2 of 10

Welcome & Agenda

Please share with us your…

Name..

My Name is Nikita Mendonca.

Respective Grade levels…

I have nieces and nephews in grades 1, 2 and 3.

I hope to learn..

More about the families in the community I serve.

What are Smarter-Balanced Assessments?
How do I interpret my child’s score?
What are the scores used for?
How is WES preparing my student for the end of the year assessment?
How can I prepare my student for the end of the year assessment?

3 of 10

What are Smarter-Balanced Assessments?

Link to video

The Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) in mathematics and English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) are aligned to the Hawaii Common Core Standards, and designed to measure whether students are "on track" for readiness in college and/or career.

These are mandatory assessments given to students in grades 3-8 and 11.

4 of 10

For Elementary...

Students in grades 3-6 take the SBA Summative Assessment in late April and early May.

There are 2 parts:

Computer Adaptive Test: Computer adaptive testing adjusts to a student’s ability by basing the difficulty of future questions on previous answers, providing more accurate measurement of student achievement, particularly for high and low-performing students.

Math is only comprised of the CAT

Performance Task: Tasks that challenge students to apply their knowledge and skills to respond to real-world problems.

ELA has both the CAT and writing performance task

The writing performance task consists of 2 parts:
Part 1: 2-3 sources and short research questions
Part 2: Same sources, long essay response

5 of 10

How I interpret my child’s score?

6 of 10

What are the scores used for?

The scores provide feedback to the teachers, school community, families, and state on how well students are learning at Waianae Elementary.

In high school, SBA scores are used to determine placement into advanced and college level courses.

7 of 10

How is WES preparing my student for the end of the year assessment?

The Interim Assessment was administered in February

Analyzing the data in teacher meetings
Creating data driven instruction to target student needs

Rigorous, standards-based classroom activities
Performance-task writing assessments
Evidence-based reasoning as early as first grade
Explicitly teaching test-taking skills
Computer-based learning programs
Small group Instruction

8 of 10

How can I prepare my student for the end of the year assessment?

Reading at home

At least 20 minutes

Take Practice Assessments
Attend School every day

9 of 10

https://smarterbalanced.alohahsap.org

Scroll through announcements for the most updated information

Access training & practice tests at home

Explore additional parent resources, including practice test answer keys, SBA parent fact sheets and interface training modules.

1 of 10