Assessment and Accountability Update

Chun-Wu Li, Ph.D.Assessment and Accountability Services

Riverside County Office of EducationSeptember 27, 2013

Academic Performance Index(API)

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Adequate Yearly Progress(AYP)

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STAR Update

For the 2013–14 school year, AB 484 requires the following: The administration of the California Standards Tests for science in

grades five, eight, and ten The administration of the California Alternate Performance

Assessment for English–language arts, mathematics in grades two through eleven and for science in grades five, eight, and ten

The availability of the Early Assessment Program assessment for English–language arts and mathematics in grade eleven

The availability of the Standards Based Tests in Spanish as an optional assessment for English–language arts and mathematics in grades two through eleven

The participation of all local educational agencies (LEAs) in the Smarter Balanced spring 2014 Field Test for one subject area only (i.e., English–language arts or mathematics).

AB 484 was passed by the California State Senate on September 10 and by the State Assembly on September 11. The bill now sits with the Governor, who has until October 13, 2013 to sign AB 484 into law.

Assembly Bill (AB) 484

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1999-2013District and School

Accountability Progress Reports(APRs)

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1999-2013 APRsAccess Information

http://web.rcoe.us/Login 1:  accountabilityPassword: 4r0gR35S!Login 2:  rcoe_aprPassword:  rc03@pr

Please provide RCOE with your district “World Visible IP Address Range” if you can not access APRs successfully.

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Assessment and Accountability Related Items

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1. Are you administering benchmark English-Language Arts and/or mathematics assessments to schools during the 2013-3014 academic year?

2. If yes, are your benchmark assessments measuring California Content Standards from 1997?

3. If yes, do you already have Common Core State Standards English-Language Arts and/or mathematics assessments?

2013-2014 District Benchmark Assessments

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2013-2014 District Benchmark Assessments

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District Name

Are you administering benchmark English-Language

Arts and/or mathematics assessments to schools during the 2013-3014 academic year?

If yes, are your benchmark assessments measuring

California Content Standards from 1997?

If yes, do you already have Common Core State Standards English-

Language Arts and/or mathematics assessments?

Alvord Unified Yes YesNo, K-2 CCSS implementation

completed. Grades 3-12 transitioning to CCSS this Year.

Banning Unified Yes Yes, some grades Yes, some gradesCoachella Valley Unified Yes Yes No

Moreno Valley Unified Yes NoNo, creating and field testing CCSS

assessments this year.Temecula Valley Unified Yes No Yes

Val Verde Unified Yes Yes, except TK-2 (with CCSS)Yes for TK-2. 2014-15

implementation for the rest of grades.

To ensure you receive the most current enrollment data on your graduates, please submit your 2013 graduates file to StudentTracker by November 1. The Clearinghouse will begin processing enrollment reports once they receive fall enrollment details from all of their postsecondary institutions.

***NEW*** On the home page of the StudentTracker web tool, you will notice a new feature in the Account section, “View Diploma Record History.” This feature will show you the total number of diploma records by graduation year that you submitted to the Clearinghouse for each high school under your service agreement.

If you need assistance submitting your graduates file, please visit online help tool at http://sths.helpdocsonline.com.

If you forgot your web tool or secure FTP account login credentials, please email studenttracker@studentclearinghouse.org.

Fall 2013 StudentTracker reports andNew Web Tool Feature

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The data formatting guide is located at http://sths.helpdocsonline.com/#submit_a_graduates_file .

The main help page is located at http://sths.helpdocsonline.com/#home.

Fall 2013 StudentTracker reports andNew Web Tool Feature

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