Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Board reviews pilot of short "evidence of learning" checks to guide classroom instruction
Summary
Jefferson County public schools presented results from a pilot of short interim assessments aligned to district instructional resources. The board received the report and voted to accept it; staff said the pilot will expand next year and a psychometric review with Cognia is under way.
The Jefferson County Board of Education on April 8 received a report on a pilot program of short interim assessments—called "evidence of learning checks"—designed to give teachers quicker, unit-level feedback on student learning.
District leaders said the checks are 8-to-10-item, multiple-choice assessments aligned to the district's high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs) and intended to sit between daily formative checks and longer standardized tests. "We've created evidence of learning checks, which are quick 8 to 10 question, multiple choice questions that are aligned," Dr. Greenwell said during the presentation.
The nut graf: district staff described the checks as formative, lightly timed measures that provide rapid feedback to support small-group instruction and to help teachers identify standards students have or have not mastered. The pilot used a…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
