Materials and Resources

The documents below provide additional details on the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium.

SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium

• Work Group Roster (PDF)
• One-page Overview (PDF)
• States that are members of the Consortium
• Organizational Chart (PDF)
• SMARTER Balanced Presentation (PDF)
• July 2011 - SMARTER Balanced Quarterly Report (PDF)
• April 2011 - SMARTER Balanced Quarterly Report (PDF)
• September 2011 - SMARTER Balanced Quarterly Report (PDF)
• December 2011 - SMARTER Balanced Quarterly Report (PDF)

Work Plan

• Summative Assessment Overview (PDF)
• Summative Assessment Master Work Plan (PDF)
• Summative Assessment Procurement Schedule (PDF)
• Updated Summative Assessment Procurement Schedule – January 1, 2012 (PDF)

Procurement Update

• Procurement Presentation January 6, 2012 (PPT)
• Link to audio Webex
• Contractor Orientation Presentation (PDF)

Information Technology Systems Architecture

• Assessment System Architecture and Technology Phase 1 Report (PDF)
• Enterprise Architecture Governance Plan Phase 1 Report (PDF)
• Assessment System Architecture and Technology Phase 1 Report: Workshop Deliverables (PDF)

Mathematics Draft Content Specifications

• Math Content Specifications (PDF)
• Webinar - August 29, 2011
  • Stream Webinar (May require you to download Java)
  • Download Webinar

English Language Arts & Literacy Draft Content Specifications

• Content Specifications (including Appendices A-C) (PDF)
• Appendices D - F (PDF)
• Webinar - August 8, 2011
  • Stream Webinar (May require you to download Java)
  • Download Webinar

Item Specifications Update

• SBAC-04 A&A Specs – SC1 (PDF)
• SBAC-04 ELA Specs – SC1 (PDF)
• SBAC-04 Math Specs – SC1 (PDF)
• SBAC-04 Performance Task Specs – SC1 (PDF)
• SBAC-04 Stimulus Specs – SC1 (PDF)
• SBAC-04 Style Guide – SC1 (PDF)
• SBAC-04 TEI Specs – SC1 (PDF)
• SBAC-04 Showcase 1 Vendor Update (PPT)
• SBAC-04 Showcase 1 Vendor Update Audio Link

SBAC 04 Showcase 2 Item Specifications Materials

• SBAC-04 Memo to Field (PDF)
• SBAC-04Item/Task Specifications Survey
• SBAC04 Showcase (PDF)
• DRAFT Audio Guidelines for Mathematics (PDF)
• DRAFT Bias and Sensitivity Guidelines (PDF)
• DRAFT ELA General Item Specs (PDF)
• DRAFT General Accessibility Guidelines (PDF)
• DRAFT Math Item Specs (PDF)
• DRAFT Performance Tasks Specs (PDF)
• DRAFT Stimulus Specifications (PDF)
• DRAFT Style Guide (PDF)
• DRAFT Tactilebraille Accessibility Guidelines (PDF)
• DRAFT TEI Materials (PDF)

Computer Adaptive Technology

• Computer Adaptive Testing Fact Sheet (PDF)
• A Framework for the Development of Computerized Adaptive Tests (PDF)
• The Road Ahead for State Assessments

Race to the Top Application

• Executive Summary of SBAC Race to the Top Assessment Application (PDF)
• Race to the Top Assessment Program Application (PDF)
• SBAC RTTT Application Appendices (PDF)
• US Dept of Education RTTT Assessment Program
• Supplemental Budget (PDF)
• SBAC-USED Cooperative Agreement (PDF)
• Clarification for Vendors on Bidding Process (PDF)

Common Core State Standards

• Lining Up: The Relationship between the Common Core State Standards and Five Sets of Comparison Standards (Report)
• Hunt Common Core videos
• Reaching the Goal: The Applicability and Importance of the Common Core State Standards to College and Career Readiness
• SMARTER Balanced Common Core State Standards Eligible Content (PDF)
• Introduction to the Common Core State Standards
• Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
• Common Core State Standards for Mathematics