Peninsula School District Assessments

Peninsula School District Assessments

2016-2017

At all grade levels, teachers use informal and formal classroom-based assessment tools on a regular basis to monitor learning. In addition to classroom assessments, Peninsula School District uses district-wide assessments to provide additional data to students, teachers, and parents regarding learning.

Elementary grades K-5
Grade / Assessment / Purpose / Timeframe
K / WA-KIDS
Cognitive, Language, Literacy, Math, Physical, Social/Emotional / Kindergarten readiness inventory / state Assessment / Fall - Sept/Oct all students
K / Early Literacy Assessment:
LN, LS, phonemic awareness, high frequency word recognition / Benchmark student progress, assess reading skills for instructional planning; used as part of the WaKIDS data / Fall (Entry), Nov, Mar, and June
K / AimsWeb Reading and Math Assessments:
LNF: Letter Naming Fluency
LSF: Letter Sound Fluency
NSF: Phoneme Segmentation
NI: Number Identification / Universal screening / progress monitoringfor reading and mathskills for use in RTI system / Winter, Spring – all students
Progress monitoring selected students
1 / AimsWeb Reading and Math Assessments:
R-CBM: Oral Reading Fluency
M-Comp: Math Computation / Universal screening and progress monitoring in reading/math for use in RTI system / Fall, Winter, Spring – all students
Progress monitoring selected students
1 / High Frequency Words
(Reading Wonder) / Used to monitor student progress in high frequency sight word recognition, an early reading indicator. / Sept (Entry), Nov, Mar, and June
2 / AimsWeb Reading and Math Assessments:
R-CBM: Oral Reading Fluency
M-Comp: Math Computation / Universal screening and progress monitoring in reading/math for use in RTI system / Fall, Winter, Spring all students
Progress monitoring selected students
2 / High Frequency Words
(Reading Wonder) / Used to monitor student progress in high frequency sight word recognition, an early reading indicator. / Sept (Entry), Nov, Mar, and June
3-5 / AimsWeb Reading and Math Assessments:
R-CBM: Oral Reading Fluency
MAZE: Silent Reading Comprehension
M-Comp: Math Computation / Universal screening and progress monitoring in reading/math for use in RTI system / Fall, Winter, Spring all students
Progress monitoring selected students
2-5 / STAR Enterprise Reading Assessment (Optional) / Screening/benchmark, progress monitoring in reading / Fall (Sept), Winter (Jan), and Spring (May) screening for all
Progress monitoring selected students
1-5 / Reading Wonders Unit Writing Tasks: Narrative, Informational, Opinion / Monitoring student progress toward state ELA standardsin writing claim; determines instructional focus / One task in each mode – three different units. Order of unit assessments varies by grade level (see grade level frameworks)
5 / Math Placement Testing / Placement in 6th grade math course / Spring – accelerated and referred students
3-5 / Smarter Balanced interim block assessments (IABs) - formative / Monitoring student progress toward end of year grade level standards in specific claims for math and ELA / preparation for using online system/tools / Flexibly scheduled prior to May summative testing – grade level content and schedule determined at school level
3-5 / Smarter Balanced Assessments – English language arts (ELA) and math / End of Year grade level Outcome Assessment -- state required / Spring – annual (May)
5 / Science Measurement of Student Progress (MSP) / End of YearOutcome Assessment -- state required / Spring – annual (May)
3-5 / CBA – Curriculum Based Assessments – 1 administered in the intermediate grades for each content:
Social Studies (Civics 4th or 5th)
The Arts
Heath
Physical Education / Classroom-based measure of student learning toward the state’s Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) – state required reporting of participation / Flexibly scheduled to pace with instructional units –district reporting required by June 30th.
Middle School Grades 6-8
Grade / Assessment / Purpose / Timeframe
6-8 / STAR Enterprise Reading Assessment / Screening/benchmark, progress monitoring in reading / Fall (Sept), Winter (Jan), and Spring (May) screening for all
Progress monitoring selected students
6 / AimsWeb Reading and Math Assessments:
R-CBM: Oral Reading Fluency
MAZE: Silent Reading Comprehension
M-Comp: Math Computation / Universal screening and progress monitoring in reading/math for use in RTI / Fall only (optional)
Progress monitoring selected students (optional)
6-8 / Smarter Balanced interim block assessments (IABs) – formative / Monitoring student progress toward end of year grade level standards in specific claims for math and ELA / preparation for using online system/tools / Flexibly scheduled prior to May summative testing – grade level content and schedule determined at school level
6-8 / Smarter Balanced Assessments – English language arts (ELA) and math / End of Year grade level Outcome Assessment -- state required / Spring – annual (May)
8 / Science Measurement of Student Progress (MSP) / End of Year Outcome Assessment -- state required / Spring – annual(May)
6-8 / CBA – Curriculum Based Assessments – 1 in middle school for each content:
Social Studies (Civics 7th or 8th)
The Arts
Heath
Physical Education / Classroom-based measure of student learning toward the state’s Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) – state required reporting of participation / Flexibly scheduled to pace with instructional units - reporting of participation required by June 30th.
High School Grades 9-12
Grade / Assessment / Purpose / Timeframe
High School / SAT, PSAT – all PSD 10thand 11thgraders - AP, ACT
PSAT is provided by PSD for students free of charge / College Entrance/College Credits / October – PSAT
Spring – AP testing
SAT/ACT - multiple times
9-11 / Smarter Balanced interim block assessments (IABs) / Monitoring student progress toward end of year grade level standards in specific claims for math and ELA/ preparation for using online system/tools / Flexibly scheduled prior to May summative testing – grade level content and schedule determined at school level
10 / English Language Arts Exit Exam(Smarter Balanced) / End of Year Outcome Assessment – state graduation requirement / Spring – annual (April/May)
11 / Smarter Balanced Assessments ELA and Math
SBA Math is available for 10th graders in advanced math (Algebra 2 or higher) / End of Year Outcome Assessment – state required; state and federal accountability; graduation exit exam beginning with class of 2019 / Spring – annual (April/May)
Retake opportunity in November
High School / Math End-of-Course (EOC) Exit Exams: Algebra and Geometry / End of Course outcome assessment – state graduation requirement (through class of 2018) / June (retakes in January) – 2 testing opportunities annually
10th grade / Biology End-of-Course (EOC) Exam / End of Course outcome assessment – state graduation requirement class 2017 and beyond / June (retakes in January) - 2 testing opportunities annually
9-12 / CBA – Curriculum Based Assessments – 1 in middle school for each content:
Social Studies (Civics 11th or 12th)
The Arts
Heath
Physical Education / Classroom-based measure of student learning toward the state’s Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) – state required reporting of participation / Flexibly scheduled to pace with instructional units - reporting of participation required by June 30th.

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Updated September, 2016