What does it mean?

So you checked in to School-View and checked on your student's test scores. There are some numbers reflecting your student's progress. So, what is the assessment and what does it mean?

MCA Reading (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment) 
Test given: April each year
Tool used: computer in 2013, paper & pencil in 2014
3rd Grade Goal: 350
4th Grade Goal (2014): 450

MCA Math (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment)
Test given: April  
Tool used: computer in 2013
3rd Grade Goal: 350
4th Grade Goal (2014): 450

MAP Reading* (Measures of Academic Progress / NWEA)
Test given: September & January
Tool used: computer
4th Grade Goal: 196 Fall (200 Winter)

MAP Math (Measures of Academic Progress / NWEA)
Test given: September & January
Tool used: computer
4th Grade Goal: 204 Fall (211 Winter)

AIMS ORF (AIMSWEB is the company; Oral Reading Fluency Test)
(how many words you can read in 1 minute with the least amount of errors)
Test given: September, January, May (more often if below target score)
Tool used: read to Title 1 Staff
4th Grade Goal: 100 wpm / 0 errors Fall

AIMS MAZE  (AIMSWEB is the company; "multiple choice cloze-task")
(comprehension check - when I read a short story, can I circle the correct word (3 choices) that makes sense)
Test given: September, January, May (more often if below target score)
Tool used: paper and pencil
4th Grade Goal: 12 wpm Fall

* Our MAP Reading also determines student Lexile Reading Levels - matching the student reading ability with the complexity of the text:

Lexile Levels 4th grade goal: 445-810
AR 4th grade goal: 4.0-4.9
A to Z Reading 4th grade goal levels: U-W


So your child is working with various staff members, who are they? What services are my child receiving?

Fourth Grade Flex Terms
For most of our students, our initial intervention to meet student needs is by their Flex Reading and Math placement. Teachers meet at least once a month with the purpose to discuss data and student progress. We meet weekly and make necessary adjustments.

Basic:
Flex Reading with Ms. Leom
Flex Math with Mr. Greninger

After School Tutoring Recommendation:
(anyone not meeting  or partially meeting the target goals)
Mondays & Thursdays 3:00-4:15
Starts October 28

Title One:
(not meeting target goals)
Flex Reading with Mrs. Ryan
Flex Reading & Math with Mrs. Winkler

AIP (Academic Intervention Program):
(a gap of more concern between scores and target goals)
Flex Reading with Mrs. Neely
Flex Math with Mr. Johnson

Special Education:
(students assessed and individual learning goals developed to meet their learning needs)
Flex Reading & Math with Mrs. Wild

ALP (Accelerated Learning Program):
Pull-out times with Ms. Anderson

Speech:
Pull-out times with Mrs. Gerrard

RTI (Response to Intervention):
A team made up of staff members (administrators, classroom teachers, special education teachers,  social worker, and more) who offer strategies, further support (could be pull-out), and make sure all available resources are available to meet individual student needs.

Please contact your student's fourth grade teacher if you have further questions (contact information is available on the top right corner of this blog and on every newsletter). We actively use the data we collect to make curriculum decisions and meet student learning needs. We value the information we gather about individual students, and we realize that our students bring more skills and talents than reflected in testing alone.