DRAFT AS OF JULY 6, 2011 (will be updated when we get additional information about benchmarks and Writing Instruction System)

Elementary Programs - Grade Level Assessments

Grade 4

Content / Quarter 1 / Quarter 2 / Quarter 3 / Quarter 4 / End-of-Year
Assessment Name:
Administration:
Type:
Amount of Time:
*How results are used? / Universal Screening
Individual
Benchmark
5 min./student
*T/S/WC / Universal Screening
Individual
Benchmark
5 min./student
*T/S/WC / District Reading Benchmark
Group
Benchmark
90minutes
*T/S/WC / Universal Screening
Individual
Benchmark
5 min./student
*T/S/WC
Language Arts
Blue Diamond Assessments
Whole group
Formative
40 minutes (20 min. x 2)
*T/S/WC / Blue Diamond Assessments
Whole group
Formative
40 minutes (20 min. x 2)
*T/S/WC / Blue Diamond Assessments
Whole group
Formative
75 minutes (25 min. x 3)
*T/S/WC / Blue Diamond Assessments
Whole group
Formative
50 minutes (25 min. x 2)
*T/S/WC / NC End of Grade Reading
Group
Summative
140 minutes
*T/S/WC/NC
NCDPI On-Demand Writing
Whole group
Formative & Benchmark
60 min
*T/S/WC/NC / NCDPI Content-Specific Writing
Whole group
Formative & Benchmark
135 minutes (45 min. x 3)
*T/S/WC/NC / NCDPI Content-Specific Writing
Whole group
Formative & Benchmark
135 minutes (45 min. x 3)
*T/S/WC/NC / NCDPI On-Demand Writing
Whole group
Formative & Benchmark
60 minutes
*T/S/WC/NC
Mathematics / Assessment Name:
Administration:
Type:
Amount of Time:
*How results are used? / Blue Diamond Assessments
Whole group
Formative
168 minutes (42 min. x 4)
*T/S/WC / Blue Diamond Assessments
Whole group
Formative
156 minutes (39 min. x 4)
*T/S/WC / Blue Diamond Assessments
Whole group
Formative
156 minutes (52 min. x 3)
*T/S/WC / Blue Diamond Assessments
Whole group
Formative
100 minutes (50 min. x 2)
*T/S/WC
District Math Benchmark
Group
Benchmark
60 minutes
*T/S/WC / NC End of Grade Math
Group
Summative
195 minutes
*T/S/WC/NC
Science / Assessment Name:
Administration:
Type:
Amount of Time:
*How results are used? / Blue Diamond Assessment
Whole group
Summative
50 minutes
*T/S/WC / Blue Diamond Assessment
Whole group
Summative
50 minutes
*T/S/WC / Blue Diamond Assessment
Whole group
Summative
50 minutes
*T/S/WC / Blue Diamond Assessment
Whole group
Summative
50 minutes
*T/S/WC

Total Minutes per Student per Quarter: 323 minutes 386 minutes 566 minutes 265minutes 335 minutes

Percentage of Annual Instructional Time Used:3.86%

* Assessment results provide valuable feedback about learning and teaching to numerous parties. Codes identify who uses the results and how they are used.

T = Teacher use: (1) individual and class student achievement, (2) instructional feedback for planning

S = School use: (1) student achievement by classes and grade levels, (2) class and grade level instructional feedback for support and professional development needs

WC = System use: (1) student achievement by grade level and school; (2) provides information for instructional support from C & I

NC = State use: (1) student achievement by grade level, school, LEA system

12/30/2018