Assessment Advisory Committee

Charter

The Assessment Advisory Committee conducts the review of assessment instruments submitted by colleges and test publishers for Chancellor’s Office approval. The committee works with the Chancellor’s Office and psychometric consultants for the Chancellor’s Office, who conduct the psychometric review of assessment instruments and provide other technical expertise as required. The committee then advises the Chancellor’s Office on assessments presented for approval and provides recommendations regarding those approvals.

Read the Charter (PDF)

For questions or concerns, contact AssessmentAdvisory@CCCCO.edu.

Memos and Resources

Disproportionate Impact (DI) Calculator for ESL Course Placement (DIC-ESL)

The Disproportionate Impact Calculator for ESL Course Placement (DIC-ESL) is designed for situations where the outcome variable has more than two categories (polytomous outcomes). Specifically, it addresses the unique challenge of evaluating the disproportionate impact (DI) of ESL course placement recommendations on various cultural and linguistic subgroups.

Disproportionate Impact Calculator for ESL Course Placement (DIC-ESL) (Excel) 

Disproportionate Impact Calculator for ESL Course Placement WITH MOCK DATA (DIC-ESL) (Excel) 

California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Assessment Training For Local Colleges

Training Dates

Slides

Recording

10/19/2022

Power Point Slides Day 1

Recording Link

10/20/2022

Power Point Slides Day 2

Recording Link 

Upcoming Review Cycles for ESL Assessment Instruments

Fall 2026

Fall 2027

Fall 2028

Applicants Reviewed

Local & Second-party Assessments

Local & Second-party Assessments

Local & Second-party Assessments

Applications Reviewed

ESL Assessments

ESL Assessments

ESL Assessments

Applications Due (Applicant)

8/17/2026

8/16/2027

8/14/2028

Preliminary Psychometric Response Shared with Applicants

9/14/2026

9/13/2027

9/11/2028

Applicant Response to Preliminary Psychometric Response Due (Applicant)

9/28/2026

9/27/2027

9/25/2028

AAC Member Training on Assessment Review

10/20/2026

10/19/2027

10/17/2028

Preliminary Psychometric Reports Shared with AAC Members

10/20/2026

10/19/2027

10/17/2028

AAC Review of Assessment Instruments

11/17/2026 & 11/18/2026

11/16/2027 & 11/17/2027

11/14/2028 & 11/15/2028

AAC Committee Recommendations to CCCCO BOG

January 2027

January 2028

January 2029

California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Assessment Training for Local Colleges

The Chancellor’s Office has partnered with Buros Center for Testing (expert assessment instrument consultants) to curate pre-recorded training videos aimed at providing technical assistance to colleges and second-party testing publishers in the development of ESL assessment instruments that are submitted to the Chancellor’s Office approval.