PA+LEADS+June

=CATASAUQUA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT= =Assessment Types, Scheduling & Data Review=

Presenters: Dr. Christina Lutz-Doemling, Director of Curriculum & Assessment Kathleen Kotran, Coordinator of Instructional Technology, Federal Programs & Grants

2012-2013 Action Plan to Align to the PA Common Core Standards & Prepare for Keystone Exam Implementation

//Use data from the CDTs (2011-2012) and curriculum gap analysis conducted in Fall of 2011 to align secondary level curriculum to Keystone Exam Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content//
 * Goal #1**
 * [|CASD Process]
 * Gap analysis using the Keystone Anchors and Eligible Content
 * Review of CDT grade level/classroom assessment data to identify curricular concerns
 * Review of CDT learning progression reports and sample cdt items in conjunction with the Keystone Exam item and scoring samplers
 * Planned course of study writing using SAS to identify essential questions, big ideas, concepts and competencies
 * Alignment to the Common Core - text complexity, use of text dependent questions for close analytic reading, infusion of mathematical practices, grade level concept shifts, argument construction
 * Focus on level of rigor - Webb's DoK,

//Administer a system of assessments that will provide students, teachers, and administrators with the data to identify students' levels of performance and progress with regard to the PA Common Core aligned PSSAs and Keystone Exam modules and reporting categories.//
 * Goal #2**
 * [|CASD Assessment System] - diagnostic, benchmark, formative, & summative forms of assessments
 * CDT Implementation - CDT preparation, assessment calendars, cdt report interpretation resources
 * High School CDT Calendar/Data Analysis Meetings
 * Data Analysis Resources - data dialogue, root cause analysis, student group data analysis resources, individual student data analysis resources

//Use assessment data to guide student learning goals, teacher instruction, and curricular decision-making//
 * Goal #3**
 * CDT Next Steps - focus on one-to-one student conferencing & flexible grouping within the classroom
 * Creation of Student Watch Lists - DIBELS/CDTs - [|Watch List Form]
 * Use of data to modify instruction and update curriculum
 * Large Group Data (grade level) should drive curricular changes
 * Classroom level data (Group Diagnostic Map) and student level data (Student Diagnostic Map & Learning Progression Map) should drive student groupings and targeted instruction/enrichment/remediation


 * Elementary Data Card

//Expand professional development on "assessment topics" to include additional faculty from all buildings//
 * Goal #4**
 * Assessment Topics - conduct assessment audit and increase focus on Webb's DoK and level of rigor
 * Perfomance Tasks - culminating tasks, application of skills to new experiences, fostering a global awareness
 * **Institute for Assessment-**Investing in Innovation (i3) grant- all K-6 Science teachers are attending this institute
 * Implement the 5 key strategies for Formative Assessment in their classroom
 * Learning Intentions and Criteria for Success
 * Questioning
 * Feedback
 * Self Assessment
 * Peer Assessment