CA BOCES Teaching is the CoreInformation Session

September 2014 – June 2015

Participating School Districts Allegany-

Limestone Andover Cuba-Rushford Genesee Valley Hinsdale Olean Pioneer

Portville Randolph

Academy Salamanca Scio West Valley Wellsville

Goals of the Grant

1. To improve the quality of all educational assessments, while also…

2. Reducing the number of assessments that do not contribute to teaching and learning.

CA BOCES and LCI will coach members in identifying high-quality assessments already in use for instructional or other curricular purposes that can simultaneously be used for APPR purposes, eliminating redundant or low-quality assessments, and developing new ones, if needed.

Who’s Involved?

Learner Centered Initiatives, Ltd.

CA BOCES Professional Development Team Existing Team (including embedded staff

developers) Grant/Assessment Coordinator (10-months)

Participating School Districts

What’s the Plan?

Audit/Review assessments in the school district to determine quality, purpose, usefulness, redundancy, etc. of educational assessments.

Create an action plan to modify existing assessments, reduce existing assessments, create new assessments.

Implement the action plan through an assessment design institute.

Increase the assessment literacy across content areas.

What’s the timeline?

Sept Dec Jan Jun

Audit/Review

Apr

Content Days

Assessment Design

Audit Teams

Content Teachers

Design Teams

Ongoing Support from CABOCES PD

Student Work

From Audit/Review to Design

Audit/Review Team(s)

Action Plan

Reduction Team

Design Team 2

Design Team 1

Design Team 3

Which tests will be audited? Generally speaking, the following three types

of tests will be audited:

Summative Interim Benchmark

Also, there is a focus in the grant on performance and portfolio assessment. This may influence the assessments you choose to modify or design in the design phase.

What criteria are being used? Purpose of the assessment Skills, knowledge, behavior required by the

standards Comparability Alignment Rigor Reliability Ability to inform instruction and support

learning Use of diverse assessment technique

Two Types of Teams

Audit/Review Design

5 – 7 people Review tests for the

district and create an action plan.

Wide range of stakeholders.

Most involvement in the fall.

3-5 people Design tests based

on the action plan. More specific range

of stakeholders. Most involvement in

the winter and spring.

Audit Review Team

Team Composition Team Size

The team is comprised of staff who (5-7 people): Represent all levels of

the district. Represent a district-

wide perspective. Include a school

leader. Are aware of the

needs of different student populations.

The group size in manageable given: The demands of the

review. The size of the district Complexity of the

assessment repertoire.

From Teaching is the Core Review Team Considerations, LCI 2014

Audit/Review Team Example Team Composition:

The elementary principal, a middle school guidance counselor, a high school lead teacher, an ESL teacher, a district curriculum supervisor, the pupil personnel services director.

Team Size The group is small enough to sit at one table, but not so

small as to leave representative voices out.

Notes It will make sense for some small-to-mid sized districts to

have one audit/review team. It will make sense for some mid-to-large sized districts to

have more than one audit/review team.From Teaching is the Core Review Team Considerations, LCI 2014

Audit Review Team

Team Capacity

All members of the group understand: The purpose of the grant. Have protected the time and space to

accomplish the work. Understand how the work of the

grant connects back to student learning.

From Teaching is the Core Review Team Considerations, LCI 2014

Audit Review Team

Team LeadershipLeadership Responsibilities

The contact person is interested in taking on the responsibilities associated with being the contact person. He or she has been, and feels empowered to make decisions about how the work is accomplished.

Understanding the demands and expectations of the grant.

Managing communication. Ensuring follow through. Facilitating technology

supports (e.g., Google Docs, etc.)

Keeping and eye on the intended goal of the project.

From Teaching is the Core Review Team Considerations, LCI 2014

Questions so far?

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Assessment Audit/Review Dates

Date Focus

Sept. 26, 2014 Designing Assessment Reviews/Audits

Oct. 23, 2014 Audit Writing and Feedback

Dec. 10, 2014 Action Planning

Additional Information• A good portion of audit work will need to take place back in the district and will vary from district to district.• Teams will need to include stakeholders (e.g., teachers, families, etc.)• LCI will provide phone/video conferencing support for one team from each district during this period.• CA BOCES will provide support for teams over and above the one team from each district.

Design Team DatesDate Focus

Jan. 13, 2015 Foundations of quality assessment design.

Jan 14, 2015 Increasing authenticity and rigor of performance-based tasks.

Mar. 3, 2015 Peer review of assessments.

May 7, 2015 Peer review of modified assessments (leads to field testing).

May 28, 2015 Attributes of inter-rater reliability.

June 8, 2015 Looking at student work (DDI and sustainability).

June 9, 2015 Looking at student work (DDI and sustainability).

June 15, 2015 Final eyes review.Additional Information• Design and field testing will need to take place back at the district. • LCI and CABOCES will provide ongoing support throughout this cycle.

Content Specialist DatesDate Focus

Jan. 26, 2015 Art

Jan. 27, 2015 Music

Feb. 9, 2015 Mathematics

Feb. 23, 2015 English Language Arts

Feb. 24, 2015 Science

Mar. 24, 2015 Physical Education and Health

Mar. 25, 2015 Languages other than English (LOTE)

Apr. 7, 2015 K-2, Special Education, English Language Learners

Apr. 13, 2015 Social Studies

Apr. 15, 2015 Technology, Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Additional Information• These teachers may or may not be on a design team.• Unique needs of assessments in these content areas.• Participants should not expect to develop an assessment here, but learn about best practices of assessment in their field.

Budget Contracting with LCI

On-site and off-site work Assessment/Grant Coordinator

10 months Copies, materials Contracting with Premier Banquet for

Audit/Design dates Approximately $500 per audit team (depends

on the number of audit teams) For teams to purchase curricular, professional

development, or other materials to support the design of the assessment.

Registering Audit Teams Please utilize the audit team registration form.

Please return it to Laurie Sledge by September 19, 2014.

Please let us know if you have questions: Grant information: Tim_Clarke@caboces.org Registration: Laurie_Sledge@caboces.org

Questions?

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