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HOW TO IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL SCREENING AND BENCHMARKING IN YOUR SCHOOL- Teams and Materials
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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How to test Identify Where Identify the People Plan the Schedule
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Develop the Schedule Source: AIMSweb/M ark Shinn
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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
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APPROACHES TO DATA COLLECTION:
In-class approach One day school-wide approach Multiple day school-wide approach Within-grade approach
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Essentials Checklist (p. 30)
Setting It All Up: Essentials Checklist (p. 30) Source: AIMSweb/M ark Shinn
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Benchmark Assessment Essentials Checklist (continued)
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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
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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
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Examples of Percentile Rank Norms using Aimsweb aggregates
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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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Questions??? COMMENTS?
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THANK YOU!
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Excellent Websites Aimsweb: Illinois RtI website: Florida Center for Reading Research: Oregon Reading First Center: reading.uoregon.edu Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts: Consortium on Reading Excellence (CORE): What Works Clearing House National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS): Illinois PBIS Network Safe and Civil Schools: National Center on Student Progress Monitoring
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