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Illinois State Board of Education Assessment & Accountability Title I Directors Conference September 26, 2018 Laura Quimby Division Supervisor of Assessment and Accountability Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community 1
Good Resources for Assessment Info Weekly webinars • https: //www. isbe. net/Pages/Assessment. Communications. aspx Assessment listserv • To subscribe send a blank email to assessment@isbe. net with the word “SUBSCRIBE” in the subject line Please send this blank email from the email account you want to receive these listserv messages. • To unsubscribe from this list, please send a blank message to assessment-leave@list. isbe. net. Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community 2
Illinois Assessment of Readiness Updates: • Notice of award for Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) as vendor for 3 -8 assessment – This begins the contracting process. All information subject to change pending a fully executed contract. • Testing Window: Unknown at this time – Won't begin before March 4, 2019 – Unless necessary, won't extend past April 26, 2019 • PARCC content will continued to be the majority of the test in 2019 and 2020, as we transition to computer adaptive in 2021 • DRC will lead the development of a Spanish native language assessment for mathematics targeted for 2021 Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community
Illinois Assessment of Readiness • Next Steps • DRC currently hosts our ACCESS assessment • Experience tailoring PARCC content with other test items based on work in Louisiana. • DRC administered large-scale, state-wide assessment programs in states (Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Nevada) • ISBE award announcement letter on the Assessment Communication page: • https: //www. isbe. net/Documents/Illinois-Assessment. Readiness-3 -8 -Administration-Award-Letter. pdf Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community
SAT • Spring test days – Initial Test Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 – Makeup Test Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 – Accommodated Test Window: April 19 -23*, 2019 Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community
SAT • High School Assessment Contract – Still pending contract – Grades 9 -11 – PSAT 9, PSAT 10, SAT 11 Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community
Science • 2018 Individual score reports are in the process of printing and shipping • Forms being refreshed for 2019 • Working to develop new blueprint & items for field testing Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community
DLM-AA • Individual score reports were released in July • Educator Portal interface was updated to be more user friendly • KITE Student Portal has also been updated. • Noticeable increase in students being identified for eligibility to be assessed using the DLM-AA • Noticeable increase in the number of districts over the 1% Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community
Access • WIDA-developed professional learning workshops are now available directly to districts and schools. Contact WCEPS https: //www. wceps. org/widapl#/wida. pl@wceps. org toll free: 1. 877. 272. 5593 fax: 1. 608. 441. 2769 • ACCESS is in the beginning stages of preparing for administration in 2019. • No ELA exemption for First Year in US – Scores in all subjects suppressed for accountability Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community
KIDS/Physical Fitness • KIDS is not an assessment, is an observation protocol to understand the developmental readiness of children entering kindergarten • 14 indicators • First 40 days of instruction • Contact information: Early Childhood Division (217) 524 -4835 • Physical Fitness moving under Assessment & Accountability – Contact information: Lacey Shiffer, email: lshiffer@isbe. net Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community
Support and Accountability Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community 11
Support and Accountability Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community 12
Support and Accountability Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community 13
Support and Accountability Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community 14
Support and Accountability Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community 15
Summative Designations • Primary mechanism for school accountability under ESSA • Designed to identify schools for supports and improvement Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community 16
Summative Designations Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community 17
Summative Ratings • Summative ratings are for all schools. • 1003(a) School Improvement Grants are for Title I schools and any high school with graduation rates below 67 percent. • Targeted Support Grants are for: – Schools with underperforming subgroups, also known as Tier III – Schools who fall below the 95% participation threshold in one or more subgroup for 3 consecutive years (based on Spring 18/19/20 data) – Schools with one or more subgroups that falls within the lowest 10 percent of performance for three or more consecutive years – for participation or lowest 10% for 3 consecutive years are annual starting in 2020 -2021 • Summative ratings are annual. • Official Summative ratings will appear on a school’s report card and subgroup(s) that triggered the designation underperforming Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community 18
4 Step Process Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community 19
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Counts Where? Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community 21
Summative Rating Deep Dive • Webinar was recorded on August 10, 2018 • Posted at the following link: – https: //www. isbe. net/Pages/Assessment. Webinars. aspx Whole Child ● Whole School ● Whole Community 22
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