WASHINGTON CORE TO COLLEGE PROJECT
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Introduction
Responding to this survey requires a basic understanding of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC, http://www.smarterbalanced.org) and its role in Washington state assessing the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS--http://www.corestandards.org). For more details see the web links above or the Core to College web site noted below (https://c2cwa.wordpress.com).
BACKGROUND
A cross-sector work group representing a variety of key education stakeholder groups convened in early November to draft system recommendations regarding the use of the Smarter Balanced 11th grade assessment as an indicator of college readiness in the placement process for postsecondary institutions in Washington. For more details about the work group or questions about the overall process, please contact Bill Moore, Director, Core to College Alignment, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges, bmoore@sbctc.edu, 360-704-4346.
FEEDBACK PROCESS/TIMETABLE
We are inviting comments and input on these draft recommendations through April 1, 2014:
➢ collectively through discussions at system group meetings during the winter quarter, and
➢ individually by reviewing the document and providing targeted feedback using this survey or general comments via the web at https://c2cwa.wordpress.com
In April 2014 the policy work group will reconvene to consider the feedback received and finalize the system recommendations. The final proposal will then be shared with key system groups and stakeholders and presented to the 2-year college presidents and 4-year provosts in late spring for their approval. The goal is to inform Smarter Balanced Consortium of Washington’s decisions regarding the 11th grade assessments during the fall 2014 quarter to allow adequate time for students taking the assessment officially for the first time in spring 2015 to understand the potential consequences of the scores.
This survey contains 8 items on the following two pages: 4 for the math recommendations, 4 for English. All items are optional, and you may complete one or both pages; please provide comments so we can understand the rationale for your responses. Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback on the recommendations!
BACKGROUND
A cross-sector work group representing a variety of key education stakeholder groups convened in early November to draft system recommendations regarding the use of the Smarter Balanced 11th grade assessment as an indicator of college readiness in the placement process for postsecondary institutions in Washington. For more details about the work group or questions about the overall process, please contact Bill Moore, Director, Core to College Alignment, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges, bmoore@sbctc.edu, 360-704-4346.
FEEDBACK PROCESS/TIMETABLE
We are inviting comments and input on these draft recommendations through April 1, 2014:
➢ collectively through discussions at system group meetings during the winter quarter, and
➢ individually by reviewing the document and providing targeted feedback using this survey or general comments via the web at https://c2cwa.wordpress.com
In April 2014 the policy work group will reconvene to consider the feedback received and finalize the system recommendations. The final proposal will then be shared with key system groups and stakeholders and presented to the 2-year college presidents and 4-year provosts in late spring for their approval. The goal is to inform Smarter Balanced Consortium of Washington’s decisions regarding the 11th grade assessments during the fall 2014 quarter to allow adequate time for students taking the assessment officially for the first time in spring 2015 to understand the potential consequences of the scores.
This survey contains 8 items on the following two pages: 4 for the math recommendations, 4 for English. All items are optional, and you may complete one or both pages; please provide comments so we can understand the rationale for your responses. Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback on the recommendations!