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Newton Public Schools administers universal screeners and diagnostic assessments to determine the severity of academic difficulty or social-emotional learning inadequacy and the level of needed support. When students enter Tier 2 or Tier 3, progress is typically monitored throughout an 8-10 week period for lower grades and a 6-8 week period for the high school, with the frequency determined by the individual student’s needs as outlined in the action plan. There may be augmented support and intervention based on the individual student’s performance congruent with data reviewed during frequent progress monitoring intervals. Below is a list of the evaluative tools used by each school below.
Pre-K
ESI-R Early Screening Inventory
GOLD formative assessment (from The Creative Curriculum) occurs 2 times per year
Kindergarten
ESGI Screener in ELA and Math
ESGI Speech Sound Inventory
Running Records
Universal screening occurs 2 times a year using the i-Ready diagnostics for literacy and math
Grades 1-4
Universal screening occurs for all students 3 times a year using the i-Ready diagnostics for literacy and math
Running Records
Do The Math Module Assessments
Benchmark Assessment System - Fountas and Pinnell
Grades K-4
DESSA-mini universal screener for all students (Social-Emotional) occurs three times per year
Some students qualify for the DESSA Diagnostic during frequent progress monitoring intervals to review progress (Social-Emotional)
Speech/Language Toolkit - Current Level of Performance
Grade 3 and Up:
New Jersey Student Learning Assessment
Grades 5-8
Universal screening occurs for all students 3 times a year using the i-Ready diagnostics for literacy and math
Do The Math Module Assessments
New Jersey Student Learning Assessment
DESSA-mini universal screener for all students (Social-Emotional)
Grades 9-12
Formative and summative assessments
New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment
New Jersey Student Learning Assessment
Spreadsheet of student grades to drive constant, reciprocal communication between progress monitors, students, teachers, and parents/guardians
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