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About Performance Assessments

Local Cohort Schools

Common Performance Assessments

Cohort 1 Schools
Since 2009, 12 Massachusetts public middle and high schools have worked with QPA staff to improve and strengthen their existing local performance assessments. This first cohort piloted and field tested common performance assessment tasks in the fall of 2010. A second cohort of schools piloted revised common performance assessment tasks in the spring of school year 2010-2011. 

 School         School Website Link  Type/
Grades
 Assessment Events
Boston Arts Academy Pilot
9-12
Senior Grant Proposal
Humanities Benchmark Research Project
Humanities Exhibitions at all grade levels
 
 
   
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School Charter
6-8
Performance Assessments in all subjects

Codman Academy Charter Public School Charter
9-12
Senior Internship
Social Action Project
Shakespeare Competition
Poetry Out Loud
Passages Portfolio (10th)
Graduation Portfolio (12th)
Spring Showcase of Vignettes


Fenway High School Pilot
9-12
Senior Research Project
Exhibitions in all subjects
Junior Review
Senior Portfolio
Portfolios in all subjects
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School Charter
7-12
Gateway portfolios
Exhibitions for promotion
Senior Project
Performance Assessments in all subjects
  Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School Charter
4-8
8th grade Graduation research project
Exhibitions
Performance Assessments in all subjects

Hudson High School District
8-12
Service Portfolio
Portfolios in 8th grade (ELA & History)
Performance Assessments (ELA & History)
Marblehead Community Charter Public School

Charter
4-8
Quarterly Exhibitions in all subjects
Performance Assessments in all subjects

Mission Hill School Pilot
K-8
Graduation Portfolio (8th) 
Qualifying Portfolio (7th)
Exhibitions in all grades
Performance Assessments in all subjects

Pentucket Regional High School  District
9-12
Habits of Learning
Performance Assessments
Pentucket Regional Middle School District
6-8
Portfolios of Learning (8th)
Literacy club with final presentations
World Trade Conf (7th)
Renaissance Fair (8th)
Student directed plays (8th)
Springfield Renaissance School Pilot
6-8
Gateway and graduation portfolios
Exhibitions in all subjects

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