Washington Assessment of Student Learning, Legislative Work Group
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Work Group Meetings
December 15, 2008
Agenda
Presentations and Handouts
- Staff Presentations, Susan Mielke and Barbara McLain, Committee Staff
- WASL Work Group Member Recommendations, Susan Mielke and Barbara McLain, Committee Staff
November 12, 2008
Agenda
Presentations and Handouts
- Staff Presentation, Susan Mielke, Senate Committee Staff
- Northwest Evaluation Association, Dr. Bob Baker, Director of State Relations and Michael P. Dahlin, Ph.D.
- A School District's Perspective
- Vancouver School District, Layne Curtis, Curriculum Director - Elementary
- Richland School District, Dr. Jean Lane, School District Superintendent; Jennifer Hubbard, 5th Grade Teacher, White Bluffs Elementary; Mike Hansen, Principal, White Bluffs Elementary; Todd Baddley, Exec. Dir. Student Services; Pete Knollmeyer, School Board Member
October 13, 2008
Agenda
Presentations and Handouts
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Balanced Assessment Systems: Trends in other states,
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Presentation, Dr. Brian Gong, Executive Director National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment
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Balanced Assessment at the District Level: Experiences in Three Districts
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Nooksack, Bruce Herzog and Joni Heutink, 5th Grade Teachers, Nooksack Elementary School Nooksack Valley School District
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Spokane, Dr. Sharon Robinson, Director, Professional Learning Tammy Campbell, Executive Director, Teaching and Learning, Spokane School District
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Kent, David Staight, Executive Director for Elementary School Improvement, Kent School District
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Achievement, and Assessment
September 22, 2008
Agenda
Presentations and Handouts
- Commercially-Developed Tests, Susan Mielke and Barbara McLain, Committee Staff
- Standards, Assessment & Accountability - Brief Summary of WA State and Federal Legal Requirements, Committee Staff
- Background for Discussion of Multiple Choice and Open Ended Questions in an Assessment System, Bryon Moore, Committee Staff
- Request for WASL Performance Audit Discussion , Ruta Fanning, Legislative Auditor, JLARC
- Diagnostic Assessments Overview: Barbara McLain, Committee Staff
- Diagnostic Assessments Update , Joe Willhoft, Assistant Superintendent for Assessment, OSPI
August 25, 2008
Agenda
Presentations and Handouts
- Purpose and design of assessments, Dr. Rick Stiggins, ETS Assessment Training Institute
- Exit exams in other states, Jennifer Vranek, Education First Consulting
- Washington Alternate Assessment System: Portfolio Assessment, Joe Willhoft, Assistant Superintendent of Assessment and Student Information, Judy Kraft, Alternate Assessment Specialist, and Catherine Taylor, Director of Assessment Alternatives and Innovations, OSPI
July 28, 2008
Agenda, Revised 11/24/08
Presentations and Handouts
- Possible Work Plan for the WASL Work Group
- WASL: Origins, Requirements, Recent Changes and Costs, Susan Mielke, Senate Committee Services
- Overview of Washington's Student Assessment System, Barbara McLain, House Office of Program Research
- Brief Summary of Recent Legislative Activity, Ben Rarick, House Appropriations Committee Staff
- Presentation on Washington's Assessment System by OSPI, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
- Analysis of Student Achievement Data and Assessment Alternatives by WSIPP, Annie Pennucci, Washington State Institute for Public Policy