Proficiency College ready determination Assessment # of items Testing time Policy/Politics Growth/continuity Teacher evaluation Politics/PR Sustainability Cost Governance Implementation Model June 22, 2013www.assessmentgroup.org 11

12 Future State Plans – Contingency Planning June 22, 2013www.assessmentgroup.org 12

13 Current State Assessment Costs 13

14 Current State Assessment Costs 14

15 Summary Most states feeling a bit more comfortable about their consortium’s ability to deliver a summative test on time Not sure about the other products in development Not sure all the “bells and whistles” will be there At the same time, contingency planning is picking up Typical plan is to keep current assessment while adding CCSS items Technology readiness is the number one concern Funding, bandwidth, devices are biggest concerns Three states have submitted funding requests to legislatures Mixed interest in AI scoring; states realize its importance to costs June, 2013www.assessmentgroup.org 15

16 Summary (cont.) Cost is the second biggest issue mentioned Some states planning on reducing non-math/ELA costs in order to afford consortia assessments Some states have asked for additional funding for either the consortia or other assessments A handful of states have recovered past funding cuts but, in general, funding is still below 2007 levels Sustainability and consortia governance models are of great interest SBAC has now announced their approach PARCC working with McKinsey on governance models June, 2013www.assessmentgroup.org 16

17 For More Information Barry Topol btopol@assessmentgroup.org 210.859.9920 John Olson jolson@assessmentgroup.org 617.965.1490 Ed Roeber eroeber@assessmentgroup.org 517.614.4877 June, 2013www.assessmentgroup.org 17

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