Curriculum Leaders

1. Curriculum Leaders Dr. Scott Smith, CSAS Director Jay Scott, CSAS Assistant Director Kansas State Department of Education 10/8/14

2. Waiver Activity and Grade 10 Assessment From December 2013 to October 2014

3. Where was KSDE in December of 2013? The Kansas State Board of Education recommended the following: • That all students grades 3-8 take the same state assessment. • That all students in HS would take the state assessment, unless they had already demonstrated College & Career Readiness on another assessment (ACT, SAT, CPASS, etc.) commonly referred to as the “Bouquet Model.” • That the state assessment would be built according to the SBAC blueprint. • That the Bouquet Model be implemented at high school. • That CETE develop the state assessment.

4. So, what was finally approved after a year … • Approved the Kansas ESEA Flex Waiver for one more year, 2014-15 • Removed our “High Risk” status, meaning we can move forward with our teacher/leader evaluation model and using student growth as a significant factor • Allowed Kansas to use student growth as a significant factor in the 2017-18 school year. • Exempted Kansas from reporting 2014 assessment results due to the DDoS situation during the testing window. • Did not approve the Kansas Assessment Bouquet Model • The USED asserted that ACT, SAT, and State Assessment are not comparableand must be. • The argued that each child has to take the same test, grades 3-8 & HS

5. Back to the drawing board … Having the initial “Bouquet” model denied forced KSDE to re-evaluate: (1) Why does the state assessment seem to exact so much time? (2) Why does the state assessment push out other opportunities for students to demonstrate college- and career-readiness? (3) Had KSDE truly wiped clean the AYP slate relative to assessment policy?

6. What KSDE realized from the original draft of the Bouquet was that the model retained an 11th grade cohort meaning that state assessments were occurring at three of the four years of high school.

7. Attention turned state assessment “footprint.” In the model below, we see that during the “AYP Era” from 2006 to 2014 the state assessments in language arts and mathematics occupied nine grade levels.

8. What happened in high school during the AYP era? -- An 11th grade cohort was chosen to maximize instructional time in high school in response to AYP targets. (The ELA and Mathematics intended cohort in 2005 was actually grade 10.) -- OTL began as a policy to align test administration with instruction during grades 9, 10, and 11; a double-testing option was added in response to the AYP mandate to make all students proficient by 2014. -- Emphasis was placed on monitoring “Optional,” “Priority,” and “Complete” students for building-level AYP determinations. -- Some schools tested 9th graders to determine or “diagnose” those who were proficient and whose scores could be “banked” toward making AYP. -- The OTL policy created a three-year footprint comprised of formative assessments, interim assessments, double-testing, banking scores, and monitoring individual student assessment histories while at the same time rewarding only proficient scores for AYP, nothing higher.

9. Reading – Performance Levels

11. From 9 grades to 7 grades and introduce a CCR Footprint

13. What’ new! CETE Transitional Report Available for 2014 Step #1: http://www.ksassessments.org/ Step #2: Click the “Transitional Summative Reports Available” link under the “News” banner on the right of the screen. Step #3: After clicking the link in step 2, you’ll be directed to a brief paragraph explaining the 2014 cyber attack and the need for the reports. Click the word “report” in this paragraph.

14. Assessing with the iPAd The KITE Client for iPads is now available through the Apple store.  You can access it from the KITE page on the Kansas Assessment Program website.  http://www.ksassessments.org .  On that page on the right hand side you will find “Download KITE Client for iPad” which will take you to the Apple store to be able to download the application(free).   You will also find “View Instructions for iPad” which tells you how to set up the application and use for assessments. 

15. Break KITE October 28 • The purpose of Break KITE day is to test the bandwidth of local buildings and the bandwidth and load balancers of CETE servers by simulating operational testing conditions during one school day. • Information has been sent to schools on how to participate. • Participation is voluntary.

16. 2015 State Assessments Testing Window March 9 – May 15 ELA and Math grades 3 – 8 and 10 Science grades 4, 7 and 11 History/Government grades 6, 8 and 11

17. Assessment Format • ELA and Math • Part 1 – 25 machine scored items • Multiple choice and technology enhanced • Parts 2, 3 & 4 – 15 machine scored items • Adaptable sections of the assessment beginning 2016 • Performance Task • Grades 3 – 8 in Math and ELA • No performance tasks in grade 10 - 2015 • Grade 11 History/Government • No performance task in Science - 2015

18. Reporting • November 19 • Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) meeting in Lawrence to write the narrative descriptors for the 4 performance levels • Recruitment • 2 panelists per grade per subject • Familiarity with content standards • Week of July 20 • Standard Setting (cut scores)

19. Alternate Assessment • DLM – ELA and Math • Through-course testing model with 3 different windows • Consortium developed assessment • Standard Setting (cut scores) – summer 2015 • DLM – Science • pilot • History/Government • pilot

20. ELL Assessment • KELPA-P • Paper/pencil assessment • Managed and reported by KSDE for 2015 • ELPA 21 • Consortium Assessment • Pilot 2015 • Recruiting volunteers

21. CTE Pathway Improvement Plans • Pathway Assessment Rubric - evaluate each CTE Pathway in the following four component areas: • Instructional Practices • Partnerships • Physical Environment • Professional Development • Pathway Improvement Plan • At least 1 SMART goal for each component to be achieved over a 3 year time period

22. Career Pathways Assessment (cPass) General CTE Assessment summative college/career ready assessment measures academic, 21st century skills, leadership, employability Computerized is operational now Performance Assessments under development Comprehensive Agriculture Assessment measures technical skills in Ag (Sit-down and Performance Assessments) cPass

23. Career Pathways Assessments (cPass)

24. Success of Senate Bill 155 • In 2014, College CTE courses taken by HS students - a 112% increase in headcount and 116% increase in college credit hours over the baseline year (2012) • 1,419 secondary students earned industry-recognized credentials leading to a high demand occupation - an increase of 159% over the 548 credentials earned the baseline year (2012) • Major areas for secondary student certifications: 73% Health; 9% Construction; 7% Manufacturing; 6% Automotive; 4% Agriculture

25. Post-Secondary Enrollment %Kansas Class of 2007 80.6%

26. Completed 1 year of Post-secondaryKansas Class of 2007 69%

27. Degree CompletionKansas Class of 2007 45%

28. Closing the Gap Two areas to focus on to help more students be successful in college and career: Career Awareness & Guidance CTE Pathways