BHS 9th Grade ELA

High School ELA District Wide Standards Based Assessments What are the DISTRICT-WIDE STANDARDS-BASED ASSESSMENTs (DWSBAs)? ​ DWSBAs are part of the CSD Assessment system. DWSBAs are designed to formatively assess where students are in their learning progression towards mastery of targeted standards and to provide feedback to students at set points in time. 6 ​ th ​ -8 ​ th ​ grade students will take the DWSBAs on the RISE platform. High school students will take the DWSBAS in Canvas. High school ELA teachers will administer a required pre-assessment and a required post-assessment. An optional mid-year assessment may be administered at the end of the first semester or the beginning of the second semester. Teachers can effectively use DWSBA data for IPLCs at the school and district levels by accessing the RISE platform reporting feature to use the data to plan for future instruction. Teachers decide as a district-wide IPLC which units will be assessed and set the assessment window. How should the DWSBA Writing Assessment be administered? Teachers administer the ELA District-wide Standards-based Assessment (DWSBA) by using the standardized directions [Teacher Administration Manual (TAM)]. All RISE system protocols should also be followed. Modeling and scaffolding for learners should be done during regular instruction. Students who have opted out of the RISE platform should be assessed using the assessments available in the CSD ELA MS DWSBAs Canvas course. What accommodations should I allow for students on an IEP or ELLs? Accommodation decisions for ELL or students on an IEP, are ​ left up to the school site ​ with consultation from the school’s SST or leadership team. The recommended time for the ELA Writing DWSBA is approximately 60-90 minutes. Students may take ​ more or less time ​ to complete the task. Use ​ professional discretion ​ to evaluate if more or less time needs to be given. Students should be allowed to finish to the best of their ability, and ​ should not be pressured ​ to spend more time on the task which may not change the student’s score. Where will the data be housed? Teachers will grade the DWSBA using the required rubric in Canvas. The data will be entered in skyward and can be accessed on CSD’s data dashboard. Teachers will receive a stipend for each assessment after the data is entered.

Tips for Using DWSBA Data

· Formatively

guide next steps with instruction

· Evaluate student progress · Gauge student performance compared to their peers

· Provide

feedback to students on their progress towards mastery

· Have students

assess their data and develop goals for growth

Testing Windows Grade

DWSBA 1

DWSBA 2

DWSBA 3

9 ​ th ​ -11 ​ th

Writing Pre-Test Aug. 17-Sept. 4 Data Due: September 25 Writing Pre-Test Aug. 17-Sept. 4 Data Due: September

Writing Jan. 4-Jan. 22 Data Due: Feb.12

Writing Post Test May 3-27 Data Due: May 27

12 ​ th Senior Project

Research Paper Feb. 22-March 26 Data Due: April 16

Presentation May 3-27 Data Due: May 27

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