[Assessment_Advisory_Committee] Testing Before the 66% Instructional Threshold

[Bain, Brian]

I'm totally missing the Wonder Woman connection, but I know Marvel wouldn't mind, as she's a DC character.  ;)


Brian Bain
District Assessment Coordinator
Tigard-Tualatin School District
6960 SW Sandburg St, Tigard, OR 97223
503-431-4120 - bbain at ttsd.k12.or.us<mailto:bbain at ttsd.k12.or.us>

From: Assessment_Advisory_Committee [mailto:assessment_advisory_committee-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Marshall, David
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 6:33 PM
To: HEIDE Jordan - ODE
Cc: assessment_advisory_committee at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
Subject: Re: [Assessment_Advisory_Committee] Testing Before the 66% Instructional Threshold

Great discussion.  While a cutoff window is not perfect, it seems reasonable for this year. As we move forward to next year we'd want to clearly and repeatedly make it clear that there will not be a cutoff window for invalidating tests other than the test window.

We are still very much growing into the administration of SBAC and the additional consideration of being a part of a consortium.  Meaning it is no longer just Oregon's call alone.

I am intrigued by the recommendation that the state just set a start date.  That does have the potential to clean up a lot of this.  If there is a process for districts to apply for a, dare I say it, waiver window, that would make it easier to train and track as part the approval process.  You could even use the Wonder Woman logo on the application if Marvel Comics doesn't mind :-)

David



On Mar 10, 2016, at 2:28 PM, HEIDE Jordan - ODE <jordan.heide at state.or.us<mailto:jordan.heide at state.or.us>> wrote:
Good afternoon,

ODE has received a few reports of students testing before the 66% instructional day threshold has been met. This testing impropriety is outlined in Section  5.2 of the Test Administration Manual where it states, "ODE may invalidate tests if school-level test windows do not meet each of the following criteria..." For those cases reported to us to date (reflecting testing four weeks, three weeks, and one week before the threshold), ODE has so far determined to treat these improprieties as "no impact," meaning the tests stand as valid and the students are allowed to continue testing. However, we wanted to engage with you to help inform ODE's policy to ensure a systematic, coherent, and consistent approach.  Specifically, we'd like your input on the following questions:

·         Should there be a cutoff point at which tests should be invalidated  (i.e. tests administered more than 4 weeks before the threshold is met)?
·         If a cutoff is appropriate, what is the appropriate cutoff?

Please reply with your input by the end of the day this Monday, March 14. Thank you as always for your consideration!


Jordan Heide
Administrative Specialist
Office of Assessment & Accountability
255 Capitol St NE | Salem, OR 97310 | É503-947-5905

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