SJBP Assessment Framework Faqs

SJBP Assessment Framework FAQs August 8, 2014

1. Which assessments will be used by grade-level and when will assessments be administered? The district has provided an “Assessment Framework” document that outlines assessments by grade-level and an annual timeline. Please click on the link to view the document. http://www.stjohn.k12.la.us/files/_3KIZv_/ba15c26d592e7ac03745a49013852ec4/Asse ssment_Framework_SY_2014-15_Sheet1.pdf

2. What is meant by interim, benchmark, and progress monitoring assessments? Interim assessments - will evaluate students’ knowledge and skills relative to a specific set of academic goals, typically within a limited time frame. Interim assessments will be given three times during the school year: Beginning (used to establish SLTs), Middle (used to determine student progress towards established SLTs), End (used to determine student attainment of SLT). Benchmark assessments (summative) – will be given at the end of ELA units / Eureka modules to evaluate students’ performance against a defined set of content standards. Specific dates are provide in scope and sequence documents located in the districts Oncourse Curriculum Portal. The district will create these assessments for ELA & Math. The district will provide guidance to educators for science and social studies assessments. Progress monitoring assessments (formative)- will be used by teachers and students during instruction to provide feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve students’ achievement of intended instructional outcomes. Master teachers, teacher leaders and facilitators, and classroom teachers will collaboratively create formative assessments with district guidance through the data teams process. 3. Which assessments will teachers use to establish SLTs? The below interim assessments will be used to establish SLTs. Pre-K - Brigance; K – STAR Early Literacy, STAR Math, & DIBELS; 1st/ 2nd - STAR Reading, STAR Math, & DIBELS; 3rd – DIBELS, Measured Progress; 4th thru 8th – Measured Progress; 9th thru 11th – Measured Progress (ELA &Math) or Teacher Created Assessments 4. Teachers are uncomfortable with developing common formative assessments for Science and Social Studies. Teachers are not sure what [Type the document title] August 8, 2014 assessment to use to start the data teams process. Is Measured Progress going to be used to start off the data teams process? How will the teachers receive the data from Measured Progress? Master teachers, teacher leaders and facilitators, and classroom teachers should work collaboratively to create formative assessments through the data teams process for all subject areas. Common formative assessments should be aligned with content standards being taught weekly or bi-weekly. Data collected from interim assessments (pre-assessments) will be used in the data teams process. Data collected from teacher created common formative assessments will be used in the data teams process as well. It is highly recommended that grade-level teachers and subject- specific teachers collaborate to develop common formative assessments aligned with the SJBP scope and sequence documents. Master teachers, teacher leaders, and the instructional technology team will provide PD to assist teachers with retrieving Measured Progress data. 5. Teachers have embraced the idea of creating common formative assessments for the data teams process, however they have suggested that we need software that provides test generators. What guidance can be provided to assist teachers with developing rigorous formative assessment questions? The following resources can be used to support developing rigorous formative assessments: K-2 ELA – LDOE Guidebook Cold Read Task and Culminating Writing Task (broken down by individual skills can be used for formative assessments), CKLA Assessment and Remediation Guide (available in PDF in OnCourse) Math - Aligned and rigorous resources include: LearnZillion (has the capability of creating quizzes for grade 2 only). LDOE Guidebook tasks, Illustrativemathematics.org items, and Eureka's Mid-Module and End-of-Module Assessments are aligned and rigorous, but aren't test generators (would require teachers selecting and compiling items into an assessment) 3-8 - By January 2015, teachers will have access to Measured Progress testlets that provides and CCSS & DOK aligned item bank to create formative assessments.

http://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/practice-tests - LDOE 2013 practice assessments: ELA – State practice ELA test (SY 2013-14), LDOE Guidebook Cold Read and SJBP Assessment Framework FAQs August 8, 2014

Culminating Writing Task (broken down by individual skills to be formative assessments), 3rd grade – CKLA Assessment and Remediation Guide (available in Curriculum Portal in OnCourse), Engage NY Annotated Released Common Core Questions (available in Curriculum Portal in OnCourse), EAGLE Math – State practice Math test (SY 2013-14), Eureka end of module assessments, illustrativemathematics.org items, LDOE Guidebook Tasks, LearnZillion quizzes, items from the Mathematics Assessment Project (Grades 6 and up), EAGLE Science – SY 2014-2015 state sample assessment, Key concepts and vocabulary from scope and sequence Social Studies – SY 2014-2015 state sample assessment, Key concepts and vocabulary from scope and sequence High School – ESJH and WSJH will begin piloting Measured Progress testlets to create formative assessments. ELA: LDOE Guidebook Cold Read and Culminating Writing Tasks (broken down by individual skill to be formative assessments), EOC Sample items (Louisiana Believes), AP sample questions – (student.collegeboard.org), ACT practice items (actstudent.org) MATH: illustrativemathematics.org items, LDOE Guidebook Tasks, LearnZillion quizzes, items from the Mathematics Assessment Project (Grades 6 and up), EAGLE Science: SY 2014-2015 state sample assessment, Key concepts and vocabulary from scope and sequence, EAGLE Social Studies: SY 2014-2015 state sample assessment, Key concepts and vocabulary from scope and sequence, EAGLE