Contact Information  
 
Kym Burton
Secondary Literacy Coach
Washington Irving Middle School
443 Lee Avenue
Clarksburg, WV 26301
Office: (304) 326-7434
Mobile: (304) 627-4615
E-mail:
kburton@access.k12.wv.us
Fax: (304) 624-3388
Serving: All middle and high schools in Harrison County
 
 
Welcome to Harrison County Schools' Secondary R/ELA Website!
 
2011 - 2012 Benchmark Windows
 
Suggested dates for schools NOT on block scheduling:
Benchmark 1: 10/24 - 11/10
Benchmark 2: 1/17 - 2/3
Benchmark 3: 3/19 - 4/5
 
Click here for Curriculum Maps
 
 
About Acuity...
 
Acuity is a web-based platform that provides schools with assessment, feedback, scoring and reporting. Acuity provides interim and formative assessments designed to inform teaching and improve student learning.

Acuity Benchmark Assessments are instructional benchmarks designed to assess student progress over the course of the school year. These benchmark assessments are designed for students in grades 3 - 11 and are intended to provide a "snapshot" of student progress as it relates to acquisition of selected 21st century CSOs. This snapshot can be utilized by teachers to guide instructional design and interventions. 
 
The benchmark assessments are designed to be administered quarterly in the content areas of mathematics, reading/language arts, science and social studies. All assessments, representing a quarterly instructional time period, are based on the West Virginia 21st century CSOs. The assessments allow educators to target instruction in all four content areas by providing important data on student performance relative to state standards. Acuity reports are available on the district, school, classroom, and student level. Teachers have access to the student results immediately after students complete the assessment, and students can be given access after the testing window ends.

Additional Acuity information may be obtained at the following web site:
http://www.acuityforschool.com/multimedia/acuity/tour.html
Frequently Asked Questions (faq) Page
Acuity Sample Questions Page 
 
 
Favorite Sites
 
The WVDE's Teach 21 Strategy Bank is designed to be a dynamic resource for educators. It contains a multitude of research-based strategies teachers can use to make their classroom instruction more effective, and to address the needs of their diverse students. These strategies have been collected from a variety of sources, including the standards based units available on Teach 21.
 
Read, Write, Think provides educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction. The site is developed by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English.