CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction March...

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONTom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

March 22, 2012

Jose OrtegaRodney Okamoto

SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium

IT Readiness Tool Rollout

TOM TORLAKSONState Superintendent of Public Instruction

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The SBAC Goals

• To develop a set of comprehensive and innovative assessments for grades 3-8 and 11 in English language arts and mathematics aligned to the Common Core State Standards

• Students leave high school prepared for postsecondary success in college or a career through increased student learning and improved teaching

• The assessments shall be operational across Consortium states in the 2014-15 school year


Nationwide Assessment

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27 states representing 43% of K-12 students

21 governing, 6 advisory states


Using Computer Adaptive Technology for Summative and Interim Assessments


Logical Components

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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONTom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public InstructionCALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONTom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction


Technology Background• Students will take SBAC assessments

using some type of computing device• Teachers will administer the assessments

using some type of computing device• A connection to the Internet will be

required (i.e. Web-based system)• Some test items will use multimedia

content (possible Internet bandwidth issue)

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Technology Background• “Technology-enhanced” test items will

require a certain level of software on the computers

• Testing devices must be able to support accessibility features

• Decision on use of tablet computers (e.g. iPads) has not been made due to test comparability and security concerns

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IT Readiness Tool• Online Web application that collects

information on the current Information Technology at the school-level

• First data collection will be used as an inventory for baseline purposes to help determine the minimum system requirements and shape system features

• Areas: devices, devices to tester ratio, network infrastructure, and staff and personnel readiness

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IT Readiness Tool

• 38 LEAs have been selected to pilot the tool (thank you TTSC!)

• Pilot LEAs will help CDE by providing feedback on using the tool

• Pilot period will be from March 20 to April 9• Rest of LEAs may start using the tool from April

16• Data needs to be submitted by June 14• Subsequent data collections will occur each

spring and fall through 2014

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IT Readiness Tool

• Automated data collection plus manual survey

• Manual entry for device section uses Java runtime environment to determine computer specifications

• Batch Import and Device Cloning options available

• Input information for computers expected to be available for online testing in 2014

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IT Readiness ToolInitial Data Collection Elements

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How Do I Access the Tool?

• Web-based system is at http://www.techreadiness.org

• CDE will create a “district-admin” user for each district

• A system-generated e-mail will be sent with instructions on setting an eight character password

• District-admin user can create users at district and school levels

• CDE will preload school names for each district

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What Computers Do I Count?• Count any computing device that you anticipate

will be used for student assessments in 2014-15• Count PCs, Macs, netbooks, and tablets• Count computers that are purchased, but not

deployed• Do not count computers that will be surplused

by 2014-15• “Count when in doubt…”• Batch import and device cloning available in

system

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What are the Minimum System Requirements?

• Not known at this time since the Test Administration and Test Delivery components have not been developed

• Results of first IT Readiness data collection will dictate minimum requirement decisions

• Latest estimate is late summer 2012

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What Reports Will Be Available?

• After April 9, district summary reports will be available

• Limited reports will be available for the first data collection since minimum system requirements have not been identified

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What’s Next?

• Identify the computers you will be entering into the system

• Collect internal network and Internet connectivity speed/utilization information for each school

• Reference the Tech Readiness Tool information (import file layouts, FAQs, etc) posted on the CDE SBAC Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sbac/

• District superintendent will receive a system-generated e-mail with instructions on setting the initial password (est. April 16)

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