Broome-Tioga BOCES: Race to the Top
SLO Assessment
Development
K-2 ELA and Math
Meeting of Principals
June 5, 2012
8:30 a.m.
At the end of this session, you will. ..
• Describe the process for SLO assessment development in
the region
• Explain the rationale for the “cluster” model for assessment
development
• Explain the rationale for the “nondisclosure notice”
• Define the parameters for the development of SLO
assessments for K-2 ELA and Math
• Describe future implications for cluster work
• Describe the role of the principal in the process
Requirements of “district, regional or BOCES
developed assessments”
…the district or BOCES verifies
comparability and rigor
How does this model
help the superintendent
to have assurances about
comparability and rigor?
Proof of Concept
Art, Music, PE, Health, Spec. Ed,
Library
NV
TIOGA
Purpose:
1. To develop sample SLO
assessments for Art, Music,
PE, Health, Special Ed.
WP
ME
UE
VSTL
SV
OA
RTTT
SLO
CLUSTERS
DEP
BING
JC
3. To request feedback from
SED about the quality of the
samples and about the
questions
CF
CV
WNS
HARP
2. To define additional
questions about SLO’s and
assessment related to them
BOCES
THEN
Use samples and answers to
questions to develop
common “cluster”
assessments for Art, Music,
PE, Health, Special Ed, library
WHEN: SUMMER, 2012
4/19/12
So why this model?
Assurance of regional comparability and rigor. . .
1. All assessments have the same test
“construct” (types and numbers of items)
2. 5 complete assessments are created by each
cluster (pre and post – if needed)
3. A team of 5 teachers will review the
assessments to ensure they are comparable
and similarly rigorous
How many teachers are involved?
GOAL: Pre and Post test created in 1 day
3 grades in 2 days
Pre tests in ½ day
• One teacher per district.
• Often, one teacher will develop test items for more than one grade.
For example: 9th and 10th grade ELA
And K-2 ELA and Math
WHY?
• Efficiency
• Alignment
• Security
Vested interest. . . Notes from the Guidance Documents from SED
Page 14 of Guidance:
•
The assessment development, security, and scoring processes used by the district
or BOCES, including ensuring that assessments are not disseminated to students
before administration and that teachers and principals do not have a vested
interest in the outcome of the assessments they score.
Page 51:
• The security procedures for assessments used for the locally developed measures
should be comparable to the security protocol for the 3-8 assessments as
described in the document at the link above, to the greatest extent practicable.
•
the Commissioner’s Regulations prohibit teachers and principals from scoring
assessments where they have a vested interest in the outcome, even in cases
where the teacher is the only one in the district with the specific content
expertise. Teachers should not score their own students’ assessments, and a
principal should not score the assessments that are part of their own
evaluations.
Why a “non disclosure notice”?
Your districts have agreed that teachers who are
writing assessments will sign a notice that they
have been advised that these are secure tests and
items should not be discussed.
Why?
Level playing field for all teachers in the region
Agreements are maintained in the district office of
each school district.
Common Question. . .
Can a teacher of record, then, create an
assessment that s/he would administer to
his/her own students?
ANSWER: District decision. . . .
What did we learn?
Decisions about test distribution. . .
Decisions will need to be made over the
summer by superintendents about which tests
will be administered to which groups.
OPTION . .
Rationale
DATES for K-2 MATH!
June 11, 2012
8:30 – BOCES ME/
11:00 ISC
UE/V
OA/SV NV/T/ BNG/ CF/CV/DEP/
/WNS WP
JC
HRPS/BOCES
INTRODUCTION
June 12 & 13, 8:30
2012
–
3:00
Assessment Dev
UE
June 14 & 19*, 8:30 – BOCES
2012
3:00 ISC
Assessment Dev
ME/
UE/V
OA/SV
/WNS
NV/T/ BNG/ CF/CV/DEP/
WP
JC
HRPS/BOCES
DATES FOR K-2 ELA!
June 11, 2012*
8:30 – BOCES ME/
11:00 ISC
UE/V
OA/SV NV/T/ BNG/ CF/CV/DEP/
/WNS WP
JC
HRPS/BOCES
8:30
–
3:00
OA/SV
/WNS
INTRODUCTION
June 14 & 15,
2012
UE
ME/
UE/V
Assessment Dev
June 18 & 19*,
2012
Assessment Dev
8:30 – BOCES
3:00 ISC
NV/T/ BNG/ CF/CV/DEP/
WP
JC
HRPS/BOCES
K-2 Assessment Design
• Backwards “design” from Grade 3 ELA and Math tests
• Grade 2 is designed first, then Grade 1, then Kindergarten
• All tests will have the same “sections”
• Length and rigor will change by grade
• Rigor will be aligned to expectations of the Common Core (ELA and Math)
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NOTE:
1. We will provide a design model
2. We need to know any particular parameters that your district may have
negotiated
i.e. The test must be able to be scored 0 – 100 or on a 4 point scale
Future implications for cluster work
• Data analysis
• Scoring
• Common formative assessment
• OTHER. ..
The principal serves a critical role
in the success of SLO
assessment development!
QUESTIONS. . .Concerns. . .
Thank you!
This is a huge regional endeavor.
We appreciate your feedback and
commitment to the project.
PLEASE keep communicating
what you are hearing with us!