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