Kansas Assessment Program

in USD 457Presentation to SACDecember 17, 2013

We are on the right track Do not let assessment preparation derail

implementation of KCCRS (CCSS), MTSS and our curriculum

Keep the focus on quality instruction

Instruction is Key

Transitional assessment Old CETE assessments are gone (except

Science) With elimination of Smarter Balanced,

transitional test will continue and then build on itself each year

Assessments This Year

Math English Language Arts Science Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) replaces the

alternate assessment Alternate Science KELPA Note: KAMM has been retired

Assessments to be Given

Students who enroll after March 7 are not required to take the assessments.

Exceptions Alternative Science exemption date is Dec. 31 KELPA does not have an exemption date

Exemption Dates

Students who arrived in the United States AFTER 3/8/2013 count for participation only

Must still take KELPA if ELL Double check that entry dates in Skyward

are correct

Participation Only Dates

English Language Arts March 10 – April 25

Math March 10 – April 25 Science March 10 – April 25 Alternate Science Dec. 31 – April 18 KELPA Feb. 3 – April 25 Dynamic Learning Maps

Feb 10 – 21 (note: this is a change) March 17 – April 14 May 1 – 15

Note: May 2 is a hard close-no make-up date. We have an April 25 end date so we have time to clear up any problems before May 2

Testing Windows

Access for teachers through http://educator.cete.us

Sysops have already loaded the software on student computers

Those registered with the old system use email as username and click “forgot password” to reset

I have uploaded all the names you sent to me If there are more names, let me know ASAP

KITE

Building level staff print test tickets (with login and password information) to give to teachers

Follow normal building protocol for security of tickets

Distribute the test tickets to the students Have the students open the KITE Client on

their computer desktops

Administering Tests on KITE

Have the students click “Other Assessments”

Administering Tests on KITE

Instruct the students to enter the login information from their test ticket

Administering Tests on KITE

Instruct the students to click “TAKE A TEST”

Administering Tests on KITE

If you have a choice of environment (in the blue bar), show the students the correct one.

From the list, show the students the test they should take.

Administering Tests on KITE

Tell the students to click the Take Test button Have the students read the test instructions

along with teacher reading from manual (manual will be released in January)

When teacher finished reading instructions, students should click the green button to start the test.

Note: The green button may say either Next or Begin depending upon the settings of the test.

Administering Tests on KITE

Specific Information on Assessments

Testing Window: March 10 – April 25 Grades: 3-8, 11 Exemption Date: After 3/7/2014 but must take

KELPA Participation Only Date: After 3/8/2013 Delivery Method: KITE Format: multiple choice, technology enhanced Sections: 2

English Language Arts

Testing Window: March 10 – April 25 Grades: 3-8, 11 Exemption Date: After 3/7/2014 Participation Only Date: After 3/8/2013 Delivery Method: KITE Format: Multiple choice, technology

enhanced Sections: 2

Mathematics

Testing Window: March 10 – April 25 Grades: 4, 7, 11 Exemption Date: After 3/7/2014 Participation Only Date: After 3/8/2013 Delivery Method: KITE Format: Multiple choice Sections: 2

Science

Pilot assessment USD 457 is not participating in the pilot

Social Studies

Testing Window: Feb 10 – 21 (note the change in date) March 17 – April 14 May 1 – 15

Grades: Same as content areas Exemption Date: March 7, 2014 Participation Only Date: Same as content areas Delivery Method: KITE Format: Multiple choice, technology enhanced Sections: 3 each session

DLM

Testing Window: Dec. 31– April 18 Grades: 4, 7, 11 Exemption Date: After 12/31/2013 Participation Only Date: After 3/8/2013 Delivery Method: Portfolio Format: Portfolio assessment Sections: Varies

Alternative Science

Testing Window: Feb. 3 – April 25 Grades: K-12 Exemption Date: None Participation Only Date: None Delivery Method: Paper/pencil Format: Performance assessment, multiple choice Sections: 4 Note: This is the last year for the KELPA in its current

format. It will be a computerized new test next year.

KELPA

Required of all staff involved in testing Training done at each building by ESC staff Sign off required before testing Kansas Assessment Fact Sheet: Appropriate

testing Practices

Ethics Training

All accommodations used in previous years may still be used if documented in IEP, 504 or student assistance plans AND are part of regular instruction 

There will be NO HUMAN READERS

Accommodations

Now, a look to the future….

2014 Transition Assessment 2015 Enhanced Transition Assessment 2016 New Assessment (Further

enhancements from 2014-15);High School students can select their

assessment from approved assessments (right now none approved – the district may limit this option)

Future of State Assessments

Kansas students will not participate in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) field tests in the spring of 2014.

All students in tested grades will take the CETE developed Transitional Assessment in Math and English Language Arts in the spring of 2014.

CETE will use the Transitional Assessment again in 2014-15, with additional enhancements.

The newly developed CETE assessment will be available in the spring of 2016.

What We Know

Each year, CETE will continue to build upon this assessment to create a more robust system that measures Kansas College and Career Readiness standards.

The CETE developed assessment will be adaptive (stage-adaptive rather than item-adaptive), have technology enhanced items and constructed response questions.

What We Know

An item-adaptive assessment adjusts the level of difficulty of the questions presented to a student after each question. 

A stage-adaptive assessment works on the same principle, but it does so with a series of questions rather than a single item.  Instead of adjusting the difficulty after each question, the assessment will ask several questions and then adjust the level of the next series of questions based on how well the student does. 

As a result, with both stage-adaptive and item-adaptive assessment, students’ assessments are individualized, theoretically resulting in a different set of assessment questions for each student.

Stage-Adaptive

The state board and KSDE believe that CETE will provide more Kansas educators with the opportunity to have a greater input into the test design and reporting formats.

Kansas will withdraw as a governing member from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.

By having CETE develop the state assessments and not adopting SBAC, there appears to be a cost savings to the State of Kansas. 

What We Know

Have all items linked to the CCSS/KCCRS Deliver the test via computer, both

desktop/laptop and iPads Include technology-enhanced items, built using

templates similar to those used for SBAC Include only machine-scorable items; Map every item to an SBAC assessment

“claim,” which will be the unit for reporting subscores

The CETE summative test does

Contain items that have all been written to the SBAC “targets,” which represent the ways in which students may be expected to learn and demonstrate their knowledge – by integrating skills and concepts across standards, rather than by tapping only isolated skills within one standard;

Use the SBAC blueprint as a guideline for determining which standards to emphasize

Include multiple forms Match the SBAC style guide with few exceptions; and Merge SBAC allowable accommodations with the

Kansas accommodations policy to provide further computer-based accommodations to students.

The CETE summative test does

Include an extended constructed-response prompt

Include any short constructed-response items Contain any items linked to the

speaking/listening strand in the CCSS Incorporate any performance tasks that must be

hand scored Take longer than two hours to administer for

most students; or Follow computer-adaptive protocols

The CETE summative test does not

One of the biggest unknowns is whether the U.S. Department of Education will approve the new Kansas assessment plan.  What happens if the U.S. Department of Education does not approve this proposal?

Will Regent institutions recognize this assessment (at a particular score), as demonstrating readiness for credit-bearing courses?

What We Don’t Know

With SBAC, there was an agreement with the Regents institutions that students meeting a pre-determined benchmark would not have to take remedial coursework and could enroll in credit-bearing courses.  This was in addition to any college admissions requirements (e.g., ACT scores, GPA).

Politically, will this decision alleviate concerns (perceived or real) about who has access to and owns student data? 

What We Don’t Know

We are on the right track Do not let assessment preparation derail

implementation of KCCRS (CCSS), MTSS and our curriculum

Keep the focus on instruction

Reminder – Instruction is Key