Assessment is ongoing and completed both during students' everyday activities as well as by formal and informal individually administered tests. A variety of assessment options may be used such as anecdotal notes, teacher observation and play activities. A series of formal assessments in math and language arts, listed below, is administered in the fall and spring for students' permanent records. Assessments are also completed before report cards which are issued three times a year in December, March and June. Parent conferences are scheduled by the district on three days and two evenings in December and again on two days and an evening in March. Conferences may also be scheduled as needed anytime during the school year.
Formal Assessments
Fall
Math Baseline Activities checklist from Everyday Math
Language Arts
September baseline alphabet recognition for all students
September letter sounds checklist for those students who scored 85% on alphabet recognition
September phonemic (letter sounds) awareness assessments
September rhyming assessment
October formal writing prompt on a familiar topic
January post testing in phonemic awareness
November, February assessments as needed for report card
Spring
Math End of year checklist (included here)
Language Arts
Spring formal writing prompt on a familiar topic
Concepts About Print
DRA reading level
Final alphabet assessment-letters and sounds
May assessments for report card