Transcript Kingman Norwich USD 331 February 17, 2014 COLLEGE AND CAREER READY means an individual has the academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, and employability skills.

Kingman Norwich USD 331
February 17, 2014
COLLEGE AND CAREER READY
means an individual has the
academic preparation, cognitive
preparation, technical skills, and
employability skills to be
successful in postsecondary
education, in the attainment of
an industry recognized
certification or in the workforce,
without the need for
remediation.
% of Kansas w/ postsecondary degree
or certification?
Calculating API
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Reading – Performance Levels
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11/6/2015
Update on Spring Assessments
 Little has changed, except “transitional test” is now
“field test.”
 In January, CETE released additional Practice Tests
containing all the technology-enhanced items
students will encounter. ksassessment.org
 Currently, all forms are going through a quality
control process.
 Testing window opens March 10.
New Development in 2014–2015
 The transitional assessment will serve as the
backbone for the new Kansas College and Career
Ready Assessment
 Enhancements to be developed Summer 2014:
 Listening section
 Writing prompt
 Math performance tasks
Summary
Spring 2014
Core machine-scorable
items aligned with KCCRS
Spring 2015
Core machine-scorable
items aligned with KCCRS
Spring 2016
Core machine-scorable
items aligned with KCCRS
Math
Performance Task
Essay
Listening
Items
Complete enhancements
(performance task, essay,
listening items)
Adaptivity
Model of a Stage Adaptive Test
Update Since Board Decision
 Working with Kansas Stakeholders
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Board of Regents
USA Kansas
KAAC
KCCRAAC
Kansas Input
 We want Kansas educator and stakeholder input all
over these new assessments
 Teachers
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Design decisions
Item writing
Item reviewing
Rangefinding
Scoring
Standard setting
Kansas Stakeholders
 Administrators
 Support teacher involvement
 Voice in report decisions
 Cross-content development
 Kansas Board of Regents
 High school — we want to ensure that tests truly predict
college readiness
 Will be involved in design and review of assessments
and setting cut scores
Full Kansas Assessment Program
 Summative assessment
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ELA (complete in 2016)
Math (complete in 2016)
History/government (complete in 2016)
Science (complete in 2017)
 Formative tools
 Really more like sample items now
 Developing capacity for teachers to build test forms
using item pool
 In 2016, we can start building true formative,
instructionally-embedded tests.
 Will include science and H/G
Extend our current ESEA Waiver
 All states are given the option to request an
extension of their current waivers for an
additional year.
 If approved, our waiver would extend into the
2014-15 school year.
 Must submit by early April, 2014
Respond to our current conditional
“high risk” status
 Involves Principle 3 of our waiver.
 How Kansas chooses to use student growth
as a significant factor in teacher/leader
evaluations.
 Positive response/progress with the USDE
 Submitted our response on January 27, 2014
and are waiting on a response.
Amend items in our Current Waiver
 Kansas will have CETE develop our state
assessments instead of being involved with
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
 A new assessment model that allows for
multiple assessments at the high school level
 Re-think how we identify “Not Making
Progress” schools
Move the use of using student
growth data to inform personnel
decisions
 Results from the state assessments would
not be used in teacher/leader evaluations
until the 2017-18 school year.
Questions?