1. K-6 Benchmark Assessment Inservices
Cathy Kane
Jennifer Televik
Fall 2010

2. A Test is a Test is a Test…or is It?
Write one statement about assessment on a post-it note.
The statement can be True or False.
Example: End of chapter tests are one way to assess students.

3. Where We’ve Been
Summer 2010

4. Where We Are Benchmark Exams Benchmark Exam Inservices Math-Grades K-6
Science-Grade 5
ELA-Grades K
Benchmark Exam Inservices

5. Benchmark Assessment Teacher Feedback

6. Where We’re Going
Summer 2011

7. Today’s Inservice Agenda
Inservice Goals: Each participant will walk away with…
Having had the opportunity to articulate within a grade level (across schools) and within a school team (across grade levels).
The ability to access data for benchmark exams and the ability to help team members at the school access benchmark exam data.
Ideas for how the benchmark and benchmark data might inform instructional decision making and how to lead a discussion with the school team.
A plan for how to share with the other teachers at the school, including activities.
Having had the opportunity to provide input regarding benchmark 1 to development teams.

8. Resources for Today’s Inservice
SaddlePort
Haiku
DataDirector
Handouts: Benchmark 1, answer key, essential standards chart

9. A Test is a Test is a Test…or is It?
Data
Assessment of Learning and Assessment for Learning

10. A Test is a Test is a Test…or is It? (continued)
Assessment of Learning
Measures student achievement in relation to standards
Given after learning is supposed to occur
Results used primarily by teachers and school and district administrators to track student achievement, make decisions about curriculum and professional development, and predict performance on high-stakes tests
Assessment for Learning
Designed to increase, not merely monitor, student learning
Turns assessment process into instructional intervention
Results used primarily by teachers, grade levels, and departments to inform instruction and target interventions
Research supports significant gains in student achievement

11. A Balanced Assessment System
Assessment of Learning
Statewide Assessments - CSTs
District Summative Assessments
District Benchmark Assessments
School or Grade-Level Assessments
Classroom Assessments
Assessment for Learning

12. Accessing Benchmark Data
Guide with step-by-step directions available on Haiku site
District Exam Report
Refer teachers to Haiku site for grade level
Classroom Exam Report
Classrom Exam Report (Response Matrix)
Classroom Performance Summary Report
School Report

13. Benchmark Exam Performance Bands
Generic Performance Bands this year
0-20% Far Below Basic
20-40% Below Basic
40-60% Basic
60-80% Proficient
80-100% Advanced
Goal is for students to score at same Performance Level on Benchmark Exam and CST
Will use data from Benchmark Exams and 2011 CSTs to set more valid Performance Bands for
Not for today, but for summer committee
bigger data pool allows for better statistical analysis of Benchmark exams
Performance Bands can be viewed on Exam screen
Generic bands for this year
Adjustments to performance bands will not be made until next year, once we have 2011 CST data to align to
Caution-do not rely on Performance Bands or print Parent Letters, etc. for this year
Pivot Table Reports-for Benchmark & CST-see Haiku site

14. So… Is a Benchmark Exam Just a Test?
Ideas to discuss with your grade level and record on Benchmark Inservice Notes document:
What instructional decisions will you make based on this data?
Will these decisions be implemented now, in the next month, later this school year, or next year?
How might you share this data and today’s activities with other teachers at your school?
As a grade level, highlight the most important ideas from your notes, and be prepared to share out with the group.

15. School Site Team
Ideas to discuss with your school site team and record on Benchmark Inservice Notes document:
How do the activities from today’s inservice integrate with the work you are doing at your school site?
What is your school plan for sharing and utilizing the activities and data from today’s inservice?
How will data and information be shared? Staff meeting? Grade-level teams?
Which Exam Reports do you plan to share? Consider classroom, School, and/or District level data.
What other resources do you need?
As a school site team, highlight the most important ideas from your notes, and be prepared to share out with the group.

16. Closing Remarks Haiku Site Review Benchmark Exam Feedback Forms
Inservice Evaluation
Cathy Kane
SVUSD Curriculum Coordinator
Jennifer Televik
SVUSD Assessment Specialist
Please complete feedback forms for benchmark assessments-input will be used by Summer Committee for benchmark revisions