Office of Assessment
October 22, 2014

Smarter
ELA/Literacy
DCAS
Social Studies
DCAS Science
DCAS-Alt1
PSAT
SAT
End of Course
US History
ACCESS (ELL)
Smarter
Mathematics
NAEP
Grade 9/10
Option
Smarter Interim
Assessment Blocks
End of Course
Alg II and IM III
Smarter Digital
Library
Smarter Interim Comp
Assessments
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Smarter
ELA/Literacy
DCAS
Social Studies
DCAS Science
DCAS-Alt1
PSAT
SAT
End of Course
US History
ACCESS (ELL)
Smarter
Mathematics
NAEP
Grade 9/10
Option
Smarter Interim
Assessment Blocks
End of Course
Alg II and IM III
Smarter Digital
Library
Smarter Interim Comp
Assessments
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Measuring Where Students Are on Their Path to Success
 Replace existing tests and are an improvement
 Provide an academic checkup by measuring realworld skills like critical thinking and problem solving
 Provide information during the year to give teachers and parents a better picture of where students are succeeding and where they need help
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 Enables State Networks of
Educators and State Leadership
Teams to submit, review, and publish resources
 Allows educators to view, download, and rate resources
 Uses state-of-the-art tagging and search to quickly find resources by CCSS and other topics
 Enables educators from across the Consortium to collaborate and share their knowledge
 Facilitates access to resources that are stored in participating libraries
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Will be available during the winter of 2014 –2015 with a gradual rollout as the item pool supports
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Interim Assessments to Signal
Improvement
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 … provide more accommodations/supports than any one state could develop individually
 … are some of the most accessible tests available
 American Sign Language (video)
 Refreshable braille
 Text to speech
 Various language glossaries available
 External devices/software
 Supports available to general education students
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Smarter
ELA/Literacy
DCAS
Social Studies
DCAS Science
DCAS-Alt1
PSAT
SAT
End of Course
US History
ACCESS (ELL)
Smarter
Mathematics
NAEP
Grade 9/10
Option
Smarter Interim
Assessment Blocks
End of Course
Alg II and IM III
Smarter Digital
Library
Smarter Interim Comp
Assessments
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 DCAS Science – grades 5, 8, and 10
 DCAS Social Studies – grades 4 and 7
 DCAS-Alt1
 Reading and Mathematics (grades 3 –11)
 Science (grades 5, 8, and 10)
 Social Studies (grades 4, 7, and 9)
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 U.S. History – required
 Algebra II – optional
 Integrated Mathematics III – optional
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Smarter
ELA/Literacy
DCAS
Social Studies
DCAS Science
DCAS-Alt1
PSAT
SAT
End of Course
US History
ACCESS (ELL)
Smarter
Mathematics
NAEP
Grade 9/10
Option
Smarter Interim
Assessment Blocks
End of Course
Alg II and IM III
Smarter Digital
Library
Smarter Interim Comp
Assessments
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 PSAT
 Grade 10
 October 15, 2014
 SAT
 Grade 11
 April 15, 2015
 NAEP
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Grades 4, 8, and 12
Window is January 26 –March 6, 2015
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Assessment Option
1. Smarter ELA and Mathematics Interim
Comprehensive Assessment (ICA)
2. Preliminary SAT Scoring Service (PSSS)*
Grade 9 Grade 10
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3. Local District/Charter Decision for
Alternative Spring Assessment**
4. Local District Decision for No Spring
Assessment
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1.
Smarter ELA and Mathematics Interim
Comprehensive Assessment (ICA)
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Benefits – Common Core aligned, scaled for grades 9 and 10
Potential challenges – hand-scoring at local level; items not secure
2.
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Preliminary SAT Scoring Service (PSSS)
Benefits – externally scored; costs covered by DOE
Potential challenges – not Common Core aligned; same test as fall Saturday 2013 PSAT
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3.
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
Local District Decision for Alternative Spring
Assessment
Benefits – Flexibility to use district assessment
Potential challenges – Common Core alignment; hand-scoring issues
4.
Local District Decision – No assessment will be administered in the spring for grades 9 or 10
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Smarter
ELA/Literacy
DCAS
Social Studies
DCAS Science
DCAS-Alt1
PSAT
SAT
End of Course
US History
ACCESS (ELL)
Smarter
Mathematics
NAEP
Grade 9/10
Option
Smarter Interim
Assessment Blocks
End of Course
Alg II and IM III
Smarter Digital
Library
Smarter Interim Comp
Assessments
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 Assessing Comprehension and Communication in
English State to State (ACCESS)
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
Large-scale test addressing English language development standards that form the core of the
World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment
(WIDA) Consortium's approach to instructing and testing English language learners (ELL)
Students in grades K –12, as appropriate
 Alt ACCESS – grades 1–12
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Smarter
ELA/Literacy
DCAS
Social Studies
DCAS Science
DCAS-Alt1
PSAT
SAT
End of Course
US History
ACCESS (ELL)
Smarter
Mathematics
NAEP
Grade 9/10
Option
Smarter Interim
Assessment Blocks
End of Course
Alg II and IM III
Smarter Digital
Library
Smarter Interim Comp
Assessments
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Delaware System of Student Assessments (DeSSA): 2014 –2015 Calendar
October 2014
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 Testing window will remain constant
 District decisions regarding testing periods for each grade level
 Consistency from year to year
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 Required training will be provided by role or job responsibility
 Each training will be provided through the
Professional Development Management System
(PDMS) as online Blackboard courses
 Each module will provide some form of assessment or assignment for completion
 Modules will be developed in-house by Office of
Assessment
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Series/Role Description of Training Required
DCAS Test
Administrator
Smarter Test
Administrator
Principal/Other
Administrator
District Test
Coordinator
DCAS Test Administrator Training for administration for all DCAS assessments
Smarter Summative Assessment Test Administrator
Training
Smarter Summative Training and DCAS Summative
Training
DeSSA Security Training
DCAS Test Administrator Training Modules
Smarter Test Administrator Training Modules
All role-based training described above will be available in one PDMS course per role. For example, the District Test Coordinator course will contain all training listed above.
IF someone administers both a DCAS and a Smarter Test, they must complete both courses.
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Training Phase
Phase A
Phase B
Phase C
Phase Description
Training will be provided for all practice and pretests released in
August and September. This will be the release of previous
DCAS manuals and abbreviated training for all individuals who are administering the pretests.
Includes all materials and information that need to be developed and ready for the interim and block assessments scheduled to be released in November. This training will include TA training, security, and development of supporting documentation. This also contains training for the release of the DCAS End-of-
Course assessments in January.
Supports the go-live for the spring assessment window that contains the majority of all required assessments to be administered in the state. This includes DCAS, DCAS-Alt1, and
Smarter assessments. Includes all required training to administer, report, and review all aspects associated with each assessment.
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Training Phase
Phase A
Phase B
Phase C
Start Date
9/1/2014
10/15/2014
12/15/2014
Estimated
Completion Date
10/30/2014
12/15/2014
1/15/2015
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Required
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
Security Module
Overview of DCAS
Science, Social Studies,
EOC and Paper pencil
 DCAS Test Administrator
Training
 Overview of Smarter
Summative Assessment
 Smarter Test
Administrator Training
Optional
 DeSSA TIDE Training
 Administering the
Classroom Activity
 Administering the
Performance Task
 Understanding Scoring
Note: This list is just a sample and not all inclusive of what may be required
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Required
 Security Module
 Overview of Smarter
Summative Assessment
 Smarter Test
Administrator Training
 Administering the
Classroom Activity
 Administering the
Performance Task
Optional
 DeSSA TIDE Training
 Understanding Scoring
Note: This list is just a sample and not all inclusive of what may be required
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Delaware Student Assessment Reporting and Analysis (DSARA )
Professional Development
Required Optional
 General Overview of
DSARA
 Review of Graph Options and Features
 Review of Reporting
Capabilities
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
Navigating Group Reports
Navigating Class Reports
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