District Assessment Coordinator Boot Camp Colorado Department of Education
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District Assessment Coordinator Boot Camp
Colorado Department of EducationOffice of Student Assessment
July, 2012
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DAC Boot Camp: Opening Notes• The Office of Student Assessment (OSA) and
the Colorado Department of Education (CDE)• OSA communicates almost exclusively with
DACs• CDE respects local control• Security
– Non-secure: Accessible by anyone– Semi-secure: Accessible by DACs and
designated personnel only– Secure: Accessible only specified users
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DAC Boot Camp Overview• Handouts• Assessment at a Glance• Scheduling• Training• Logistics• Assessment Administration• Accommodations• Security• Data• Communication
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Handouts
• Assessment Calendar• Resource Guide• Glossary of Acronyms
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Assessment in Colorado at a Glance
State Accountability Assessments- TCAP- CoAlt- Lectura and Escritura
- CoACT- ACCESS for ELLs®
Other Assessments- NAEP- Other school and district required assessments
English Language Learner Assessments- W-APT™- ACCESS for ELLs®- CELAplace (ends September 30th, 2012
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Proposed Summative Assessment Timeline
• TCAP and CoAlt Continue as is• Field test new social studies and
computer based science items2013• TCAP and CoAlt Reading, Writing, and
Math will continue• First year of new social studies and
science assessments will be operational2014
• New Reading Writing, and Math assessments
• Second year of new social studies and science assessments will be operational
2015
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Scheduling: Assessment Year at a Glance• Planning• DAC Training• SAC (school assessment coordinators) Training• Ordering of Materials• Receipt and Organization of Materials• Assessment Administration• Collection and Return of Materials• Data Review• Score Release
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Scheduling TCAP• 3rd Grade Reading• Early Test Window• CoACT• Holidays
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Scheduling TCAP
State-Wide, 5-Week Testing Window
District 3-Week Testing Window
Note: All testing and test make-ups must be completed inside the district 3-week window
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At each school site, each class in a grade level must test the same content area and test session at the same time!
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Scheduling TCAP: District and School Considerations
• Academic Calendars– School Breaks– Non-Traditional School Calendars
• 4 day week• Year round school
• Facilities• Test Proctors• Accommodations• Make-ups
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Training
DAC SAC Proctor/Examiner
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DAC TrainingTraining DACs Receive• DAC Boot Camp• DAC Academy• TCAP/Colorado
Assessment Administration*
• CoAlt Administration*• Assessment Logistics• Accommodations Training• W-APT™• ACCESS for ELLs®
Training DACs Give• SAC Training*
– Administration of each assessment
– District specific logistics and security
– Accommodations• In turn, SACs give
appropriate Test Proctor/Examiner training* and accommodations training at their school site.
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Scheduling Training: Don’t forget to include assessment training dates in your district
schedule!
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LogisticsOSA
SAC
DAC
Test Vendors
SAC SAC
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Assessment Administration: The Basics
• The goal of test administration is to collect valid data about student performance.
• Per state law [22-7-409(1.2.a.1.d.I)], every Colorado student enrolled in a public school is required to take either the TCAP or CoAlt in the appropriate grade levels and content areas.
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Test Parameters• Fair
– The benefits are directed at those who bear the burden of testing– Free of bias
• Valid– The test actually measures what we claim it measures
• Reliable– The test is repeatable and the results are comparable. “One
student’s score means the same thing as the same score, achieved by another student
• Standardization– Conditions which are necessary to ensure fairness, validity and
reliability
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Administration, Misadministration, and Invalidation
• Facilities• Proctor Administration• Contingencies• Pre-exposure
– “Practice” items– Test sessions given out of order
• Unethical behavior
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Accommodations
• Documented Education Plan• Standard Accommodations
– The Accommodations Manual• Non-standard Accommodations• Linguistic Accommodations
– The Accommodations Guide– Relying on a body of evidence
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Security• Materials Security
– Chain of custody– Access– Reproduction and more
• Test Data Security– Student identity– District security– Public and media embargoes
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Data• October Student Count• N-Count• Student Biographical Information Review
(SBD)• TCAP Test Score Releases
– Grade 3 reading, early June– Other grades and content areas, mid-July– Media and public embargo release, early
August
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Communication• DAC Emails
– Respond to the contact listed in the email, not the sender of the email
• Web and Print Resources– The Procedures Manual– CTB Navigator™
• Direct Communication– OSA– CTB Help Desk 800-994-8557