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Are you familiar with the Smarter Balanced Assessments?
Who is involved with implementing the Smarter Balanced Placement
Agreement at their college?
Have you had a chance to look at the Transitions Course curriculum?
Recent History of High SchoolAssessments
WASL
HSPE
EOC
WA Assessment of Student Learning
High School Proficiency Exam
End of Course Assessment• Algebra & Geometry• Biology
1997-2009
2010-2014
2010-Current
SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS
SBA
EOC
Smarter Balanced Assessments• English • Math
End of Course Assessment• Biology
Spring 2015
2010-Current
The Agreement• Agreed to by all 34 Community
Colleges• WA Public Baccalaureate
Institutions have a similar agreement
• HS can use their Smarter Balanced scores to place into college
classes
Smarter Balanced Assessment• Smarter Balanced is a state-led
consortium comprised of members that have come together to create a high-quality system of assessments aligned with the Common Core State Standards to measure college and career readiness. Funded by the Race to the Top Assessment Program, Smarter Balanced assessments will be implemented in Spring 2015 for 11th graders.
Offers Washington high school students the opportunity to establish their readiness for college-level coursework based on their scores on the 11th grade Smarter Balanced assessment
Represents Washington higher education’s commitment to improve student college readiness by – providing an incentive for achieving the
Common Core standards – creating alternatives for students to use their
senior year more effectively
Key Elements of Higher Education Agreements
Details at http://www.wsac.wa.gov/college-readiness or http://c2cwa.wordpress.com/
Class of
2016Take SB spring 2015
Enter higher
education fall 2016
Class of
2017Take SB spring 2016
Enter higher
education fall 2017
Class of
2018Take SB spring 2017
Enter higher
education fall 2018
3-Year Agreement Timeframe
Review agreement in winter 2018 and consider revision/renewal for class of 2019
Smarter Balanced Agreement11th Grade
Score Level
Math Placement Options Available Based on Score
English Placement Options Available Based on Score
4Any entry college-level math course through pre-calculus I
An entry college-level English course (including but not limited to English Composition or its equivalent)
3
An entry college-level terminal math course not on the calculus pathway
An entry-level calculus pathway math course, contingent on a B or better in a calculus pathway class in the senior year of high school
An entry college-level English course (including but not limited to English Composition or its equivalent)
Smarter Balanced Agreement (2)11th Grade Score Level
Math Placement Options Available Based on Score
English Placement Options Available Based on Score
2
An entry college-level terminal math course not on the calculus pathway, contingent on a B or better in the statewide college readiness/ transition course or through local institutional processes (transcript, high school GPA, additional testing, etc.)
An entry college-level English course (including but not limited to English Composition or its equivalent)
[contingency same as math]
1
Additional placement information, determined by local institutional processes (transcript, high school GPA, additional testing, etc.), needed for all entry-level courses
[Same as math]
Mathematics: Estimated Percentage of Students at Each Achievement Level
3 4 5 6 7 8 110%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
32% 27% 35% 35% 36% 38% 40%
29% 36%32% 32% 31% 30% 27%
27% 24% 18% 19% 20% 19% 22%
12% 13% 15% 14% 13% 13% 11%
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Grade
Est.
% a
t Eac
h Le
vel
Estimates based on Spring 2014 Smarter Balanced field test conducted in 21 states and USVI.
ELA/Literacy: Estimated Percentage of Students at Each Achievement Level
3 4 5 6 7 8 110%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
35% 37% 33% 30% 34% 28% 28%
27% 22% 23% 29% 28%31% 31%
20% 23% 29% 30% 30% 32% 30%
18% 18% 15% 11% 8% 9% 11%
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Grade
Est.
% in
Eac
h Le
vel
Estimates based on Spring 2014 Smarter Balanced field test conducted in 21 states and USVI.
