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Canyons School District

Instructional Supports Department

CSD TIER 1 ASSESSMENTS

Assessment Type

Who uses the Data

Assessment Purpose

Focus

Teacher Application Assessment Tools

Frequency

● Plan core

● Acadience ● RI ● MI ● SRSS-IE

Effciently identify students who are at academic risk in reading and math and/or behavior who may need additional intervention. These assessments are standardized and brief. To identify specifc skill gaps and plan instruction for intervention Occurs during teaching. Requires teachers to intentionally plan and implement frequent checks for understanding to modify instruction in the moment (instructional agility), within the context of expected learning. Collaboratively designed by teachers to provide timely feedback about student learning in order to collaboratively plan and adjust instruction. Created by teams of teachers and content specialists to assess mastery of targeted standards at set points in time. Different than

Growth & level of risk

State District School Teacher Teams Teachers Parents Students

Three times annually (Fall, Winter, Spring)

scaffolds & interventions

● Monitor progress

Screening Assessment

● To determine specifc skill gaps and

● PASI ● PSI ● PI

Growth

Teachers Post Screener for students well below or below benchmark

Diagnostic Assessment

placement into intervention.

Teacher Student

Ongoing during instruction

● Adjust

● Observations ● Discussions ● Quick writes ● Whiteboard responses ● Exit tickets ● Questioning ● Cold Calling ● Progress Monitoring ● Self-Assessments ● Performance Tasks ● Team CFAs ● Performance Tasks ● Unit Assessments ● Final Exams ● Portfolios ● Rubrics

Instructional Agility

instruction based on student response

Classroom Assessment

● Collaboratively analyze assessment data ● Develop an action plan to increase student learning

Feedback for team problem solving

Schools Teams Teachers Students Parents

Determined by team (multiple times per unit: before, during and after instruction)

Team and School-Wide Assessments

● Short Quiz ● Exit Ticket ● District-wide

In addition to common team assessments applications: ● Identify

Verifcation of Mastery and Sustained Learning

District School Teams Teachers

Multiple times per year, as scheduled

Standards-based Assessments in all content areas

District-wide Standards based Assessments

persistent gaps in student learning ● Compare school trends with district trends ● Reevaluate common team assessments In addition to DWSBA applications: ● Compare school results with state trends ● Reevaluate school assessment system

team assessments, DWSBAs provide

verifcation of mastery and sustained learning.

● RISE ● ACT ● Aspire ● AP ● IB ● AAPPL ● CTE Skill-based ● WIDA

State/National Assessments measure the degree to which students have mastered content standards or achieved college readiness.

End of Course Verifcation

Annually

Federal State District School Teams Teachers Parents Students

Comprehensive Assessment