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Equity. Engagement. Enrichment  \nAlphabet Soup  \n• CAT- Computer Adaptive Test  \n• PT – Performance Task  \n• CCR – College Career Readiness  \n• CCSS – Common Core State Standards  \n• SBA- Smarter Balanced Assessment  \n• SBAC –Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium  \nExcellence . Equity. Engagement. Enrichment  \nWho?  \n• Grades 3-8  \n• Grade 11  \nWhat  \n• SBA-English Language Arts  \n• SBA – Mathematics  \nExcellence . Equity. Engagement. Enrichment  \nEnd of Year State Testing Dates  \nSBA 2015  \n• Grades 3-8 opens April 8th  \n• Grade 11 opens April 28th  \nScience CST 2015 (+ CMA/CAPA)  \n• Grades 5, 8 and 10 opens April 13  \n• Paper and Pencil  \nExcellence . Equity. Engagement. Enrichment  \n| Old test (*CST) | New test (*Smarter Balanced) |\n| --- | --- |\n| Paper and pencil | Computer-based and adapted to individual student response (accommodates special education students, English Language Learners, Braille readers and others with special needs) |\n| Bubble sheet | Technology-enhanced, interactive (i.e . drag-and-drop, listening tasks with headphones) |\n| Multiple choice questions | Performance tasks (i.e . writing and analytics) |\n| Broad knowledge of topics | Deeper knowledge/understanding of fewer topics |\n| Year-end only assessment | Optional online shorter assessments several times a year including practice and training tests |\n| Reviewed/scored by people; results within about 2 months | Computer-generate results with secure online reporting system; only small portion scored by people, resulting in faster turnaround (less than 2 months) |\n\nExcellence . Equity. Engagement. Enrichment  \nExcellence . Equity. Engagement. Enrichment  \nA closer look  \nEnvision two mountains  \n• Mount Rainier  \n• Mount McKinley  \nExcellence . Equity. Engagement. Enrichment  \nPeople who successfully climb Mt. Rainier (at 14,000 feet) will find Mt. McKinley (at 20,000 feet) more challenging.  \nSome will be able to meet the challenge, some will be close and some who previously were able to summit Rainier will not be able to summit McKinley at first.  \nExcellence . Equity. Engagement. Enrichment  \nEnd of Year State Test Comparison  \nOld CST/CMA Math New SBAC Math  \nExcellence . Equity. Engagement. 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