Spring Assessments

Here are some updates for Spring assessments:

Forward Make Ups

I believe we only have one IDL student (next Wednesday) left - yahoo!

BAS

• The window for BAS is open from May 2-21.  This is a Formal Assessment window, and students should be tested to their instructional level.  
• Data should be entered into DnA by 4:00 pm on Friday, May 21.  When you enter the data, please be sure to include both instructional level and also the additional fields from the assessment (All columns should be completed when entering the data into DnA).  This will be replacing the 1/2 sheet from before.  The district will print information in the fall for next year's teacher (one pagers).
• You can use this document to guide where each column is found in the BAS.  Lori made copies, too.
• Remember that if you're administering the levels where the total comprehension score is out of 6 rather than 9, you will enter the score into "Beyond/About" rather than "Beyond". 
•  If you have ANY questions please reach out to your building coach or Amanda McCarthy
• Add the last completed student BAS recording sheet to the student literacy portfolio for next year's teacher reference.

BAS for IDL - from Lori

BAS text not available online - and not recommended:

• Send home GR text and do a running record with FPC printed form
• Present the GR book online  and do a running record with FPC printed form  
• Invite students come in for assessment on a Wed or before school

With all of these, the full information would be added into Illuminate, and the RR or BAS would be passed up to next years teacher with a note how it was administered. Please let me know if you'd like to follow up with any teams or how I can support.

BAS 5th Grade Update - from Amanda

As we enter the final BAS window of the year, we are asking for a small change to ensure a solid data set in this year of COVID.  Past practice has been to only assess students who had not met the end-of-year benchmark.  The BAS is not only a tool that is used at the middle school (intervention, placement, etc), it's also a tool that we use to measure the effectiveness of our literacy program (especially now that it aligns so closely with FPC).  This year it will also be a tool that will allow us to measure the impacts of COVID, enabling us to triangulate it with MAP and FastBridge.  Although it will take some additional time, we are asking that you assess all of your students to their instructional level. 

MAP

NWEA MAP is rostered and ready for the testing window beginning Monday, May 3.  Here's the link to the schedule:  HO Spring MAP Testing Schedule

Teachers can access the two documents we used during the Winter window to set up sessions and get IDL learner's devices checked.  We added information on the family document for access from an iPad, as that was a common tech issue this winter.  

Please remind teachers that the "Remote Testing Directions for Teachers" is not a document that should be shared with families.  They are encouraged to share the appropriate links within the document if necessary but everything our families should need is included in the "Remote Testing Document for Families".  If anyone has questions, please reach out.  

• Remote Testing Directions for Teachers
• Remote testing document for families

FastBridge

Traci and Heather's classes will be completing the MAP and FastBridge (as a pilot).  They will be our experts next year!!

Writing Samples

• We will not be doing the end of year ODW.
• We will not be putting an end of year "formal" writing sample in the literacy folder.
• Please have each student write a letter to their next year's teacher by the end of the year; keep and give to teachers next year.  Let Lori know if you'd like a template to use.

Fall BAS

Teachers will be allowed to use their 7.5 hours for assessing students using the BAS before school starts this fall (August, 2021).  More info to come!