Transcript 2013-14 --There will be no KAMM. If a student currently takes the Kansas Assessment of Modified Measures (KAMM) in reading and math,

2013-14
--There will be no KAMM. If a student currently takes the
Kansas Assessment of Modified Measures (KAMM) in
reading and math, then the student’s IEP will indicate that he
will take the general assessment.
-- Students taking the alternate will take the Dynamic Learning
Maps (DLM) Field Test Reading and Math. Please consult the
DLM Eligibility Requirements information.
-- The policy for students taking the alternate science and
alternate history-government assessments in 2013-14 is yet to
be determined. KSDE is investigating the possibility of
piloting alternate items in both content areas.
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The assessments are required by the accountability waiver
as approved by the United States Department of
Education
The transitional assessments will provide insight for
teachers and students into the Kansas College and Career
Ready Standards
The transitional assessments will allow districts to use the
new browser-based KITE test engine a year in advance
of 2015.
1. Will schools be able to utilize the transitional assessment in
2013-14 for freshmen and sophomores? Yes. Freshmen,
sophomores, and juniors will be able to register and take the
transitional assessments. Schools need only register them in
KIDS. For accountability purposes, however, only juniors in
2014 will be used. Freshmen and sophomore scores from
2014 will not be banked for future accountability.
2. Will the existing proficiency levels (i.e., AW, AS, MS, ES, E)
be applied in 2013-14 to banked scores from 2013? Yet to be
determined. Transitional assessments in the 2014 will utilize 4
proficiency levels. No proficient scores from 2013 will be
rendered “non proficient.” Attention will be paid also to the
API index.
3. How long will the 2014 transitional assessment be?
Shorter, two sections rather than three.
4. If sophomores took the assessment in 2012-2013 and
“passed,” do they still have to take the 2013-2014
assessment? No. Testing them again is, however, an option.
All proficient scores from the “old” 2013 assessment will be
used for accountability in 2014. KSDE does not have the
option of using a second proficient score for accountability.
5. Will there be performance based items? If so who will score them?
No performance based items will contribute to the summative score on
the transitional assessment in 2014. CETE is working to develop
formative performance items that schools can use for professional
development.
6. Can we use iPads in 2014? Decision pending until a full
comparability analysis is completed on the 2012 iPad pilot.
7. How long will it take for us to receive the results in 2014?
KSDE/CETE is hoping for a timely feedback, but new proficiency
levels will need to be set.
8. How long will the testing window be? KSDE and CETE are
working together to provide for a testing window of 12 weeks (which
mirrors the SBAC plan), but the 2014 window could be as short as 7
weeks. KSDE will notify the field as soon as the date is firm.
Testing Technology Requirements
An updated version of the KITE testing client will be available for
installation in July. After this release the existing KCA and LCS
clients will no longer be needed.
The Supported Operating Systems will be:
WINDOWS: XP, Vista, 7, and 8
MAC: OS X 10.5+ (Only Intel-based Macs are supported)
iPad: iOS 6+ (Not including the iPad Mini)
Screen Requirements:
The minimum screen resolution requirement for KITE is
1024x768.
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Transitional language arts
Transitional mathematics
science (delivered on the new browserbased engine)
DLM language arts
DLM mathematics
pilot history-government items
Alternate History government (yet to be
determined)
Alternate science (yet to be determined)
KELPA
School A: All 11th graders will need to be assessed with the
transitional College and Career Ready State Assessments
given that no sophomores were tested in 2013 as an OTL
option. The school, therefore, will have no banked scores.
Note: School ‘A’ will have the option of also testing freshmen and
sophomores if they wish.
No 11th graders will need to be tested with the
transitional College and Career Ready State
Assessments given that all 2014 11th graders
were assessed in 2013 as sophomores, and all
scored at least proficient.
Note: School B will have the option of testing
freshmen, sophomores, and juniors for
instructional purposes.
School C: Some 11th graders will need to be assessed
with the transitional College and Career Ready State
Assessments given that although all 2014 juniors were
tested in 2013 as sophomores only some scored at
least proficient. School C will provide a second
opportunity in 2014 to the non-proficient students
from 2013. In this case, yes, the 2014 cohort will be
comprised of scores from two different assessments.
Note: School C will have the option of testing freshmen,
sophomores, and juniors for instructional purposes.
Schools will be selected to participate in the 2014 SBAC field
test according to the “needs” of AIR’s (American Institute
for Research) sample. The process of notifying schools that
have been selected for the field test will identical to the
process in 2013 for the piloting of items. As with the pilot,
schools will have the freedom to “opt out” of the field test
in order to take the state assessment if they wish.
KSDE is investigating how participation and/or proficiency credit will
be awarded to schools participating in the 2014 field test.