Assessment and Reports in Middle School

Why Assess Learning? • Overall goal of supporting the learning process,

encouraging student success and accurately describing student achievement in our reports

• Reliable measurement and feedback relating to learning (growth) - skills, knowledge, concepts and attitudes.

• Self-Management and Academic growth• Variety of data (inc. ERB, ISA)• Students should be assessed in a variety of ways

(written, oral, test, project, group, performance)

Self Management Rubric

We will indicate meeting or not meeting expectations, with an explanation if not.

Reports (parents and students)

• Continuous assessment data for specific tasks in each subject area, individual assignments shown

• Final achievement levels for each assessment category quarterly

• Narrative feedback from all teachers and students published at the end of quarter two

• Personal contact from teachers if students are not meeting expectations

• Delivered electronically – Portal always open • Parent\Teacher Conferences in October, Student-led

Conferences in Spring

Feedback on Learning

• Q1 (ends Oct 22): academic and self management grades, Family Conferences

• Q2 (ends Jan 5):academic and self management grades, written feedback from all teachers, student reflection

• Q3 (ends March 23): academic and self management grades, Student Led Conference on May 28

• Q4 (ends June 19) academic and self management grades