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PROGRAMS & SERVICES:
CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT:
LOCAL ASSESSMENT IN THE SCHOOL QUALITY STANDARDS
(Updated 10/24/08)

   
OVERVIEW
   
 

The following documents provide initial guidance and resources to help schools plan and implement their comprehensive local assessment systems.
   
LINKS TO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION (Updated 10/23/08)
   
 

Guidance Memorandum (March 2006)
This memorandum to the field outlines initial guidance for the comprehensive local assessment systems required by the recently revised School Quality Standards.
   
  Core Principles of High-Quality Local Assessment Systems(Updated 10/24/08)
This resource is designed to give schools a starting place or a progress check in developing their plan for a comprehensive local assessment system. The core principles complement the guidance memorandum and address five key areas of local assessment: Assessment in Relation to School Culture, Shared Expectations for Student Learning, The Role of Formative Assessment in the Comprehensive Local Assessment System, The Balance of Classroom-based and School-based Assessment, and Systemic Supports for Local Assessment. Each area includes a short background section that provides current research on best practice followed by focus questions for local assessment plan development.
   
 

Self-Assessment Planning Guide for High-Quality Local Assessment Systems (September 26, 2008)(Updated 10/24/08)
As a companion document to the Core Principles of High-Quality Local Assessment Systems, this guide serves as a tool to support schools in self-assessing their current progress along a continuum of implementation with respect to core principles guidance. It also is designed to help schools in determining their next steps in moving forward with a comprehensive local assessment system. Together, the two documents begin to help schools answer three key assessment questions: Where do we want to go? Where are we now? How do we get there? NOTE: The first seven (7) pages of this document are designed to be printed on legal size paper.

Use the links below to download and complete evidence template packets. NOTE: These form packets are designed to be downloaded to your hard drive and completed with your word processing application.

   
CONTACT INFORMATION
   
 

For additional information or questions, contact Pat Fitzsimmons, Co-Assistant Director for Standards & Assessment, at (802) 828-0196 or pat.fitzsimmons@state.vt.us.

     
   
 
   
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