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Anji Davidson posted
Can we post questions here? I had a question about students who score distinguished? If they score distinguished one year and then the next how do they show growth?
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I knew growth of students who are meeting the expectations depended on a type of formula. I had never seen the chart or heard the full explanation. This is great information! Thank you!
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Thank you this really helps!
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Scoring distinguished year 1 to distinguished year 2 still shows growth. However what if the actual score of the individual child decreases but it is still under the range of distinguished, is that still growth?
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Kim Sergent posted
Hey, KVEC Social Studies – check out our first mini-cast for our Holler!
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Fannie Hall posted
With the schools year coming to an end, I would like to express my true appreciation of the ARI Grant. React to Reading was truly a success. Student voice, student choice, and student accountability were a good formula for reading growth. Through the use of ARI funds, our classroom enjoyed a total of 30 new chapter book sets. We are grateful…Read More
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Tony Barrett posted
A great assessment strategy I use is to follow up any summative with student analysis so they will take ownership of their performance. Formative assessments are used throughout lessons to guide instruction.
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I love this strategy. I’ve recently started with data notebooks for our weekly target checks in grammar. Students have to keep up with their original scores and the retakes and analyze their progress in each skill. I’m hoping to be able to incorporate this with on-demand writing as well.
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Tony Barrett posted
My biggest concern regarding rich curriculum after reviewing the Academic Course Codes is the requirement of staffing for my school. Our financial situation in our district does not allow for more staffing to support the suggested courses. Our school will do the best we can to meet the requirements through creative scheduling.
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Yes, one of the biggest concerns of Opportunity and Access is the available resources and the differences from district to district. Whole Child Supports was eliminated after the first federal review asked that schools not have a choice in what services they chose for accountability. The committee wanted all to be required. KDE elected to omit…Read More
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Thanks Johnny! If anyone has any suggestions as to how our district can meet these goals with limited staffing, please share!
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I agree… we are constantly being asked to do more with less. My only suggestion that is realistic is to use teacher talents and strengths and use those to maximize these goals.
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Growth has been a controversial accountability component and will likely always be included due to the value we place on students not only reaching proficiency, but their demonstration of improvement. The difficulty comes because we cannot compare a…
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