Step 3. Proficiency Scales

When a progression of learning is used to measure progress and mastery, it is called a Proficiency Scale.

• For each identified priority standard(s), build a proficiency scale. Before creating a proficiency scale from scratch, look through proficiency scales that may have already been created for that standard on the Eastern York School District Proficiency Scale Tracking Sheet. You may find a proficiency scale that could be used or updated. 

• Follow the instructions in the EYSD Guide for Creating Proficiency Scales for each identified priority standard in the course. Once you have created all proficiency scales for the course, refer to the checklist one more time to make sure that you have met all of the requirements. 

• At the primary elementary level ONLY, determine which few standards would lend themselves better to a Choice Board or Learning Menu rather than a Learning Plan. When proficiency is assessed with a checklist or chart, a choice board is a more appropriate Learning Experience than a Learning Plan. An example might be letter recognition or letter sounds.  There is no learning progression for these.