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Get the latest updates on the State Board of Education's accountability metrics, school accountability report card template, and California Alternate Assessment. Access resources for the Smarter Balanced Assessment, including guidelines, parent guides, and training materials.
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State Board of Education andSmarter Balanced Assessment ResourcesUpdate Riverside County Office of Education July 31, 2015
Today’s Topics • State Board of Education Update: July 2015 • Smarter Balanced Assessment Resources
School Accountability Report Card Template Approved by State Board of Education • Update the state assessment tables; 2. Update the state and federal accountability tables; and 3. Add a new student group, where applicable.
California Alternate Assessment ELA and Math Blueprints Approved by State Board of Education The CalAlt English-Language Arts and mathematics blueprints are available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/yr15/agenda201507.asp. The web location above is for the July State Board of Education agenda. The CalAlt blueprints are attachments to item 4.
Smarter Balanced Assessment Resources • Updated Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines (June 1, 2015) • CAASPP Student Data Layout 2015 • Parent Student Score Report Optional Letter Template • Family Guide to Testing - Sacramento County • Understanding Your Child's Score Report Video located at https://youtu.be/FQi4qlOCrmk • CAASPP SBAC Training Flyer 2015 (How to use SBAC rubrics to score short answer constructed responses training.) • CDE's Talking Points March 2015 • Sample Parent CAASPP Test Results Q-A • Letter from CSU, CCC, and AICCU Leaders
Understanding Your Child's Score Report Video located at https://youtu.be/FQi4qlOCrmk
Summer Scoring Workshops in August 2015http://www.caaspp.org/
Smarter Balanced Communication Tools and Talking Points Located at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/sprintcomtools.asp
Letter from UC, CSU, CCC, and AICCU Leaders(http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/pn/nr/yr14sberel04att.asp)
The California PTA web site has supportive CCSS information at http://capta.org/focus-areas/education/common-core/
2015 CAASPP Institutes Institute Learning Goals • School and district teams deepen their understanding about how to use each component of the Smarter Balanced Assessment System to improve teaching and learning. • School and district teams will deepen their understanding about how to use the components of the Smarter Balanced Assessment System integrate and work together as a system with work already planned for 2015-2016. ___ Each institute comprises of a two all-day sessions and free. LEAs will be invited to send teams of 5 or 6 members with various areas of expertise. A flyer and announcement inviting LEAs to send a team should be coming out in the next few weeks.
2015 North-South Information Meetings The 2015 North-South Information Meeting will be held this year in Sacramento and Ontario. These meetings will provide local educational agencies updates on a number of important topics related to California’s assessment system. South Meeting Tuesday, September 29, 2015Doubletree Hotel OntarioEmpire Ballroom 222 North Vineyard AvenueOntario, California Registration Information Online registration information and presentation topics will be available late August 2015.
Contact Information Roger F. Yoho, Ph.D. Senior Assessment Fellow California Department of Education Email: ryoho@cde.ca.gov