Benchmark+Assessments

MClass Assessment Windows 2014-2015:

 * ==**Beginning of Year**== || ==**Middle of Year**== || ==**End of Year**== ||
 * ====August 27 (K to start on staggered entry)====

to September 17
|| ====January 7 to 27==== || ====May 11-June 1==== ||


 * ||  ||   ||   || ==[[file:CASE 21 2014-2015.docx]]== ||
 * It is not recommended to assess the first day back after track-out or a long break.
 * Third quarter benchmark assessments are limited to 5 days to ensure appropriate time is available to remediate and enrich prior to EOG testing.
 * It is not recommended to assess the first day back after track-out or a long break.
 * Third quarter benchmark assessments are limited to 5 days to ensure appropriate time is available to remediate and enrich prior to EOG testing.

**K-2 Mid-year and End-year Benchmarks:**
Assessments will be used summatively Scores are not part of the student's grade ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` As promised, information pertaining to the K-1 Assessments has been compiled into a short video for your teachers to view. It will take **no more than 10 minutes** for teachers to view this video. It can be accessed directly at: @http://edmodo.com/folder/833728
 * 2nd grade will only take Case 21 not the state test. K-1 will be given in the same window as Case 21.**
 * Kindergarten-** Completely performance based, can be administered in multiple sessions, there are 7 tasks
 * 1st grade-** paper/pencil test, student copies will be provided for each student, can be administered in multiple sessions,there are 12 tasks
 * Actual assessments should not be sent home, student record form can be used during conferences and should be included in the cum folder(EOY).**

A section for K-1 Assessments has been created on CMAPP under the Resources tab. There are a variety of resources posted, which are shown in the attached screen shot. The following items have been posted in this section on CMAPP: Please note the rubrics are included in the Administration Manual for Kindergarten; it is not a separate document.
 * Video that explains the general information and administration (same as above)
 * Overview Handout with general information for Kindergarten and 1st Grades
 * Instructions for Entering Scores in Performance Matters (with screen shots)
 * Grade specific reports and/or rubrics