RIEPS: Rhode Island Electronic Portfolio System

1. RIEPS: Rhode Island Electronic Portfolio System An Open Source Application Supporting High School Reform

2. Regents’ Regulations • The RI Regents’ Regulations January 2003 focus on students includes: • Literacy • Graduation by Proficiency • Personalization

3. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER Proficiency-Based Graduation Requirements = “Test Plus” (NSRE) PBGR SYSTEM NECAP 2008 STANDARDS State Assessment = + Plus 20 Credits Diploma Assessment Diploma Assessment Proficiency

4. Applied Learning Diploma Assessments Graduation Portfolio, Exhibition, End of Course Exams, or Certificate of Initial Mastery • Independent learning using Applied Learning skills • Linked to personal academic and career goals • Reflection on learning over time and meeting goals

5. RIDE’s Role in RIEPS • Gates Funding Resulted in Portfolio and Exhibition work • Toolkit • Model and pilot schools program • GATES networks for Graduation Portfolio and Exhibition • RIDE funding in Spring 2005 for statewide electronic portfolio system provides • Resources for implementing HS Diploma System • Technology support for Districts • Consistency across and among districts • Portability

6. RINET • Rhode Island Network for Educational Technology • Private/Not for Profit • Facilitates consortium technology purchasing • Provide statewide high-speed network • Provide SIS • Provide ePortfolio

7. RINET and ePortfolio • Bring stakeholders together • Host RFP process • Host applications and data • Connects to SIS nightly • Provides helpdesk and training

8. Timeline • Process of defining system early spring 2005 • Key stakeholders • National and state models • RFP May 2005 • Reviewing Solutions June 2005 • Final Choice September 2005 • Design, Development, and Implementation • Ongoing work 2007… • Work on documentation, rubrics, ILP • Middle and Higher ed participation • Ongoing collaboration with all partners

9. Findings • Few K-12 options • Higher Ed pricing models • Open Source of great interest • Local university and district experimentation • Develop to meet our needs • Something we could share • License free • Sakai potential as Collaborative Learning Environment • Support model?

10. Collaboration with The rSmart Group • Bringing expertise in supporting open source and the Sakai Collaborative Learning Environment • Providing requirements gathering and customization design • Developing additional code for added functionality • Training functional and technical representatives from RINET and participating schools and districts • Supporting RINET in installing, configuring, integrating, and administering RIEPS

11. RIEPS Goals and AssignmentsGuide Learning and Assessment • Students apply their understanding of standards to the learning process • Teachers rate student performance in relation to standards • Schools gauge success according to student evidence of learning in relation to standards

12. RIEPS Reports Gather Evidence of Learning • Students assess quality and completeness of their evidence • Students use assessment to populate Graduation Portfolio • Teachers assess student learning and effectiveness of portfolio assignments • Schools assess student learning and teacher performance • RIDE assesses school and district performance

13. RIEPS Graduation Portfolios Demonstrate Learning • Students assemble, display, and share evidence of learning for graduation • Schools and districts evaluate student learning as a prerequisite for graduation • RIDE collects evidence of the complete student learning experience

14. Thank You!