bill moore, state board for community & technical colleges
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Draft Recommendations for Using the Smarter Balanced Assessment in Placement: Working Toward Meaningful K-16 Alignment. Winter Quarter 2014. Bill Moore, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges Director, Core to College Alignment & Transition Mathematics Project - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Draft Recommendations for Using the Smarter Balanced Assessment in
Placement:Working Toward Meaningful
K-16 Alignment
Bill Moore, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
Director, Core to College Alignment & Transition Mathematics Project
[email protected] 360-704-4346
Winter Quarter 2014
Overall General involvement and specific input Signals that higher education supports the CCSS
Specific requests Buy-in to the college and career readiness
definition Formalized use of 11th grade assessment in the
placement process
CCSS Expectations of Higher Education
Adapted from Elisabeth Barnett, CCRC
WA Core to College web site
• http://www.k12.wa.us/corestandards/
• http://www.corestandards.org/• http://thecommoncore.com/• http://www.achievethecore.org/• http://www.youtube.com/user/
TheHuntInstitute• http://www.engageny.org/
A Sampling of Common Core Resources
Case for Supporting Common Core State Standards
• “Fewer, higher, clearer” expectations
• Framework for meaningful K-16 “alignment”
• Opportunity to address equity issues in college preparation and readiness
Case for Incorporating Smarter Balanced Assessment into Placement Process
• Improvement over existing tools (cost, item variety and range, …)
• Transparency and ownership
• Opportunity to create incentive for more students to get “college-ready” in high school
Using the 11th Grade AssessmentCollege Placement
Full or conditional exemption from developmental course work when entering college
Need to define what evidence of continued learning will be considered appropriate for conditional exemption
Strengthen 12th Grade “Launch Year”Encourage dual credit courses for students who
are college-readyProvide targeted curriculum for students who
are not yet college-ready
Developing common understanding of academic “rigor” and grades, not just course titles, topics
Creating opportunities for shared inquiry about discipline and teaching/learning
Building relational trust between college faculty and high school teachers
Making K-16 Alignment Meaningful by:
Core to College System Policy Timetable
System policy work group (Fall 2013)
Cross-sector summit gathering (Fall 2014)
Confirm SB participation commitment (before January 2015)
Develop specific
proposal for SB use in
higher education
Review and
endorse proposal
Showcase local
school/ college
partnerships
System group and institutional review (Winter 2014--Spring 2014)
SMARTER BALANCED SCORE
12TH GRADE REQUIREMENTS
POSTSECONDARY PLACEMENT OPTIONS BASED ON SCORE
Intensive support, retesting
Post-algebra II or college readiness math course**
Senior English or college readiness course**
Liberal arts math, statistics
No additional requirements*
Any entry-level college course
* High school students take 4 years of English; students planning for baccalaureate institutions required to take math or QR course in senior year ** “College readiness “ courses will include required end-of-course assessment
LEVEL 4 (college-ready)
Math or English: Any entry-level college course
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 3 (college-ready)
LEVEL 2
Other entry-level college math courses
Entry-level college courses (to be determined)
Any entry-level college course
No additional requirements*
Post-algebra II math course
MATH
ENGLISH No additional requirements *
ENGLISH
MATH
Math or English: Additional placement information/testing needed for all entry-level college courses
DRAFT SMARTER BALANCED RECOMMENDATIONS
SMARTER BALANCED SCORE
12TH GRADE REQUIREMENTS
POSTSECONDARY PLACEMENT OPTIONS BASED ON SCORE
Intensive support, retesting(Entry placement testing
required)
Post-algebra II or college readiness math course**
Senior English or college readiness course**
Liberal arts math, statistics
No additional requirements*
Any entry-level college course
* High school students take 4 years of English; students planning for baccalaureate institutions required to take math or QR course in senior year ** “College readiness “ courses will include required end-of-course assessment
LEVEL 4 (college-ready)
Math or English: Any entry-level college course
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 3 (college-ready)
LEVEL 2
Other entry-level college math courses
Entry-level college courses (to be determined)
Any entry-level college course
No additional requirements*
Post-algebra II math course
MATH
ENGLISH No additional requirements *
ENGLISH
MATH
Math or English: Any entry-level college course
DRAFT SMARTER BALANCED RECOMMENDATIONS
Rationale for College-Ready Recommendations
Projected top third (10% in level 4) of students on assessment: generally on track for baccalaureate institutions, taking English and math/quantitative reasoning courses in senior year
Level 3 contingencies (Math): uncertainty about preparation for STEM pathway in math without assurance of advanced math in senior year
Level 3 contingencies (English): confidence that these students would maintain English literacy skills over time period involved
SMARTER BALANCED SCORE
12TH GRADE REQUIREMENTS
POSTSECONDARY PLACEMENT OPTIONS BASED ON SCORE
Intensive support, retesting
Post-algebra II or college readiness math course**
Senior English or college readiness course**
Liberal arts math, statistics
No additional requirements*
Any entry-level college course
* High school students take 4 years of English; students planning for baccalaureate institutions required to take math or QR course in senior year ** “College readiness “ courses will include required end-of-course assessment
LEVEL 4 (college-ready)
Math or English: Any entry-level college course
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 3 (college-ready)
LEVEL 2
Other entry-level college math courses
Entry-level college courses (to be determined)
Any entry-level college course
No additional requirements*
Post-algebra II math course
MATH
ENGLISH No additional requirements *
ENGLISH
MATH
DRAFT SMARTER BALANCED RECOMMENDATIONS
Rationale for Below-College-Ready Recommendations
Level 2 contingency: Some portion of these students (representing ~40% of students on assessment) could enroll in college-readiness transition courses: successful completion would ensure no remediation or additional testing at college entry
No contingency available for students in level 1
Math or English: Additional placement information/testing needed for all entry-level college courses
Feedback Process/Timetable
Collectively through discussions at system group meetings during the winter quarter
Individually via general comments at
https://c2cwa.wordpress.com OR more targeted and specific feedback through an online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sbac_recs
Deadline: April 1, 2014
Discussion
Reactions to the recommendations: questions, concerns, language clarifications, …?
Pragmatic implementation issues: what’s missing and needs to be addressed, who needs to be consulted, …?