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PBL, District Proficiency Checks (Benchmarks), & Proficiency Scales
PBL, District Proficiency Checks (Benchmarks), & Proficiency Scales
Proficiency Checks (Benchmarks) in School City Proficiency checks can be assigned by semester, quarter, or individual standards. A list of essential standards (which standards have a proficiency check available in School City) are at the beginning of grade level i-Ready Math Curriculum Maps found on grade level pages under Home on this website.
Do you have feedback about the Mathematics Proficiency Scales? Want to help us improve their usefulness? Please fill out this form.
De-Myth-Defying PCBL from USBE
INTERVENTION RESOURCES
INTERVENTION RESOURCES
BIRTH - GRADE 3: Select a trajectory to see the progression for that skill. Access Activities to play for each skill level in whole group, small group, or at home - - Sign up for a FREE account to access all content (no spam emails)
Building Fact Fluency Kits
Teacher-facilitated fluency tasks K-2 Addition/ 3-5 Multiplication
Kickstart - Scripted PK-3rd grade Math intervention tool to build number sense. 20 min lessons for 60 days.
RISE
RISE
These slides provide info about RISE changes and resources. (2/3/25)
CLUSTER Questions in RISE
Some students will encounter math cluster questions for RISE. The questions have multiple parts. Students may have experienced cluster questions in Science RISE. You can review sample cluster questions using this link to https://utahrise.org/training-tests.html I'm told this is different from other tests you may have access to. You will need to interact with each question in the training test in order to get to the cluster question example:
Math 3-5: Problem #3 Math 6: Problem #15 Math 7-8: Problem #3
New RISE Benchmark Modules! (Sept 2023)
Modules are only about 5 questions and are focused on fewer standards.
Note from USBE on Conversion Requirements on RISE:
The measurements students are expected to know are:
ACADIENCE MATH
ACADIENCE MATH
Guidelines for Acadience Testing Protocols.docx for 2025-26
Acadience Goals Pathway vs EOY POP (May 22, 2025): Read the official USBE update Acadience Pathways & Goals Discrepancy.
4th-6th grades are NOT testing Acadience Math Benchmarks. They can choose to use the progress monitoring materials to track intervention success.
All K-3 classes are required by state legislation to administer Acadience 3 times per year and notify families. Math progress monitoring materials are available at the bottom of this webpage, but not required by the state at this time.
Because Acadience is a State Assessment, we still follow the same testing ethics. The two proctor requirement does not mean that both proctors need to be in the room; it means there should be another proctor who could step in if needed (someone roving between rooms for example).
"It is NOT necessary for teachers to submit a Halo ticket for every new student. Nothing has changed since the beginning of the year, as far as how students are rostered in ALO. Students should be automatically uploaded to ALO within a few (3ish) school days of enrollment. 95% of the time this happens without any problems. If a new/transfer student is not in ALO after 3+ school days, then I would suggest the teacher submit a ticket so we can troubleshoot. Teachers also do not need to submit tickets when students transfer out of their classes - only if it has been more than a week and the student is still on their ALO roster." Granite Assessment 1/14/2025
Acadience Learning Online (ALO) Platform
Acadience Learning Online (ALO) Platform
If you have issues with ALO rosters, please fill out a HALO (tech) ticket. Click this link for directions. ALO HALO Ticket.pdf
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES for Acadience Math
TRAINING AND PRACTICE
ALO DIGITAL ADMINISTRATION for K-1 TRAINING SITE
https://alo.acadiencelearning.org/essential-training/training
ALO PLATFORM DATA TRAINING SITE
https://alo.acadiencelearning.org
User Name: info+testa@acadiencelearning.org Password: TestA2022
USBE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING (PL)
Anyone administering Acadience Math needs to be trained before administering it to students and should review administration each year.
TRAINING OPTIONS:
Reach out to Rachel Pehrson or Heather Riddle for in-person training
USBE Canvas Course:
Self-enroll in the USBE Canvas Course using this URL https://usbe.instructure.com/enroll/4FKTH7
Or sign up at https://usbe.instructure.com/register and use the join code: 4FKTH7
Already registered? Login here to USBE Canvas or Rest Password
Invalidating a Measure for K-1 Math
A measure can be invalidated if it falls under one of the 4 reasons provided the state and is approved by an Admin or a Coach. The invalidations must be tracked on the same form as the Reading Acadience Invalidations.
INSTALLING ALO APP TO A DEVICE
Installation Instructions for i-Pads, Tablets & Chromebooks
How to Download ALO App to your device - App must be downloaded for K-1 digital testing
This video link was created by a couple amazing coaches at Wright Elem showing how to download the ALO App
DISTRICT TRAINING MATERIALS FOR ALO
Entering Computation Scores PDF
Entering Computation web page directions
If a student doesn't enter any responses on a Computation form, type a dash (-) in ALO for just the first student response.
You can’t click the purple Enter Scores button for the last student in your class list. Simply click on the ^ at the top of the column next to the words “Student Name” to reorder the list so the bottom student is now at the top for you to enter the score.
Entering Concepts & Applications web directions
ALO Slide Deck Presentation for Grades K-3
Grade K ALO Training Video (of slide deck above)
Grade 1 ALO Training Video (of slide deck above)
Printing the Parent Letter in ALO pdf
Leaders - Checking Completion Progress in ALO
Enrolling students in Progress Monitoring in ALO
Entering Progress Monitoring Scores in ALO directions
Click on the tab in the center of the Assess list to access the filter for other classes.
Benchmark Materials & Information
Benchmark Materials & Information
Only official reports can be sent home. -- NO testing materials may be sent home.
Benchmark and Progress Monitoring materials are considered secure testing materials.
These directions must be read verbatim when administering the benchmark assessments.
Computation Directions Grades 1-3
Concepts & Applications Directions Grades 2-3
USBE Resources for Data Interpretation - Outlines next steps for after testing is complete, links to resources for instruction
Grades K-3 Legislation Requirements
Grades K-3 Legislation Requirements
Families must receive 2 letters (Parent Report from ALO & Notice of Interventions) no later than these dates:
BOY - October 30 MOY - February 28 EOY - June 30
Both letters are required to be sent home with students grades K-3 for students below benchmark (yellow and red).
Notice of Math and Reading Interventions Letter for Families - This is a new form for 2024-25. Click Here to print. Teachers will need to check the Reading and/or Math boxes for which sub measure(s) interventions are being provided. You just need one form for both reading and math. This is the same letter for all of K-3
ALO Parent Letter - Directions to access it in ALO HERE. You will need to print a report for each student. The directions show a screenshot for a Kinder classroom, but the directions are the same to access the letters no matter what grade level. It is the same directions to access the reading letter or the math letter – you just need to toggle between the two using the blue/green button at the top of the ALO page.
Also, in Focus for report cards teachers will mark if students are receiving interventions for Acadience reading and/or math.
Notice of Math and Reading Interventions Letter for Families - This is a new form for 2024-25. Click Here to print.
ALO Parent Letter - English version can be printed in the ALO platform. Directions to access it HERE.
Family Math Support Ideas - pdf with additional ideas on how families can support mathematics at home which may also be attached to the Parent Letter.
Acadience Math Resources
Acadience Math Resources
Click on image for K-1 overview document
Acadience Math At A Glance - Page for each grade level of reminders
REMINDERS & SCORING TIPS for Benchmarks (updated 5/25/23)
Click on image for pdf of Benchmark Scores K-6
Click for answers to your Acadience questions!
State Windows BOY: Beginning of school year - Sept 30 (Data Oct 30), MOY: Dec 1 - Jan 31 (Data Feb 28), EOY: Apr 15- June 15 (Data Jun 30)
State Growth Goal for Math Grades 1-3
In accordance with Board Rule R277-406, a State Growth Goal for Math has been set. The State Growth Goal for Math is set at 60%, which might look familiar to those who have been working with the State Growth Goal for Literacy. The State Growth Goal is that 60% of students in grades 1-3 (combined) need to make typical, above typical, or well above typical growth. Growth is determined by using Pathways of Progress data.
Highly Skilled Learner qualification is for students who are scoring at the top of the blue level and aren't able to make huge gains in POP since their scores are already at the top. This article describes Highly Skilled Learner for Acadience Reading. Acadience Math now has the highly skilled learner qualification in place for the POP report. Highly Skilled Learner Criteria for Math.
USBE Resources for Data Interpretation will help with what steps to take next after benchmark testing is completed. Once you enter data, click on the Class Reports tab in the Data Management program and select Initial Grouping Suggestions to have the program organize students into 4 groups. Use your professional judgement to make adjustments to those groups. The Pathways of Progress Report and the Student Math Pathways of Progress Graphs Report at MOY and EOY will be most beneficial to see which students are making at least typical progress and which students need extra support. INTERVENTIONS - Analyze your data with the Response Pattern Analysis in the Student Booklets. The Alignment to the Core links K-3 and 4-6 will help you focus interventions on the standards needed.
ACADIENCE MATH
12 question Kahoot for a fun review of key points for Acadience Math to use with your faculty before assessments begins
Acadience Math Assessment Manual
Remote Administration Directions
Administration & Scoring Directions
Accommodations (updated Aug 2023)
Students with the accommodation(s) already written in their 504, IEP, or EL Plan can have directions read, reread, orally translated into the native language, or have the questions read aloud to them in English.
Acadience Remote Testing Guidelines
K-3 Acadience Math Alignment to Core
4-6th Acadience Math Alignment to Core
PATHWAYS OF PROGRESS
POP Goals Quick Info Sheet & Video Link
It is NOT necessary to set POP Goals in ADM
Response Pattern Analysis chart for Computation and Concepts & Applications available in grade level folders of 1st-6th Benchmark Materials. It is useful to help identify specific strengths and weaknesses for a specific student. One sheet can be printed and used during all 3 benchmark assessments for a student.
Acadience Math Technical Adequacy Brief pdf (Correlation to Criterion Test on page 8)
INTERVENTION
Acadience Reading & Math Legislation
Students in grades 1-3 who are receiving math interventions are recorded in Focus per the legislation. (More info will come as Focus comes online.)
Small group instruction is part of Tier 1 instruction. Tier 2 instruction is focused intervention, so this means the student already received small group instruction with the teacher and then receives more small group instructional time with the teacher, para, SPED teacher, or interventionist. Most of the time the intervention needs to be 20-30 extra minutes of focused instruction. Every student in the class would not be receiving intervention.
ACADIENCE PROGRESS MONITORING
ACADIENCE PROGRESS MONITORING
Acadience Progress Monitoring Materials - this is the link to materials!
Must be signed into your Granite Google account when you click on the above link to access the materials.
Guidelines for Acadience Testing Protocols
Enrolling students in Progress Monitoring in ALO Entering Progress Monitoring Scores in ALO directions
If you'd like training in how to use Progress Monitoring, please reach out to us!
PLEASE NOTE:
Do NOT send progress monitoring pages home. It is still part of a secured test.
Computation - only give 1 page each time. Benchmark requires Form A & Form B in the same sitting.
Do NOT review questions with students as it ruins the reliability of the assessment.
Administration times and directions are the same as the Benchmark.
"Progress Monitoring is the assessment that evaluates instruction. Instruction and intervention should be provided that matches student need." (Acadience Math Manual)
When starting progress monitoring, an intervention should be in place.
Students who are At or Above Benchmark (green & blue) do NOT need to be progress monitored. Tier 1 instruction should be sufficient for student growth. Progress monitoring could be used once or twice between benchmarks to ensure they are on target to remain at benchmark.
If the student's score is Below Benchmark (yellow), monitoring 1-2 times per month is probably sufficient to determine if the intervention is working.
If the student's score is Well Below Benchmark (red) or if you are monitoring out-of-grade-level, monitoring once per week is ideal, though every other week is probably sufficient to determine if the intervention is working.
For students who have below level scores in all areas, start with just one measure to progress monitor. In Grades 2-6 it would most likely be beneficial to implement an intervention with a computation skill and progress monitor computation. Two assessments of computation (A&B) are administered for benchmark, but only one page is given for progress monitoring.
To monitor out of level: Test back sequentially to the past grade level(s) until you find the measure on which the student scores at/above benchmark based on the end of the year benchmark goals for that grade. Progress monitor one level above where students demonstrated at/above benchmark.
Scores for progress monitoring should be entered in Acadience Learning Online. Use the intervention started or changed line. It will generate a vertical line on the student's graph showing that a change with instruction was made at that point in the data.
FROM USBE: Progress monitoring is optional and “the purpose of progress monitoring is to provide ongoing feedback to the teacher about the effectiveness of instruction and to make timely decisions about changes to instruction so that students will meet grade-level goals.”
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