PowerPoint Template - Forms (CDE Intranet)CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
March 22, 2012
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The SBAC Goals
To develop a set of comprehensive and innovative assessments for grades 3-8 and 11 in English language arts and mathematics aligned to the Common Core State Standards
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
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Nationwide Assessment
21 governing, 6 advisory states
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Using Computer Adaptive Technology for Summative and Interim Assessments
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Logical Components
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Technology Background
Students will take SBAC assessments using some type of computing device
Teachers will administer the assessments using some type of computing device
A connection to the Internet will be required (i.e. Web-based system)
Some test items will use multimedia content (possible Internet bandwidth issue)
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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Technology Background
“Technology-enhanced” test items will require a certain level of software on the computers
Testing devices must be able to support accessibility features
Decision on use of tablet computers (e.g. iPads) has not been made due to test comparability and security concerns
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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
IT Readiness Tool
Online Web application that collects information on the current Information Technology at the school-level
First data collection will be used as an inventory for baseline purposes to help determine the minimum system requirements and shape system features
Areas: devices, devices to tester ratio, network infrastructure, and staff and personnel readiness
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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
IT Readiness Tool
38 LEAs have been selected to pilot the tool (thank you TTSC!)
Pilot LEAs will help CDE by providing feedback on using the tool
Pilot period will be from March 20 to April 9
Rest of LEAs may start using the tool from April 16
Data needs to be submitted by June 14
Subsequent data collections will occur each spring and fall through 2014
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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
IT Readiness Tool
Automated data collection plus manual survey
Manual entry for device section uses Java runtime environment to determine computer specifications
Batch Import and Device Cloning options available
Input information for computers expected to be available for online testing in 2014
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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
IT Readiness Tool
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
How Do I Access the Tool?
Web-based system is at http://www.techreadiness.org
CDE will create a “district-admin” user for each district
A system-generated e-mail will be sent with instructions on setting an eight character password
District-admin user can create users at district and school levels
CDE will preload school names for each district
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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
What Computers Do I Count?
Count any computing device that you anticipate will be used for student assessments in 2014-15
Count PCs, Macs, netbooks, and tablets
Count computers that are purchased, but not deployed
Do not count computers that will be surplused by 2014-15
“Count when in doubt…”
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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
What are the Minimum System Requirements?
Not known at this time since the Test Administration and Test Delivery components have not been developed
Results of first IT Readiness data collection will dictate minimum requirement decisions
Latest estimate is late summer 2012
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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
What Reports Will Be Available?
After April 9, district summary reports will be available
Limited reports will be available for the first data collection since minimum system requirements have not been identified
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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction
What’s Next?
Identify the computers you will be entering into the system
Collect internal network and Internet connectivity speed/utilization information for each school
Reference the Tech Readiness Tool information (import file layouts, FAQs, etc) posted on the CDE SBAC Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sbac/
District superintendent will receive a system-generated e-mail with instructions on setting the initial password (est. April 16)
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