HOW TO IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL SCREENING AND BENCHMARKING IN YOUR SCHOOL- Teams and Materials

Managing and Completing Benchmark Assessment Setting It All Up When to Test What to Test and Score Who Is Tested Who Does the Testing How Students are Tested Source: AIMSweb/M ark Shinn

Step 1: Who is in Charge? Identifying a Benchmark Coordinator… Could be, but need not be, the School Principal; Reading Specialist? Even if District-wide, Should Also Be Within-the-Building Source: AIMSweb/M ark Shinn

When Will We Test? AIMSweb Benchmark Assessment occurs three times each school year within these time frames. Fall 9/1 to 10/15 Winter 1/1 to 2/1 Spring 5/1 to 6/1 Testing should be completed in no more than a 2 week window. Source: AIMSweb/M ark Shinn

Who Can Assist in Collecting Data? Anyone who has been trained, including: Principal Vice-principal Speech/Lang Path Spec. Ed. Personnel Parents/Volunteers Educational Assistants School Social Workers School Psychologists Title 1 Staff Practicum Students P.E./Art/Music Teachers It is possible, but not necessary, for general education teachers alone to collect all the Benchmark information.

Example(s) – SWAT team, gen ed w/ support, gen ed only Who Will Do The Testing? The Key Variable is Training Plan a Session for All that Addresses Professional Ethics Test Security Confidentiality/Sensitivity Train with Rigor, Using the Administration and Scoring Workbook Check Out All Personnel with the AIRS Source: AIMSweb/M ark Shinn

How to test Identify Where Identify the People Plan the Schedule Source: AIMSweb/M ark Shinn

Develop the Schedule Source: AIMSweb/M ark Shinn

Where will the testing take place? Possible Locations: Station(s) within the Classrooms Station(s) in the Halls Stations in Media Center Stations in Lunchroom Stations in Gym Minimize “Travel Time” and Distractions Source: AIMSweb/M ark Shinn

APPROACHES TO DATA COLLECTION: In-class approach One day school-wide approach Multiple day school-wide approach Within-grade approach

Essentials Checklist (p. 30) Setting It All Up: Essentials Checklist (p. 30) Source: AIMSweb/M ark Shinn

Benchmark Assessment Essentials Checklist (continued) Source: AIMSweb/M ark Shinn

After Testing Make Sure There is a Data Entry Plan and Responsibilities--Don’t Wait Until Afterward Make Sure that a “Done Time” is Specified and Adhered To Schedule a Staff Debriefing To Demonstrate How to Interpret and Share Information Do Debrief What Worked and Problem-Solve Solutions Source: AIMSweb/M ark Shinn

How do we prepare Parents? A letter sent directly home? An article in the the school newsletter describing Benchmark Testing? Notes: Be Proactive! Avoid Confusion with “Norming!” Source: AIMSweb/M ark Shinn

Examples of Percentile Rank Norms using Aimsweb aggregates

Grade Level Data Meetings Before Data meetings Set standard Create triangles/chart showing who meets/doesn’t meet   During data meetings Determine where intervention is needed After data meetings Implementation Integrity PM  

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Excellent Websites Aimsweb: www.aimsweb.com Illinois RtI website: www.ilispa.org Florida Center for Reading Research: www.fcrr.org Oregon Reading First Center: reading.uoregon.edu Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts: www.texasreading.org Consortium on Reading Excellence (CORE): www.corelearn.com What Works Clearing House http://www.whatworks.ed.gov/ National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS): www.pbis.org Illinois PBIS Network http://www.pbisillinois.org/ Safe and Civil Schools: www.safeandcivilschools.com National Center on Student Progress Monitoring www.studentprogress.org