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PARCC Update: State Board of Education Joyce Zurkowski Colorado Department of Education - Assessment Unit April 2013

English Language Arts and Mathematics Assessments  State Statute  Requires Colorado to participate as a Governing Board member in a consortium of states that focuses on the readiness of students for college and careers [22-7-1006 (1.5), C.R.S.].  PARCC  In August 2012, Colorado became a governing member of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. 2

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers 22 members • 21 states • Washington, D.C. 3

Changes at PARCC  Streamlined governance structure  Expedited decision making processes  Non-profit established  CEO search underway 4

Colorado Involvement in the Development of the PARCC Assessments  Governing Board  Advisory Committee on College Readiness  College Ready Assessment Steering Committee  Design, Development & Implementation Committees  State Item Review Committees  Performance Level Descriptor Writing Teams  Transition and Implementation Activities  Educator Leader Cadres: Adams 14, Boulder, Cherry Creek, Denver, Fountain Ft. Carson, Garfield Re2, Greeley-Evans Weld County 6, Jeffco, Littleton, Moffat, Poudre, Thompson, and St. Vrain Valley 5

The PARCC Assessments  English Language Arts: grades 3-11  Mathematics: grades 3-8, two sequences of three high school assessments each  First operational assessment: spring 2015 6

PARCC Assessment Design Diagnostic Mid-Year Performance- End-of-Year Assessment Assessment Based Assessment • Early indicator • Performance- Assessment • Innovative, of knowledge based • Extended computer-based and skills to • Emphasis on tasks items inform hard-to- • Applications instruction, measure of concepts supports, and standards and skills PD • Required • Required • Optional • Optional Speaking and Listening Assessment (Required): Locally scored 7

English Language Arts/Literacy  Performance-based assessment component (3 sessions)  Three tasks: a research simulation, a literary analysis, and a narrative task  For each task: read one or more texts, answer several short comprehension and vocabulary questions, and write an essay that requires them to draw evidence from the text(s)  End of year assessment component (2 sessions)  4-5 texts, a combination of literary and informational  A number of short-answer comprehension and vocabulary questions will be associated with each text. More refined test design information, including the specific standards that are addressed in each component, as well as the number, types, and value of the items that will appear on each component, will be released later this spring. 8

Mathematics  Performance-based assessment component (2 sessions)  Short- and extended-response questions focused on conceptual knowledge and skills, and the mathematical practices of reasoning and modeling  End of year assessment component (2 sessions)  Comprised primarily of short-answer questions focused on conceptual knowledge, skills, and understandings More refined test design information, including the specific standards that are addressed in each component, as well as the number, types, and value of the items that will appear on each component, will be released later this spring. 9

Reporting  English Language Arts/Literacy  Performance level and scale scores for English language arts/ literacy  Scale scores for:  Reading and comprehending a range of sufficiently complex texts independently (reading)  Writing effectively when using and/or analyzing sources (writing)  Mathematics  Single performance level and scale score for overall mathematics A full listing of the reporting categories for both English language arts/ literacy and mathematics assessments will be released later this spring. 10

Implication of Increased Rigor Given the increased rigor of both the Colorado Academic Standards and the new assessments, it is reasonable to prepare for a drop in performance based on them compared to the performance demonstrated under the current system. 11

Comparison of PARCC’s and TCAP’s Testing Times PARCC TCAP Estimated Time on Task (hours) Time on Task (hours) ELA/Literacy Mathematics Reading/ Mathematics PBA+EOY PBA+EOY Writing Grade 3 4.50 3.50 4.00 2.16 Grade 4 5.83 3.50 6.00 3.25 Grade 5 5.83 3.50 6.00 3.25 Grade 6 5.92 3.50 6.00 3.25 Grade 7 5.92 3.50 6.00 3.25 Grade 8 5.92 3.50 6.00 3.25 Grade 9 5.92 3.83 6.00 3.25 Grade 10 5.92 3.83 6.00 3.25 Grade 11 5.92 4.00 12

Test Window  Two components  Performance-based assessment component at 75% of the year  End-of-year at 90% of the year  Window length  Current plan: maximum of one four-week window to complete the administration of the performance-based component and another maximum four-week window to complete the end-of- year components 13

PARCC Guidance on Online Readiness  “Rule of Thumb” device to student ratio  Minimum recommended guidelines for new hardware purchases for 2015 14

Upcoming Information Releases  April: Draft accommodations policy for public comment Additional test design information and refined reporting categories  Summer: Summative cost estimates Final accommodations policy Additional sample items  Fall: Anticipated timing of data return for year one Final summative test costs Additional information about minimum and recommended technology specifications including minimum bandwidth requirements 15