Los Angeles Unfied School District

Los Angeles Unfied School District

INTER-OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE

LOS ANGELES UNFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

LOCAL DISTRICT SOUTH

TO:Elementary Principals

FROM: Pedro Garcia, Administrator of Instruction

SUBJECT: 2015 – 2016 ELEMENTARY INTERIM ASSESSMENTS

LAUSD stipulates that schools administer Interim Assessments in the core subjects. The assessments are formative in nature and measure student strengths and weaknesses on standards covered in their respective instructional units. Teachers should use the information gathered to refine instructional practice in order to improve student achievement. They are assessments of learning, but they also serve as assessments for learning.

Local District South has approved several options for schools regarding interim assessments. Schools may give the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments (Interim Assessment Blocks and/or Interim Comprehensive Assessments), the District’s CCSS-based interim assessments in ELA and Math, or CCSS-based interim assessments that have been determined by the school and approved by the Local District Superintendent. Each school, working with its director, will identify the specific interim assessments to be used. Local District South highly encourages using the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments; they align with the SBAC summative assessments and offer students repeated opportunities to test using the same platform they will experience on the summative assessment.

The district states that schools must administer interim assessments at least twice prior to the Smarter Balanced summative assessment. Attached is LD South’s assessment plan which provides a recommended sequence of administration and suggested window dates for the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments. Note that schools may administer the tests any time prior to the summative assessment dates.

c:Chris Downing, LD South Superintendent

Directors

Local District South Elementary Interim Assessments

The following assessment plan is LD South’s recommendation for the use of the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessmentsas outlined in REF-6507.1.It is suggested that all administration and scoring of the assessments should be completed by the end dates listed.

ELA: Grade 3

Semester / Interim Assessment Block (IAB) / Test Type / Scoring
FallWindow
End Date
11/20/15 / ELA Read Lit / Selected Response
Short Constructed Response / Machine & Hand
ELA Edit Revise / Selected Response / Machine
Optional:
ELA Listen Interpret / Selected Response / Machine
Winter Window End Date
1/22/15 / Performance Task / Performance Task / Hand
Spring Window End Date
2/26/16 / ELA Read Info / Selected Response
Short Constructed Response / Machine & Hand
ELA Brief Write / Short Constructed Response / Hand
Optional: ELA Research / Selected Response / Machine
ICA Window End Date
4/8/16 / Interim ELA Test (ICA) / Selected Response
Short Constructed Response / Machine & Hand

MATHEMATICS: Grade 3

Semester / Interim Assessment Block (IAB) / Test Type / Scoring
FallWindow
End Date
11/6/15 / Math Ops Algebraic Thinking / Selected Response / Machine
Winter Window End Date
1/22/15 / Interim Math Performance Task / Short Constructed Response / Hand
SpringWindow
End Date
3/4/16 / Math Fractions / Selected Response / Machine
Math Measurement Data / Selected Response / Machine
ICA Window End Date
4/8/16 / Interim Math Test (ICA) / Selected Response
Short Constructed Response / Machine & Hand

ELA: Grade 4

Semester / Interim Assessment Block (IAB) / Test Type / Scoring
FallWindow
End Date
11/20/15 / ELA Read Lit / Selected Response
Short Constructed Response / Machine & Hand
ELA Edit Revise / Selected Response / Machine
Optional:
ELA Listen Interpret / Selected Response / Machine
Winter Window End Date
1/22/15 / Performance Task / Performance Task / Hand
Spring Window End Date
2/26/16 / ELA Read Info / Selected Response
Short Constructed Response / Machine & Hand
ELA Brief Write / Short Constructed Response / Hand
Optional: ELA Research / Selected Response / Machine
ICA Window
End Date
4/8/16 / Interim ELA Test (ICA) / Selected Response
Short Constructed Response / Machine & Hand

MATHEMATICS: Grade 4

Semester / Interim Assessment Block (IAB) / Test Type / Scoring
FallWindow
End Date
11/6/15 / Math Numbers Ops Base 10 / Selected Response / Machine
Winter Window End Date
1/22/15 / Interim Math Performance Task / Short Constructed Response / Hand
SpringWindow
End Date
3/4/16 / Math Ops Algebraic Thinking / Selected Response / Machine
Math Fractions / Selected Response / Machine
ICA Window
End Date
4/8/16 / Interim Math Test (ICA) / Selected Response
Short Constructed Response / Machine & Hand

ELA: Grade 5

Semester / Interim Assessment Block (IAB) / Test Type / Scoring
FallWindow
End Date
11/20/15 / ELA Read Lit / Selected Response
Short Constructed Response / Machine & Hand
ELA Edit Revise / Selected Response / Machine
Optional:
ELA Listen Interpret / Selected Response / Machine
Winter Window
End Date
1/22/15 / Performance Task / Performance Task / Hand
Spring Window
End Date
2/26/16 / ELA Read Info / Selected Response
Short Constructed Response / Machine & Hand
ELA Brief Write / Short Constructed Response / Hand
Optional: ELA Research / Selected Response / Machine
ICA Window
End Date
4/8/16 / Interim ELA Test (ICA) / Selected Response
Short Constructed Response / Machine & Hand

MATHEMATICS: Grade 5

Semester / Interim Assessment Block (IAB) / Test Type / Scoring
FallWindow
End Date
11/6/15 / Math Numbers Ops Base 10 / Selected Response / Machine
Winter Window
End Date
1/22/15 / Interim Math Performance Task / Short Constructed Response / Hand
SpringWindow
End Date
3/4/16 / Math Fractions / Selected Response / Machine
Math Measurement Data / Selected Response / Machine
ICA Window
End Date
4/8/16 / Interim Math Test (ICA) / Selected Response
Short Constructed Response / Machine & Hand