1. Presentation to Central Carolina Regional Education Service Alliance March 13, 2012 Angela Hinson Quick Deputy Chief Academic Officer Academic Services and Instructional Support North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Angela.quick@dpi.nc.gov

2. 2 VisionDevelopmentAction Transitioning to Action

3. 3 Meaningful Goals for NC Students Common Core English Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies World Languages Arts Education Instructional and Technology Skills Healthful Living Guidance Occupational Course of Study English Language Development Career and Technical Education Essential Standards New Standard Course of Study International-benchmarked When achieved, ensure students are ready for post- secondary education

4. 4 Equity Students expectations the same regardless of where they live College and Career Readiness Students need to be more than proficient Comparability State results will be comparable through common assessments Sharing of Resources The ability to share instructional materials across state lines can improve practice Economies of Scale Possible savings due to sharing of resources and assessments Student Mobility Students moving into and out of states will have the same standards Why the Common Core?

5. 5 Principals: What will you look for in classrooms next fall because of the Common Core State Standards? Teachers: What will you do differently next fall because of the Common Core State Standards? Common Core

6. 6 Three Shifts in Mathematics Shift 1 Shift 2 Shift 3 Focus strongly where the standards focus Coherence think across grades, and link to major topics within grades Rigor require conceptual understanding procedural skill and fluency, and application with intensity

7. 7 Three Shifts in Literacy Shift 1 Shift 2 Shift 3 Informational and nonfiction Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts Evidence Reading and writing grounded in evidence from text Complex Texts Regular practice with complex text and its academic vocabulary

8. Summative Assessments English Language Arts o Common Core State Standards (June 2010, SBE) o Grades 3-8 and English II EOC Mathematics o Common Core State Standards (June 2010, SBE) o Grades 3-8 and Algebra I/Integrated I EOC Science (February 2009, SBE) o Essential Standards o Grades 5, 8 and Biology EOC 8

9. Item Types Mathematics: gridded response items o Grades 5-8 and Math I (Algebra I/Integrated I) Calculator Inactive: Grades 3-8 and Math I (Algebra I/Integrated I) o One-third to one-half of grades 3-8 o One-third of Math I (Algebra I/Integrated I) English II: short constructed response and multiple choice 9

10. Assessment Formats Prefer Online Administration but a Paper/Pencil version is available o All NCEXTEND2 (EOG and EOC) o Science Grades 5 and 8 o English II EOC o Biology EOC o Algebra I/Integrated I EOC Prefer Paper/Pencil Administration but an Online version is available o General English Language Arts o General Mathematics Grades 3-8 10

11. NC TEST 11 https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/pluginfile. php/1054951/mod_resource/content /3/NCTest.html http://go.ncsu.edu/nctdemo

12. SBAC ITEM SAMPLE http://www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER /ContentSpecs/ELA- LiteracyContentSpecificationsAppend.pdf http://www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER /ContentSpecs/MathContentSpecifications.pdf 12

13. Five Year 13 Time Line Interim Accountability Model 2011-12 New Accountability Model 2012-132013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Current (aligned to current standards) New State (aligned to New standards) & ACT Consortium (with continued inclusion of some state and ACT) ABCs; AYP TBD NCLB sanctions using ABCs NCLB using AYP applied Assessments Reporting Reward, Sanction and Support New Rewards & Sanctions New Reporting {Delayed} New State (aligned to New standards) & ACT Consortium (with continued inclusion of some state and ACT) To Be Determined; Contingent on Waiver Future Decision: Do we continue the ACT or go with Grade 11 SBAC?

14. 14 29 states representing 48% of K-12 students 21 governing, 8 advisory states Washington state is fiscal agent

15. 15 Turnaround in weeks compared to months today Faster results Fewer questions compared to fixed form tests Shorter test length Provides accurate measurements of student growth over time Increased precision Item difficulty based on student responses Tailored to student ability Larger item banks mean that not all students receive the same questions Greater security

16. High School Indicators Elementary and Middle School Indicators End of Course Assessments % of students proficient on Math I, Biology and English II assessments ACT College Readiness Benchmarks % of students who score well enough to have a 75% chance of getting a C or higher in their first credit-bearing college course Graduation Rates 4-year: % of students who were freshmen in 2009-10 who graduated in 2012-13 5-year: % of students who were freshmen in 2008-09 who graduated by 2012-13 Future-Ready Core Completion % of graduates who take and pass higher-level math classes WorkKeys % of graduates achieving the Silver level on the three WorkKeys assessments Graduation Project Schools that complete the Graduation Project achieving the standards of quality established in the process End of Grade Assessments % of students proficient on 3-8 Mathematics assessments % of students proficient on 3-8 English Language Arts assessments % of students proficient on 5 th and 8 th grade Science assessments 16

17. High School Model Indicators Performance Composite ACT Graduation Rates Math Course Rigor Absolute PerformanceGrowth WorkKeys Graduation Project Growth ACT Graduation Rates Math Course Rigor WorkKeys Δ Δ Δ Δ 17

18. REPORTING We want a hallmark of the new 2012-13 accountability model to be performance and growth data that is easy to understand useful, and easy to access 18 October 2008’s Response to the Framework for Change focused on Transparency

19. REPORTING Some specific design features we are considering o Reporting both absolute performance in a given year as well as growth over time on all indicators o A clean front interface that starts only with the indicators o Scaffolding that helps the user understand the actual meaning of the data (the use of “hover-over” or “click-into” web design so that users can get the facts on what each indicator is) o Inclusion of State (and District) Results on each report; additionally, the inclusion of targets (either state or federal) o Intuitive navigation on the website that makes it obvious how to get to school performance data 19

20. Sample High School Click For Info End of Course Assessments 74% Click For Info ACT College Readiness Benchmarks 46% Click For Info Graduation Rates 4-year 76% 5-year 77% Click For Info Future-Ready Core 89% Click For Info WorkKeys Achievement 78% Click For Info Graduation Project YES % of students proficient on Math I, Biology and English II assessments (the performance composite) For discussion purposes only. Data are not actual data from a school or the state. 20

21. REPORTING End of Course Assessments % of students proficient on Math I, Biology and English II assessments 74% State-wide result in 2012-13 For discussion purposes only. Data are not actual data from a school or the state. Example We plan to include the state-wide result on each of the 6 indicators so that the user can immediately see where the school is relative to others Data tools might additionally allow for a user to see where this school is relative to similar schools 65% Additionally, we are determining how to represent the new Annual Measurable Objectives (part of our ESEA Flexibility Request) 21

22. IIS CloudSLI Working Together 22

23. Components of an IIS Standards & Curriculum Instructional Design, Practice, & Resources Assessment and Growth Data Analysis & Reporting Professional Development 23 Learner Profile & Artifact Repository

24. Instructional Improvement System Why – How – What -- When Why an Instructional Improvement System? Facilitate the teaching and learning process through Increased access high quality resources for al Provision of timely and relevant information and data Improve and personalize student learning How? 24

25. What tools and resources will be available? Learner Profiles Clear picture of your students and their needs Instructional Resources Tools for you like unit plans, online learning objects, media-enriched tasks Assessment Tools, Items and Strategies Interim and diagnostic assessment items for use in your classrooms; formative best-practices PD Resources and Management Resources to improve practice for your learning communities Dashboards and Analytics Tools to display, understand and use your student’s data to drive instruction and professional development choices Instructional Improvement System Why – How – What -- When 25

26. Instructional Improvement System Why – How – What -- When RFP Issue Review Proposals Determine Partner Design and Build SLI Pilot IIS Pilot Phased-In Roll-out Developing this Spring 2012 Becoming Available Feb – March April – June July – August August – Sept July 2012 2012-13 School Year Starting 2013-14 School Year 26

27. Accountability Model: Current Work Reviewing business rules for the new accountability model and gathering feedback from: NC Technical Advisors o March 8-9, 2012 LEA test coordinators o March 20, 2012 Reporting web site o Dashboard with school-level data on indicators o Roll-overs for definitions/explanations of information o Drill-down for more extensive information 27

28. Accountability Model SBE Meeting Plans 2012 28 SBE Meeting Deliverable April 2012 o Accountability Business rules review including: Discussion of Retesting Policy Feeder Patterns o New Reporting Site Story Board o Rules Council begins Accountability Policy Review July 2012 o State-level Benchmarks for ACT and WorkKeys August 2012 o Summer Accountability Policy Update November 2012 o 2011-12 data through the lens of the new model

29. 29 ScheduleDeliverable June 30, 2013 o All test data from 2012-13 due to NCDPI Accountability July 2013 o Development of scale for grades 3-8 (English Language Arts and Mathematics) August and early September 2013 o Standard Settings for all assessments Mid-September 2013 o Recommendations prepared from Standards Setting for SBE approval October 3, 2013 Presented to SBE for Approval Cut scores Achievement Levels and Descriptors 2012-13 READY Accountability results Accountability Model June 2013-September 2013

30. Assessment Time Line For School Accountability Test2012-20132013-20142014-15 on State Developed Math 3-8 ELA 3-8 English II Alg I/Int I Biology Science 5 & 8 ACT SMARTER Balanced Math 3-8* ELA 3-8* 11 th Grade Math* 11 th Grade ELA* In Development SBE Decision *2014-15 implementation of SMARTER assessments contingent upon board approval of assessments to replace the State-developed ELA and Math assessments. SBE Decision

31. 31 To Bookmark: ACRE http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/ NC FALCON http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/falcon/ Formative Assessment http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/educators/vision/formative Instructional Improvement System (IIS) http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/improvement/ NC Education Cloud http://cloud.fi.ncsu.edu/ NC Race to the Top http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/ Angela H. Quick, Deputy Chief Academic Officer North Carolina Department of Public Instruction angela.quick@dpi.nc.gov