Enhanced Assessment Strategies and Resources for Educational Professionals

1. Assessment Update Chun-Wu Li, Ph.D. Instructional Services Division of Educational Services December 8, 2016

2. RCAN Date Changed to February 17, 2017 (from February 10, 2017) 9:00 am-12:00 pm Regular Meeting 12:30-2:30 pm Mini-Workshop

3. DRAFT – Oct 2016

4. Smarter Balanced Assessment Summative Assessment

5. CAASPP 2016-17 Pretest Workshop • Held throughout January and February, 2017 in 17 different venues across the state. • January 17, 2017 – Riverside COE • A Webcast will be conducted on December 14, 2016. • CAASPP Coordinators will receive guidance and resources for administering: • Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments • California Alternate Assessments • New CAST and Cal-Alt for Science pilot tests

6. 2016–17 Updated Manuals • Updated manuals were recently posted to the caaspp.org Web site, including: • TOMS Pre-Administration Guide for CAASPP Testing • Guide to Completion Status and Roster Management • TOMS Passwords, Access, and Logon Guide (Chapter 2 of the TOMS Guide)

7. Accessibility SupportsNew Videos and Webcasts • Matrix One and the Accessibility Support graphics have been updated and posted on the CDE Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/accesssupport.asp. • A archived webcast on accessibility supports and accommodations can be found at http://www.caaspp.org/training/caaspp/index.html. • The 2016–17 CAASPP Institute will provide a workshop on the selection of designated supports and matching classroom and assessment accessibility supports in early 2017 as well as workshops about creating a standard process for identifying students for designated supports and using designated supports with English learners. • February 9-10, 2017: Riverside Convention Center • Register at https://www.eventsforce.net/scoe/2/home. • A series of mini-demonstration videos, scheduled for release in December, will demonstrate how the embedded resources work.

8. Classroom Activity The classroom activity has been discontinued for the 2016–17 administration of the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments. The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium determined that the vast majority of the summative assessment performance tasks contained sufficient explanation and context to be administered without requiring the classroom activity.

9. Smarter Balanced Assessment Interim Assessment

10. Interim Assessment Manner of Administration Tip Sheet Results from the Interim Assessment Reporting System will not be purged. For this reason, it is very important for LEAs to use the Manner of Administration setting to identify which interim assessment results are valid for interpretation and comparison. A Tip Sheet to assist test administrators and LEA CAASPP coordinators is available on the CAASPP Portal Web page at http://www.caaspp.org/rsc/pdfs/CAASPP.interim-assessment-manner-of-administration-tip-sheet.pdf.

11. Interim Assessment and Digital Library Clinic Presentation Slides Now Posted • The Interim Assessment and Digital Library Clinic: • Described the importance of the formative assessment process for effective teaching and learning. • Familiarized participants with the various resources available in the Digital Library. • Provided a look into the Digital Library and interim assessment systems. • Discussed considerations in using interim assessments and corresponding results. • Shared resources to promote the use of the Digital Library and interim assessments within LEAs. • The presentation slides and a studio recording of the clinic are now available on the CAASPP Portal Web site at http://www.caaspp.org/training/dl-and-ia/index.html.

12. Interim Assessment Hand Scoring Workshop Materials Available Now Interim Assessment Workshops were offered at ten locations throughout the state in September and October 2016. The presentation slides and materials from those workshops are now available on the “Interim Assessment Administration Resources” page of the CAASPP Portal Web site at http://www.caaspp.org/ta-resources/interim.html. TOMS login credentials are required to access these materials.

13. Smarter Balanced Assessment Digital Library

14. New! Digital Library Resource Collections Web Page • To further assist teachers in locating resources in the Digital Library, the CDE launched the Digital Library Resource Collections Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/collectionresources.asp. This Web page contains resource collections created by expert educators in collaboration with the CDE and Smarter Balanced. Three resource collections are featured: • The Professional Learning Series is designed to connect educators with resources in the Digital Library that relate directly to professional learning topics. • The Instructional Learning Series is designed to connect educators with resources in the Digital Library that relate directly to standards assessed by specific Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs). • The Digital Library Connections provide educators with Digital Library resources based on student performance on IABs.

15. California Alternate Assessments (Cal-Alt or CAA)

16. California Alternate Assessments Student results from spring 2016 administration of the CAAs for English language art/literacy and mathematics are available on the ORS. ORS provides both individual student and aggregate results. ETS will be shipping student score reports to LEAs from December 6–16, 2016. Updates to training tests for 2016–17 CAAs for ELA and mathematics will be available to LEAs and the public in January 2017 and will be located on the CAASPP Web site in the Resources tab at http://www.caaspp.org/practice-and-training/index.html. The CAAs for ELA and mathematics will be available March 20, 2017, through the LEAs selected testing window. ETS is engaged in ongoing development of new test items for the 2016–17 CAAs for ELA and mathematics. They continue to explore various test item functionality to improve the test taker and administrator’s experiences.

17. California Science Tests (CASTs)

18. CASTs The 2016–17 academic year begins a four-year development cycle for the new science assessments aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These assessments will be administered to all students in grades five and eight and high school (grades ten, eleven, or twelve).

19. CASTs (continued) Grade assignments for California high school students are posted at http://www.caaspp.org/administration/about/science/science-assignments.html. CAST Training Tests will tentatively be available to students, teachers, parents and the public in January. Test questions will not be scored nor rubrics provided. Training Tests will be available for grades five, eight, and high school. The CAST assessments will be available beginning March 20, 2017 and will be available to LEAs throughout their testing window.

20. English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)

22. Field Tests Windows • Summative Assessment Field Test Window: • March 6–April 14, 2017 • Initial Assessment Field Test Window: • August 28–September 22, 2017

23. 2016–17 Educator Opportunities for Involvement in the Development of the ELPAC There are three educator opportunities available during the 2016–17 school year. All meetings will be held in Sacramento. To find out more information about the meetings or to apply, visit the online application at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ELPACApp2016.