Measuring the Common Core Standards

1. Measuring the Common Core Standards Models for engaging postsecondary in student readiness for college and careers

2. The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career PARCC states have committed to building a K-12 assessment system that: • Builds a pathway to college and career readiness for all students, • Creates high-quality assessments that measure the full range of the Common Core State Standards, • Supports educators in the classroom, • Makes better use of technology in assessments, and • Advances accountability at all levels.

3. The PARCC States (2012)

4. Assessment Design: English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-11 2 Optional Assessments/Flexible Administration • End-of-Year • Assessment (EOY) • Innovative, computer-based items • Required • Performance-Based • Assessment (PBA) • Extended tasks • Applications of concepts and skills • Required • Mid-Year Assessment • Performance-based • Emphasis on hard-to-measure standards • Potentially summative • Diagnostic Assessment • Early indicator of student knowledge and skills to inform instruction, supports, and PD • Non-summative • Speaking And Listening Assessment • Locally scored • Non-summative, required

5. Goal #2: Build a Pathway to College and Career Readiness for All Students K-2 formative assessment being developed, aligned to the PARCC system Timely student achievement data showing students, parents and educators whether ALL students are on-track to college and career readiness College readiness score to identify who is ready for college-level coursework • Targeted interventions & supports: • 12th-grade bridge courses • PD for educators SUCCESS IN FIRST-YEAR, CREDIT-BEARING, POSTSECONDARY COURSEWORK ONGOING STUDENT SUPPORTS/INTERVENTIONS

6. PARCC Assessment Higher Education Context • PARCC is coordinating with state postsecondary leaders in each state to work with higher education systems for the development and implementation of PARCC college and career ready high school assessments. • The goal of these culminating assessments will be to indicate whether high school students are prepared for entry-level, credit-bearing coursework in English language arts and mathematics without the need for remediation. • PARCC assessments may eliminate the need for separate evaluations for placement into college coursework for students transitioning directly from high school into college. • Students who do not meet readiness/proficiency benchmarks will receive supports and interventions to address these needs before they enter the first year of college.

7. College- and Career- Readiness Determination (CCRD) • Common benchmark to define academic preparation necessary for college and career readiness. • Students who achieve at the CCR level on the high school assessments will be able to enter directly into entry-level, credit-bearing courses with a high probability of successfully completing the course (with c or better) • PARCC recognizes that academic preparation is only one part of students’ readiness for college and career.

8. SY 2012-13 First year pilot/field testing and related research and data collection SY 2013-14 Second year pilot/field testing and related research and data collection SY 2014-15 Full administration of PARCC assessments Summer 2015 Set achievement levels, including college-ready performance levels SY 2010-11 Launch and design phase SY 2011-12 Development begins PARCC Timeline

9. Smarter Balanced And Higher Education

10. A National Consortium of States • 25 states • Green states are governing states • Washington state is fiscal agent

11. The Purpose of the Consortium • To develop a comprehensive and innovative assessment system for grades 3-8 and high school in English language arts and mathematics aligned to the Common Core State Standards, so that... • ...students leave high school prepared for postsecondary success in college or a career through increased student learning and improved teaching [The assessments shall be operational across Consortium states in the 2014-15 school year]

12. A Balanced Assessment System Summative assessments Benchmarked to college and career readiness Teachers and schools have information and tools they need to improve teaching and learning Common Core State Standards specify K-12 expectations for college and career readiness All students leave high school college and career ready Teacher resources for formative assessment practices to improve instruction Interim assessments Flexible, open, used for actionable feedback

13. Summative Assessment: Two-pronged Approach

14. Assessment Development Timeline Formative Processes, Tools, and Practices Development Begins Final Achievement Standards (Summative) Verified and Adopted Summative Master Work Plan Developed & Work Groups Launched Writing and Review of Pilot Items/Tasks (Cognitive Labs and Small-Scale Trials) Writing and Review of Field Test Items/Tasks (throughout the school year) Field Testing of Summative and Interim Items/Tasks Procurement Plan Developed Content and Item Specifications Development Pilot Testing of Summative and Interim Items/Tasks Conducted Preliminary Achievement Standards (Summative) Proposed and Other Policy Definitions Adopted Operational Summative Assessment Administered

15. Reaching the Goal: Expectations of Higher Education

16. Comparability • PARCC and Smarter Balanced working together to ensure that proficiency standards and data will be comparable and portable. Addressing Higher Education Concerns Relevance • Developing business plan for post-2014 and seeking additional funding for ongoing support • States actively involved in determining future of Smarter Balanced Stability Utility • Data to support tailored instruction for students not on track to college/career readiness. • Higher education faculty involved in assessment design to ensure that the assessments are true to Common Core standards and higher education expectations. Quality • Computer adaptive technology and performance tasks. • Common protocols for item development: accessibility, language/cultural sensitivity, accommodations, etc.

17. Higher Education Engagement Structure

18. Resources • Smarter Balanced Assessment – www.smarterbalanced.org • Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career – www.parrconline.org • Massachusetts Engagement team model- http://www.mass.edu/currentinit/parcc.asp • Common Core State Standards – www.corestandards.org