CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Is aware of the purposes Explores the use of Decides on the purpose Develops and adapts the range of Demonstrates purposeful
and characteristics of different types of pre- for assessment and skills appropriate assessments to address use of a wide range of
formative and summative assessment, formative to be assessed to select questions about students’ learning assessments to support
assessments. and summative appropriately matches needs and progress. differentiated student
5.1 Applying assessments. pre-, formative and learning needs and reflect
knowledge of the summative assessments. Integrates a variety of progress.
purposes, Begins to identify characteristics into assessments to
characteristics, and specific characteristics of Selects assessments based allow students with a ranges of Draws flexibility from a
uses of different types assessments that yield on clear understanding of learning needs to demonstrate what repertoire of appropriate
of assessments different types of the purposes and they know. assessment options and
information about student characteristics of 7/17/22 characteristics to
preparedness, progress, assessments to support 5/1/23 maximize student
and proficiency. student learning. demonstration of
knowledge.
Teacher uses several types of
formative and summative
assessments to gauge the
understanding of every student.

Teacher evaluates the results of

assessments to determine which
students need additional support to
gain understanding

Teacher enables students to choose

from a variety of assessments to
demonstrate content knowledge.
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Use data from required Explores collecting Collects a variety of Designs and integrates an Infuses assessments
assessments to assess additional data using formal and informal assessment plan that provides strategically and
student learning. supplemental assessment data on formal and informal assessment systematically throughout
5.2 Collect and assessments. student learning. data on student learning. instruction to collect
analyze Follows required ongoing assessment data
assessment data processes for data Make adjustments in Uses analysis of a variety Uses data analysis of a broad range appropriate for the range
from variety of analysis and draws planning for single of data to inform planning of assessments to provide of learner needs.
sources to conclusions about student lessons or sequence of and differentiation of comprehensive information to
inform learning lessons based on analysis instruction. guide planning and differentiation Uses results of ongoing
instruction of assessment data. of instruction. data analysis to plan and
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5/1/23 for maximum academic
success.

Teacher uses a variety of formative

and summative assessments
(journal entries, pre-lesson
questionnaires, quizzes, tests,
projects, group work, cold calling,
workbook notes) to determine the
level of understanding of every
student

Teacher communicates with

students about assessment results
and offers opportunities for
students to review and correct
previous assessments
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Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors a Reviews and monitors a broad Facilitates collaborative
available assessment data additional assessment variety of data on student range of data individually and with work and fosters
5.3 Reviewing data,
as required by site and data individually and with learning individually and colleagues to analyze student colleagues ability to
both individually and
district processes. colleagues and identifies with colleagues to thinking and identify underlying identify and address
with colleagues, to
learning needs of identify trends and causes for trends. 12/6/22 causes for achievement
monitor student
individual students. patterns among groups of 5/1/23 patterns and trends.
learning
students.
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Teacher reviews previous Teacher reviews research
GPA results from students on Analyzing Data for
to determine which
students may need
Schoolwide and Individual
additional instruction and Student Improvement by the
collaboration with support National Association of
staff Secondary School
Administrators (NANSA)
Teacher meets with
counselors of students 12/6/22
with IEP’s to regularly
assess the progress of
students with special
needs
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Uses data from Uses data from available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of data to set Reflects on data
assessments provided by assessments to establish assessment data to set learning goals for content and continuously to make
site and district to set content-based learning student learning goals for academic language that are ongoing refinements to
learning goals for the goals for class and content and academic integrated across content standards learning goals for content
class. individual students in language. for individuals and groups. and academic language
5.4 Using assessment
single lessons or for the fill range of
data to establish
sequences of lessons. Plans differentiated instruction students.
learning goals and to
Plans instruction using Plans differentiated targeted to meet individual and
plan, differentiate,
available curriculum Plans adjustments in lessons and modifications group learning needs. Uses data systematically
and modify
guidelines. instruction to address to instruction to meet to refine planning,
instruction
learning needs of students’ diverse learning Modifies lessons during instruction differentiate instruction,
individual students. needs. based on informal assessments. and make ongoing
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evolving learning needs
of individuals and groups.
Learning objective TLMS Domain 4:
timelines are modified Applying - a level of
according to results of practice in which the
frequent formative teacher leader is able to
assessments. provide independent
leadership and easily
Students are strategically applies what s/he has
grouped to place learned about leadership.
struggling students with
students of higher
understanding and 4a) Facilitates the
empathy. collection, analysis, and
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school-based data to
identify opportunities to
improve curriculum,
instruction, assessment,
school organization, and
school culture.

Evidence: Based on data
from Semester 3's ILP,
teacher now
incorporates frequent use
of competitive
technology-based games
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inside the classroom.
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Informs students about Begins to encourage Models and scaffolds Implements structures for students Provides systematic
learning objectives, students to establish student self-assessment to self-assess and set learning goals opportunities for student
outcomes, and summative learning goals through and goal setting processes related to content, academic self-assessment, goal
assessment results. single lessons or for learning content and language, and individual skills. setting, and progress
Recognizes the need for sequence of lessons that academic language monitoring.
5.5 Involving all
individual learning goals. include goal setting development. Integrates student self-assessment,
students in self-
exercises. goal setting, and progress Develops students’ meta-
assessment, goal-
Monitors progress using Guides students to monitoring across the curriculum. cognitive skills for
setting, and progress
available tools for Provides students with monitor and reflect on 7/17/22 analyzing progress and
monitoring
recording. opportunities in single progress on a regular 5/1/23 refining goals towards
lessons or sequence of basis. high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their achievement.
own progress toward
class or individual goals.
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Students are provided a detailed
schedule of assessment
requirements and due dates

Students and parents have access to

real time updates of all assessment
grades

Detailed rubrics are provided for all

significant project assessments
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Uses available Explores use of additional Uses technology to design Integrates a variety of technologies Use a wide range of
technologies to record technologies to and implement into the development, technologies to design,
assessments, determine implement individual assessments, record and implementation, analysis of implement, and analyze
proficiency levels, and assessments, record analyze results, and assessments, and communication of assessments and provides
5.6 Using available make required results, and communicate communicate about student learning to all audiences. for an in depth and
technologies to assist communications about with administration, student learning with 12/6/22 ongoing communication
in assessment, student learning. colleagues, and families administration, 5/1/23 regarding student learning
analysis, and about student learning. colleagues, families, and to all audiences.
communication of students. Ensure that
student learning communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.
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Teacher updates Teacher uses Excel to
assessment results weekly analyze student data.12/6/22
on platforms that students
and parents can view.

Teacher provides verbal

and written feedback on
project-based summative
assessments.

Teacher communicates
with parents via email and
phone for students that
perform substandard on
assessments.
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Provides students with Provides students with Provides students with Integrates the ongoing sharing of Facilitates students’
feedback through additional feedback based clear and timely comprehensible feedback to leadership in seeking and
assessed work and on formative assessments information about students from formal and informal using ongoing
required summative from single lessons or strengths, needs, and assessments in ways that support comprehensible
5.7 Using assessment assessments. sequence of lessons. strategies for improving increased learning. communications about
information to share Seeks to provide academic achievement. individual student
timely and Notifies families of feedback in ways that Communicates regularly with progress and ways to
comprehensible student proficiencies, students understand. Provides opportunities for families to share a range of provide and monitor
feedback with challenges, and behavior comprehensible and assessment information that is support.
students and their issues through school Communicates with timely two-way comprehensible and responsive to
families mandated procedures. families about student communications with individual student and family
progress, strengths, and families to share student needs.
needs at reporting assessments, progress, 7/17/22
periods. Contacts families raise issues and/or 12/5/22
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struggling students or family support.
behavior issues.

Teacher updates assessment results

weekly on platforms that students
and parents can view.

Teacher is available outside of class

time to for both students and
parents

Teacher communicates with parents

via email and phone for students
that perform substandard on
assessments.
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Teacher uses the app Remind to

communicate with specific groups:
soccer team, intramural
participants, GIG club.12/5/22