Canyons School District PLC Road Map

Data and Inquiry Incorporate Common Assessments

Research and Plan

Implementation

Refine

Sustain

PLCs create individual and common formative and summative assessments and examine them for effectiveness. PLCs administer individual and common formative assessments on a schedule that is in alignment with the district scope and sequence.

PLCs review individual and common assessments to ensure they are aligned with the rigor and content of the content standards. PLCs review individual and common assessments to make any adjustments to ensure they are informing instruction.

PLCs continually review and refine individual and common assessments to ensure alignment with the content and rigor of standards. PLCs consistently monitor the usage of assessments to maximize effectiveness in informing instruction.

PLCs research the rationale behind creating common assessments in PLCs. PLCs analyze current common assessments to ensure they are aligned to the USBE content standards. PLCs research effective assessment writing and participate in professional learning around writing effective common assessments. PLCs determine which assessments will be the common PLC assessments. PLCs explore and participate in professional learning opportunities on how to implement a variety of assessments (formative, benchmark, and summative) into their instruction. Critical Questions: What are other PLCs at the school or around the district using for assessments? What formative and summative assessments are currently being used in the PLC?

Critical Questions: Are the assessments accurately assessing the standards? Do the timing of the assessments make sense in the progression of learning?

Critical Questions: Are there other types of formative and summative assessments that would be more appropriate to inform instruction or measure student outcomes?

Critical Questions: What additional professional learning is needed to support shared competency regarding assessments?