1. Understanding SBAC Results CAASPP – California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
Tran Keys, Ph.D.
Research & Evaluation, Santa Ana USD
DAC DELAC– September 21, 2015
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2. Thank you for having us back!
DAC DELAC presentation “Testing ABC’s” on March 30, 2015
Today’s focus is understanding the Student Score Report (Parents will receive in the mail)
Parents will receive reports from end of September to mid-October.

3. A Balanced Assessment System
Summative assessments
Benchmarked to college and career readiness
Common Core State Standards specify
K-12 expectations for college and career readiness
Teachers and schools have information and tools they need to improve teaching and learning
All students leave high school college and career ready
Teachers have access to the SBAC Digital Library for Formative Assessments.
SAUSD uses MAP as an Interim Assessment.
Educator resources for
formative assessment practices
to improve instruction
Interim assessments Flexible, open, used for actionable feedback
Source: 2014 Assessment & Accountability Information Meeting/Smarter Balanced Assessments, Linda Hooper, 10/6/14

4. How the Online Smarter Balanced Assessments Are Different from Previous California Tests
The new Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments are very different from previous California tests in several ways:
They are aligned with California’s new content standards for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics.
They reflect the critical thinking and problem solving skills that students will need to be ready for college and the 21st century job market.
They are taken on a computer and are adaptive, which means that during the test, the questions will become more or less difficult based on how the student performs. If the student answers a question correctly, the next question may be more challenging; if the student answers it incorrectly, the next question may be less difficult.
They provide many more supports for students who need them, including students learning English and students with disabilities.
Universal Tools are available for all students
(i.e., breaks, highlighter, masking, strike through, etc.)
Designated Supports are available for students with an IEP/Section 504 Plan or site-identified students (English Learners, students that receive intervention, students that have gone through the SST process, etc.)
(i.e., text-to-speech/read aloud for math items, translation glossaries/directions for math items, stacked translations for math items, etc.)
Accommodations are only available to students with an IEP/Section 504 Plan
(i.e., ASL, Closed Captioning, text-to-speech/read aloud for ELA items, etc.)

5. New Standards and Tests: Challenging for Schools to Teach and Students to Learn
California is raising the bar for good reason―students need strong math and reading skills to graduate ready for college and a 21st century career.
These new tests are more rigorous than the old, multiple choice exams. Students must now:
Explain how they solve problems
Think critically
Write analytically

6. How Student Performance is Reported on the Smarter Balanced Assessments
Overall Score and Achievement Level
For each grade level and subject area, students receive a score from 2000 to The overall score falls into one of four achievement levels: 
Standard Exceeded: The student has exceeded the achievement standard and demonstrates advanced progress toward mastery of the knowledge and skills needed for likely success in future coursework.
Standard Met: The student has met the achievement standard and demonstrates progress toward mastery of the knowledge and skills needed for likely success in future coursework.
Standard Nearly Met: The student has nearly met the achievement standard and may require further development to demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed for likely success in future coursework.
Standard Not Met: The student has not met the achievement standard and needs substantial improvement to demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed for likely success in future coursework.

7. Achievement Level Descriptors
Demonstrates advanced progress toward mastery.
Standard Exceeded
Standard Met
Demonstrates progress toward mastery.
Standard Nearly Met
May require further development for success in future coursework.
Standard
Not Met
Needs substantial improvement for success in future coursework.
Find more information about Achievement Level Descriptors on the CDE Smarter Balanced Assessment System Web page at 8

8. Claims Within English Language Arts/Literacy: Within Mathematics:
Reading
Writing
Speaking and Listening
Research/Inquiry
Within English Language Arts/Literacy:
Within Mathematics:
Problem Solving & Data Analysis
Concepts & Procedures
Communicating Reasoning
How Student Performance is Reported on the Smarter Balanced Assessments
Area Achievement
For ELA and mathematics, the test reports show how a student performed in key areas, also called claims.
 ELA Areas: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Research/Inquiry
Mathematics Areas: Concepts & Procedures, Problem Solving & Modeling/Data Analysis, and Communicating Reasoning

9. How Reports Are Used
Results from the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments provide one piece of information about a student’s academic performance that can:
Help facilitate conversations between parents/guardians and teachers about student performance.
Serve as a tool to help parents/guardians and teachers work together to improve student learning.
Help schools and school districts identify strengths and areas that need improvement in their educational programs.
Provide the public and policymakers with information about student achievement.

10. CAASPP Baseline Results Web Site
Complete statewide, county, district and school baseline results
Drop-down search functions
Common graphics and result displays for ease of use
CAASPP results are located on the CDE Web page at

11. SAUSD Overall Results: Both Graphics and Tables
*Preliminary Results

12. SAUSD Claim Results: English Language Arts/Literacy
*Preliminary Results

13. SAUSD Claim Results: Mathematics
*Preliminary Results

14. A comprehensive online resource: CAASPP Parent Guides
Subject by subject, grade by grade sample questions.
Sample items explain academic standards being addressed.
Examples note the kinds of questions students must answer correctly to reach each achievement level.
The Parent Guides are posted on the CDE CAASPP Web page at
*Currently, no Spanish language version

15. Parent Guide: Sample Grade 3 Mathematics Question
Removed Grade 5 Math sample Q (but have it in for future presentations)

16. Understanding Baseline CAASPP Scores
Grading and Reporting
Score reports will be mailed to parents in End of September to Mid-October 2015
Overall Scores: Each student will receive an overall score for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics, expressed as a number between 2000 and 3000
Achievement Levels: Each overall score falls into one of four achievement levels: standard not met, standard nearly met, standard met, and standard exceeded
ELA: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Research/Inquiry
Math: Concepts and Procedures, Problem Solving and Data Analysis, Communicating Reasoning
SBAC scores cannot be compared to the previous CST/CMA scores because they are different tests
FORMER TEST
Levels: 5 levels
Score:
SBAC TEST
Levels: 4 levels
Score: up to 3000

17. SBAC – Sample Score Report
Students in grades 5 and 8 will see their Science test results on the back.
Students in grade 11 will see their EAP test results on the back.

18. SBAC – Student Score Report Guide - English

19. SBAC – Student Score Report Guide - Spanish

20. SBAC – Student Score Report Guide - Vietnamese

21. SBAC – Understanding Your Child’s Score Report
Videos in English and Spanish have been posted on the California Department of Education’s website
The videos will help you and your child learn about California’s new Student Score Report of year-end standardized test results
Click on the picture to access either the English or Spanish video
English Video
Spanish Video

22. A Test Score is Just One Part of a Larger Picture
CAASPP scores provide a key measure of how students are doing—whether they need more help or should be accelerated.
Yet as important as they are, ultimately tests are just one way to assess the progress of students—like a report card or grades on class assignments. An academic check-up, these tests are simply one tool for teachers to gauge what students know.

23. SAUSD - CAASPP/SBAC Parent Webpage (1 of 3)

24. SAUSD - CAASPP/SBAC Parent Webpage (2 of 3)

25. SAUSD - CAASPP/SBAC Parent Webpage (3 of 3)

26. Other Resources and Information
California Department of Education:
CAASPP:
SBAC Parent Information Page:
Helpful Links:
a short video (2:56) from CDE explaining how the SBAC fits into the CAASPP System
a short video (3:38) from CDE explaining the Individual Student Score Report
Spanish version of the video above (4:35)
view sample SBAC questions in ELA and math
practice taking the practice/training tests (this is also on our R&E page on the public website)
link to access the practice/training tests from our R&E page on the public website
The You Tube links (bullets 2 and 3) are the same links from Slide 22 (with the video pictures).

27. THANK YOU Questions? Research and Evaluation
Santa Ana Unified School District
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