Assessment

Purposes of Assessment
In District 75, the Comprehensive Assessment Plan reflects an ongoing process of gathering data on what students know and are able to do. Assessments provide information for:

Determination of growth and mastery
Instructional needs
Program effectiveness
Resource and professional development needs
Targets for areas of improvement

Types of Assessments
District 75 uses two types of assessments. Summative assessments tell us how much students have learned at a particular point in time. Formative assessments answer the question, “How should instruction be designed and adjusted based on the concepts students have mastered?”

District 75’s Assessment Overview

(For compliance with Public Act 99-590)

Grade

Assessment

times/yr

Admin Window(s)

Approx. time

PARCC1

April

12-15 hrs

all students

STAR360

Math & Reading2

3 to 4

Aug/Sept

Nov

Jan/Feb

May

1.5 hrs per admin.

all students

ACCESS1

Jan/Feb

3-5 hrs

ELL Students

AIMS WEB2 3

multiple

Various

1-2 min

Targeted

all students

Targeted Students

DRA22

Aug

Nov

Feb

3-5 min

Targeted

all students

ADAM2

Sept

Dec

Apr

15-30 min

all students

ISEL Story Listening2

Sept

Dec

Apr

2-5 min

all students

1 These assessments are required by the Illinois State Board of Education

2 These assessments are considered key data points by District 75 for planning instruction

3 These assessments are given as part of District 75’s intervention program and used to monitor progress

District Assessments
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