february 21, 2014 “conspiracy, what? setting the record straight in kansas?” keen state...
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February 21, 2014
“Conspiracy, What? Setting the Record Straight in
Kansas?”
KEEN State Education Conference
College and Career Ready means an individual has the academic
preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills,
and employability skills to be successful in postsecondary
education, in the attainment of an industry recognized
certification or in the workforce, without the need for
remediation.
Level of performance on college readiness
exams for full admittance to post-
secondary institutions without the need for
remediation
Achievement of an industry recognized
certification that enables students to advance in a career
pathway
Problem formulation, research,
interpretation, communication, precision and
accuracy
Reading Writing Listening Speaking Math
Decisive Creative Thinking Solves Problems Reasons
Social Awareness Responsible
Decision Making Self-Management
and Self-Awareness
Ability to engage in exploration and
planning relevant to the students
interests, for career preferences leading to post-secondary
success
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KansasESEA Flexibility Waiver
Overview
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Congress hasn’t reauthorized Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Should have been done in 2007
U.S. Department of Education (ED) offered states opportunity for relief from certain provisions of ESEA
In order to improve academic achievement and increase the quality of instruction for all students through state and local reforms
Why Was ESEA Waiver Available?
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To move away from the narrowly defined accountability system in NCLB
To have a new accountability system that uses multiple measures with goals that are unique to each school/district
To have results which are more meaningful measures of the success and progress of Kansas schools
KS is already doing many of the parts, i.e. common core standards
Why Kansas Sought a Waiver?
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1. College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All Students
• Kansas College and Career Ready Standards• New assessments with a CCR benchmark
2. State-Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability, and Support
• Multiple views of student performance (4 AMO’s)
3. Supporting Effective Instruction and Leadership • All school districts now have an approved
teacher/leader evaluation instrument
What KS Agreed to- Principles
1. Extend our current ESEA Waiver another year.
2. Respond to our current conditional “high risk” status.
3. Amend items in our Current Waiver.
4. Move the use of using student growth to inform personnel decisions until 2017-18
Waiver Components
State Assessments
Scott Smith, DirectorCareer, Standards and Assessment Services
Transition assessment in Spring 2014 is the same as we have always planned
Spring of 2015, when we would have had SBAC for the first time, we will have an enhanced Kansas assessment.
By Spring of 2016, we will be very close to where we would have been with SBAC with difference due to choices made in Kansas.
But how much is changing, really?
Transition Assessment Delivered on KITE Aligned with Kansas College and Career Ready
Standards for math, reading, and writing conventions
Follows similar blueprint to SBAC, including technology-enhanced items
Machine-scorable items only No performance task No writing prompt No listening items
Spring 2014
The transitional test will serve as the backbone for the new Kansas College and Career Ready Assessment
Enhancements Listening section Writing prompt Math performance tasks
New Development in 2014–2015
The core machine-scorable part of the test will be parallel to what was administered in 2014, but we will refresh the item pool.
We will field test the enhancements. Accountability for 2015 will be based on the
core portion of the test. Schools and districts will receive feedback on
the field-test portions to help gauge student readiness on the full set of standards.
Spring 2015
After analyzing the field-test items, we will create the best form possible that includes all features of our future assessment.
We will set new achievement standards (cut scores and performance level descriptors) based on that form.
Using those new cut scores, KSDE will set new AMOs and communicate the new targets to schools and districts.
Summer 2015
Now we have a fully enhanced test that covers all of the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards.
We should also have sufficient numbers of items to make the test adaptive this year as well.
Spring 2016
The test will be adaptive to allow students to be measured on items close to their ability level.
We are considering stage adaptivity rather than item adaptivity that SBAC uses.
Benefits More reliable estimates Targets assessment to student level Requires fewer items than item-level
Adaptivity
Summary
Core machine-scorable items aligned with KCCRS
Core machine-scorable items aligned with KCCRS
Core machine-scorable items aligned with KCCRS
Spring 2014
Spring 2015
Spring 2016
Listening Items
Complete enhancements (performance task, essay,
listening items)
EssayMath
Perform-ance Task
Adaptivity
Adaptivity should help students who used to take the KAMM. They will be assessed on grade-level, but with easy items.
Many tools are available to all students (e.g., highlighter, notes, calculator)
Accommodations are available electronically (contrast, auto font)
TTS is available in a new and improved voice this year.
Special Education
We want Kansas educator and stakeholder fingerprints all over these new assessments
Design decisions Item writing Item reviewing Range finding Scoring Standard setting
Kansas Fingerprints
Administrators Support teacher involvement Voice in report decisions Cross-content development Kansas Board of Regents High school — we want to ensure that
tests truly predict college readiness Will be involved in design and review of
assessments and setting cut scores
Kansas Stakeholders
Summative assessment ELA (complete in 2016) Math (complete in 2016) History/government (complete in 2016) Science (complete in 2017)
Formative tools Really more like sample items now Developing capacity for teachers to build test
forms using item pool In 2016, we can start building true formative,
instructionally-embedded tests. Will include science and H/G
Full Kansas Assessment Program
Individual Plans of Study (IPS)
KEEN
Topeka
February 21, 2014
What is an IPS?
Multi-year educational plan based on career interests
The Kansas State Department of Education strongly recommends that all districts implement individual plans of study (IPS) for all students in grades 8 through 12.
8th grade – career interest survey, develop individual plan of study (at a minimum, include career interests and all courses 9 – 12 + 1 year of post-secondary plans)
Here’s what we’re facing…
Kansans with “Some Post-secondary”
Some Post-secondary = Credential through Advanced degree
52%
Kansas Class of 2011% Graduates enrolling in Post-secondary
education (2 and 4 year institutions)
76%% Graduates enrolling in Post-secondary education earning 1 year of college credit
49%
*System for Education Enterprise in Kansas (SEEK)
Why an IPS?Student’s Educational Path becomes:
Relevant → Higher Student Engagement Focused → based on Career Interests Efficient → time and $
Not a silver bullet, but an IPS will help a student make better choices and ultimately lead to a higher % of post-secondary completion
Student – Individual Plans of Study (IPS) webpage
Individual Plans of Study
Evaluations & Student Growth
Measures
Bill Bagshaw, Assistant Director
Kayeri Akweks, Education Program Consultant, Teacher
Licensure and Accreditation/Evaluations
Implement teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that:1. Are used for continual improvement of
instruction2. Use at least 3 performance levels3. Use multiple measures including student
growth as significant factor4. Are used to evaluate on a regular basis5. Provide clear, timely, and useful
feedback6. Are used to inform personnel decisions
Federal WAIVER - Principle 3Supporting Effective Instruction and
Leadership
As of June 3, 2013 –
278 districts have submitted their Assurances Form 267 districts have had their Assurances Form approved93 districts will be using the KEEP Repository146 districts will be using vendors46 districts will be using locally created evaluation systemsAs of Feb 17, 2014 –
Districts are completing their D2 Assurances Form online for 2014-2015All Districts must use an evaluation final summative rating for each individual educator evaluationAll Districts must include student growth measures in their evaluations
Evaluation Systems for 2013-2014 and 2014-2015
Things to Know
Kansas school districts will include student growth as a significant factor in the evaluation of classroom teachers and building leaders.
State approved student growth measures will document the specific amount of student growth attributable to the teacher or building leader between two identified points in time.
Multiple measures of student growth (more than one) must be met before an educator can be rated as effective or highly effective.
State assessments are one possible measure and are a required measure for all grade levels and content areas that give them. Commercially purchased assessments and locally developed performance assessments may also be used, once they are approved by the KSDE.
Student Growth Measures:
LEAs should use the commercially purchased and locally developed student growth measures they currently have. State assessments are required as given.
All grade levels across schools in a district should use the same measures.
Local performance assessments should be collaboratively designed, reviewed and used across the district with strict adherence to an inter-rater agreement.
Student Growth Objectives (SGOs) or Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) are to be developed with collaborative districtwide teams.
KSDE Guidance for school districts:
All districts will identify student growth measures to be used and provide them to the KSDE (in a format to be determined) by June 30, 2014.
A “default list” of student growth measures for LEA reference will be available and posted on the web by May 1, 2014.
Next steps:
2014-2015 All Evaluations
KANSAS Final Summative Evaluation Rating
Three Student Growth Measures
Chosen Instructional
Practice Protocol
FINAL Summative Evaluation
Rating
SUMMARY RATING #1
SUMMARY RATING #2
Matrix Works with or Without Percentages
Matrix Used to Determine Summative Evaluation Rating 1-24-2014.jpg
DRAFT Default List of SGMsDRAFT Default List of Student Growth Measures 1-27-2014.pdf
The Draft Default List of SGMS is in progress and will be available by June 1, 2014.
Optional Template
Bill Bagshaw, Assistant DirectorKSDE – [email protected]
Kayeri Akweks, EPCKSDE – TLA [email protected] 785-296-5140
Questions
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College and Career Ready means an individual has the academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, and employability skills to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification or in the workforce, without the need for remediation.
College and Career Ready
At the Forefront of Accreditation Work
Kansas College & Career Ready definition:
Profiles of 21st Century Learner and Learning
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The 5 Rs
• The new model focuses on districts rather than individual schools.
• All stakeholders are involved in supporting all schools within the system.
• All participants are responsible for successes and areas for improvement.
District Accreditation
Differences
All of the R’s are weighted equally.
Relevance, Relationships, Responsive Culture, and Rigor are just as important as Results.
Accreditation is no long just about achievement.
Support Rather than PenalizeDifferences
2:30-2:45 p.m.
The accreditation timeline will be over a span of four years.
The first cycle will include an interim year to allow districts to prepare for change.
Length of Time
Differences
Districts will utilize the rubrics as a needs assessment over a year-long process.
An outside review assists the district in examining areas for change.
Two change goals are identified. Strategies are put into place. Data is collected and analyzed. Results are shared with all stakeholders.
Change GoalsDifferences
Reflection is built into the final data analysis. Districts and KSDE will be able to conduct
meaningful research based on the changes occurring in districts.
We can see how change impacts graduation rates, attendance, drop-out rates, achievement, rural vs urban districts, etc.
Potential for ResearchDifferences
• Field Testing• Rubrics• Definitions• Online Evidence
Repository• Handbook
Work completed over the past year
Accreditation
• Update the web page• Revision of QPA Regulations• Pilot online repository • Develop protocol for change goals and
assembling accreditation teams
Work To Be Completed on Accreditation Model
Accreditation
• Decisions about AMOs are not finalized• ESEA Waiver is still under review• Student academic growth data is
under development• Defining “significant” for educator
evaluation is still under review
Work To Be Completed that Impacts Accreditation
Accreditation
Continue the use of Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) in place of AYP
In 2014-15, all schools are Accredited.
New Item - QPA Advisory Council Recommendations
Accreditation
2014 Math & ELA assessments are pilots First time teachers and students have
assessed using the new KITE system First time exposed to new test item types
(technology enhanced items) There will not be any cut scores until fall of
2014 Some test items will be “thrown out” after
pilot is complete
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