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Assessment

Assessment is a key part of the instruction cycle.  The feedback from assessments helps students grow and the information teachers get helps inform instruction.  On-going formative assessments happen every day so as to adjust instruction and meet the needs of students.  We do have several assessments we use to help us determine needs, guide instruction, benchmark progress and inform levels of support necessary for individual students.  These include:

NWEA

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) is a norm-referenced measure of student growth over time. MAP assessments, joined with other data points, provide detailed, actionable data about where each child is on his or her unique learning path. MAP assessments differ from other data sources used to inform instruction by being nationally normed, by tracking student progress throughout the year and across school years, and by being linked to software tools that can assist teachers and administrators in planning instruction.

Other Literacy Assessments 

DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) - Assessments are used to determine strengths and areas of need.  Instruction is adjusted accordingly and growth is measured over time.

Diagnostic Assessments

  • Letter/Sound ID
  • PASS (Phonological Awareness Skills Screener
  • PAST (Phonological Awareness Screening Test)
  • QPS (Quick Phonics Screener)
  • WtW Spelling Inventory

VT CAP (Grades 3-6)

Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program computer-based assessment of both Math and English Language Arts is part of our requirements under Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).  The State of Vermont uses it to monitor progress over time.

Universal Screener for Number Sense (Grades K-6)

Forefront is a universal screener administered in a one-on-one environment to identify student needs and strengths.  This data is used to guide instruction and measured over time.

Other Math Assessments - Diagnostic Assessments

  • PNOA/ENOA (Primary Number and Operations Assessment/Early Number and Operations Assessment)
  • HLA (High Leverage Assessments)