Building the
District Assessment System
Akron Public Schools
May 13, 2013
Identified Purposes for District
Assessments (District Assessment Team Feb. 2013)
Principal/Teacher
Evaluation
Student Learning
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OPES/OTES
Student Growth Measures
Value Added Measures
Student Learning Objectives
ODE Approved Process:
SLOs, Value Added,
SGMs from ODE
Approved Vendor List
• Identify students needing additional
time/support
Common Formative
• Inform Instruction
Assessments Used by
SIP Teams and PLCs
• Monitor intervention and
enrichment
Will model, as much as possible, Next
Generation Assessments (PARCC)
 Will ensure equality for OTES/OPES
 Will provide meaningful and relevant
information to students, parents,
teachers, administrators, and district
staff
 Will support a common formative
assessment process
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Available Tests:
 Map Primary Grades KG-2: ELA, Math
 Grades 2-10: Language Usage, Reading,
Math
 Grades 3-10: General Science
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Administration Time: ~1 hour/test
Frequency: 1-3 times per year
Administered on computers; online
Computer Adaptive to measure exactly
where students are performing
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Alignment to CCSS
Controlled item exposure – once a student is exposed
to a test item they will not see that item again.
10 questions per content goal area on each test
Large item bank ~50,000 carefully tested items
EVASS Value Added Reporting
Student Growth Reports – based on students with
similar learning profiles
Third Grade Reading Guarantee*
ODE Reading Diagnostic*
Projected Proficiency-OAA, OGT, ACT, EXPLORE, PLAN
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APS Decided to Use MAP for:
◦ Grades K-10 English/Language Arts
◦ Grades K-10 Mathematics
◦ Pre-test, mid-year, and post-test
ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDES,
YOU’LL FIND SAMPLE MAP TEST
ITEMS THAT MIRROR FUTURE
PARRC ASSESSMENTS
Scoring Explanation for item 50014500
Full credit
Partial credit
C. Communication
became faster and easier
Justifications
This is the correct answer.
This demonstrates full
understanding of the
impact of the telephone
in the 1800s.
B. Women got new jobs as This is a partially correct
operators
answer. This
demonstrates a partial
understanding of the
impact of the telephone
in the 1800s. While
women did have added
employment
opportunities, the impact
of the telephone on
communication is
universal and ubiquitous.
Tests Available:
 Science and Social Studies Grades 5-8
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Pre/Post Test Design
Based on New Ohio Learning Standards for
Science and Social Studies
Online and Paper Pencil Format
Administration Time ~ 1 hour
30 multiple choice, 3-4 short answer, 1
extended response
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APS Decided to Use CAP for:
◦ Grades 5 – 8, Social Studies and Science
◦ Pre-test (September) and Post-test (March)
◦ Semester Exam in Social Studies and Science can
serve as mid-year check point.
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APS Decided to Use DAP for:
◦ Social Studies and Science, Grades 9-12
◦ ELA and Math, Grades 11-12
◦ Akron Public School’s Learning Specialists and
Teachers Create the Assessments
◦ Based on New Ohio Learning Standards
◦ Pre/Post Test Format
◦ Semester Exams serve as mid-year check point