2013 Curriculum & Instruction Summit Linking with Evaluation

1. 2013 Curriculum & Instruction SummitLinking with Evaluation Mitchell D. Chester Commissioner

2. Our goal To prepare all studentsfor success after high school Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

3. Our core strategies Prepare all students for success after high school by: • Strengthening curriculum, instruction, and assessment • Improving educator effectiveness • Turning around the lowest performing districts and schools • Using data and technology to support student performance Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

4. Our core strategies Prepare all students for success after high school by: • Strengthening curriculum, instruction, and assessment • Improving educator effectiveness • Turning around the lowest performing districts and schools • Using data and technology to support student performance Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

5. ELA/Literacy Curriculum Framework Key literacy shifts • Literary nonfiction / informational texts • Shared responsibility for literacy in history, science, the arts, technical subjects • Reading & writing grounded in text • Increasing text complexity • Supporting arguments with evidence from texts • Language development • Speaking / listening • Vocabulary Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

6. Math curriculum framework Key mathematics shifts • Focus: • Deeper • Less breadth • Coherence • Rigor • Thorough • Accurate Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

7. Math curriculum framework K-8 progression to readiness for higher math, including algebra, statistics Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

8. Why PARCC? More Than a Summative Assessment • A system and suite of tools to support teaching and learning: • Speaking and listening assessment (required) • K–1 formative assessment tools (optional) • 2–8 diagnostic assessment tools (optional) • Model Content Frameworks • Prototype sample assessment tasks • Professional development modules • PARCC Fellows Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

9. PARCC Assessment Design: English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-11 2 Optional Assessments/Flexible Administration • End-of-Year • Assessment (EOY) • Innovative, computer-based items • Required • Diagnostic 2-8 / K-1 Formative Assessments • Early indicator of student knowledge and skills to inform instruction, supports, and PD • Non-summative • Performance-Based • Assessment (PBA) • Extended tasks • Applications of concepts and skills • Required • Mid-Year Assessment • Performance-based • Emphasis on hard-to-measure standards • Potentially summative Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

10. PARCC Timeline 2015 Summer: Set 5 achievement & CCR performance levels Fall: BESE Vote on adoption SYs 2011-12, 2012-13 Phase I Design & Development  Content frameworks& test specifications • SY 2012-13 • Phase II Development • State-led item reviews • Item tryouts and analysis SY 2013-14 BESE Votes on Transition Plan Field Testing  Spring Administration SY 2014-15 MCAS + Initial administration of PARCC assessments SY 2015-16 PARCC [except grade 10] Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

11. Spring 2014 PARCC Field Test • Approximately 15% of MA students in grades 3-11 • Computer-based or paper-and-pencil • Testing windows • Performance-based assessment in ELA & math: March 24-April 11 • End-of-year assessment in ELA & math: May 5-June 6 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

12. Spring 2015 Administration • Districts/schools choose PARCC or MCAS, but no double-testing of students • PARCC will offer computer-based & paper-and-pencil tests • For accountability, ESE is recommending a “hold harmless” policy for districts/schools that choose PARCC Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

13. Transition to PARCC: Competency Determination • At least through Class of 2018: Grade 10 students will take MCAS tests/retests in ELA, Mathematics, & Science/Technology/Engineering • STE tests will continue during PARCC implementation Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

14. Our core strategies Prepare all students for success after high school by: • Strengthening curriculum, instruction, and assessment • Improving educator effectiveness • Turning around the lowest performing districts and schools • Using data and technology to support student performance Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

15. Expanding our Understanding of the Problem Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

16. Expanding our Understanding of the Problem This will take us farthest! Hire/Fire may take us here Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

17. Ed Eval – Original Timeline (in Regulations) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

18. Ed Eval – Revised Timeline (April) Providing Developmental Year: 2013-2014 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

19. 2013-14 Pilot Year: 5 Focus Areas • Early Literacy • Early Math • Middle Grade Math • High School Writing to Text in the Content Areas • Traditionally Non-Test Subject (e.g., the arts) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education