1. Using the Smarter Balanced Assessment in Course Placement in Washington State: System Implementation Work Group December 2014 Bill Moore Director, Core to College Alignment & K-12 Partnerships

2. WA Core to College Questions 1. Do the Common Core State Standards and Smarter Balanced assessment represent a definition of college- and career-readiness that works for higher education? 2.Specifically, how will the 11 th grade assessment results be used?

3. Supporting Common Core Standards Anchored in college and career readiness expectations Framework for meaningful K-16 “alignment” Opportunity to address equity issues in college preparation and readiness Incorporating Smarter Balanced Assessment into Placement Process Improvement over existing tools (cost, item variety and range, …) Transparency and ownership Opportunity to create incentive for more students to get “college- ready” in high school Making a Case for:

4. A System of Assessments and Resources

5. System policy work group (Fall 2013) Cross- sector summit gathering (November 2014) Review data and re-assess agreement(by January 2019) Develop specific proposal for SB use in higher education Review and endorse proposal Promote agreement statewide System group and institutional review (Winter 2014--Spring 2014) BIs Sept. 2014 Developing the Agreement CTC system May 2014

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. Initial Performance Achievement Levels November 2014

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

12. 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.

13. Questions?