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3.1 Design and Implement Assessment System School leadership designs and implements an assessment system that supports the needs of all stakeholders (i.e., students, teachers, administrators, parents, governing board members, community members) when appropriate. 
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Level of Performance: Exceeds Standards
Related Resources Tools Helping Every Student Succeed: Schools and Communities Working Together This article describes how community-wide study circles in which large numbers of community members simultaneously meeting in small groups can be used to discuss how all students in the community can succeed academically and develop specific actions to meet those goals. Publication Date: 2002 Publisher: Study Circles Resource Center, Topsfield Foundation, Inc. Improving Your Child’s Education: A Guide for Latino Parents This guide offers recommendations for Latino parents regarding how to be more involved in and how to advocate for their child’s education. Presents information on issues such as opportunity, funding, curriculum, and teacher quality. Publisher: Ed Trust Making Data Work: A Parent and Community Guide This guide shows how data on their children’s education is important for parents, how to interpret both individual student and schoolwide data, and how that data can be used. Publisher: Education Trust Sample Parent Communication Log This tool provides a sample parent communication log. Remember to keep an individual log for each student, contact parents immediately if you have concerns about their child, and make sure to list the reason for contacting that parent. Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Education World Articles NEW! The ABCs of RTI: A Guide for Parents This document provides information regarding the use of RTI to identify and instruct children with specific learning disabilities. Author: Donald D. Deshler, Melinda A. McKnight, and Daryl F. Mellard Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities Assessment Through the Student's Eyes The article addresses the use and purposes of assessment in U.S. education in the early 21st century. The author explains that assessment for learning involves sharing information with students, discussing goals, and providing descriptive feedback to improve performance. Author: Rick Stiggins Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Co-Constructing Family Involvement In order to discuss the co-construction of home-school partnerships to support children’s learning and development, the authors of this article point out 5 constructs that can serve children from kindergarten through high school. Author: M. Elena Lopez, Holly Kreider, and Margaret Caspe Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) From Formative Assessment to Assessment FOR Learning: A Path to Success in Standards-Based Schools "As the mission of schools changes from ranking students to ensuring that all learn to specified standards, Mr. Stiggins argues that the purpose and form of assessments must change as well." Author: Rick Stiggins Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa Helping Students Cope with Test Anxiety This article discusses the characteristics of test anxiety and provides some suggestions to help students overcome the fear of testing. Author: Henry L. Harris and Doris R Coy Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Helping Students Understand Assessment This article states that formative assessments promote learning when they help students address where they are going, where are they now, and they how can close that gap. Author: Jan Chappuis Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Parent Partners: Using Parents to Enhance Education (to edit this resource, contact WestEd) Publication Date: 1999, March Publisher: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Supporting Ways Parents and Families Can Become Involved in Schools Parent involvement creates a huge impact on students' attitude, attendance, and academic achievement. This critical issue reading gives ideas on how teachers can create a better partnership with families. Publication Date: 1996 Publisher: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) The Home and School Team This article provides strategies and resources parents can use to understand the types of assessments that are used in schools. Author: Roberta Furger Publication Date: 2002 Publisher: Edutopia Using a Classroom Webpage to Communicate with Parents Parent communication has always been an important factor in supporting a child's education. This article discusses ways that teachers can use a classroom website to convey daily or weekly information to parents. Author: Sydney Brown Publisher: LearnNC- University of North Carolina Using Student-Involved Classroom Assessment to Close Achievement Gaps The authors argue that in order to reduce achievement score gaps, we must advocate rebalancing assessment priorities to bring classroom assessment into the equation. Author: Rick Stiggins and Jan Chappuis Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Theory into Practice Useful Links NEW! Science Resource Page This page provides links to help teachers implement the Arizona Science Standard, including links to the Science Standard, AIMS information related to science, ADE professional development opportunities, state and national organizations, and resources for science teachers. Publisher: Arizona Department of Education Homework Tips for Parents Homework has been a part of students' lives since the beginning of formal schooling in the United States. However, the practice has sometimes been accepted and other times rejected, both by educators and parents. This document presents research concerning homework, and gives examples of how parents can express positive attitudes about the value of success in school to their children. Publication Date: 2003, May Publisher: U.S. Department of Education RTI Action Network The RTI Action Network is a foundation based on the implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) in school districts. Tool Kit for Hispanic Families This toolkit provides information on what to expect from schools, teachers and children. It also provides ways to help your child through school, what resources are available, and what your family and community can do to help in the learning process. Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: U.S. Department of Education ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved.  |
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