Montana Common Core Standards and Assessments

Judy SnowState Assessment Director

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Just Like Me!

I would like an assessment that provides a precise measure of what

each student knows and can do.

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Just Like Me!

I would like an assessment system that is balanced from grade to grade and from classroom practices to year

end tests. January 2012 4

Just Like Me!

I have heard about SMARTER

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Just Like Me!

I know a little about SMARTER

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Just Like Me!

I know a lot about SMARTER

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Just Like Me!

I want to know more about SMARTER

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Just Like Me!SMARTER

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Planning and awareness 2011-2012

Schools/districts--alignment2012-2013

Schools/districts--implementation2013-2014

School s/districts--Full implementation and integration of SMARTER summative assessment2014-2015

Montana Common Core Standards Timeline

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A National Consortium of States

• 28 states representing 44% of K-12 students

• 21 governing, 7 advisory states

• Washington state is fiscal agent

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The Purpose of the Consortium• To develop a set of comprehensive and innovative

assessments for grades 3-8 and high school in English language arts and mathematics aligned to the Common Core State Standards

• To ensure that all students leave high school prepared for postsecondary success in college or a career through increased student learning and improved teaching.

The assessments shall be operational across consortium states in the 2014-15 school year.

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Benefits of a Multi-State Consortium • Less cost and more capabilities through scope

of work sharing and collaboration•More control through open-source software

platforms for online adaptive testing and test items/questions• Better service for students with disabilities

and EL students through common, agreed-upon protocols for accommodations

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Terms• Formative Assessment/Tools and

Practices–Classroom/Part of instruction/During

learning• Interim Assessment–Classroom/ At end of a segment of learning

• Summative–After learning

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More Terms

• Adaptive Online Assessment (Computer Adaptive)–Adapts to individual student responses– Facilitates accommodations

• Balanced Assessment System–Assessment components are aligned to the

same standards– Instruction is aligned to the same standards

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The Challenge

How do we get from here... ...to here?

All studentsleave high school college and career

ready

Common Core State Standards specify K-12 expectations for college and career

readiness

...and what can an assessment system do

to help?

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Common Core State Standards specify K-12 expectations for college and career

readiness

All students leave high school college and career ready

Assessment System Components

Teachers can accessonline formative

processes and tools to improve instruction

Online interim assessments that are flexible, open, and

provide actionable feedback

Online adaptive summative assessments benchmarked

to college and career readiness

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Assessment Between Now and 2014-15

• CRT based on “old” standards– Reporting stays the same

• Field testing– Items aligned to Montana Common Core

Standards (MCCS)– Progressive release of field test items aligned to

MCCS

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Assessments Not Included in SMARTER

• CRT-Alternate• Science

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Just Like Me!SMARTER…But More Questions

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To learn more...

• SMARTERwww.k12.wa.us/SMARTER

• Assessment Conference: Jan. 18-20, 2012, Helenahttp://www.opi.mt.gov/curriculum/MontCAS/#p7GPc1_5

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OPI Contacts

• Jean HowardMathematics Curriculum Specialist406-444-0706 jhoward@mt.gov

• Cynthia GreenELA Curriculum Specialist406-444-0729 cgreen4@mt.gov

• Judy SnowState Assessment Director406-444-3656 jsnow@mt.gov