1. SECONDARY ASSESSMENT 2009-2011

2. Middle School  Acuity Predictive  SMART Goal Assessment  Common Assessment  SRI ( Communication Arts)  STAR Math  MAP

3. High School  STAR Math  Common Assessments  EOC ( End of Course)  Math- Algebra and Geometry  Science- Biology  Communication Arts – English I and II

4. Math  STAR Assessment  6 th -10 th grade  Scaled score based on Number and Operation  Used for placement purposes

5. Math  Acuity (2008-2010)  Predictive A and C (Middle School 6-8)  Used as a benchmark assessment  Data Meetings Monthly grade level data meetings Math, Science and Communication Arts

6. Math  MAP  6-8  Content Standard Report  Item Analysis Report  Student Scaled Score Report

7. Test Blueprint: Mathematics Grade-Level Assessment Grade 7 Mathematics Strand Emphasis Number and Operations 22% Geometric and Spatial Relationships 18% Measurement13% Data and Probability 17% Algebraic Relationships 30% Grade 6 Mathematics Strand Emphasis Number and Operations 29% Geometric and Spatial Relationships 14% Measurement14% Data and Probability 24% Algebraic Relationships 19% Grade 8 Mathematics Strand Emphasis Number and Operations 10% Geometric and Spatial Relationships 25% Measurement10% Data and Probability 20% Algebraic Relationships 35%

8. EOC End of Course Exam  Algebra I  Geometry

9. Math  SMART Goal Assessments  Strategic Assessment Based on MAP and Acuity Data  Given Dec., Feb., March

10. Math  Common Unit Assessments  Aligned to Curriculum Unit Maps grades 6-10  Common Question Prompts in Algebra II

11. Communication Arts  Acuity (2008-2010)  Predictive A and C ( Middle School 6-8 th )  Used as a benchmark assessment  Data Meetings Monthly grade level data meetings Math, Science and Communication Arts

12. Communication Arts  SRI  6 th -8 th  Lexile level 2 to 3 times a year  Measure of reading ability  Teacher information and placement

13. Communication Arts  MAP  6-8  Content Standard Report  Item Analysis Report  Student Scaled Score Report

14. Grade 6 Communication Arts Strand Emphasis Writing Standard English20% Writing Formally2% Reading (fiction and non-fiction) 78%

15. EOC End of Course Exam  English II (2009)  English I ( 2010)

16. Test Blueprint: English II EOC Assessment ContentEmphasis 1. Develop and apply skills and strategies to the reading process 31% 2. Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate fiction, poetry and drama 23% 3. Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction 23% Writing: A. Apply a writing process in composing text B. Compose well-developed text C. Write effectively in various forms and types of writing 23%

17. Test Blueprint: English I EOC Assessment ContentEmphasis 1. Develop and apply skills and strategies to the reading process 38% 2. Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate fiction, poetry and drama 30% 3. Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction 32%

18. Science  MAP 6-8  EOC Biology  SMART Goal  Common Assessment

19. MAP 6-8 EOC Biology  Content Standard Report  Item Analysis Report  Student Scaled Score Report

20. Test Blueprint: Science Grade Level Assessment Grade 5 Science StrandEmphasis Processes and Interactions of the Earth’s Systems 12% Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motions of the Objects Within It 11% Processes of Scientific Inquiry25% Impact of Science, Technology, and Human Activity 8%

21. Grade 8 Science StrandEmphasis Processes and Interactions of the Earth’s Systems 13% Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motions of the Objects Within It 10% Processes of Scientific Inquiry28% Impact of Science, Technology, and Human Activity 7% Test Blueprint: Science Grade-Level Assessment

22. Test Blueprint: Biology EOC Assessment ContentEmphasis Properties and Principles of Matter and Energy0% Properties and Principles of Force and Motion0% Characteristic and Interactions of Living Organisms40% Changes in Ecosystems and Interactions of Organisms with Their Environments 25% Processes and Interactions of the Earth’s Systems (Geosphere, Atmosphere, and Hydrosphere) 0% Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It 0% Scientific Inquiry36% Impact of Science, Technology and Human Activity0%

23. Common Performance Event Assessments  Grades 6-8, Physical Science, Biology  Based on Scientific Inquiry Strand of MAP and EOC  Designed around DESE Performance Event Templates  Correlated with SMART Goal Assessments  Grades 6-8 given 3 times  Physical Science, Biology 2 times

24. Assessment for 2010-2011  Create 3 Benchmark Assessments for each content area  Grades 6-12  Create Common Assessments for each content area  Strategic Assessments Units or Quarterly