ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

By assessment we mean the act of determining the extent to which the curricular goals are being and have been achieved. Assessment is an umbrella term we use to mean the deliberate use of many methods to gather evidence to indicate that students are meeting standards (Wiggins and McTighe, 1998).

Assessment	Grade Level	Dates
NSRE – English language arts	Grades 4, 8, and 11	March 8 - 12
Rhode Island Writing	Grades 3 and 7	March 15 - 19
RI Health Assessment	Grade 5	March15 - 19
NSRE - Math	Grades 4, 8, and 11	March 22 - 26
Maculaitis II ESL Assessment	Grades K - 12	March 1 - 26

Evaluation is an ongoing, systematic component of all of our programs. Evaluations help teachers and students to assess progress over time, guide instruction and evaluate program effectiveness. A variety of assessment tools and strategies are used to:

Ø Diagnose student performance and progress – especially in literacy

Ø Determine academic need

Ø Plan instructional strategies and materials

Ø Evaluate program effectiveness

Our assessments consist of, but are not limited to:

PALS - Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening

DRA. - Developmental Reading Assessment

SAT 10 - Harcourt published off-year testing in English language arts and math –grades 2-6

Gates test for reading comprehension for middle and high school students.

SAT Scholastic Achievement Test

ACT American college Testing

PSAT Preliminary Scholastic Achievement Test

Kindergarten Screenings

Harcourt Reading/Writing Assessments

Informal Reading Inventories

Running Records

Teacher Made Assessments

Performance Assessments

Student Exhibitions

Teacher Observations/checklists

Portfolio Assessments

(for additional information, see Curriculum Guide and Five Year Plan)