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Assessment Plan

This resource share the process for determining the plan for assessment and grading in the new literacy curriculum.

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Objectives

Share the process involved in determining the plan for assessment and grading in the new literacy curriculum.
Describe which assessment practices will continue and which practices will change with the implementation of Core Knowledge Language Arts.

What was the process for determining the plan for assessment and grading?

A team of educators:

Studied the assessments embedded in the new curriculum
Inventoried currently used assessments to analyze purpose, frequency, and quality
Determined which assessments to include
Created a timeline and plan for analyzing data
Established grading guidance

What will continue and what will change?

Type of Assessment	Purpose	Grades	Change from current practice?
CAASPP	The state test is a summative assessment given in April. It shows students’ performance on grade-level standards.	3–5	No
One practice test	Instead of doing quarterly benchmarks, we will do one practice test before the state assessment.	3–5	Yes
CKLA unit/domain assessments	The unit/domain assessments will be given every 4–6 weeks at the end of of a unit. They help diagnose gaps in students’ knowledge and understanding. Teachers can use this data to modify instruction.	K–5	Yes. The CKLA unit/domain assessments will replace current reading unit assessments and benchmarks.

How will the assessments be graded?

The CKLA domain assessments will be scored using the rubrics and scoring guides provided in the CKLA curriculum.
The scores will be rolled up into a marking period grade using our district’s standards grading guidelines.

How will the assessment data be used?

The data from the CKLA domain assessments will inform teachers’ instructional decisions for whole-group and small-group teaching.
Teachers will have time during bimonthly data meetings to analyze class data and to plan reteaching lessons.