Regional Assessment Network (RAN) Update

Chun-Wu Li, Ph.D.Assessment and Accountability Services

Riverside County Office of EducationNovember 22, 2013

Accountability

AB 484 was signed by the Governor on October 2, 2013. Following are the main components of the legislation that impact accountability. Replaces STAR with CalMAPP Prohibits the use of the 2013-14 field test

results for accountability purposes Prohibits the comparison of results from the

consortium summative assessment and CSTs

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Provides the State Superintendent, with the approval of the SBE, the authority to determine if API scores would be a valid measure of school and district performance in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years only

Provides alternatives for schools and districts that do not receive an API to meet legislative requirements in one of the following ways: Use the most recent API Use an average of the three most recent annual API

calculations Use alternative measures that show increases in pupil

academic achievement schoolwide and for all student subgroups

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Elementary and Middle Schools The Superintendent will most likely

recommend the SBE suspend the 2013-14 API because Smarter Balanced assessment results may not be used for accountability in 2013-14.

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Elementary and Middle Schools 2014 AYP reports will reflect the 2013

AYP results. No new schools will be identified for PI. Schools will not advance in their PI status, and schools will not exit PI.

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High Schools Since the CAHSEE will be administered during

2013-14, the CDE could produce API reports for high schools. The API could be based on: Grade 10 CAHSEE and CAPA ELA and

mathematics Grade 10 NCLB Science Test

The change to the calculation of the high school API is pending a recommendation by the Superintendent and approval by the SBE

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High Schools 2014 AYP determinations will be

made for high schools based on the 2014 CAHSEE and CAPA ELA and mathematics results.

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The PSAA Advisory Committee has requested that the CDE and TDG develop an alternative graduation data indicator for ASAM schools and charter schools with a large percentage of credit deficient students.

CDE staff will bring a proposed methodology to the TDG and the PSAA Advisory Committee. Following is the proposed methodology: Calculate the API using 1-Year of graduation data

based on grade 12 students Use the same point structure as the 4-year cohort

rate (e.g., 1000 points for graduates and special education certificates, 800 points for GED, 200 for non-graduates)

Graduation Data

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SBAC Update

Digital Library Resources for teachers of students in

Kindergarten through grade 12 Expected to be available beginning in April 2014

Interim Assessments Assessments for students in grades 3 through

11 Two components: comprehensive and item

blocks Expected to be available beginning in fall 2014

SABC Update

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NCSC Pilot Test

The National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) is a project funded by the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, and is led by five centers and 26 states to construct an alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS), aligned to the Common Core State Standards, for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in Grades 3-8 and 11. The goal of the NCSC project is to ensure that students with the most significant cognitive disabilities achieve increasingly higher academic outcomes and leave high school ready for post-secondary options. More information is available at: http://www.ncscpartners.org/

What is the National Center and State Collaborative?

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The Phase 1 Pilot Test is being conducted to collect data about how students interact with the mathematics, reading, and writing items, to gather information about how the items function, to examine test administration conditions, and to review item scoring processes and procedures.

Beginning October 15, 2013, principals or their designees may register their school to participate in the NCSC Phase 1 Pilot test. School registration will close after the target sample size is met, in November 2013.

Principals or their designee should register at www.ctb.com/NCSCPilot

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How will the pilot tests be administered? The items will be presented online through the NCSC

comprehensive assessment system. Teacher test administrators will work one-on-one with students to administer the pilot tests based on individual student needs.

 How much time will it take to administer a pilot test? The pilot tests will take about 1.5 to 2 hours to administer. The

test is designed to be administered across three sessions. Teachers will be able to pause and resume the test based on student needs.

What are the pilot test administration windows? Mathematics: late February – March 2014 English Language Arts: March – April 2014

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