Universal Screening

Universal Screening Schedule 2020-2021:

Universal Screening #1 (Fall): 8/17/2020-9/4/2020

Universal Screening #2 (Winter): 1/5/2021-1/15/2021

Universal Screening #3 (Spring): 5/3/2021-5/14/2021

Kindergarten-8th grade will use a universal screening tool three times per year (beginning, middle, and end).

9th grade will use a data decision making system, called an Early Warning System. The Early Warning System includes additional data points (academic, behavior and course data) in the screening of students. Suggested sources include: EXPLORE, PLAN and ACT; TCAP, EOC, 3-8 Achievement, TVAAS, previous universal screening data, etc. Multiple data points help better identify students whose risk status suggests they need further intervention to be successful in high school and to be college and career ready. High School data teams will need to develop protocols and language for EWS determinations. High schools can choose to use a traditional universal screening system in lieu of an early warning system model.

Dyslexia Screening Procedures

Information taken directly from the TDOE Dyslexia Resource Guide

1. A skills-based universal screener is administered in order to identify students that have skills deficits and informing the need for a skills-based intervention.

2. School teams consider the results of the skills-based screener (along with other data and information) as well as parent's requests for additional screenings.

3. Students are identified as "at risk" based on multiple sources of data and are administered survey-level and/or diagnostic assessments to determine student intervention needs.

School teams can use this DYSLEXIA SCREENING TOOL to guide decision making.