Bulletin No. 001-17 L&T/Asi/It

January 3, 2017 (X) Action Required Due Date: June 30, 2017 ( ) Informational

BULLETIN NO. 001-17 LEARNING AND TEACHING/ASSESSMENT AND STUDENT INFORMATION/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TO: Educational Service District Superintendents School District Superintendents School Building Principals School District Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Administrators School District Technology Coordinators

FROM: Randy I. Dorn, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

RE: 2016–17 Assessment and Reporting Requirements for Social Studies, the Arts, Health, Physical Education (formerly Fitness), and Educational Technology iGrants Form Package 408

CONTACTS: Carol Coe, Program Supervisor, Social Studies 360-725-6351, [email protected] Anne Banks, Program Supervisor, The Arts 360-725-4966, [email protected] Ken Turner, Program Supervisor, Health and Physical Education 360-725-4977, [email protected] Dennis Small, Director, Educational Technology 360-725-6384, [email protected]

Since the 2008–09 school year, school districts have reported their implementation of assessments in Social Studies, the Arts, Health, and Physical Education. In addition, beginning with the 2011–12 school year, districts that choose to implement Educational Technology assessments must report this information in addition to the annual reporting for the other subject areas.

For ease of reporting, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has combined reporting requirements for all five areas through iGrants Form Package 408 for the 2016–17 school year. This form package is available online for districts to begin entering information on the assessments or other strategies implemented during the year. All OSPI-developed assessment reporting for the 2016 – 17 school year must be submitted and finalized in iGrants by June 30, 2017.

Assessments in Social Studies, the Arts, Health, and Physical Education BULLETIN NO. 001-17 L&T/ASI/IT Page 2 January 3, 2017

Districts are required to have in place assessments or other strategies at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels chosen by the district that assure that students have an opportunity to learn the state learning standards in Social Studies (including civics), the Arts, Health, and Physical Education (RCW 28A.230.095). For the 2016–17 school year, school districts are required to report their implementation of these assessments or other strategies in iGrants Form Package 408 by June 30, 2017. NOTE: Districts must require students to complete at least one assessment in civics in the 4th or 5th grade, 7th or 8th grade, and 11th or 12th grade.

Due to the recent adoption of new Health and Physical Education K–12 Learning Standards, OSPI will be revising existing assessments and developing new ones. These will be made available starting in the 2017–18 school year. Schools may continue to use the existing, unrevised assessments to meet this requirement. Assessments in Educational Technology If a school district uses the OSPI-developed Educational Technology assessments to assess the Educational Technology K–12 Learning Standards, then the school district must notify OSPI of the use (RCW 28A.655.075). For the 2016–17 school year, districts must report their use of these assessments through iGrants Form Package 408 by June 30, 2017.

Additional Reporting Elements In addition to the requirements outlined above, OSPI will again be requesting data on the total number of students (unduplicated count) assessed in each subject area at each grade band, if the district collects this data.

In an effort to obtain a more comprehensive picture of state implementation, OSPI also asks school districts to consider completing the optional sections of iGrants Form Package 408. The optional reporting includes the total number of assessments administered in each subject area at each grade band, which specific assessments or other strategies are administered at various grade levels, and how districts are using the assessments as part of instruction and teacher professional development to assure student achievement on the state standards in these content areas. The data reported here is extremely helpful in prioritizing OSPI support for districts.

Recommendations and Resources OSPI recommends districts use the OSPI-developed assessments in Social Studies, the Arts, Health, Physical Education, and Educational Technology to meet the requirements of RCW 28A.230.095 and RCW 28A.655.075. If local assessments or other strategies are used to meet the requirements, it is strongly recommended that they are reviewed for quality and alignment to state standards, based in research, and able to measure individual student achievement. In addition, school districts are encouraged to develop policies and procedures that support the implementation of assessments in these areas, as well as the collection, use, and retention of assessment data. All current OSPI-developed assessments in Social Studies, the Arts, Health, Physical Education, and Educational Technology have scoring guides, professional development BULLETIN NO. 001-17 L&T/ASI/IT Page 3 January 3, 2017 resources, and teacher reporting templates available for download. These materials and resources can be accessed from the OSPI website at http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/OSPI-DevelopedAssessments.aspx.

Annually, OSPI compiles the results of school district reporting in these subjects and shares a statewide summary on the OSPI-Developed Assessments website. This information is useful to the state in determining technical assistance needed to support measuring student learning in these areas, as well as understanding the use of OSPI-developed assessments in these subjects.

Interested educators are invited to view the webinar “Using OSPI-Developed Assessments in Social Studies, the Arts, Health, Physical Education, and Educational Technology” that took place on February 25, 2015. To view this informative webinar, please go to: http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/Webinars.aspx.

If you have questions, please contact:  Carol Coe, Program Supervisor, Social Studies 360-725-6351, [email protected]  Anne Banks, Program Supervisor, The Arts 360-725-4966, [email protected]  Ken Turner, Program Supervisor, Health and Physical Education 360-725-4977, [email protected]  Dennis Small, Director, Educational Technology 360-725-6384, [email protected]

This bulletin is available at http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/bulletins2017.aspx. The agency TTY number is 360-664-3631.

K–12 EDUCATION LEARNING AND TEACHING

Gil Mendoza, Ed.D. Kathe Taylor, Ph.D. Deputy Superintendent Assistant Superintendent

ASSESSMENT AND STUDENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SERVICES

Deb Came, Ph.D. Peter D. Tamayo Assistant Superintendent Chief Information Officer

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