1. Recommendation to the Board of Directors: New District Assessments
May 4, 2018

2. This recommendation is the result of three years of work by
District staff and community members.
IPPC
DARC
DASC
District Assessment Review Committee
Instructional Program Planning Committee
District Assessment Selection Committee

3. DASC Charge
DASC was charged with reviewing potential districtwide level assessments which would be used for screening and progress monitoring in reading and math, providing input on piloting of selected assessments, reviewing the data from the pilots, and voting on which assessments to recommend to the district.
DASC Process
Fall - reviewed wide range of potential districtwide level assessments
Winter - Piloted 8 selected assessments at all grade levels
April - Studied data from the pilots & voted on assessments to recommend
May - Recommendations approved by DIMC
June - Submit to Board for approval

5. All assessments reviewed on 5 qualities Equity and Bias*
Instructional Value
Technology and Technical Quality
Test Administration
Test Reports
* Based on the District Equity Tool

6. Assessment Pilots: Students, Teachers, and Parents Respond!
By The Numbers
Assessment Pilots: Students, Teachers, and Parents
Respond!
8 – Assessments piloted
74 – Teachers participated in the pilots
99 – Teacher responses on feedback survey (some teachers administered more than one assessment)
1,215 – Student responses on feedback survey (some students took more than one assessment)
3 – Meetings with parents (many of them Spanish speakers) at schools to gather their feedback on parent score reports.

7. Kindergarten to Grade 12 Math
The committee strongly recommends adoption of:
Kindergarten to Grade 12 Math
&
Grade 1 to Grade 5 Reading
Advantages: Evidence of contribution to school improvement in Washington; aligned with our math and reading standards; engaging student interface; rich score reports.
Grade 6 to Grade 12 Reading
Advantages: New version of our current SRI assessment currently in use for school planning; aligned with our reading standards; improved student interface; continuity of scores from previous years.

8. What About Kindergarten?
Kindergarten teachers will continue to administer the WaKIDS state assessment to all students. WaKIDS very extensive and is appropriate for screening students for additional support.
The teachers will also have access to additional district supported classroom assessments to use at their discretion.

10. Preparing Our Teachers for Student Success
Mid-August 2018 – Training for Instructional Coaches and Teachers on Special Assignment
August 21 – Training for Instructional Staff at In-Service Day
Fall 2018 – Training for Staff on Using Scores for Screening and Progress Monitoring
– Ongoing Support from District Staff