Randolph Elementarys

Balanced Assessment Plan- Math

2016-2017

Key
Required Assessments

Optional Assessments

August- September
Assessment
GKIDS

Description
Performance based
assessment given to
determine standards
mastery

On-going
Star Math/Early Literacy
(SLO) (data point 1)

August 22-September23
Pre-Assessments

Post-Assessments

Math Assessment that

helps determine
achievement levels

Assessments given at the

beginning of the unit used
to determine prior
knowledge of standards
Assessment given at the
conclusion of the unit to
determine standards
mastery

Used to
Audience
Diagnostic, Formative, and Kindergarten students
Summative
o form flex groups
o plan and
differentiate
instruction
o determine standards
mastery
Formative and Summative Kindergarten-5th grade
o universal screener
o identification of
math strengths and
weaknesses
o plan for instruction
o monitor growth
Formative
o form flex groups
o plan instruction
o differentiate
o plan for remediation
and enrichment
Summative
o monitor student
achievement
o plan for remediation
o form flex groups

Kindergarten- 5th grade

Kindergarten-5th grade

October
Assessment

Description

Used to

Audience

GKIDS

Performance based
assessment given to
determine standards mastery

Diagnostic, Formative, and

Summative
o form flex groups
o plan and differentiate
instruction
o determine standards
mastery
Formative and Summative
o Progress monitoring
for RtI
Summative
o provide national
comparison
o form groups
o plan instruction

Kindergarten students

Summative
o plan instruction
o form groups
o monitor growth

Kindergarten- 5th grade

Formative
o form flex groups
o plan instruction
o differentiate
o plan for remediation
and enrichment
Summative
o monitor student
achievement
o plan for remediation
o form flex groups

Kindergarten- 5th grade

On-going
Star Math/Early Literacy
On-Going
ITBS

October 24th October 28th

Interim Assessments (data

point 2)

Math Assessment that helps

determine achievement
levels
Norm referenced
standardized assessment
that measures how students
are achieving in reading as
compared to students
nationally
Math assessment to
determine and monitor
student achievement

Pre-Assessments

Assessments given at the

beginning of the unit used to
determine prior knowledge of
standards

Post-Assessments

Assessment given at the

conclusion of the unit to
determine standards mastery

Students in Tier 2 or 3 in K-5

3rd and 5th grade

Kindergarten-5th grade

November
Assessment
GKIDS

Description
Performance based
assessment given to
determine standards
mastery

On-going
Star Math/Early Literacy
On-going

Math Assessment that

helps determine
achievement levels

Used to
Diagnostic, Formative, and
Summative
o form flex groups
o plan and
differentiate
instruction
o determine standards
mastery
Formative and Summative
o Progress monitoring
for RtI

Audience
Kindergarten students

Students in Tier 2 or 3 in K5

Red Bird Math (data point 3)

Adaptive software that tracks

students progress through
mathematics concepts

Formative
o monitor student
growth
o plan for remediation
o form flex groups

Kindergarten- 5th

Pre-Assessments

Assessments given at the

beginning of the unit used
to determine prior
knowledge of standards

Kindergarten- 5th grade

Post-Assessments

Assessment given at the

conclusion of the unit to
determine standards
mastery

Formative
o form flex groups
o plan instruction
o differentiate
o plan for remediation
and enrichment
Summative
o monitor student
achievement
o plan for remediation
o form flex groups

Kindergarten-5th grade

December
Assessment
GKIDS

Description
Performance based
assessment given to
determine standards
mastery

On-going
Star Math/Early Literacy
On-Going
Interim Assessments (data
point 4)

Pre-Assessments

Math Assessment that

helps determine
achievement levels
Math assessment to
determine and monitor
student achievement

Assessments given at the

beginning of the unit used
to determine prior
knowledge of standards

Used to
Diagnostic, Formative, and
Summative
o form flex groups
o plan and
differentiate
instruction
o determine standards
mastery
Formative and Summative
o Progress monitoring
for RtI
Summative
o plan instruction
o form groups
o monitor growth

Audience
Kindergarten students

Formative
o form flex groups
o plan instruction
o differentiate

Kindergarten- 5th grade

Students in Tier 2 or 3 in K5
Kindergarten0 5th grade

plan for remediation

and enrichment
Summative
o monitor student
achievement
o plan for remediation
o form flex groups
o

Post-Assessments

Assessment given at the

conclusion of the unit to
determine standards
mastery

Kindergarten-5th grade

January
Assessment
GKIDS

Description
Performance based
assessment given to
determine standards
mastery

On-going
Star Math/Early Literacy
(data point 1)

January 9-February 7
Pre-Assessments

Math Assessment that

helps determine
achievement levels

Assessments given at the

Used to
Diagnostic, Formative, and
Summative
o form flex groups
o plan and
differentiate
instruction
o determine standards
mastery
Formative and Summative
o universal screener
o identification of
reading strengths
and weaknesses
o plan for instruction
o monitor growth
o Identify lowest 25%
Formative

Audience
Kindergarten students

Kindergarten-5th grade

Kindergarten- 5th grade

beginning of the unit used

to determine prior
knowledge of standards
Post-Assessments

Assessment given at the

conclusion of the unit to
determine standards
mastery

form flex groups

plan instruction
differentiate
plan for remediation
and enrichment
Summative
o monitor student
achievement
o plan for remediation
o form flex groups
o
o
o
o

Kindergarten-5th grade

February
Assessment
Milestones Diagnostic
Assessment

GKIDS

On-going

Description
Assessment designed to
be similar to the criterion
test. This assessment uses
the same weights and
measure curriculum for the
entire year
Performance based
assessment given to
determine standards
mastery

Used to
Diagnostic
o determine students
needing additional
support
o plan instructional

Audience
3rd- 5th grade

Diagnostic, Formative, and

Summative
o form flex groups
o plan and
differentiate
instruction
o determine standards
mastery

Kindergarten students

Star Reading/Early Literacy

On-going
Pre-Assessments

Post-Assessments

Reading Assessment that

helps determine
achievement levels
Assessments given at the
beginning of the unit used
to determine prior
knowledge of standards
Assessment given at the
conclusion of the unit to
determine standards
mastery

Formative and Summative

o Progress monitoring
for RtI
Formative
o form flex groups
o plan instruction
o differentiate
o plan for remediation
and enrichment
Summative
o monitor student
achievement
o plan for remediation
o form flex groups

Students in Tier 2 or 3 in K5

Used to
Diagnostic, Formative, and
Summative
o form flex groups
o plan and
differentiate
instruction
o determine standards
mastery
Formative and Summative
o Progress monitoring
for RtI
Summative
o plan instruction
o form groups

Audience
Kindergarten students

Kindergarten- 5th grade

Kindergarten-5th grade

March
Assessment
GKIDS

Description
Performance based
assessment given to
determine standards
mastery

On-going
Star Math/Early Literacy
On-going
Interim Assessments
( data point 3)

Math Assessment that

helps determine
achievement levels
Math assessment to
determine and monitor
student achievement

Students in Tier 2 or 3 in K5
Kindergarten0 5th grade

Pre-Assessments

Assessments given at the

beginning of the unit used
to determine prior
knowledge of standards

Post-Assessments

Assessment given at the

conclusion of the unit to
determine standards
mastery

o monitor growth
Formative
o form flex groups
o plan instruction
o differentiate
o plan for remediation
and enrichment
Summative
o monitor student
achievement
o plan for remediation
o form flex groups

Kindergarten- 5th grade

Kindergarten-5th grade

April
Assessment

Description

Used to

Audience

GKIDS

Performance based
assessment given to
determine standards mastery

Diagnostic, Formative, and

Summative
o form flex groups
o plan and differentiate
instruction
o determine standards
mastery
Summative
o determine standards
mastery
o determine readiness
for the next grade
level

Kindergarten students

On-going
Georgia Milestones EOG

Assessment used to measure

how well students have
learned the knowledge and
skills outlined in the state
adopted content standards
(GSE)

3rd- 5th Grade

o
o
April 17th May 5th
Pre-Assessments

Assessments given at the

beginning of the unit used to
determine prior knowledge of
standards

Post-Assessments

Assessment given at the

conclusion of the unit to
determine standards mastery

promotion and
retention 3 & 5
the development of
instructional programs

Formative
o form flex groups
o plan instruction
o differentiate
o plan for remediation
and enrichment
Summative
o monitor student
achievement
o plan for remediation
o form flex groups

Kindergarten- 5th grade

Kindergarten-5th grade

May
Assessment
GKIDS

Description
Performance based
assessment given to
determine standards
mastery

On-going
Star Math/Early Literacy
(SLO) (data point 5)

Math Assessment that

helps determine

Used to
Audience
Diagnostic, Formative, and Kindergarten students
Summative
o form flex groups
o plan and
differentiate
instruction
o determine standards
mastery
Formative and Summative Kindergarten-5th grade
o universal screener

achievement levels

April 17th-May 23
Red Bird ( data point 5)

Post-Assessments

Adaptive software that

tracks students progress
through mathematics
concepts
Assessment given at the
conclusion of the unit to
determine standards
mastery

identification of
math strengths and
weaknesses
o plan for instruction
o monitor growth
o Identify lowest 25%
Formative and Summative
o monitor student
growth
o plan for remediation
o form flex groups
Summative
o monitor student
achievement
o plan for remediation
o form flex groups
o

Kindergarten- 5th

Kindergarten-5th grade