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Cvervlew of SLudenL AssessmenLs ln LAuSu

Currlculum and lnsLrucuon Commluee
lebruary 23, 2014
Shl ln 1esung
lrom:
aper and pencll
8ubbllng answer sheeLs
Muluple cholce only
MonLhs before resulLs are
avallable


1o:
1esung on elecLronlc
devlce
CompuLer adapuve based
on sLudenL's sklll and
knowledge
Muluple cholce, shorL and
exLended consLrucLed
response and performance
Lasks
Pow Wlll We CeL 1here?
new assessmenL sysLem - Callfornla AssessmenL of
SLudenL erformance and rogress (CAAS) lnsLead of
S1A8
AssessmenLs allgned Lo Common Core SLaLe SLandards
ln Lngllsh and MaLhemaucs
2013-14 ls Lransluon year, new SmarLer 8alanced
AssessmenL Consoruum (S8AC) assessmenLs wlll be fully
operauonal ln 2014-13
SLaLe AssessmenLs-Sprlng 2014
SLaLe assessmenLs
CS1 (Apr. 3 - May 2)
Crades 3, 8, 10 Sclence
Crade 11 LLA and MaLh for LA
LA Wrlung (leb. 3-28), Muluple Cholce (May 19-30)

S8AC lleld 1esL (Apr. 1-May 16, excepL for 8ell PS, Mar. 18-!une 6)
Crades 3-8, 11, sample of 9 and 10

CAPSLL (March 18-19, May 13-14)
March ls 10
Lh
Crade Census
May ls make-up for grade 10, 11
Lh
& 12
Lh
graders who have noL passed
prevlously

A 1esLs (May 3-16)
ulsLrlcL (erlodlc) AssessmenLs
8edeslgned ln 2013/2014
Allgned Lo Lhe Common Core SLaLe SLandards
Wrlung across Lhe dlsclpllnes
ulsLrlcL AssessmenLs-erlodlc AssessmenL
Cngo|ng assessment |s requ|red as a part of an eecnve
|nstrucnona| program.

Schools may choose from Lhe followlng assessmenLs opuons
ulsLrlcL provlded CCSS allgned assessmenLs
ldenufy oLher CCSS allgned assessmenLs
uevelop your own CCSS allgned assessmenLs
Schools may choose from a varleLy of opuons for provldlng Lhe
assessmenLs
Make coples ln-house
use 8epro for cosLs
Cnllne
uaLa from Lhe assessmenLs wlll noL be collecLed cenLrally buL should be
used aL Lhe school level Lo lnform lnsLrucuonal pracuce
LLLMLN1Ak ASSLSSMLN1S
Larly LlLeracy
uynamlc lndlcaLors of 8aslc Larly LlLeracy (ul8LLS nexL)
Crades k-2, 3
rd
grade 8eglnnlng of ?ear
8eclasslcauon for k-2 ls based on !"#$%& ()*+ and Wrlung
rompL

ulsLrlcL erlodlc AssessmenLs
LLA -Lwo wrlung assessmenLs
Crades k-3/6
MaLh
klndergarLen checkllsL - 8eglnnlng of ?ear and Lnd of ?ear
erformance Lasks- 2x
Crades 1-3/6

LlemenLary School AssessmenL 1lmellne-Sprlng
2014
3 4 3 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 23 26 27 28 31 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 13 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 23 28 29 30 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 13 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30
Lngllsh Learners (lar 8elow 8aslc and 8elow 8aslc)1esLlng for 8eclasslflcaLlon
Crade 6 MaLh lacemenL 1esL
SmarLer 8alanced lleld 1esL
hyslcal llLness 1esL-conL'd from leb. 3 Crade 3 Sclence CS1/CMA/CAA/S1S
Sprlng break
March Aprll May
SLCCNDAk ASSLSSMLN1S
erlodlc AssessmenLs
LLA, Sclence, PlsLory/Soclal Sclence
Wrlung prompLs-2 x per year
MaLh
erformance Lasks 2 x per year
ulsLrlcL AssessmenLs -- Mlddle School 6
Lh
Crade
MaLhemaucs AssessmenL
All 6
Lh
grade sLudenLs Lake a placemenL assessmenL -
lmplemenLed ln March
urpose
deLermlne placemenL Lhrough Lradluonal maLh paLhway or an
acceleraLed maLh paLhway
1esung Wlndow: March 10
Lh
Lo March 28
Lh


ulsLrlcL AssessmenLs -- Mlddle School 8
Lh
Crade
MaLhemaucs AssessmenL
SLudenLs enrolled ln Algebra 1
1esung Wlndow: May 19
Lh
- 30
Lh

Cnllne only
urpose
deLermlne supporLs LhaL mlghL be needed ln hlgh school
deLermlne sLudenLs who may need Lo Lake Common Core
Algebra
Mlddle School AssessmenL 1lmellne-Sprlng 2014
3 4 3 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 23 26 27 28 31 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 13 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 23 28 29 30 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 13 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30
Lngllsh Learners (lar 8elow 8aslc and 8elow 8aslc)1esLlng for 8eclasslflcaLlon
Algebra Lnd of Course Crade 6 MaLh lacemenL 1esL
SmarLer 8alanced lleld 1esL
Sprlng break
hyslcal llLness 1esL-conL'd from leb. 3 Crade 8 Sclence CS1/CMA/CAA/S1S
March Aprll May
Plgh School AssessmenL 1lmellne-Sprlng 2014
10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 23 26 27 28 31 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 13 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 23 28 29 30 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 13 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 2 3 4 3
hyslcal llLness 1esL-conL'd from leb. 3
March Aprll May !une
Sprlng break
Crade 11 CS1 LLA & MaLh wl Lh LA
Crade 10 Sclence CS1/CMA/CAA/S1S
CAPSLL CAPSLL
A Lxams
SmarLer 8alanced lleld 1esL
Crade 9 Lngllsh Learners (lar 8elow 8aslc and 8elow 8aslc)1esLlng for 8eclasslflcaLlon
ulsLrlcL AssessmenLs -- 1esung for 8eclasslcauon
WhaL assessmenL wlll be used?
LLA erlodlc AssessmenL #3 (from 2012-13) for grades 3-3
LLA erlodlc AssessmenL A # 2 for grades 6
Who wlll be LesLed?
ALL Lngllsh Learners LhaL scored lar 8elow 8aslc" and 8elow 8aslc"
on CS1 LLA
ALL Lngllsh Learners who scored 8aslc or above ln 12-13 S? wlll bank"
Lhelr scores
Pow wlll schools lmplemenL Lhls?
8ookleLs and pre-slugged answer sheeLs wlll be dellvered Lo schools by
March 1
When wlll Lhe LesL be glven?
1esung wlndow: March 17 Lo May 23
NAL kLSUL1S
nAL 8esulLs
1he nauonal AssessmenL of Lducauonal rogress (nAL) ls
Lhe largesL conunulng and nauonally represenLauve
assessmenL of whaL our nauon's sLudenLs know and can do ln
core sub[ecLs.
An assessmenL deslgned Lo produce nauonal, sLaLe, and
selecL urban dlsLrlcL level resulLs.
nAL resulLs are for populauons of sLudenLs, noL for
lndlvldual sLudenLs nor schools.
Measures sLudenL performance nauonally and reporLs
changes over ume.
Allows comparlsons beLween sLaLes and Lhe nauon.
Slnce 2003, comparlsons avallable beLween urban dlsLrlcLs
(1uuA)
nAL AdmlnlsLrauon
nAL ls admlnlsLered over a slx-week perlod.
lor 2013: !anuary 28
Lh
- March 8
Lh

nAL 8esulLs are reporLed ln Lwo formaLs
Average Scale Scores
numerlc scale
0 - 300 on maLhemaucs and readlng assessmenLs
Scores cannoL be compared across conLenL areas
AchlevemenL Levels
CaLegorlcal scale
8elow #,-./, #,-./, 0123/.)4+, 567,4/)6
21
22
8eadlng nAL Scores, Change from 2003 Lo 2013
18
17
11
10
8
8
8
7
6
4
1
-6
ALlanLa
ulsLrlcL of Columbla
Los Angeles
San ulego
8osLon
Chlcago
Large ClLy
Charloue
new ?ork
nauon
PousLon
Cleveland
Change |n Grade 4 NAL kead|ng Average Scores, 2003
to 2013
13
13
10
9
6
6
3
3
3
4
4
-2
Los Angeles
ALlanLa
San ulego
Large ClLy
PousLon
ulsLrlcL of
Columbla
Chlcago
nauon
new ?ork
Charloue
8osLon
Cleveland
Change |n Grade 8 NAL kead|ng Average Scores, 2003
to 2013
23
24
23
MaLh nAL Scores, Change from 2011 Lo 2013
-3
-2
-1
-10 -3 0 3 10
8AL1lMC8L Cl1?
PlLAuLLPlA
PCuS1Cn
AL8uCuL8CuL
AuS1ln
8CS1Cn
CALllC8nlA
CPA8LC11L
CLLvLLAnu
PlLLS8C8CuCP CC
!LllL8SCn CC
LA8CL Cl1?
nA1lCnAL u8LlC
uALLAS
uL18Cl1
MlAMl-uAuL
MlLWAukLL
l8LSnC
nLW ?C8k Cl1?
SAn ulLCC
A1LAn1A
LCS AnCLLLS
CPlCACC
u.C.
Change |n Grade 4 Math
Average Scores, 2011-2013
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
1
3
3
3
6
8
-10 -3 0 3 10
PlLLS8C8CuCP CC
PlLAuLLPlA
8AL1lMC8L Cl1?
nLW ?C8k Cl1?
CALllC8nlA
AuS1ln
SAn ulLCC
MlLWAukLL
LA8CL Cl1?
CPA8LC11L
A1LAn1A
u.C.
nA1lCnAL u8LlC
8CS1Cn
!LllL8SCn CC
CPlCACC
AL8uCuL8CuL
MlAMl-uAuL
l8LSnC
uALLAS
CLLvLLAnu
PCuS1Cn
uL18Cl1
LCS AnCLLLS
Change |n Grade 8 Math
Average Scores, 2011-2013
8UDGL1
CosLs, 8udgeL and lundlng of AssessmenLs
PlsLorlcal (prlor Lo 2013-14) use of 1lLle l funds due Lo
ulsLrlcL's rogram lmprovemenL sLaLus
Core Walver - no longer a rogram lmprovemenL
ulsLrlcL
lunds wlll have Lo be allocaLed for fuLure assessmenLs