Statewide Assessment Update

1. Statewide Assessment Update Vince Dean, Ph.D. Director, Office of Standards & Assessment January 30, 2013 SIFN

2. The Assessment Challenge ...to here? Common Core State Standards specify K-12 expectations for career and college readiness All studentsleave high school career and college ready ...and what can an assessment system do to help? How do we get from here...

3. Transitions • MEAP  SBAC • MME  SBAC • MEAP-Access (for students with disabilities for whom both MEAP/MME and MI-Access are inappropriate)  SBAC • MI-Access (for students with significant cognitive disabilities) • Functional Independence (for students with mild cognitive disabilities) • Supported Independence (for students with moderate cognitive disabilities) • Participation (for students with severe cognitive disabilities)  DLM • Michigan English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA)  WIDA/ASSETS

4. SBAC - A Consortium of States • 25 states representing 40% of K-12 students in U.S. • 21 governing, 4 advisory states • Washington state is fiscal agent • WestEd provides project management services

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

6. A Balanced Assessment System

7. Timeline Formative Processes, Tools, and Practices Development Begins Summative Master Work Plan Developed and Work Groups Launched Writing and Review of Pilot Items/Tasks (including 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 Conducted Final Achievement Standards (Summative) Verified and Adopted 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 Common Core State Standards Adopted by All Member States

8. Smarter Balanced Sample Items • October 9th release of online tool holding 50+items • Mathematics • ELA • Samples from all 7 grades (3-8 and 11) • Item type conversations • New level of rigor expected by the Common Core State Standards

9. Smarter Balanced Sample Items

10. Smarter Balanced Sample Items

13. Performance Tasks • New item type for Michigan • Measure concepts other item types do not cover very well (e.g., research) • Up to an estimated 125 minutes needed • Performance Tasks may include a Classroom Activity • Six sample Performance Tasks • Teacher Preparation & Resources • Specifications • Scoring Rubrics

14. Smarter Balanced Pilot Test • Scientific Sample • 620 Michigan schools targeted • Volunteer Schools • Released forms open to everyone • Lessons Learned • Item development • Systems interoperability • Scoring needs • Translation methodology

15. Smarter Balanced Next Steps • Item development for spring 2014 field test • Hire a scoring service provider and build AI scoring engine • Continue developing: • CAT specifications • Reporting system • Digital library • Interim system

16. Find Out More Smarter Balanced can be found online at: SmarterBalanced.org

17. DLM – Dynamic Learning Maps 17

18. DLM Timeline

19. DLM Features • Accessibility options readily available • Computer based assessment system • Keyboard-entered responses • Drag-and-drop responses • Responses using touchscreen technology when available • Alternate academic achievement standards aligned with the Common Core State Standards

20. ASSETS – Assessment Services Supporting ELs through Technology Systems (ASSETS) http://assets.wceruw.org/

21. ASSETS Cont. • Future: • 2013/14 School Year: • Michigan ELPA  World-Class Instructional Design & Assessment Consortium (WIDA) • W-APT: WIDA ACCESS Placement Test – screener • WIDA Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners (ACCESS) – summative • Based on WIDA English Language Development Standards, aligned to the CCSS

22. ASSETS Cont. • Future: • 2015/16 School Year: • WIDA W-APT & WIDA ACCESS  WIDA ASSETS • ASSETS will be a fully online screener/interim/summative assessment system

23. ASSETS Timeline

24. Alternate ACCESS Currently available Designed for ELs who are also SWDs Based on alternate performance indicators and alternate proficiency levels

25. Michigan Developed Interim Assessment Timelines

26. Michigan Developed Interim Assessment Timelines

27. Technology Readiness Progress Bruce Umpstead, OEII & Dave Judd, BAA Spring 2015, online assessment to the extent possible Smarter Balanced and Michigan accountability assessments will have paper/pencil version at least through spring 2017 Michigan interim assessments are optional so no paper/pencil version

28. SBAC Survey Completion Rate 3

29. Operating System January 28, 2013 5

30. Contact Information Andrew Middlestead – MME, MEAP, SBAC Test Development Manager MiddlesteadA@michigan.gov Jennifer Paul – ELPA, WIDA, SBAC ELL Assessment Consultant paulj@michigan.gov Linda Howley – MI-Access, DLM Accessibility Specialist howleyl@michigan.gov John Jaquith – MI-Access Students with Disabilities Assessment Consultant jaquithj@michigan.gov