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Transitioning From Awareness to Implementation

Transitioning From Awareness to Implementation. November, 2011. Milestones Toward Implementation. Common Core State Standards ( CCSS) Adopted in summer 2010 Next Milestone: How to Assess?. Assessment Options 2014-15 and Beyond. Off-the-Shelf Assessments

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Transitioning From Awareness to Implementation

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  1. Transitioning From Awareness to Implementation November, 2011

  2. Milestones Toward Implementation • Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Adopted in summer 2010 • Next Milestone: How to Assess?

  3. Assessment Options2014-15 and Beyond • Off-the-Shelf Assessments • “Home Grown” Assessments (Developed In-State) • Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Assessments • SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium Assessments (SBAC)

  4. Education Accountability Act (EAA) SECTION 59‑18‑310. Development or adoption of statewide assessment program to promote student learning and measure student performance. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Board of Education, through the Department of Education, is required to develop or adopt a statewide assessment program to promote student learning and to measure student performance on state standards and: (1) identify areas in which students, schools, or school districts need additional support; (2) indicate the academic achievement for schools, districts, and the State; (3) satisfy federal reporting requirements; and (4) provide professional development to educators. Assessments required to be developed or adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section or chapter must be objective and reliable.

  5. Presentation to the State Board of Education • Representatives from both consortia and an “Off-the-Shelf” vendor • Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) • Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) • NWEA • March 11, 2011 • PowerPoint presentations • http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Accountability/Assessment/old/assessment/resources/powerpointpresentations2.html

  6. Assessment Study Group • Identify Strengths and Weakness • “Home Grown” • Off-the-Shelf • PARCC • SBAC • Membership • Majority: District Staff • Two legislators • One member from the Education Oversight Committee (EOC) Report Provided to the State Board of Education

  7. Fiscal Impact Study Phase one examining costs of • Administering Off-the-Shelf Assessments • Developing/administering “Home-grown” • PARCC and SBAC • Administration • District Costs: Software, Hardware, Staffing Report to be Provided to the State Board of Education

  8. Fiscal Impact Study Phase Two: Examining infrastructure in districts • Contracted as a joint project by the two consortia • CCSSO collecting and analyzing data • Report expected Report to be Provided to the State Board of Education

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