Body of Evidence Work Institute

1. Body of EvidenceWork Institute Pam Lange & Jennifer Nehl Presented by Julie Mathiesen, TIE Deputy Director

2. Credit Information Please remember to sign in each session Morning and Afternoon Signup sheets will be at back table

3. BOE Work Sessions September 25-26, 2008 November 12-13, 2008 February 9-10, 2009 April 1-2, 2009

4. BOE Work Institute Focus • September: Getting Started/Descriptive Feedback/Planning for November, February, April • November: Standard Setting (based on district feedback) • February: Mock peer review using protocol and descriptive feedback/work time • April?

5. Sponsors • Fremont School District #1 • Wyoming Assessment Consortium • Technology in Innovation for Education (TIE)

6. Peer Experts • Mark Taylor: Afton • Betsy Sell: Cody • Dave Treick: Cody • Teresa Chaulk: Diamondville • John Metcalfe: Lander • R.J. Kost: Powell • Ray Bieber: Powell • Teri Turner: Shoshoni • Alex Ayers: Gillette/Wright

7. Wyoming Department of Education • Alan Moore • Kim Ferguson • Jim Staab • http://www.k12.wy.us/SAA/BOE.asp

8. Agenda September 27 8:30 am Welcome BOE Update/Review Process/Submission Guidelines District Work Time NoonLunch (Provided on-site) 1:00 pm District Work Time 3:30 pm Closure/Homework September 26 8:30 am Welcome Descriptive Feedback District Work time 11:30Lunch (Provided on-site) 12:30 pm District Work time 2:30 pm November planning/closure

9. Outcomes • To keep districts up-to-date on changes to the submissions guidelines for the April 2009 state peer review. • To have collaboration time with multiple school districts across the State of Wyoming. • To have uninterrupted work time in order to complete the Body of Evidence plan prior to the April 2009 submission date. • To participate in a mock peer review prior to the April 2009 submission date.

10. BOE Wikispace/WDE BOE Website • Binders/Materials • October 1 (Updates Posted) • Websites • http://boe.tie2.wikispaces.net/ • http://www.k12.wy.us/SAA/BOE.asp

11. Getting Started

13. Body of Evidence • The philosophy at the heart of the Wyoming Body of Evidence system is to provide multiple measures to assess student mastery of the content standards; in this way, no single assessment can disqualify a student from graduation. • History of BOE • Nation at Risk (1983) • Wyoming Responds • 1990 – continued local control • October 1998 – state standards in place • 2000-2003 BOE becomes statute in law • 2007 – revived

14. Body of Evidence • An individual district may determine student mastery of the standards through a variety of means as decided by that district, for example, district assessments, state assessments, and successful completion of courses with passing grades. • 9-12 component to make it successful you need to think about K-12 assessment system.

15. Peer Review Process

16. BOE: Submission Guidelines

17. BOE: Submission Guidelines • General Structure • Overview Section • These two sections are NOT reviewed but they might help the reviewer’s (attitude) about your plan. (First impression)

18. BOE: Submission Guidelines • Suggestions: • Describe it; Show the evidence! • Present in an easy, understandable manner! • Not looking for quantity looking for quality. • Not a rating scale: you either have it in the plan or you do not. • Peer review is from your peer’s – think about what you would like to read.

19. Core/Non-Core • Although each district determines what it will include in its Body of Evidence, the evidence must be able to support determinations about student mastery in each of the core content areas: • career/vocational education, • fine and performing arts, • foreign languages, • health, • language arts, • mathematics, • physical education, • science, and • social studies.

20. Core/Non-Core • Take a minute at your table and discuss what core and non-core areas that you will be submitting at the April 2009 peer review. • Why did you select these areas? • Do all teachers know the areas?

21. Core/Non-Core • Beginning with the graduating class of 2006, a student may earn one of three possible endorsements on his or her transcript: advanced, comprehensive, or general.

22. Possible Approaches for Design • Where you are, where you are going, and how do you complete the task? Might be different for each content area. • Course-Based 44 • Course-Based & Common Assessment 45 • District-Based 46 • Multi-District 47 • Standardized Assessment 47 • Mixed Models 48 • Which approach are you currently using? Explain to team. • If you haven’t selected an approach, • this is where your team will begin.

23. Five Design Criteria of BOE (Pages 94-99) Alignment Consistency Fairness Standard-Setting Comparability

25. Work Time

26. BOE Work Institute Focus • September: Getting Started/Descriptive Feedback/Planning for November, February, April • November: Standard Setting (based on district feedback) • February: Mock peer review using protocol and descriptive feedback/work time • April?

27. Homework Discussion At this point, think about the top three things you would like your peers to review.

28. Day Two

29. BOE Work Institute Focus • Questions/Clarifications/Comments

30. Descriptive Feedback Protocol

31. Descriptive Feedback Protocol • As a team, determine three focus areas. • List on handout. • Partner with a district. • Comparable in size • Explain list to partner district. • Clarify questions. • Review plan. • 45 minutes

32. Descriptive Feedback Protocol • Share feedback. • Clarify questions. • Clarify comments.

33. Work Time • Lunch 11:30 to12:30 • Discuss next steps/needs • Planning

34. November: Standard Setting Option • Have districts present their process – 20 minutes • Practice the process on page – 61-64 (with fictitious student work examples) • Item-based versus work-based

35. November: Standard Setting Option • Have districts present their process – 20 minutes • Practice the process on page – 61-64 (with fictitious student work examples) • Item-based versus work-based

36. Safe Travels • See you in November