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South Madison staff outlines district assessment system, explains state and classroom tests
Summary
A district staff member reviewed the district’s layered assessment program — classroom checks, screeners and summative tests — and answered trustees’ questions about which grades take the PSAT and SAT and whether students pay for tests taken at school.
At a South Madison Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees meeting, a district staff member presented an overview of the district’s assessment tools and how the system is intended to guide instruction and measure readiness for state and college expectations.
“Our goal is not simply to test students when we give an assessment, but to use these assessments as tools for learning,” the staff member said, describing how assessments are used to identify student needs, monitor growth and ensure consistency across classrooms.
The presenter described three tiers of assessments used in the…
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