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Alabama’sStudent Assessment

SystemSchool Superintendents of Alabama

Summer Conference

June 13-14, 2011

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To Plan Learning(prior to

instruction)

To Support Learning(during

instruction)

To Monitor Learning(between

instruction)

To Verify Learning(after instruction)

FORMATIVE DATAto quickly inform instruction

Teacher/Student Discussion

First-day Observations

Teacher/Student Portfolio

Class Blog; Student Journal

Open Questioning Running Records

Exit Activities Portfolios

Benchmark Datato benchmark and monitor progress

Screener Chapter Pre-Tests

Graded Class Work Curriculum-Based

Measures (CBM) Running Records

Portfolios Office Discipline

Referrals Curriculum-Based

Measures (CBM)

Progress Report Interim

Assessment(Post-Test)

Summative Datato evaluate cumulative learning

Prior Year’s AP Exams

Prior End-of-Year Scores

Item Analysis of Prior Summative Test

End-of-Unit Assessments/Grades

Benchmark Test Scores

End-of-Semester Grades

AYP Reports Suspension Rates

BALANCED ASSESSMENT SYSTEMBy Purpose

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Grade Assessment2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

K-3 DIBELS Move to ARI

3-8 ARMT ARMT ARMT ARMT+ ARMT+ ARMT+ TBD

5 & 7 ASA ASA ASA Combine with ARMT to become ARMT+

5, 7 & 10 ADAW ADAW

3-8 Stanford 10 Reading and Math only No longer administered

4, 8 & 12 NAEP NAEP NAEP NAEP

3-8 & 11 AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA

11 AHSGEAHSGE AHSGE AHSGE AHSGE AHSGE End-of-Course Tests

8 EXPLORE EXPLORE EXPLORE EXPLORE EXPLORE EXPLORE

10 PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN

11 ACT ACT w/ ACT w/ Writing Writing12 WorkKeys WorkKeys

Alabama’s CurrentStudent Assessment Plan

(Approved by State Board of Education on September 10, 2009)

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No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

State Accountability Law (Act 2000-753)

State Board of Education Resolution (September 10, 2009)

Statutory Basis for Current Assessment System

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Consortium of States◦Partnership for Assessment of Readiness

for College and Careers (PARCC)◦SMARTER Balanced Assessment

Consortium (SBAC) Vendor

◦ACT’s QualityCore◦Norm-referenced Test, augmented if necessary

State Developed

Potential Sources for Future Alabama Assessments

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States are pooling expertise and resources to develop a high quality assessment system.

Assessments will be◦ aligned to a common set of standards.◦ administered online.◦ comparable across states within a consortium and across

consortia.◦ based on college- and career-readiness standards.

Proficiency will indicate a student is ready/on track for placement in non-remedial, credit-bearing, college-level coursework.

Two- and four-year institutions of higher education are involved.

Characteristics ofPARCC and SBAC

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Summative assessments◦ Series of summative assessments given across the school year (through-

course) and a comprehensive assessment at the end of the school year◦ Grades 3-8 and high school◦ Reading and mathematics

Interim assessments◦ Released test items and performance tasks◦ Shared teacher- and state-developed items and tools◦ Online practice tests for educators and students◦ Administered at locally determined intervals

Formative tools and processes◦ Released test items and performance tasks◦ Shared teacher- and state-developed items and tools◦ Item development portal and tools◦ Optional performance tasks for Grades K-2◦ Exemplar lesson plans◦ Online interactive data tool for educators and parents with results

PARCC

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Summative assessments◦ Computer adaptive assessments and performance tasks ◦ Administered in the last 12 weeks of the school year◦ Grades 3-8 and high school (Grade 11)◦ Reading and mathematics

Interim assessments◦ Grades 3-11◦ Consortium-developed◦ Computer adaptive assessments and performance tasks◦ Aligned to learning progressions◦ Assessments available to students and teachers◦ Administered at locally determined intervals◦ Available to states as a cost option

Formative tools and processes◦ Shared teacher-developed tools◦ Video clips of lessons with master teachers which are annotated◦ Training modules on how to write and score complex items and complex tasks◦ Model lessons so teachers can build their own lesson to look like prototypes◦ Web-based portal to deliver reports and a dashboard that can be used by parents

and educators

SBAC

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Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS)◦ EXPLORE◦ PLAN◦ ACT with writing

WorkKeys QualityCore Assessments

◦ English 9, 10, 11, and 12◦ Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Precalculus◦ Biology, Chemistry, Physics◦ U.S. History

Establishment of college and career readiness targets for ARMT based on EXPLORE

ACT, Inc.

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Augmented, if necessary

Potential Norm-referenced Tests◦ Stanford Achievement Test, Eleventh Edition◦ TerraNova◦ Iowa Test of Basic Skills◦ Others

Norm-referenced Tests

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Potential Costs for Required Regular Assessments

Development Cost Administration Cost

ConsortiumPARCCSBAC

$0$0

?$7.6 M ($10.4 with benchmark)

VendorACT’s QualityCoreNorm-referenced Test (augmented, if

necessary)

$0$0 (unless augmented)

$4.2 Million?

State Developed

Most Recent Cost

ARMT $ 5.0 MAHSGE $ 2.1 MScience $ 1.2 MWriting $ 0.6 M

$ 8.9 M

EstimatedFuture Cost

ARMT $ 6.1 MEOC $ 1.5 MScience $ 1.0 MWriting $ 3.5 M

$12.1 M

Most Recent Cost

ARMT $ 5.4 MAHSGE $ 1.6 MScience $ 0.4 MWriting $ 0.8 M

$ 8.2 M

EstimatedFuture Cost

ARMT $ 6.6 MEOC $ 1.7 MScience $ 1.1 MWriting $ 2.5 M

$11.9 M

Consortium costs include Reading, Writing, and Mathematics in Grades 3-8 and high school.Vendor and State Developed costs include Reading, Writing, and Mathematics in Grades 3-8 and high school and Science in Grades 5, 7, and high school.Does not include funding for online testing or staffing needs.

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Potential Sources for Future Alabama Assessments

Pros Cons

Consortium PARCC

SBAC

VendorACT’s QualityCore

Norm-referenced Test (augmented, if necessary)

State Developed

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2011-2012 Vote of Board

2012-2014 Development/training

2014-2015 Administer new assessments

Timeline

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