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Assessment System Overview

Assessment System Overview. SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium -- Background. US Department of Education awarded grants to two multi-state consortia for the Race-to-the-Top Assessment Program SMARTER Balanced (WA is one of 31 states involved) PARCC

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Assessment System Overview

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  1. Assessment System Overview

  2. SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium -- Background • US Department of Education awarded grants to two multi-state consortia for the Race-to-the-Top Assessment Program • SMARTER Balanced (WA is one of 31 states involved) • PARCC • $160 million 4-year development grant, starting October 1, 2010 • $15.8 million supplemental award for implementation Future work… • Support for special education students (1% assessment consortium) – assessments to be based on current Common Core State Standards

  3. The Purpose of the Consortium To develop a set of comprehensive and innovative assessments for grades 3-8 and high school in English language arts and mathematics aligned to the Common Core State Standards So that all students leave high school prepared for postsecondary success in college or a career through increased student learning and improved teaching. The assessments shall be operational across Consortium states in the 2014-15 school year.

  4. 31 Member States

  5. Organization Chart

  6. Work Groups • Transition to Common Core State Standards ** • Technology Approach ** • Assessment Design: Item Development • Assessment Design: Performance Tasks ** • Assessment Design: Test Design • Assessment Design: Test Administration • Reporting • Formative Processes and Tools/Professional Development ** • Accessibility and Accommodations • Research and Evaluation **Washington is represented in these work groups.

  7. Assessment System Components Summative assessments benchmarked to college and career readiness Common Core State Standards specify K-12 expectations for college and career readiness Teachers can access formative processes and tools to improve instruction All students leave high school college and career ready Interim assessments that are flexible, open, and provide actionable feedback

  8. Interim Assessments that areopen and flexible Optional interim assessments using online adaptive technology • Tests are non-secure and fully accessible • Test content and schedule is customizable • On the same scale as the summative assessments • Provides clear examples of the expected performance • Helps identify specific needs • Teachers design items, tasks, and rubrics

  9. Formative Tools and Practices supported thru Web and PD Web-based formative assessment resources • Online resources for assessment literacy, alignment to CCSS, and formative assessment guides • Training in item and task development, creating scoring guides/rubrics • Best practice support through online learning modules • Comprehensive information portal: access to information about student progress student performance history

  10. Comparing SMARTER Balanced Assessment to ESSB 5414 (Leg. WASL Work Group)

  11. To find out more... …Common Core State Standards: corestandards@k12.wa.us Or visit http://www.k12.wa.us/Corestandards/default.aspx ...the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium can be found online at www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER

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