Kansas Assessment Program in USD 457

1. Kansas Assessment Program in USD 457 Presentation to SAC December 17, 2013

2. Instruction is Key We are on the right track Do not let assessment preparation derail implementation of KCCRS (CCSS), MTSS and our curriculum Keep the focus on quality instruction

3. Assessments This Year Transitional assessment Old CETE assessments are gone (except Science) With elimination of Smarter Balanced, transitional test will continue and then build on itself each year

4. Assessments to be Given Math English Language Arts Science Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) replaces the alternate assessment Alternate Science KELPA Note: KAMM has been retired

5. Exemption Dates • Students who enroll after March 7 are not required to take the assessments. • Exceptions • Alternative Science exemption date is Dec. 31 • KELPA does not have an exemption date

6. Participation Only Dates Students who arrived in the United States AFTER 3/8/2013 count for participation only Must still take KELPA if ELL Double check that entry dates in Skyward are correct

7. Testing Windows • English Language Arts March 10 – April 25 • Math March 10 – April 25 • Science March 10 – April 25 • Alternate Science Dec. 31 – April 18 • KELPA Feb. 3 – April 25 • Dynamic Learning Maps • Feb 10 – 21 (note: this is a change) • March 17 – April 14 • May 1 – 15 • Note: May 2 is a hard close-no make-up date. We have an April 25 end date so we have time to clear up any problems before May 2

8. KITE Access for teachers through http://educator.cete.us Sysops have already loaded the software on student computers Those registered with the old system use email as username and click “forgot password” to reset I have uploaded all the names you sent to me If there are more names, let me know ASAP

9. Administering Tests on KITE Building level staff print test tickets (with login and password information) to give to teachers Follow normal building protocol for security of tickets Distribute the test tickets to the students Have the students open the KITE Client on their computer desktops

10. Administering Tests on KITE Have the students click “Other Assessments”

11. Administering Tests on KITE Instruct the students to enter the login information from their test ticket

12. Administering Tests on KITE Instruct the students to click “TAKE A TEST”

13. Administering Tests on KITE If you have a choice of environment (in the blue bar), show the students the correct one. From the list, show the students the test they should take.

14. Administering Tests on KITE Tell the students to click the Take Test button Have the students read the test instructions along with teacher reading from manual (manual will be released in January) When teacher finished reading instructions, students should click the green button to start the test. Note: The green button may say either Next or Begin depending upon the settings of the test.

15. Specific Information on Assessments

16. English Language Arts Testing Window: March 10 – April 25 Grades: 3-8, 11 Exemption Date: After 3/7/2014 but must take KELPA Participation Only Date: After 3/8/2013 Delivery Method: KITE Format: multiple choice, technology enhanced Sections: 2

17. Mathematics Testing Window: March 10 – April 25 Grades: 3-8, 11 Exemption Date: After 3/7/2014 Participation Only Date: After 3/8/2013 Delivery Method: KITE Format: Multiple choice, technology enhanced Sections: 2

18. Science Testing Window: March 10 – April 25 Grades: 4, 7, 11 Exemption Date: After 3/7/2014 Participation Only Date: After 3/8/2013 Delivery Method: KITE Format: Multiple choice Sections: 2

19. Social Studies Pilot assessment USD 457 is not participating in the pilot

20. DLM • Testing Window: • Feb 10 – 21 (note the change in date) • March 17 – April 14 • May 1 – 15 • Grades: Same as content areas • Exemption Date: March 7, 2014 • Participation Only Date: Same as content areas • Delivery Method: KITE • Format: Multiple choice, technology enhanced • Sections: 3 each session

21. Alternative Science Testing Window: Dec. 31– April 18 Grades: 4, 7, 11 Exemption Date: After 12/31/2013 Participation Only Date: After 3/8/2013 Delivery Method: Portfolio Format: Portfolio assessment Sections: Varies

22. KELPA Testing Window: Feb. 3 – April 25 Grades: K-12 Exemption Date: None Participation Only Date: None Delivery Method: Paper/pencil Format: Performance assessment, multiple choice Sections: 4 Note: This is the last year for the KELPA in its current format. It will be a computerized new test next year.

23. Ethics Training Required of all staff involved in testing Training done at each building by ESC staff Sign off required before testing Kansas Assessment Fact Sheet: Appropriate testing Practices

24. Accommodations All accommodations used in previous years may still be used if documented in IEP, 504 or student assistance plans AND are part of regular instruction  There will be NO HUMAN READERS

25. Now, a look to the future….

26. Future of State Assessments 2014 Transition Assessment 2015 Enhanced Transition Assessment 2016 New Assessment (Further enhancements from 2014-15); High School students can select their assessment from approved assessments (right now none approved – the district may limit this option)

27. What We Know Kansas students will not participate in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) field tests in the spring of 2014. All students in tested grades will take the CETE developed Transitional Assessment in Math and English Language Arts in the spring of 2014. CETE will use the Transitional Assessment again in 2014-15, with additional enhancements. The newly developed CETE assessment will be available in the spring of 2016.

28. What We Know • Each year, CETE will continue to build upon this assessment to create a more robust system that measures Kansas College and Career Readiness standards. • The CETE developed assessment will be adaptive (stage-adaptive rather than item-adaptive), have technology enhanced items and constructed response questions.

29. Stage-Adaptive An item-adaptive assessment adjusts the level of difficulty of the questions presented to a student after each question.  A stage-adaptive assessment works on the same principle, but it does so with a series of questions rather than a single item.  Instead of adjusting the difficulty after each question, the assessment will ask several questions and then adjust the level of the next series of questions based on how well the student does.  As a result, with both stage-adaptive and item-adaptive assessment, students’ assessments are individualized, theoretically resulting in a different set of assessment questions for each student.

30. What We Know The state board and KSDE believe that CETE will provide more Kansas educators with the opportunity to have a greater input into the test design and reporting formats. Kansas will withdraw as a governing member from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. By having CETE develop the state assessments and not adopting SBAC, there appears to be a cost savings to the State of Kansas. 

31. The CETE summative test does • Have all items linked to the CCSS/KCCRS • Deliver the test via computer, both desktop/laptop and iPads • Include technology-enhanced items, built using templates similar to those used for SBAC • Include only machine-scorable items; • Map every item to an SBAC assessment “claim,” which will be the unit for reporting subscores

32. The CETE summative test does • Contain items that have all been written to the SBAC “targets,” which represent the ways in which students may be expected to learn and demonstrate their knowledge – by integrating skills and concepts across standards, rather than by tapping only isolated skills within one standard; • Use the SBAC blueprint as a guideline for determining which standards to emphasize • Include multiple forms • Match the SBAC style guide with few exceptions; and • Merge SBAC allowable accommodations with the Kansas accommodations policy to provide further computer-based accommodations to students.

33. The CETE summative test does not • Include an extended constructed-response prompt • Include any short constructed-response items • Contain any items linked to the speaking/listening strand in the CCSS • Incorporate any performance tasks that must be hand scored • Take longer than two hours to administer for most students; or • Follow computer-adaptive protocols

34. What We Don’t Know One of the biggest unknowns is whether the U.S. Department of Education will approve the new Kansas assessment plan.  What happens if the U.S. Department of Education does not approve this proposal? Will Regent institutions recognize this assessment (at a particular score), as demonstrating readiness for credit-bearing courses?

35. What We Don’t Know With SBAC, there was an agreement with the Regents institutions that students meeting a pre-determined benchmark would not have to take remedial coursework and could enroll in credit-bearing courses.  This was in addition to any college admissions requirements (e.g., ACT scores, GPA). Politically, will this decision alleviate concerns (perceived or real) about who has access to and owns student data? 

36. Reminder – Instruction is Key We are on the right track Do not let assessment preparation derail implementation of KCCRS (CCSS), MTSS and our curriculum Keep the focus on instruction