Setting Up and Implementing a Universal Screening System

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Setting Up and Implementing a Universal Screening
System

• Adapted from Shinn, M. R. (2002). AIMSweb
  training workbook Organizing and implementing a
  benchmark assessment program. Eden Prairie, MN
  Edformation, Inc.

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Making Formative Evaluation Feasible

• General Outcome Measurement
• Legal demands for frequent progress monitoring
  toward individualized annual IEP goals and
  reporting to parents, and
• Body of knowledge showing that formative
  evaluation strategy improves student achievement
  outcomes with students with disabilities

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Providing More than Formative Evaluation

• Primary purpose
• INFORM INSTRUCTION
• Initial benchmark assessment
• TAKING INVENTORY

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Useful for Communicating with Parents

• Collaboration
• Communication

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Useful for Principals and Administrators

• Accountability and continuous improvement.
• Resource allocation decisions.

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Setting It All Up

• Prepare the teaching staff
• Prepare parents

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When to Test

• Fall during the weeks of 9/1 to 10/1
• Winter during the weeks of 1/1 to 2/1
• Spring during the weeks of 5/1 to 6/1

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What to Test and Score

• Begin with reading and early literacy.
• Spelling.
• Mathematics.
• Written expression.

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Who to Test

• General Education
• Title I
• Special Education
• Talented and Gifted
• English Language Learners

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Who Does the Testing

• Teachers in other instructional programs.
• Service providers.
• Other persons who also may be qualified.

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Professional Ethics

• Test Security
• Confidentiality
• Sensitivity

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Training

• It is better to do too much training than too
  little training.
• The training atmosphere should be one where
  everyone provides, and is open to, feedback.
• Everyone needs opportunities for corrective
  feedback.
• Complete exercises for inter-scorer agreement and
  post the scores.

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How Students are Tested

• Appointing a Benchmark Assessment Coordinator.
• Creating an Assessment Schedule.
• Preparing the Assessment Materials.
• Setting Up Places to Assess.

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After Testing What Then?

• Assuring Information is Entered Quickly and
  Accurately as Possible.
• Providing a Support System to Help Professionals
  Use Information.
• Complete a Benchmark Assessment Debriefing to
  Improve Efficiency.

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Summary

• Benchmark Assessment
• Benchmark Reports at the Teacher Level
• Benchmark Reports for Teachers
• Benchmark Improvement Reports at the Parent Level
• Benchmark Reports for Principals and
  Administrators