Leading Through Change:
Standards
and
Accountability
Sponsored by
The Colorado Department of Education
Summer 2010
Version 1.4
Introductions
Center for Transforming Learning and Teaching
• Julie Oxenford O’Brian
www.ctlt.org
www.ctlt.org
Purpose
• Colorado Academic Standards 2009: Build readiness for
implementation of Colorado P-12 Academic Standards 2009.
• Accountability System: Support district leaders as they implement
major components of Colorado Educational Accountability Act.
• School Performance Framework: Ensure district leaders can interpret
and use the School and District Performance Framework reports.
• School Accreditation: Support district leaders as they implement new
school accreditation requirements.
• Unified Improvement Planning: Support district leaders as they
prepare to develop school and district unified improvement plans to be
published in spring 2011.
• Future Support: Inform future support that will be available from CDE.
Non-Purpose
• Conduct curriculum alignment for the revised standards
• Discuss national educational initiatives:
– Common Core
– Reauthorization of ESEA
– Assessment Consortia
• Discuss Colorado’s Race to the Top proposal
• Discuss SB10-191 (Teacher Evaluation)
• Discuss new state assessment system
Introductions
• Name/Role/District
• One question you have about
• Education Accountability Act 2009
• Colorado Academic Standards 2009
Materials
Norms
The standards of behavior by
which we agree to operate while
we are engaged in learning
together.
Agenda
Overview
(Standards and Accountability)
School Performance
Framework Reports
Accountability
Standards
Unified Improvement
Planning
Building Readiness
for Standards
Implementation
School Accreditation
State Tools and
Resources for
Planning
Preparing for Local
Implementation
Historical Context
Year
Standards, Assessment, and Accountability
1993
•HB1313 creates the Standard and Assessment Development Council
1994
•ESEA reauthorization requires states to develop standards and aligned
assessments
1995
•State Board of Education Adopts Model Colorado Content Standards
1997
•First CSAP in grade 4 reading and writing
•CBLA requires districts to assess reading readiness
1998
•Colorado Accreditation Act (HB 1267) requires CDE to accredit school
districts by contract based on compliance with accreditation indicators.
•CSAP Grade 3 reading administered for the first time
1999
•SB186 establishes SARS – rates schools based on CSAP status measures;
Schools remaining unsatisfactory for 3 years converted to charter.
2000
•CSAP grade 8 math and science
•CSAP Assessment frameworks published
Historical Context
Year
Standards, Assessment, and Accountability
2001
•NCLB requires standards, aligned assessments and aligned accountability;
establishes AYP annual increases in targets to all students proficient or
advanced by 2014
•CSAP reading 3,6,8,9,10/ writing 10/ math 10 for first time
•District accreditation contracts issued
•District consortium establishes longitudinal growth pilot project
2002
•CSAP in Reading, Writing and Mathematics grades 3-9, Science 8
2003
•ELL Standards and English language assessment administered for the first
time
•CASE/Donnell-Kay Foundation publish analysis of Colorado’s 3 misaligned
accountability systems-- Accreditation, SARS and NCLB
2004
•Bill that would have aligned accreditation and SARS and use measures of
growth in evaluating school performance, supported by legislature but not
signed into law.
2005
•Small changes made to Colorado Content Standards in Mathematics
Accountability 2.0
Colorado Academic Standards 2.0
Change is Coming. . .
Year
Standards, Assessment and Accountability
2006
•HB109 directs a Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) to develop a growth model
for identifying schools for Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Awards
•Colorado applies for USED pilot program for developing alternative AYP
growth models.
•CSAP administered for the first time in grade 8 Science
•CELA administered for the first time
2007
•Forward Thinking includes intention to revised Colorado Model Content
Standards by 2008 and CSAP by 2009
•Changes made to the science standards.
•Colorado HB07-1048 requires CDE to develop longitudinal growth model
•Governor Ritter establishes P-20 Council (accountability committee)
2008
•Colorado’s Achievement Plan for Kids (CAP4K) HB08-212 establishes
legislative timeline for revising state standards and assessments and
redefines the K-12 educational system mission.
•The Colorado Growth Model is implemented and districts receive reports
from CDE on the academic growth of their students
•HB08-1168 Financial Literacy
Current
Legislative Context
• Colorado's Achievement Plan for Kids
(CAP4K) SB08-212
• HB10-1013 Amendments to SB08-212
• SB09-163 Education Accountability Act
• NCLB (AYP and School Improvement)
K-12 Education Mission
All students will exit Colorado’s K-12
education system ready for
postsecondary education and
workforce success.
--Colorado’s Achievement Plan for Kids
(SB 08-212)
CAP4K and Standards
A seamless system of standards,
expectations, and assessments from
preschool through postsecondary and
workforce readiness.
--Colorado’s Achievement Plan for Kids
(SB 08-212)
Education Accountability Act of 2009
SB09-163 (SB-163)
• Aligns accountability system into single system.
• Provides transparent performance information to drive
statewide conversation about change.
• Modernizes reporting of state, district and school
performance information.
• Establishes new system of support and intervention,
including for turnaround schools and districts.
• Focuses on four key performance indicators:
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Academic Achievement
Academic Growth
Academic Growth Gaps
Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness (PWR).
HB 10-1013 Highlights
Extends and aligns some of the deadlines in CAP4K and
honors the state’s precarious financial situation
– Assessments adoption
– Graduation guidelines
– School readiness plans
– Post-secondary and workforce readiness
program and assessment
– Cost study
– Standards review cycle
Transition to the CSAP Replacement
2010-2011-
• Standards: Colorado Model Content Standards
• Assessment: CSAP
2011-2012-
• Standards: Colorado Academic Standards
• Assessment: CSAP assessment items which align to the New
Colorado Academic Standards only
2012-2013-
• Standards: Colorado Academic Standards
• Assessment: CSAP assessment items which align to the
Colorado Academic Standards and new assessment items
2013-2014-
• Standards: Colorado Academic Standards
• Assessment: New assessment items
Timeframe for consideration of adoption of Common
Core State Standards
June 2: The Common Core State Standards in Math and English Language Arts are
released to the public.
June 4: A third-party reviewer begins alignment study between the Colorado Academic
Standards and the Common Core State Standards, and makes recommendations to
enhance Colorado Academic Standards.
July 8-14: Colorado standards subcommittee members in Reading, Writing and
Communicating, and Math meet to discuss the third-party recommendations.
July 16-28: A redline subcommittee version of the Colorado Academic Standards is
made available for public viewing with an online survey to the public to gauge support
for proposed augmentation to the Colorado Academic Standards.
Aug 2: State Board of Education considers adoption of the Common Core State
Standards.
Aug 11: State Board of Education considers amendments to Colorado Academic
Standards based on enrichments provided by the Common Core State Standards.
*August 2nd/11th timeline is due to Race to the Top application requirements.
Changing Conversations
Changing Systems
• Colorado P-12 Academic Standards 2009. . . a learning
focused system for all students, all standards
• The Colorado Growth model . . . how we use
assessment results
• Educational Accountability Act. . . performance
management rather than compliance
• Statewide System of Accountability and Support 2009...a
differentiated system of support focused on increasing
achievement and growth
Standards
2.0
Awareness &
Dissemination
Accountability
2.0
Transition
Implementation
Transformation
Weaving the Threads Together
• How do standards, assessment, and
accountability work together?
– The accountability system is an expression of
our high expectations for students related to
postsecondary and workforce readiness,
– as articulated in the standards
– and measured through the state assessment
system.
Next Steps
• Today represents just one installment of
support related to standards and
accountability.
• You will have the opportunity to provide
input on future support that you need.
• This is also an invitation to partner with
CDE to develop tools and resources.
Colorado Academic Standards 2.0
Accountability 2.0