Measurements that tell us how much a student has learned at a particular point in time are an assessment of learning. Assessment for learning is how we use the information to help students learn more.
For Students and Parents... Assessments help gauge individual progress to help build on strengths and address weaknesses. For Teachers... Assessments provide information for instructional grouping, identification or instructional needs, determination of mastery, and evaluation of the effectiveness of units/strategies.
For Administrators... Assessments provide information about program effectiveness, areas of curricular strength and weakness, resource and staff development needs, and targets for improvement.
For All... Assessments provide information about program effectiveness, areas of curricular strength and weakness, resource and staff development needs, and targets for improvement. Assessments provide information about program effectiveness, areas of curricular strength and weakness, resource and staff development needs, and targets for improvement. Assessments provide information about program effectiveness, areas of curricular strength and weakness, resource and staff development needs, and targets for improvement.
Assessments help answer two questions: How am I (are we) doing? How can I (we) do better?
Assessment Information
Types of Assessments- some of the tools that will be used to assess student performance Assessment Calendar (PDF)- breakdown of state and local testing by grade and date Preparing for Testing- helping students manage the stress and expectations of testing District Statistics- provides a glimpse of the academic and demographic data for the district