TRANSITIONING FROM AWARENESS TO

IMPLEMENTATION

NOVEMBER, 2011

Milestones Toward Implementation

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Adopted in summer 2010

Next Milestone: How to Assess?

Assessment Options2014-15 and Beyond

1. Off-the-Shelf Assessments

2. “Home Grown” Assessments (Developed In-State)

3. Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Assessments

4. SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium Assessments (SBAC)

Education Accountability Act (EAA)

SECTION 59‑18‑310. Development or adoption of statewide assessment program to promote student learning and measure student performance.

 (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Board of Education, through the Department of Education, is required to develop or adopt a statewide assessment program to promote student learning and to measure student performance on state standards and:

(1) identify areas in which students, schools, or school districts need additional support;

(2) indicate the academic achievement for schools, districts, and the State;

(3) satisfy federal reporting requirements; and (4) provide professional development to educators.

Assessments required to be developed or adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section or chapter must be objective and reliable.

Presentation to the State Board of Education

Representatives from both consortia and an “Off-the-Shelf” vendor Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for

College and Careers (PARCC) Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

(SBAC) NWEA

March 11, 2011 PowerPoint presentations

http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Accountability/Assessment/old/assessment/resources/powerpointpresentations2.html

Assessment Study Group

Identify Strengths and Weakness “Home Grown” Off-the-Shelf PARCC SBAC

Membership Majority: District Staff Two legislators One member from the Education Oversight

Committee (EOC)

Report Provided to the State Board of Education

Fiscal Impact Study

Phase one examining costs of Administering Off-the-Shelf Assessments Developing/administering “Home-grown” PARCC and SBAC

Administration District Costs: Software, Hardware, Staffing

Report to be Provided to the State Board of Education

Fiscal Impact Study

Phase Two: Examining infrastructure in districts Contracted as a joint project by the two

consortia CCSSO collecting and analyzing data Report expected

Report to be Provided to the State Board of Education