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Board of Higher Education Meeting | October 18, 2011

October 2011 Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) Presentation

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Page 1: October 2011 Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) Presentation

Board of Higher Education Meeting | October 18, 2011

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PARCC Primer

Charged to develop next-generation assessments linked to common core state standards

$186M RTTT grant Two multi-state consortia

PARCC Smarter/Balanced

Massachusetts – lead PARCC stateFlorida – fiscal agentAchieve – project management partner

What is PARCC?

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PARCC Primer

Create high-quality assessments Build a pathway to college and career

readiness for all students

Support educators in the classroom Develop 21st century, technology-based

assessments Advance accountability at all levels

The PARCC Goals

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PARCC Primer

Four Components of Assessment

Four components, spread throughout the academic year

Two “formative” Two “summative”

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1.Early Assessment

“Formative” assessment

Designed to be an indicator of student knowledge and skills

Allows instruction, supports and professional development to be tailored to meet student needs

PARCC Primer

Four Components of Assessment

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2.Mid-Year Assessment

“Formative” assessment

Will comprise performance-based items and tasks, with an emphasis on hard-to-measure standards

After study, individual states may consider including as a summative component

PARCC Primer

Four Components of Assessment

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3.End-of-Year Assessment (EOY)

“Summative” assessment

Administered after ~90% of the school year

ELA/literacy: Reading comprehension.

Mathematics: Innovative, machine-scorable items

PARCC Primer

Four Components of Assessment

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4.Performance-Based Assessment (PBA)

“Summative” assessment Administered as close to

the end of the school year as possible

ELA/literacy: Writing effectively when analyzing text

Mathematics: Applying skills, concepts, and understandings to solve multi-step problems

PARCC Primer

Four Components of Assessment

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Two formative assessment components designed to: ▪ Generate timely

information for informing instruction, interventions, and professional development during the school year

▪ In ELA/literacy, a third formative component will assess students’ speaking and listening skills

Two summative assessment components designed to:▪ Make “college and career

readiness” and “on-track” determinations

▪ Measure the full range of standards and full performance continuum

▪ Provide data for accountability uses, including measures of growth

PARCC Primer

Expected Outcomes

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PARCC Primer

The PARCC assessments will allow us to make important claims about students’ knowledge and skills.

In English Language Arts/literacy, whether students: Can read and comprehend complex literary and informational text Can write effectively when analyzing text Have attained overall proficiency in ELA/literacy

In Mathematics, whether students: Have mastered knowledge and skills in highlighted domains, e.g.:▪ In grade 4, numbers/fractions▪ In grade 6, proportional reasoning and ratios

Have attained overall proficiency in mathematics

Expected Outcomes

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PARCC Primer

PARCC National Assessment Timeline

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SY 2011-12

Development begins

SY 2012-13

First year pilot/field testing and

related research and

data collection

SY 2013-14

Second year pilot/field testing and

related research and

data collection

SY 2014-15

Full administration

of PARCC assessments

SY 2010-11

Launch and design phase

Summer 2015

Set achievement

levels, including

college-ready performance

levels

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Technical Challenges

•Developing an interoperable technology platform

•Transitioning to a computer-based assessment system

•Developing and implementing automated scoring systems and processes

•Identifying effective, innovative item types

PARCC Primer

PARCC Key Challenges

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Implementation Challenges

•Estimating costs over time, including long-term budgetary planning

•Transitioning to the new assessments at the classroom level

•Ensuring long-term sustainability

Policy Challenges

•Student supports and interventions

•Accountability

•High school course requirements

•College admissions/ placement

•Perceptions about what these assessments can do

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PARCC Primer

PARCC National Governance

Steering CommitteeSteering

Committee

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PARCC Primer

Massachusetts’ role in multi-state initiative: Our presidents and chancellors provided written support for

higher education and K-12 education to work collaboratively with the consortium

Massachusetts became one of 13 PARCC governing states ▪ Commissioner Chester named Chair of the PARCC Governing

Board ▪ Commissioner Freeland named Co-Chair of the PARCC Advisory

Committee on College Readiness (ACCR) Participation in PARCC and Common Core national working

groups and meetings by:▪ Faculty from all three public higher ed segments▪ K-12 school district representatives▪ Delegates from the DHE and DESE

PARCC Massachusetts

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PARCC Primer

Scheduled for October 28

Objectives To introduce the PARCC initiative to Massachusetts

post-secondary leaders To convey the impact of the Common Core State

Standards in Massachusetts

To establish the importance of higher education engagement in the development and implementation of PARCC

To begin formulating a PARCC higher education /K-12 engagement and outreach strategy in Massachusetts

PARCC Launch Conference

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Aundrea Kelley: [email protected] or (617) 994-6979