PARCC Pilot

Kick-Off Webinar

January 22

or 23, 2014

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Agenda

• Overview of PARCC• PARCC Pilot• Timeline• Technology readiness• Administration FAQs• Instructional Support• Training Dates• Resources

Overview of PARCC Assessments

• Will replace TCAP in spring 2015• Online assessment with two required

components: performance-based and end-of-year

• English Language Arts in grades 3-11• Math in grades 3-8 with three high

school assessments• Will provide evidence of college and

career readiness based on the assessments in 11th grade

Assessments: Timeline

• Spring 2014: – TCAP reading, writing and math in all schools grades 3-10

– CMAS and Alt Science: grades 5 & 8; and Social Studies: grades 4 & 7

– PARCC pilot (selected schools) for English language arts and/or math

• Fall 2014: – CMAS and CoAlt Science and Social Studies 12th grade (Nov)

• Spring 2015– PARCC performance-based English language arts (grades 3-11)

and math grades 3-8 with 3 high school assessments (March/April 2015)

– CMAS Science: grades 5 & 8; and Social Studies: grades 4 & 7 (April/May 2015)

– PARCC end-of-year English language arts (grades 3-11) and math grades 3-8 with 3 high school assessments (April/May 2015)

Timeline: Spring 2014

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Purpose of the Pilot

• Main Purposes:1) Examine the quality of items so that PARCC can

build assessment forms for the 14-15 school year;

2) Pilot assessment administration procedures, including technology readiness; and

3) Give schools and districts the opportunity to experience the administration of PARCC assessments

• Purpose is NOT to assess student achievement. Schools will NOT receive student scores.

PARCC Pilot SchoolsSchool Grade(s) Subject Component # of Sessions

Bryant Webster 7 ELA EOY 2Centennial 4 ELA EOY 2Cesar Chavez 6 ELA PBA 3Colfax Elementary 4, 5 Math, ELA EOY 2, 2Denver Green 6 Math PBA & EOY 4Denver School of the Arts 8 ELA EOY 2DSST: GVR 9 ELA PBA & EOY 5East 10 ELA PBA 3Force 5 ELA EOY 2Garden Place 3 Math PBA 2Gust 5 Math EOY 2Highline 7, 8 ELA, Math EOY 2, 2Hill Campus 6 Math EOY 2Johnson 5 Math EOY 2Noel Community Arts School 6 ELA PBA 3Odyssey 7 ELA EOY 2Park Hill 3 Math EOY 2Skinner 6 ELA EOY 2South 11 ELA PBA 3STRIVE Prep – Westwood 8 Math EOY 2Teller 3 Math EOY 2University Park 3 ELA PBA 3West Leadership 9 ELA PBA 3Whittier 5 Math EOY 2

PARCC Pilot: Timeline

• Performance-based:– March 24 – April 11, 2014

• End-of-year:– May 5 – June 6, 2014

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Technology Readiness

• Same requirements as CMAS!• Devices

– Laptops, Desktops, Chromebooks• Mice (encouraged with laptops)

– iPads• Wired Keyboards (required)

– Headphones and microphones not required unless used for accommodations (Spring 2014)

• Software– Proctor Caching– Java (for Windows or MacOS computers)

• Other – Electrical Outlets

Administration FAQs

• Will there be a paper-pencil versions of the assessment?– No.

• May I change the grades or content areas for which my school was selected? Can I add additional grades or content areas?– No. In order to collect representative data, schools will not be able to

change the tested grades or content areas.

• If a school was selected for the “PBA & EOY” component, do the same students have to take both the PBA and EOY tests?– Yes, to help inform how the whole PARCC assessment is scored.

Therefore, it is important that the students selected for the “PBA & EOY” component take both the PBA and EOY field tests and that the same students take both tests.

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Administration FAQs: Cont … • How many classes will be participating?

– All classes in the designated grade will be participating.

• Will students with disabilities and English language learners be included? – Yes.

• Will the pilot be timed? – Yes. Schedule two-hour blocks (or two and a half hour blocks for

literature analysis and research simulation task in English language arts/Literacy PBA) for each session.

• Will we need to test all of our students at once? – To be determined but schools should plan on having enough devices

so that all students in a particular grade could test all at once.

• Is the testing schedule set or would we be able to select our testing date? – We’re still waiting on guidance from the state. If schools are allowed

to choose their testing date (within the window), we will be requiring all schools to submit their testing schedule.

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Administration Roles: SAL vs STR

• SAL: – Attend SAL training– Coordinate assessment administration– Provide training to school administrators and proctors– Materials handling– TCAP vs PARCC SAL: Strong recommendation that these 2

roles are served by 2 different individuals (PARCC and CMAS SAL same ok)

• STR– Attend STR training (truncated version of SAL)– Technology readiness– Install and test devices – Software set-up

• During Testing Window– SAL and STR administration team

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Instructional Support

• Sample Questions: http://www.parcconline.org/samples/item-task-prototypes

• ePATs: http://www.pearsonaccess.com/cs/Satellite?pagename=Pearson/QuickLink/PearsonAccess (select program: PARCC)

• Standards Toolkit: http://standardstoolkit.dpsk12.org/

• PARCC - For Educators:http://www.parcconline.org/classroom

All links will be on Online Assessment website

Training Dates

• SAL Training Dates– Thurs, Feb 13th, 10:00am – 1:00pm (Manual 126)– Wed, Feb 19th, 10:00am – 1:00pm (Manual 126)– Wed, Feb 19th, 3:00pm – 6:00pm (Manual 126)

• STR Training Webinar– Thurs, Feb 20th, 3:30pm – 5:00pm

• Walk-through Webinars– Performance-based

• Wed, Mar 19th • Thurs, Mar 20th

– EOY• Tues, Apr 29th

• Wed, Apr 30th

PARCC Readiness Checklist

• Technology/Device ReadinessOrder devicesInstall devices

Submit hotline request to set-up devices Check devicesPlan for charging devices

• Instructional ReadinessReview frameworks Incorporate framework into instructionReview Sample Items and ePATs (when available)Prepare students: Content, Tech skills, ePATs

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Checklist Continued …

• Administration ReadinessIdentify SALs

Identify students who need accommodations

Attend Ethics and Administration training

Identify proctors and testing rooms

Schedule students for testing (based on CDE and DPS guidelines)

Give school proctors Ethics and Administration training

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Resources

• Monthly Newsletter

• E-mail: OnlineAssess@dpsk12.org

• Website: http://onlineassessment.dpsk12.org/

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