1. What about the Assessment System?
Updates and overview
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What about the Assessment System?
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2. Assessment Claims for ELA / Literacy
“Students can demonstrate progress toward college and career readiness in English Language arts and literacy.”
Overall Claim (Gr. 3-8)
Overall Claim (High School)
“Students can demonstrate college and career readiness in English language arts and literacy.”
Reading
“Students can read closely and analytically to comprehend a range of increasingly complex literary and informational texts.”
Writing
“Students can produce effective and well-grounded writing for a range of purposes and audiences.”
Note the level of depth and connection that each claim is actually asking.
Speaking and Listening
“Students can employ effective speaking and listening skills for a range of purposes and audiences.”
Research/Inquiry
“Students can engage in research and inquiry to investigate topics, and to analyze, integrate, and present information.”
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3. Smarter Balanced Assessment System Components
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
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4. A Balanced Assessment System
English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-8 and High School
School Year
Last 12 weeks of the year*
DIGITAL CLEARINGHOUSE of formative tools, processes and exemplars; released items and tasks; model curriculum units; educator training; professional development tools and resources; scorer training modules; and teacher collaboration tools.
Optional Interim
Assessment
Optional Interim
Assessment
PERFORMANCE TASKS
ELA/Literacy
Mathematics
COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TESTS
ELA/Literacy
Mathematics
Computer Adaptive
Assessment and
Performance Tasks
Computer Adaptive
Assessment and
Performance Tasks
Assessment system that balances summative, interim, and formative components for ELA and mathematics:
Summative Assessment (Computer Adaptive)
Mandatory comprehensive assessment in grades 3–8 and 11 (testing window within the last 12 weeks of the instructional year) that supports accountability and measures growth
Selected response, short constructed response, extended constructed response, technology enhanced, and performance tasks
Interim Assessment (Computer Adaptive)
Optional comprehensive and content-cluster assessment
Learning progressions
Available for administration throughout the year
Formative Processes and Tools
Optional resources for improving instructional learning
Assessment literacy
Scope, sequence, number and timing of interim assessments locally determined
Re-take option
*Time windows may be adjusted based on results from the research agenda and final implementation decisions.

5. Digital Library Features
One Stop:
The Digital Library will have links to all test engine systems through a single sign-on with user permission levels so teachers, parents, and students have access to all of the curriculum and professional learning resources.
Assessment literacy
Formative assessment resources
Links to other resources and other components of the Smarter online system
Interactive Teacher Space
Opportunities to keep journals of practices
Key words or phrases in the journals will generate suggested lists of resources.
Record resources consulted and suggest others.
Teachers can request resources matched to student assessment results.
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6. Two Purposes of High School Assessments
OSPI is waiting to hear from the leg what will happen next. Please contact OSPI for more information if you have questions.
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