Indiana Standards and Assessment Update

1. Indiana Standards and Assessment Update Instructional Shifts in College & Career Readiness: Regional Professional Development Plenary Session

2. Housekeeping Items • Overview of sequence of events today • After action survey • PGP certificate

3. The Purpose Behind the New Standards • During the 2013 session, the General Assembly passed Public Law 286. • This new law, Indiana Code 20-19-2-14.5, established the timeline below for the review and adoption of new K-12 academic standards. 5/21/13 7/1/13 9/1/13 11/1/13 7/1/14 State Board of Education may take no further action to implement standards until evaluation is complete. Office of Management and Budget must provide an opinion concerning the fiscal impact to implement or discontinue CCSS. Before 7/1/14 the SBOE must hold 3 public meetings, adopt and implement college and career readiness standards that are aligned with postsecondary educational expectations. Department of Education must provide a written evaluation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) to various officials. Legislative committee must study issues and hold 3 public meetings. Not later that 11/1/13, it must submit a final report to the State Board of Education.

4. Indiana Academic Standards Hub Page www.doe.in.gov/standards

5. Indiana Academic Standards Hub Page www.doe.in.gov/standards

6. Special Populations • Indiana Academic Standards (2014) Resources for Special Populations of Students • Special Education Resource Guide • High Ability Resource Guide • WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Implementation Guide • English Learners • http://www.doe.in.gov/standards/special-populations-students

7. Agenda • CCR Standards • CCR Assessments • Support for Educators • 2015-16 and Beyond

8. Transitioning Standards and Assessments: ESEA Flexibility Waiver/Federal Requirements • States must adopt college- and career-ready (CCR) standards • CCR ELA and Math standards adopted by State Board of Education on April 28, 2014 • States must administer assessments based on CCR standards by the spring of 2015 • Featuring new item type: technology-enhanced (TE) items

9. Designing the Spring 2015 ISTEP+ (Grades 3-8) • Aligned to CCR ELA and Math Indiana Academic Standards • ISTEP+ Part 1 • March administration • Applied Skills (open-ended) items • ISTEP+ Part 2 • April/May administration • Multiple-choice and technology-enhanced items

10. Construct an answer using Math Palette

11. Drag-and-drop Multiple-correct response

12. Multiple-correct response

13. Drag-and-drop

14. Designing the Spring 2015 ISTEP+ End of Course Assessments (ECAs) • Spring 2015 ECAs will include two components: • Graduation examination • Aligned to IAS (2000 Algebra I, 2006 English 10) • Accountability assessment • Aligned to CCR IAS (2014 Algebra I and English 10) • Watch for additional ECA updates coming later this fall!

15. Assessment Development Journey Item Development; Internal IDOE Item Review Content and Bias/Sensitivity Reviews Item Specifications; Test Blueprints Blue font = Educator Involvement Revise/Select Items Standards Setting (Cut-Score Setting) Pilot Items/ Administer Operational Test

16. Support for Educators:Grades 3-8 ECA-related support coming this fall!

17. Test Blueprints • Provide “big picture” view of strands/reporting categories • Assist in prioritizing curriculum • Enhance instructional planning • Guide development of classroom assessments

18. Instructional and Assessment Guidance • Provides “granular” view of standards • Informs curricular and instructional priorities • Provides transparency regarding assessments • ISTEP+ Part 1, ISTEP+ Part 2 +, , –

19. Instructional and Assessment Guidance 2014-15 Mathematics – Grade 5 • Represents standards that may be assessed on ISTEP+ Part 1 and ISTEP+ Part 2. • All standards may be assessed on ISTEP+ Part 2.

20. Acuity Readiness Assessments • NEW Acuity Readiness Assessments • Grades 3-8, ELA and Math • Aligned to the CCR 2014 Indiana Academic Standards • 3 administrations/diagnostic in nature • Acuity for Algebra I and English 10 • Continue Predictive forms for the ECAs • NEW CCR-aligned items for use by teachers

21. Assessment-focused Professional Development • September/October • Live and via recorded WebEx sessions • Focused on: • Use of Instructional and Assessment Guidance • Sample open-ended items based on new CCR standards • Technology-enhanced item types

22. “Experience College- and Career-Ready Assessment” Tool • Technology-enhanced item types • Training for students and educators • Engaging and interactive • Teachers are encouraged to use Experience CCRA as an instructional tool in the classroom!

23. Transitions: IMAST • Federal regulations discontinued modified assessments after 2013-14 – Indiana’s version: IMAST • “IMAST Transition” resources/information available • Refer to Office of Student Assessment webpage • IMPORTANT: Provide local support necessary to students formerly participating in IMAST

24. Transitions: Future Assessments (Beginning in 2015-16) • Assessment Resolution passed by Education Roundtable and State Board of Education includes: • Summative Assessment (Grades 3-10) • Grade 10 ISTEP+ becomes new Graduation Examination • Phase-out ECAs • IREAD-3 • Alternate assessments (Grades 3-10) • Formative assessments (Grades K-10) • College- and Career-Readiness Exam (Grade 11) • Grade 11, 12 assessments (focused on college and career)

25. Resources for Assessment Guidance • School Test Coordinator (STC) • Corporation Test Coordinator (CTC) • Office of Student Assessment • Telephone: (317) 232-9050 • Email: istep@doe.in.gov • Website:http://www.doe.in.gov/assessment

26. Assessment and Accountability Transition 2014-15

28. Assessment and Accountability Transition

29. Communities of Practice • Support teachers with new standards • Promote state-wide collaboration • Open, peer-to-peer space

30. Communities of Practice 56 Communities 2500 Educators & Growing!

31. Communities of Practice

33. Communities of Practice Join us: • www.doe.in.gov/communities

34. Transition

35. Team Reconvene • Key Questions for Indiana Academic Standards (2014) Implementation • Action Planning Template

36. Follow Up • Please complete the survey, facilitated by Great Lakes Comprehensive Center, here: • https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/IASPD • Participants will receive a follow up email with a link to request professional growth points (PGPs) for your participation today