Assessment Update

1. Assessment Update Webinar #1 August 27, 2015

2. Today’s Topics • Score Release and Graduation Requirements • Reports and Reporting • Content-Related Developments • THSS • Digital Library • Science Assessment • Technology • TIDE • Customer Service

3. Score Release

4. Score Release from Spring 2015 • Smarter Balanced Results • Statewide by Grade and Content • Participation and Refusal Rates • Test Format (online/paper) • Science Results (grades 5 & 8 and Biology) • Graduation Exit Exam Status • Math EOC Results • ELA and Mathematics Exit Exam Threshold Scores • Class of 2015 For the complete Annual State Assessment Score Release, visit http://www.k12.wa.us/Communications/PressReleases2015/StateTestResults.aspx

5. Consortium-wide 2014 Scores on Smarter Balanced ELA Field Test

6. Statewide 2015 Scores on Smarter Balanced ELA Test

7. Consortium-wide 2014 Scores on Smarter Balanced Mathematics Field Test

8. Statewide 2015 Scores on Smarter Balanced Mathematics Tests

9. Washington’s 2015 Proficiency Rates on Smarter Balanced Tests These results do not include refusals.

10. Smarter Balanced Participation Rates (95% required for AYP)

11. Impact of Refusals on Proficiency Rates

12. ELA Smarter Balanced College and Career Ready Proficiency Rates

13. ELA Smarter Balanced College and Career Ready Proficiency Rates

14. Test Format for Smarter Balanced Tests In 2015, districts were charged $6 per test for paper/pencil Smarter Balanced test booklets, except for grade 10 ELA. For 2015-2016, districts will be charged $6 for all Smarter Balanced booklets, including grade 10 ELA.

15. MSP Science – Grades 5 and 8 (Biology EOC delayed) Percent Proficient MSP Science Biology EOC

16. Status on Assessment Graduation Requirements

17. 2015 Proficiency Rates on New Mathematics EOC Exit Exams

18. ELA and mathematics Exit Exam Threshold Scores Adopted by State Board

19. Progress Report for Class of 2015-12th Graders (as of August 11, 2015 CEDARS)* *High School Graduation Requirement for students in the class of 2015 is to meet standard on both an ELA and mathematics Assessment.

20. Reports and Reporting

21. Reports and Reporting • Reports Due In District • Everything but EOC: Week of 7 September • EOC: Following week • No special reporting sort for this year • Report Card - Suppressed Data: • http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/Suppression_Overview_3v3.docx • Grade 10 ELA and EOC mathematics scores • No reporting of graduation-only assessments • “Graduation Only” is not “Non-Accountability” • EOC data represents ‘pass rates’ not ‘proficiency’ • New “Graduation Progress Report” tab

22. Paper Reporting • Packing Specifications • Score reports will be packaged in the following sequence: school, grade, content, student • There is no option to apply a special sort to reports being delivered in September 2015. OSPI is working with AIR for enhancements in 2016. • Reports will arrive on the following schedule • Sept. 7-9: HSPE, off-grade, science MSP, and SBA • Sept. 15-16: EOC mathematics and biology

23. Content-Related Developments

24. ELA Teacher Hand Scoring Materials - Update • The Teacher Hand Scoring Materials are now located under the THSS Materials tab in TIDE. • The comments, or annotations, that accompany each student response in the ELA Exemplar sets have been updated. • The Performance Task at 8th grade has been replaced with a new Performance Task.

25. Assessment Literacy Modules in the Digital Library

26. Key Assessment Literacy Modules in the Digital Library • Assessment Coordinators • Understanding the Smarter Balanced Assessment System • Understanding the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments • Understanding the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments • Coaches and Classroom Teachers • Understanding the Formative Assessment Process • The Components of Effective Feedback • Clarifying Intended Learning, Eliciting Evidence, Interpreting Evidence, Acting on Evidence (4 different modules)

27. New Science Tests: Major shifts New science tests aligned to the WA State 2013 Science Learning Standards (NGSS) will: • Be administered online for all grades • Have the science and engineering practices embedded throughout • Be comprehensive for high school (Physical, Life, Earth and Space, and Engineering Design) • Assess the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade standards on the grade 5 test

28. New Science Tests: Development Overview • Fall 2015: Begin development of assessment items • Spring 2016: Limited pilot test • Spring 2017: Full pilot test • Spring 2018: Operational test in grades 5, 8 and 11

29. New Science Tests: Upcoming Activities • Educator survey in mid-September: Prioritize the Performance Expectations for purposes of the summative tests • Item Writing: • Grade 5: October 12-16 • Grade 8: October 19-23 • Content Review: • Grade 5 and 8: December 7-10

30. Technology

31. Secure Browser for 2015-16 is Available • Available on WCAP Portal at http://wa.portal.airast.org • Can be used for Practice Tests (or can use other supported browsers) • Must be used for optional Interim Assessments • Install Version 8.0 on Windows or Macintosh, will replace old browser from spring 2015 (version 7.2) • Reminder: Mac OS X 10.4.4 is no longer supported (announced earlier) • Note that Windows 10 is NOT supported at this time; MAY be supported later this year

32. TIDE: Order ModuleProposed Changes for Spring 2016

33. “Track shipments” in TIDE for Spring 2016 • “Track Shipments” tab will be displayed in TIDE. • Track outbound shipment materials • Tracking numbers for orders shipped from TIDE • Integration with the shipping carriers to show status of shipment • Display Packing Lists in TIDE • This is the same packing list that will be shipped along with the actual materials. • Display Shipping manifests in TIDE • Display Security Checklists (if any)

34. Shipment tracking information (links to shipping sites) Packing list: same as the one shipped with materials Checklists for secure materials Return material tracking

35. Sample Packing List (PDF)

36. Sample Box List (PDF)

37. Sample Security List (PDF)

38. Proposed changes for Spring 2016 • Integration of the tracking information, packing lists, security checklists and shipping manifests with individual orders. • Above information available directly on the “Order History” and “Order Details” page in TIDE. • Support for tracking return shipment of answer documents

39. Mockups of Proposed Changes

40. Track shipments and Reports

41. Direct access to tracking numbers

42. Direct access to all documents associated with the order

43. New “Order Detail” page will have all information associated with the order

44. Customer Service

45. Customer Service 2015-2016 Improvements • Response Time • Based on metrics from last year, modifications to Help Desk structure and knowledgebase will improve quality and timeliness of responses • Additional customer service representatives added • Retained staff over summer • Knowledgebase • Enhanced for faster searching of topics • Updated to be state-specific • Password Resets • Most frequently requested support (44% or all requests) • New interface will allow users to reset their own password or call dedicated agent to assist.

46. GovDelivery • Best way to stay informed via OSPI emails • Go to website to sign up at http://www.k12.wa.us/default.aspx • Encourage your colleagues to do the same

47. Contacts • AIR Help Desk for Technical, Network, and password issues • AIR Help Desk: wahelpdesk@air.org 1-844-560-7366 • OSPI Assessment Analysts for student data issues • OSPI Assessment Analysts: assessmentanalysts@k12.wa.us 360-725-6109 • OSPI Assessment Operations for assessment policy and test materials • Assessment Operations Assessment@k12.wa.us(800) 725-4311, press option 3 • WCAP Portal • http://wa.portal.airast.org/ • The Washington State Board of Education • http://www.sbe.wa.gov/

48. Thank you!