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 Demonstrates purposeful
and characteristics of different types of pre- for assessment and skills range of appropriate use of a wide range of
formative and summative assessment, formative to be assessed to select assessments to address assessments to support
assessments. and summative appropriately matches questions about students’ differentiated student
assessments. pre-, formative and learning needs and learning needs and reflect
5.1 Applying
summative assessments. progress. (12/10/23) progress. (4/24/24)
knowledge of the
Begins to identify specific (7/13/23)
purposes,
characteristics of Integrates a variety of Draws flexibility from a
characteristics, and
assessments that yield Selects assessments characteristics into repertoire of appropriate
uses of different
different types of based on clear assessments to allow assessment options and
types of assessments
information about understanding of the students with a ranges of characteristics to
student preparedness, purposes and learning needs to maximize student
progress, and proficiency. characteristics of demonstrate what they demonstration of
assessments to support know. (12/10/23) knowledge. (4/24/24)
student learning. (7/13/23)
I choose assessments I use technology to adapt I use a wide range of
based on the skills assessments and give assessments, based on
students should be students choice to research, to gather
mastering. I use a variety demonstrate comprehensive data on
of types of assessments, understanding. student progress. I use
including pre-, formative, (12/10/23) various assessments
and summative. All flexibly and make
assessments are changes as needed based
standards and curriculum on student’s diverse
based. (7/13/23) learning needs.
(4/24/24)
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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 strategically and
student learning. supplemental assessment data on provides formal and systematically
assessments. student learning. informal assessment data throughout instruction to
Follows required (7/13/23) on student learning. collect ongoing
5.2 Collecting and
processes for data Make adjustments in (12/10/23) assessment data
analyzing
analysis and draws planning for single Uses analysis of a variety appropriate for the range
assessment data
conclusions about lessons or sequence of of data to inform Uses data analysis of a of learner needs.
from a variety of
student learning lessons based on analysis planning and broad range of (4/24/24)
sources to inform
of assessment data. differentiation of assessments to provide
instruction.
instruction. (7/13/23) comprehensive Uses results of ongoing
information to guide data analysis to plan and
planning and differentiate instruction
differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction. (12/10/23) success. (4/24/24)
I collect data from I use and design a wide I work to develop and
multiple sources, variety of assessments to refine assessments to
including a variety of analyze student data. I collect data for my
assessments, classroom plan instruction and individual class as well as
observations, and student differentiation based on the school. I collaborate
work samples. I use this data. (12/10/23) with colleagues and
data to plan instruction school administrators to
and differentiation in my analyze data and monitor
lessons. (7/13/23) student progress for
SMART goals and student
achievement. (4/24/24)
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Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors a Reviews and monitors a Facilitates collaborative
available assessment data additional assessment variety of data on student broad range of data work and fosters
5.3 Reviewing data,
as required by site and data individually and learning individually and individually and with colleagues ability to
both individually and
district processes. with colleagues and with colleagues to colleagues to analyze identify and address
with colleagues, to
identifies learning needs identify trends and student thinking and causes for achievement
monitor student
of individual students. patterns among groups of identify underlying patterns and trends.
learning
students. (7/13/23) causes for trends. (4/24/24)
(12/10/23)
I review and analyze a I review and monitor data I work closely with
variety of data myself, as from a wide variety of colleagues and school
well as with instructional assessments. I analyze staff and administration
coaches and my PLC data with colleagues and to analyze data and
team. We identify trends administration. identify root causes in
and student needs. (12/10/23) order to make
(7/13/23) appropriate changes to
benefit our students as a
whole. (4/24/24)
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Uses data from Uses data from available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Reflects on data
assessments provided by assessments to establish assessment data to set data to set learning goals continuously to make
site and district to set content-based learning student learning goals for for content and academic ongoing refinements to
learning goals for the goals for class and content and academic language that are learning goals for content
class. individual students in language. (7/13/23) integrated across content and academic language
single lessons or standards for individuals for the fill range of
5.4 Using assessment sequences of lessons. and groups. (12/10/23) students. (4/24/24)
data to establish Plans instruction using Plans differentiated
learning goals and to available curriculum Plans adjustments in lessons and modifications Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
plan, differentiate, guidelines. instruction to address to instruction to meet instruction targeted to to refine planning,
and modify learning needs of students’ diverse learning meet individual and differentiate instruction,
instruction individual students. needs. (7/13/23) group learning needs. and make ongoing
(12/10/23) adjustments to match the
evolving learning needs
Modifies lessons during of individuals and groups.
instruction based on (4/24/24)
informal assessments.
(12/10/23)
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I plan differentiated I use a wide variety of I collect and analyze
lessons and modifications assessment data and class meaningful data from a
based on a variety of observations to plan wide variety of sources
assessment data, differentiation, scaffolds and assessments. I
knowledge of students, and challenges to meet all collaborate with
and academic language student needs. colleagues to establish
and content goals. (12/10/23) learning goals, monitor
(7/13/23) progress, and adjust
instruction as needed.
(4/24/24)

Informs students about Begins to encourage Models and scaffolds Implements structures Provides systematic
learning objectives, students to establish student self-assessment for students to self-assess opportunities for student
outcomes, and learning goals through and goal setting and set learning goals self-assessment, goal
summative assessment single lessons or processes for learning related to content, setting, and progress
results. Recognizes the sequence of lessons that content and academic academic language, and monitoring.
5.5 Involving all
need for individual include goal setting language development. individual skills.
students in self-
learning goals. exercises. (7/13/23) (12/10/23) (4/24/24) Develops students’ meta-
assessment, goal-
cognitive skills for
setting, and progress
Monitors progress using Provides students with Guides students to Integrates student self- analyzing progress and
monitoring
available tools for opportunities in single monitor and reflect on assessment, goal setting, refining goals towards
recording. lessons or sequence of progress on a regular and progress monitoring high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their basis. (7/13/23) across the curriculum. achievement.
own progress toward (12/10/23) (4/24/24)
class or individual goals.
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Students have I provide space and
opportunities to reflect resources for students to
and self-assess after self-assess. I support
lessons and units. I model students in creating,
examples and provide monitoring, and
scaffolds for self- achieving goals. We
assessments and goal revisit goals and the ways
setting for students. we can achieve them
(7/13/23) (12/10/23) throughout the school
year. (4/24/24)

Uses available Explores use of additional Uses technology to design Integrates a variety of Use a wide range of
technologies to record technologies to and implement technologies into the technologies to design,
assessments, determine implement individual assessments, record and development, implement, and analyze
proficiency levels, and assessments, record analyze results, and implementation, analysis assessments and
5.6 Using available
make required results, and communicate communicate about of assessments, and provides for an in depth
technologies to assist
communications about with administration, student learning with communication of and ongoing
in assessment,
student learning. colleagues, and families administration, student learning to all communication regarding
analysis, and
about student learning. colleagues, families, and audiences. (7/13/23) student learning to all
communication of
students. Ensure that (12/10/23) audiences. (4/24/24)
student learning
communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.
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As an online school, we I use a wide range of
integrate a wide variety technologies, keeping up
of technology into all to date over the year, to
areas of our online school design, implement and
program. Students analyze assessments. I
receive necessary provide updates about
technology and have data and student learning
access to various online to all stakeholders
programs to support throughout the year.
learning. (7/13/23) (4/24/24)
(12/10/23)

Provides students with Provides students with Provides students with Integrates the ongoing Facilitates students’
feedback through additional feedback clear and timely sharing of leadership in seeking and
assessed work and based on formative information about comprehensible feedback using ongoing
required summative assessments from single strengths, needs, and to students from formal comprehensible
5.7 Using assessment assessments. lessons or sequence of strategies for improving and informal assessments communications about
information to share lessons. Seeks to provide academic achievement. in ways that support individual student
timely and Notifies families of feedback in ways that increased learning. progress and ways to
comprehensible student proficiencies, students understand. Provides opportunities (7/13/23) (12/10/23) provide and monitor
feedback with challenges, and behavior for comprehensible and support. (4/24/24)
students and their issues through school Communicates with timely two-way Communicates regularly
families mandated procedures. families about student communications with with families to share a
progress, strengths, and families to share student range of assessment
needs at reporting assessments, progress, information that is
periods. Contacts families raise issues and/or comprehensible and
as needs arise regarding concerns, and guide responsive to individual
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struggling students or family support. student and family needs.
behavior issues. (7/13/23) (12/10/23)

I grade all assessments I facilitate student

and portfolios in a timely ownership in learning
manner, sharing feedback and assessments by
with both students and allowing and supporting
families. Students have students to progress
opportunities to review monitor their learning,
feedback and grades, and review and reflect on
revise any work as assessments, and reach
needed. Families receive out for help and
frequent feedback and resources as needed.
assessment information. (4/24/24)
Families can check
graded in real time
online. (7/13/23)
(12/10/23)