1. Are you familiar with the Smarter Balanced Assessments? Who is involved with implementing the Smarter Balanced Placement Agreement at their college? Have you had a chance to look at the Transitions Course curriculum?

2. Recent History of High School Assessments WASL HSPE EOC WA Assessment of Student Learning High School Proficiency Exam End of Course Assessment Algebra & Geometry Biology 1997-2009 2010-2014 2010-Current

3. SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS SBA EOC Smarter Balanced Assessments English Math End of Course Assessment Biology Spring 2015 2010-Current

4. The Agreement Agreed to by all 34 Community Colleges WA Public Baccalaureate Institutions have a similar agreement HS can use their Smarter Balanced scores to place into college classes

5. Smarter Balanced Assessment Smarter Balanced is a state-led consortium comprised of members that have come together to create a high- quality system of assessments aligned with the Common Core State Standards to measure college and career readiness. Funded by the Race to the Top Assessment Program, Smarter Balanced assessments will be implemented in Spring 2015 for 11 th graders.membersCommon Core State Standards

6.  Offers Washington high school students the opportunity to establish their readiness for college- level coursework based on their scores on the 11 th grade Smarter Balanced assessment  Represents Washington higher education’s commitment to improve student college readiness by –providing an incentive for achieving the Common Core standards –creating alternatives for students to use their senior year more effectively Key Elements of Higher Education Agreements Details at http://www.wsac.wa.gov/college-readiness or http://c2cwa.wordpress.com/

7. Class of 2016 Take SB spring 2015 Enter higher education fall 2016 Class of 2017 Take SB spring 2016 Enter higher education fall 2017 Class of 2018 Take SB spring 2017 Enter higher education fall 2018 3-Year Agreement Timeframe Review agreement in winter 2018 and consider revision/renewal for class of 2019

8. Smarter Balanced Agreement 11 th Grade Score Level Math Placement Options Available Based on Score English Placement Options Available Based on Score 4 Any entry college-level math course through pre-calculus I An entry college-level English course (including but not limited to English Composition or its equivalent) 3  An entry college-level terminal math course not on the calculus pathway  An entry-level calculus pathway math course, contingent on a B or better in a calculus pathway class in the senior year of high school An entry college-level English course (including but not limited to English Composition or its equivalent)

9. Smarter Balanced Agreement (2) 11 th Grade Score Level Math Placement Options Available Based on Score English Placement Options Available Based on Score 2 An entry college-level terminal math course not on the calculus pathway, contingent on a B or better in the statewide college readiness/ transition course or through local institutional processes (transcript, high school GPA, additional testing, etc.) An entry college-level English course (including but not limited to English Composition or its equivalent) [contingency same as math] 1 Additional placement information, determined by local institutional processes (transcript, high school GPA, additional testing, etc.), needed for all entry-level courses [Same as math]

10. Mathematics: Estimated Percentage of Students at Each Achievement Level Estimates based on Spring 2014 Smarter Balanced field test conducted in 21 states and USVI.

11. ELA/Literacy: Estimated Percentage of Students at Each Achievement Level Estimates based on Spring 2014 Smarter Balanced field test conducted in 21 states and USVI.