K- 12 Assessment Update Grandview Heights

1. K- 12 Assessment UpdateGrandview Heights Dr. Jamie Lusher Chief Academic Officer for the Grandview Heights City Schools January 2015

2. Assessment Formative assessment • The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. More specifically, formative assessments: • help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work • help faculty recognize where students are struggling and address problems immediately • Formative assessments are generally low stakes, which means that they have low or no point value (The Eberly Center at Carnegie Mellon, 2014)

3. Assessment Summative assessment • The goal of summative assessment is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark. • Summative assessments are often high stakes, which means that they have a high point value. • Information from summative assessments can be used formatively when students or faculty use it to guide their efforts and activities in subsequent courses. (The Eberly Center at Carnegie Mellon, 2014)

4. Assessment Two Types: • State • Ohio Achievement Assessment (3rd Grade Only) • Ohio Graduation Test (10th Grade Only) • New Generation of Assessments (3rd-9th Grade) • Performance Based Assessments-PBA • End of Year Assessments-EOY • District • Measures of Adequate Yearly Progress (MAP) and MAP Primary (MPG)

5. State Assessments Ohio’s new state tests will replace the Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA) and the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) The new state assessments will be administered in: • English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. • These tests will be computer-based and administered on-line

6. New Assessments K-12 • Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) • English Language Arts Assessments (4-9th) • Math (3rd-9th) • Social Studies (Grades 4, 6 and 10th U.S. History) • Science (Grades 5, 8 and 9th Physical Science)

7. New High School Graduation Requirements Beginning with the class of 2018 (this year’s freshmen), all students will take Performance Based Assessments (PBA) and End of Year Assessments (EOY): • English Language Arts • Algebra , Geometry and/or Algebra II • Physical Science • U.S. History and American Government

8. Structure of the New Assessments Students will take Performance-Based Assessmentsduring testing window in March • PBA administered in Units • 1-3 Units per Content Area • Test sessions ranges from 60-90 minutes per Unit Students will take an End-of-Year Assessments during the testing window in May. • EOY administered in Units • 1-3 Units per Content Area • Test sessions ranges from 60-90 minutes per Unit

10. Assessment Schedule Grades 3-8

11. High School Assessment Schedule

12. State Testing Update • The Mid-Biennium Review requires the State Superintendent for Public Instruction to have recommendations for state testing reductions • A state committee has been created and is working to address the excess of standardized testing. Grandview Heights City Schools Superintendent Andrew Culp is on that committee and is advocating for our students. • These assessments are a major shift across the state of Ohio. The outcomes and implications are a major question. • The loss of instruction time as a result of these assessments ranges from 9-17 days depending on student age.

13. Assessment Preparation • Professional Development • Curriculum Alignment • Resources • Integration of Technology Skills Relevant and Meaningful

14. Resources for Students & Families • Practice Assessments: http://oh.portal.aircast.org This website provides online and paper practice assessments for students, parents and educators. Scoring rubrics and Test Specification Documents are available under the Resources Tab. • Practice Tests: http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/Choose Math or ELA, then grade level, then pick a computer or print version of the tests. It also has the answer keys readily available. • http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-accessibility-features-and-accommodations-manual

15. Resources for Students & Families • Practice Tests and Resourceshttp://oh.portal.airast.org/ocba/resources/ • Practice Scoring Guides:http://ohtst.portal.airast.org/ocba/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/G8-Sci-EOY-PT-ScoringGiude.pdf • Next Generation Assessments (Slide Show):https://docs.google.com/a/ghcsd.org/presentation/d/15m2VzIZ7yx8VVJ1ZYxnEVTlYtjLfs0iVVJVheRxJEWE/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g36ddd057a_116 • http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Ohio-s-New-Learning-Standards/Mathematics/PARCC-Math#Practice%20Test - Scroll down on this website, you will get to multi-level practice problems and calculator guidance.

16. Technology Skills Required

17. Curriculum Alignment & Integration of Technology Skills • Integration of technology and computer skills into formative instruction and assessment practices • 1-1 Access and Use of Technology • Headphones & Desktop Mouse Access • Edcite, ItsLearning, Newsela, Blendspace, Google Forms, Google Docs, IXL Math, Khan Academy, Deskstop Dashboard, FETT • Keyboarding Resource Access for Students • https://typingagent.com • New Expectation for Text Production = 1 page of Typed Text for Essays and Extended Response

18. Every Child, Every Day! • Please Visit our Website for the latest information and resources regarding the new assessments. • Assessment Tab Jamie Lusher jamie.lusher@ghcsd.org (614) 481-3600