School:

Bloom Elementary

Subject of the Policy:

Classroom Assessment

Policy Statement:

The Bloom Elementary School Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) shall establish and maintain a balanced, comprehensive school assessment system that effectively uses multiple formative (assessment for learning) and summative (assessment of learning) student assessments to continuously inform teaching and improve learning for every student. Assessments shall be aligned with state and district curriculum standards and have clearly defined learning targets and learning progressions for each instructional unit. Teachers shall collaboratively design and use assessments to demonstrate mastery of key concepts and skills, to track and communicate student progress, and to provide students additional learning opportunities toward mastery and proficiency. Students shall be routinely engaged in monitoring their own progress and using descriptive feedback to adjust their own learning.

The principal and ILT shall recommend to the SBDM Council ongoing professional development (PD) to increase assessment literacy of all instructional staff. Bloom Elementary School teachers shall administer school-wide assessments according to the recommended assessment calendar (to be modified each year in accordance with district and state expectations). Required documentation of performance shall be based on multiple assessments of student learning as outlined in the JCPS Student Progression and Promotion handbook.

Bloom Elementary School assessment practices shall also be consistent with Standard 2 of Kentucky’s Standards and Indicators for School Improvement (SISI) and the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS).

Date of First Reading:______April 17, 2024____________________

Date of Second Reading:______May 15, 2024_________________________

Date Adopted:_______May 15, 2024___________________________

Reviewed:________________________________________________

Signature:________________________________________________

                               SBDM Council Chairperson