AdvancEd Standard 4: Documenting and Using Results

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AdvancEd Standard 4Documenting and Using Results

• The district maintains an assessment system to
  monitor and document results to improve student
  performance and school effectiveness.

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Intervention Assessment 1. The district
implements a comprehensive assessment system. A.
ISTEP (State Standardized Test) is administered
annually to grades 3-10. B. Northwest Evaluation
System (NWEA)-norm-referenced standardized test
for individual student growth, including Lexiles,
is administered in the fall and spring to grades
2-10. C. Classroom Measures (Common
Assessments)-STI Assessment will be used for
formative benchmark testing in grades 3-12. D.
Core 40 Tests (Content State Tests)--Final Exams
are administered at the end of every semester in
the high school, as well as Algebra in 8th
grade. E. District-wide Writing Prompts are
administered annually in grades 2-11. F.
Benchmark Reading Tests are administered during a
given school year to elementary children in
grades K-6. G. Standards-based report cards are
given in grades K-5. H. Exit surveys are
administered to graduates of the various levels
(elementary, 8th, 12th, and former graduates) for
school effectiveness.
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Intervention Data Analysis 1. The district
maintains a data warehouse for systematic
analysis of student assessment data. A. The data
warehouse is updated as test results are
received. B. School reports are disaggregated and
generated in many views. C. The district will use
the Indiana Department of Education's web-based
data warehouse (Accountability System for
Academic Progress, ASAP) to compare local
performance to state and comparable schools. D.
Professional Learning Communities review the data
analysis results. E. As a result of data
analysis, instructional decisions and programs
are implemented. -Instructional decisions may
include addressing gap analysis. -Program
implementation includes the following a. Focused
Leveled Instructional Program-FLIP b. Seminar c.
Essential Skills d. G.T. e. Summer School f.
Advanced Class Placement g. Book Level
Placement h. Double-Blocking i. Full-Day
Kindergarten F. The district will review the
annual performance report to verify growth in
student performance. -Annual performance is
presented publicly in a school board meeting, as
well as publicized with the local media.
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Intervention Profile 1. The district maintains a
Profile that uses comparison and trend data of
Student Characteristics, Student Performance,
School Effectiveness, and School and Community
Contexts. A. Data is continuously updated and
analyzed for performance and growth. -The Central
Office assists the NCA Leadership Teams on data
extraction from the data warehouse. -The Business
Manager has designed data templates in Excel for
data input.Example ISTEP -Data templates are
populated with current data and imported into the
NSSE School Improvement Planning Web-based
Tool. -Data analysis is performed by the
Professional Learning Communities. -Targeted
areas of performance are identified. -Action
plans are reviewed to include any areas that are
targeted and not previously addressed. B. The
Profile is published via the Web site and hard
copies at the Central Office, as well as each
school for public review and comments.
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• Intervention Student Record System
• 1. The district maintains a secure and accurate
  student record system that is in accordance with
  state and federal regulations.
• A. STI is implemented district-wide.
• B. STI includes the following
• - Student Records (Academic, Health, Discipline,
  Attendance, Guidance)
• - STI Classroom (Teacher Gradebook)
• - STI Home (Parent Portal-Online access for
  parents to review STI records)
• STI Caller (Outbound calling feature to announce
  events by phone)
• STI Assessment
• 2. The district maintains cumulative student
  records in a secure area of each building.
• A. Records will be electronically archived.