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California Educational Research
Association
November 29, 2012
Deb Sigman
Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction
District, School, and Innovation Branch
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
A Time When…
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
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Standards
Curriculum
Assessments
Accountability
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Standards and Curriculum
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Math and ELA Standards
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• SB 1200 (Hancock) authorizes the SSPI to
recommend and the SBE to adopt the ELA
anchor standards for the CCSS. Additionally,
if the SSPI and the SBE jointly find that there
is a need to revise or modify the
mathematics academic content standards
as adopted by the SBE on August 2, 2010, SB
1200 calls for an advisory group of experts to
be formed to provide recommendations to the
SSPI and the SBE on modifying the
mathematics standards. SB 1200 also
provides additional needed time for the SBE to
consider national science standards.
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Assembly Bill 1246
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Assembly Bill 1246 (Brownley)
authorizes the adoption of CCSSaligned instructional materials for
mathematics by 2014 and provides
districts flexibility in the selection of
instructional materials.
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English Language
Development Standards
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• The State Board of Education
adopted new ELD standards in
November 2012
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Assembly Bill 1719
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• AB 1719 (Fuentes) requires the CDE to
develop a list of supplemental instructional
materials for K–8 that provide a bridge to the
new English language development standards
for the SBE to approve by June 30, 2014.
Additionally, it authorizes a school board to
approve supplemental instructional materials
other than those approved by the SBE if the
school board determines the supplemental
instructional materials are aligned to the
revised ELD standards. AB 1719 also extends
the timeline for the CDE and the SBE to
complete a supplemental materials list for
mathematics as required by SB 140.
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Science Standards
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Through a multistate, collaborative
process, the Next Generation
Science Standards will be based
on the Framework for K–12
Science Education, developed by
the National Research Council.
The Next Generation Science
Standards are scheduled to be
completed in early 2013.
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Assessments
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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STAR Reauthorization
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Standardized Testing and
Reporting (STAR) Program
sunsets July 2014
• California Education Code 60604.5
amended
• Extensive consultation with
stakeholders
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Current Assessment System
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Originally designed in 1997
• Modifications made over the years
• Current STAR system includes:
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California Standards Tests
California Modified Assessment
Standards-based Tests in Spanish
California Alternate Performance Assessment
• Other parts of state assessment system:
– California High School Exit Examination
– California English Language Development Test
– Physical Fitness Test
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Smarter Balanced
Participation
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• In June 2011, California joined the Smarter
Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
• Develop assessments in English–language
arts (ELA) and mathematics in grades
three through eight and grade eleven
• Will satisfy federal accountability
requirement
• Will include optional formative assessment
tools and interim assessments
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Alternate Assessment
Participation
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• California recently joined the National Center
and State Collaborative (NCSC) as a Tier II
state
• Representing a Tier II state, the California
team will:
– Dedicate a staff member to coordinate the work
– Work directly with members of the Special Education
Administrators of County Offices of Education (SEACO) and with
directors of special education local plan areas (SELPA) to build a
community of practice
– Meet directly with the field implementers every other month with
technology supported meetings in between and as needed
– Deliver electronically to California stakeholders the
comprehensive curriculum, instruction, and professional
development modules available from the NCSC on the CCSS
expected by fall 2012
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Purpose of the New
Assessment System
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• The SSPI and the CDE are
committed to designing an
assessment system that includes a
variety of assessment approaches
and item types that has as its
primary purpose to model and
promote high quality teaching and
student learning activities.
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Purpose of the New
Assessment System (cont.)
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
In accomplishing the primary
purpose, the system can also:
• Produce scores that can be aggregated for the
purpose of holding schools and districts
accountable for the progress of their students in
learning the California academic content standards
• Provide assessments and/or assessment tools in
multiple grades covering the full breadth of the
curriculum to provide clear expectations and
incentives for teaching the full curriculum
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Guiding Principles
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Assess subjects and learning in ways
that promote high-quality instruction
• Conform to rigorous industry standards
for test development
• Use resources efficiently and effectively
• Provide for inclusion of all students
• Provide information on the assessment
system that is readily available and
understandable to parents, teachers,
schools, and the public
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Strengths of the Current
System
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Paper and pencil multiple-choice
assessments inexpensively developed,
administered, and scored
• Reliable results
• Provide secure measures of
achievement
• Use of multiple-choice approach has
allowed for a wide variety of tests and a
high level of reliability and validity in the
accountability system
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Limitations of the Current
System
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Multiple-choice assessments limit the
types of knowledge and skills measured
(less depth)
• Limited types of items and formats
• Criticized for negatively influencing
instruction through narrowing of the
curriculum
• Limited student diagnostic information
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Decisions Within Current
Context
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
require a more integrated approach to
delivering instruction (literacy across
curriculum)
• SBAC assessments will use multiple
item types such as multiple-choice,
constructed response, technology
enhanced, and performance tasks
• SBAC will provide optional formative
assessment tools and interim
assessments
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Decisions Within Current
Context (cont.)
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Costs will likely be greater per student with
SBAC assessments than the current
system – different assessment
• Need to consider allocating additional
resources for assessment, finding more
efficient ways to assess subjects not
included in SBAC, and reduce the number
of grades and subjects assessed
• Consider utilizing various ways to
administer, score, and report has the
potential for realizing greater efficiencies
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Decisions Within Current
Context (cont.)
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Choices beyond the SBAC
assessments
– State accountability considerations
– Interim and formative assessments
– Other grades/content areas
– Matrix testing
• Trade-offs between costs of the
system and the kind of assessment
and reporting desired
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Accountability
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Thinking Differently
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Accountability beyond the API
• Indicators beyond test results and
graduations rates
• Methods for incorporating new
indicators into the API
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Overview of Senate Bill 1458
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• In September 2012, the legislature
passed, and the governor signed,
Senate Bill (SB) 1458 which
significantly changed the
composition of the high school
Academic Performance Index
(API).
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Overview of SB 1458 (Cont.)
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Beginning with the 2015–16 API
cycle, 40% of a high school’s API
must be from indicators other than
state assessments, such as
college and career readiness
indicators and graduation rates.
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Overview of SB 1458 (Cont.)
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• By October 1, 2013, the State
Superintendent of Public
Instruction (SSPI), in consultation
with the PSAA Advisory
Committee, shall report to the
legislature an alternative to the
decile rank as a method for
determining eligibility, preference,
or priorities for statutory programs.
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Overview of SB 1458 (Cont.)
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• By October 1, 2013, the SSPI must
recommend to the SBE a method
or methods for increasing the
emphasis on science and historysocial science. This emphasis may
occur through changes in the API
or through other means.
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Overview of SB 1458 (Cont.)
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• The SSPI, with SBE approval, may
incorporate into the API the rates
at which students successfully
promote from one grade to the
next in middle and high school and
successfully matriculate from
middle to high school.
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Overview of SB 1458 (Cont.)
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• The SSPI, with SBE approval, may
develop and implement a program
of school quality review that
features locally convened panels
to visit schools, observe teachers,
interview students, and examine
student work if an appropriation for
this purpose is in the annual
budget.
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Draft SB 1458
Implementation Timeline
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Key dates
– October 1, 2013 legislative reports due
– July 2013 to January 2015 interim
reports provided to SBE every 6 months
– July 2015 SBE adopts new high school
indicators
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Opportunities and
Challenges
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
• Critics and skeptics
• Investment of time and
money
• Keep our eyes on the prize
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