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1 Minnesota Assessment Conference What Does the Future Hold in Assessment Policy? Session A14

2 2 Revision Timeline (M.S. 120B.023 and 120B.30) MathematicsScienceReading/Language Arts 2006-2007 Standards Revision 2007-2008 MCA-III Test Specifications 2008-2009 MCA-III Item DevelopmentStandards Revision 2009-2010 MCA-III Items Field Tested MCA-III Test Specifications & Item Development Standards Revision 2010-2011 MCA-III Operational (Grades 3-8) MCA-III Items Field Tested MCA-III Test Specifications & Item Development 2011-2012 MCA-III Operational MCA-III Items Field Tested 2012-2013 MCA-III Operational 2013-2014 MCA-III (Grade 11) Standards revision in 2015-2016 Standards revision in 2017-2018 Standards revision in 2018-2019 Pending... 1.State Legislative Requirements ? 2.ACCESS Proposal ? 3.Common Core Standards ? 4.Race to the Top Grant Application ? 5.Race to the Top Assessment Consortia ? 6.ESEA Reauthorization ? Minnesota Assessment Conference

3 Some things we know...

4 4 Sunset of Human-Scored CRs 2009–20102010–20112011–20122012–2013 ReadingNo CRs, MCA-II MCA-III Math Continue CRs in 3–8 & 11, MCA-II MCA-III (3–8) & MCA-II (11) Science Continue CRs, MCA-II MCA-III http://education.state.mn.us/mdeprod/groups/assessment/documents/publication/014751.pdf Minnesota Assessment Conference

5 5 Why the MCA-IIIs? In mathematics, state legislation changed in 2006 to require every student to complete Algebra I in 8 th grade and Algebra II by the end of high school Whenever there is a significant content adjustment in what is required of students, a new test must be designed (not just adjusted) per the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (3.26) The requirement of Algebra I in grade 8 has affected almost every other grade below it as the content shifts downward 2009 legislation requiring the transition to computer- delivered assessments Minnesota Assessment Conference

6 Some things we thought we knew...

7 Minnesota Assessment Conference

8 8 CCRPI Work Group The design of Minnesota’s high school anchor assessment system for ensuring that students are college and career ready upon graduation from high school. The levels of accountability that will be incorporated into this assessment system for the state, district, school, and student. The statewide mechanism for accountability at these various levels. The accountability system must be consistent and coherent enough to ensure that all students are moving toward college and career readiness, but also flexible enough to recognize the varied needs of different students. A plan for Minnesota postsecondary institutions to evaluate these assessments for possible use in admissions, placement, and scholarship opportunities as the system is implemented. The implementation timeline that will ensure that this college- and career-ready anchor assessment system is put in place in Minnesota. C l o s e... B u t n o p e. Minnesota Assessment Conference

9 Race to the Top Assessment Competition

10 10 RttT Assessment Consortia Minnesota Assessment Conference Comprehensive Assessment System grant. To fully meet the dual needs for accountability and instructional improvement, States need assessment systems that are based on standards designed to prepare students for college and the workplace, that more validly measure student knowledge and skills, that better reflect good instructional practices, and that support a culture of continuous improvement in education. The Comprehensive Assessment Systems grant category supports the development of such assessment systems by consortia of States. C l o s e... B u t n o p e.

11 11 ESEA Reauthorization NCLB expired in 2007 Reauthorization talk begins... and continues Minnesota Assessment Conference

12 12 Sunset of Human-Scored CRs 2009–20102010–20112011–20122012–2013 ReadingNo CRs, MCA-II MCA-III Math Continue CRs in 3–8 & 11, MCA-II MCA-III (3–8) & MCA-II (11) Science Continue CRs, MCA-II MCA-III http://education.state.mn.us/mdeprod/groups/assessment/documents/publication/014751.pdf Minnesota Assessment Conference HF 3542 / SF 3189?

13 Minnesota Assessment Conference Some things we don’t know yet...

14 14 Will ACCESS Re-appear? We did as much contingency planning as we could (developed Algebra items first) Now – we’re in full preparation mode for MCA-III in grade 11 in 2014, per state statute Minnesota Assessment Conference

15 15 Common Core Standards? Minnesota Assessment Conference ? ELA = Yes Math = Not yet?

16 16 Common Core Standards? Minnesota Assessment Conference ? ELA = Yes Math = Not yet? Whenever there is a significant content adjustment in what is required of students, a new test must be designed (not just adjusted) per the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (3.26) New tests?

17 Minnesota Assessment Conference Race to the Top Assessment Competition What happens to MCA-Modified? USDE is already hinting that the Alternate Assessment based on Modified Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) may not be a part of reauthorization

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