1-30-14 SBAC Test Coordinator Manual, Tutorials, and Communications

SBAC Coordinators,

Smarter Balanced recently posted the Test Administrator Manual (TAM) that gives us some clarification and guidance on the administrative aspects of the Field Test. Please "peruse" this document but know that in the next week or so, the California Department of Education (CDE) and Educational Testing Service (ETS) will release test coordinator and test administrator manuals specific to California. We will learn these new regulations and procedures together in our Coordinator meetings but I wanted to share the online resources with you at: http://sbac.portal.airast.org/field-test/resources/

The Training Test has now been released and it is slightly different than the practice test. The significant differences are outlined on pages 27 to 29 of the TAM. (See screenshots below)

The district will be communicating information to parents regarding the SBAC practice test activity on February 11th with a letter sent to all students in grades 5-11 and an Ed Connect phone dialer. The letter will reach parents on or around 2/7/14 and the dialer will be sent on 2/3/14. The phone dialer will inform students to bring their Chromebooks and their headphones on the day of the practice test. Students are not required to bring headphones, we will provided them if needed.

SBAC Practice Test vs Training Test