Benton Community Schools has done a lot of compiling of data the last few years to ensure we are making data-driven decisions for our students. When compiling all of the district assessments, we found that this visual puts it into perspective just how much data we are collecting, the variety of assessments, and the timeframes of each testing period.
We make it a point to never make decisions by looking at just one piece of data. We gather many assessments over time and piece them together to look for patterns and then problem solve as a team. These come together to form a big picture to help us make decisions in the best interest of our students.
| Benton Community Assessment Responsibilities | ||||
| Grade Level | Assess-ment | Data Assessment Title | # Times Given | Testing Window |
K
|
FAST
| FALL -- Concepts of Print, Letter Names, Onset Sounds, Letter Sounds | 1 | Fall: September 7th- October 2nd |
| WINTER - Word Segmenting, Nonsense Words, Onset Sounds, Letter Sounds | 1 | Winter: January 18th through February 12th | ||
| SPRING - Word Segmenting, Nonsense Words, Site Words (50), Letter Sounds | 1 | Spring: April 18th through May 13th (next year's students) | ||
1
|
FAST
| FALL -- Sight Words-150, Word Segmenting, Nonsense Words, Sentence Reading, aReading | 1 | Fall: September 7th- October 2nd |
| WINTER - Sight Words-150, Word Segmenting, Nonsense Words, CBM Reading, aReading | 1 | Winter: January 18th through February 12th | ||
| SPRING - Word Segmenting, Nonsense Words, Site Words (50), Letter Sounds | 1 | Spring: April 18th through May 13th (next year's students) | ||
2 - 6
|
FAST
| FALL -- CBMReading, aReading | 1 | Fall: September 7th- October 2nd |
| WINTER - CBMReading, aReading | 1 | Winter: January 18th through February 12th | ||
| SPRING - CBMReading, aReading | 1 | Spring: April 18th through May 13th (next year's students) | ||
K-6
|
Fountas- Pinnell
|
Comprehension, Accuracy Rate, Self Corrections, Fluency Score, Reading Rate
|
1
|
Spring - Assess students who are below proficiency on spring FAST aReading assessment within classroom time
|
| K-6 | Guided reading level | Provide Fountas-Pinnell guided reading level | 1 | Using running records or guided reading data |
K-6
|
Math Priority Assessments
| Beginning of the year diagnostic / standards assessments | 1 | Use data for classroom groupings |
| Standards Assessments | 1 | Use data for classroom groupings | ||
| End the of year diagnostic | 1 | Use data for classroom groupings | ||
K-6
|
Benchmark Literacy
| Beginning of Year Skills Assessment | 1 | Enter Online |
| Mid Year Skills Assessment | 1 | Enter Online | ||
| End of Year Skills Assessment | 1 | Enter Online | ||
K-8
|
Student Profiles
| Fall - Meet with all students to fill out goal sheet | 1 | Enter Online |
| Winter - Meet with all students to fill out goal sheet | 1 | Enter Online | ||
| Spring - Meet with all students to summarize goals | 1 | Enter Online & Pass along to next year | ||
| 3-11 | Iowa Assessment | Math, Science & Reading | 1 | November 1-21 |
7-12
|
STAR Reader
| Fall | 1 | Enter Online |
| Winter | 1 | Enter Online | ||
| Spring | 1 | Enter Online | ||
| 4-12 | Accelerated Reader | Within ELA classrooms during entire school year | Assessed Online | |
| 10 | Plan/Aspire | Spring | 1 | 5/1/2015 |
| 10-12 | ACT | Optional Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer | ||
7-12
|
Math Computation Test
| Fall | 1 | Enter Online |
| Winter | 1 | Enter Online | ||
| Spring | 1 | Enter Online | ||
| 8 & 11 | District Designed Science Assessment | Spring | 1 | Enter Online |
7-12
|
Skills Iowa
| Fall | 1 | Enter Online |
| Winter | 1 | Enter Online | ||
| Spring | 1 | Enter Online | ||
When the assessment data is compiled, our teachers meet with each of their students independently to set goals three times per year. These conversations allow students to take a closer look at where they scored, what the expectation is for grade-level, and then also allows them to set goals to work toward before the next goal setting meeting. A conversation also takes place to have students problem-solve with the teacher to figure out how students will reach these goals. This lets the students take charge of their learning and it also lets them see the assessments they've taken in a new light. These goal setting meetings brings the data alive and allows students to really see themselves progressing throughout the year. If you'd like to know more about our student goal setting, let me know, as we'd be happy to share!
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