1. Kansas State Assessment’s State Board of Education November 2013

2. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Assessment Timeline  Spring 2014  Math & ELA; Transitional Assessment & SBAC Field Test  Dynamic Learning Map (DLM)  Science; Current State Assessment  History/Government; Pilot new items  Spring 2015  Math & ELA; New CCR Assessment, and DLM  Science; Pilot new items and remove old items  History Government; Pilot new items

3. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Kansas College & Career Ready Assessment Advisory Council  School Superintendents  Building Principals  District Curriculum Leaders  District Testing Coordinators  Members of the Kansas Teacher of the Year Team  KSDE Staff  Staff from CETE at KU

4. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Input from the Field  6 USA Regional meetings  Several Superintendent Council meetings  Regional Principal meetings  QPA Advisory Council  Kansas Assessment Advisory Council  Technical Advisory Council  Curriculum Leaders  2,400 miles on the state car in one month

5. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org College and Career Ready means an individual has the academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, and employability skills to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification or in the workforce, without the need for remediation.

6. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

7. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Kansas Summative Assessment  Should tie in with the State Boards definition of College & Career Ready  Should be meaningful to students.  Must be appropriate for ALL students.  Should be rigorous, and provide meaningful/timely data  Should have flexibility at the local level.

8. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Options for the KCCRAAC to Consider 1. Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium for 3-8 and H.S. (CETE will score, administer, and report) 2. Assessment Vendor, e.g. ACT for 3-8 and H.S. 3. Hybrid Assessment Model (i.e., the state will provide a default assessment and allow districts if they so choose to use another USED approved assessment funded by the district) 4. CETE-developed Assessment for 3-8 and H.S

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10. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Beginning 2014-2015 School Recommendation to State Board Grades 3-8High School (by end of junior year) Smarter Balanced Assessment with choice available at the local level of other USDE approved assessments ACT/SAT/CPASS 10

11. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Cost to Kansas to Support this Model  Kansas currently spends $4.6 million on state assessments  Additional cost of SBAC assessment of $1.7 million  Additional cost of DLM assessment of $164,000  Total additional cost of $1,864,000  Cost to fund ACT/SAT of $1.5 million

12. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org ESEA Waiver Update  All States must re-submit their waiver to extend for two more years (2015-16 & 2016-17) or until ESEA is reauthorized.  Kansas will re-submit in January 2014.  We will make any changes or amendments to our waiver during this process.  Two optional amendments:  No double testing during 2013-14 for students taking the SBAC field test.  Use of student growth measures to inform personnel decisions in 2016-17

13. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Performance on Old vs. New Old State Assessment 2002-2013 Exemplary Exceeds Meets Approaching Warning New State Assessment 2014-2015 Exceeds Meets Below Warning

14. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Moving from Proficient to College & Career Ready Proficient What % of Kansas Students meet grade level proficiency, and ready to move to the next grade level? Math 2012 = 85% Reading 2012 = 87% College & Career Ready What % of Kansas Students perform at a CCR level on the new assessments? 65% ??? We don’t know, but we need to be prepared to communicate that we have raised the bar.

15. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org A New Start  2002-2013 Performance  2014-2015 and Beyond

16. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Questions?