Academic Preparation for State Assessments 2017-2018

GUIDELINES ON ACADEMIC PREPARATION FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS 2017-2018 Student Testing Branch Office of Data and Accountability Los Angeles Unified School District Student Testing Branch

For LAUSD, assessments covered in this training include: CAASPP Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment Blocks for English and mathematics, required in Grades 3-11 (see MEM-6700.1) CAASPP Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments, Grades 3-8 and 11 ELPAC for English Learners

Topics to be addressed: Topics to be addressed: Test Security Academic preparation for state assessments state and district guidelines Suggested strategies and resources

Test Security: CAASPP Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments SB Interim Assessments are not secure, but they are not public School staff with approved access to the CAASPP Test Operation Management System (TOMS) can access any and all of the CAASPP Interim Assessments for approved use No one outside of the school environment, however, should have access to the CAASPP Interim Assessments. This means no printing and sharing of the materials outside of the school environment.

Test Security: CAASPP Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments SCENARIO ONE A Grade 5 teacher signs into TOMS and, through the Interim Assessment Viewing System, accesses a Grade 4 math Interim Assessment Block. The teacher projects the assessment on a screen and goes through the assessment, item by item, discussing the items and their answers with the class. SCENARIO TWO The same teacher runs out of time before finishing the Grade 4 IAB discussion. The teacher decides to copy the remaining items and make a handout for the students to take home for homework. DISCUSS THE TWO SCENARIOS ABOVE AND DECIDE IF EITHER OR BOTH ADHERE TO TEST SECURITY TENETS

Test Security: CAASPP Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments SCENARIO ONE This is within accepted practice and reflects the CAASPP not secure, but not public stipulation SCENARIO TWO This is notwithin the scope of the CAASPP not secure, but not public stipulation, as copying and sending home IAB content strays into the public sphere

Test Security: CAASPP Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments Student logon credentials are a critical element in CAASPP security. The same logon will be used by students for access to the CAASPP SB IABs as well as the CAASPP Summative Testing. Each school s CAASPP COORDINATOR is responsible for knowing, promulgating, and following all security protocols around printing, distributing, and collecting labels with student logons. All IA Administrators, likewise, must know and follow student logon protocols.

Test Security: CAASPP Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments CAASPP Summative Assessments are secure. School site CAASPP Coordinators manage all security responsibilities related to the CAASPP Summative for said school Test Administrators/Examiners must attend all required trainings and have all required documentation in place before administering the CAASPP Summative. Test Administrators/Examiners who encounter anomalies and breaches of any CAASPP Summative security protocol must report to the CAASPP Coordinator. Per District and State policy, the Coordinator will report to the Student Testing Branch and/or submit to the CAASPP system.

Test Security: CAASPP Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS 2017-2018 CAASPP Security Agreement 2017-2018 CAASPP Security Affidavit Online Test Administration Manual DFA for the Smarter Balanced Online Summative Assessments and CAST

Test Security: CAASPP Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments SCENARIO ONE A teacher who has completed all required documents and affidavits is unexpectedly absent. The Coordinator discovers that the substitute took over the test session. What should the Coordinator do? SCENARIO TWO A designated testing room is suddenly unavailable, and the adjacent classroom is available. What steps should be taken to insure its suitability? SCENARIO THREE Labels with student logons are left on the Test Administrator s desk in the classroom for easy distribution the next day. The teacher informs the Coordinator of this as the teacher is leaving for the day. What should the Coordinator do? DISCUSS THE SCENARIOS ABOVE AND DISCUSS NEXT STEPS

Test Security: CAASPP Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments For Scenarios One, Two and Three, discuss the suitability of the following options for a Test Administrator/Examiner: o Report the incident to the school CAASPP Coordinator Refer to the applicable important documents for specifics related to that situation Other suggestions?

Academic Preparation for State Assessments: CAASPP Assessments Interim Assessment Viewing System in TOMS. Staff with TOMS access can view any/all Interim Assessments for classroom use. Practice and Training Tests available for preparing students for the CAASPP Summative Digital Library The Digital Library account allows access to a library of lessons and materials, targeted to specific grade levels/subjects/standards and/or claims.

Academic Preparation for State Assessments: Other Resources LAUSD approved textbooks offer tools and resources targeting Common Core Standards. For all grades in ELA and Math and many grades for Science and History/Social Science, the Division of Instruction has Interim Assessments available through the Common Core State Standards site on lausd.net. Look on lausd.net under OFFICES for Common Core State Standards. Select Interim Assessments and Blueprints, then click the link for Interim Assessments and sign in with your LAUSD SSO to access these tools. Note no materials are sent to schools, and no reporting platform exists for these assessments.

Academic Preparation: Blueprints Blueprints for the 2017-2018 Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments can be found through the following page in the section Interim Assessment: The Optional Periodic Test http://www.smarterbalanced.org/assessments/ Blueprints for the Smarter Balanced Summative can also be found throught hat page, in the section Summative Assessment: The End-of-Year Test - http://www.smarterbalanced.org/assessments/ CELDT/ELPAC Blueprints - http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/documents/elpacblueprts.pdf

Academic Preparation: California Education Code 60611 A local educational agency, district superintendent of schools, or principal or teacher of any elementary or secondary school, including a charter school, shall not carry on any program for the sole purpose of test preparation of pupils for the statewide pupil assessment system or a particular test used in the statewide pupil assessment system. Nothing in this section prohibits the use of materials to familiarize pupils with item types or the computer-based testing environment used in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress.

Suggested strategies and resources: Smarter Balanced Assessments Train all staff administering Smarter Balanced Assessments in the operation of the Test Management Operating System (TOMS). TOMS allows for students to skip items to return to later through mark for review. Students can also pause assessment administration, but the rules as to when and how to pause must be fully understood. Generally, a section must be complete before selecting pause, or when the student returns, the student will open to the next section and not be able to return to the previous section. Students with exposure to the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments should be familiar with the format and language of Smarter Balanced items when taking the Summative.

Suggested strategies and resources: Smarter Balanced Assessments Explore the Digital Library: www.smarterbalanced.org/educators/the-digital-library/ Staff should contact the school CAASPP Coordinator regarding access to the Digital Library. Within the Digital Library, educators can find a plethora of lessons and other resources tied to specific claims and standards, identified by subject and optimal grade level.

Suggested strategies and resources: ELPAC Students have multiple opportunities to write in all content domains Students employ their knowledge of English language conventions to edit their own and other students work Provide and review scoring rubrics and sample papers and have students evaluate and compare their own writing efforts to them Review and discuss writing prompts, providing students with tools to identify key words in prompts to ensure effective responses Have students reread the prompt and/or direction for their written responses after composition and evaluate whether their response is on target with the prompt and directions intention.

District Office Resources Student Testing Branch Division of Instruction: A. Literacy/Language Arts B. Mathematics Branch C. Multilingual and Multicultural Education Department Division of Special Education Visit lausd.net and select OFFICES for respective contact information for the above offices.