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Welcome to an amazing new year!
This website serves as the Coaching Corner Newsletters that will deliver important topics throughout the year.
You can access previous months by clicking the month name or the more tab at the top of the page.
star assessments
district assessments due august 30th, 2024
Use the spreadsheet image below to access the Yearlong Overview for District Assessments. Access a Quick Start Guide if you need support administering the STAR CBM by clicking on Mixed Format, which is how we administer the assessments at Bella Vista. Everyone should have a folder with masters of the assessment forms. If you do not have this folder, please see me.
Please ensure you administer all assessments for your grade level as listed by the due date of August 30th. If you need support, here is the link to
STAR Assessment's Help Center and STAR Tests Staff Training Slides
You can also access other resources for each assessment by logging into Renaissance on Clever and from the Main Dashboard, look to the left hand side, click on the name of the assessment, and from the drop down, select Resources. There is a great deal of valuable information there.
Helpful assessment tips
To prepare students for the assessment, it is recommended that teachers read the Test Administration Procedures to the students. This will outline the expectations as well as prepare them for the upcoming State Testing Procedures in May for 3rd-5th graders. It makes the assessment more formal and also impacts the way in which students take the test seriously. Please also consider placing students in smaller testing groups in order to monitor proper completion of the assessment.
Here are the Administration Procedures for each assessment.
Here are the links to the sample items assessments. You may need to log into Renaissance on Clever to access all materials.
These are a very useful resources to use throughout the year to mimic the types of questions students will see. The more we prepare our students for what they will encounter, the better they will perform. This website link also includes Free Test Prep Practice for each of the assessments.
Click on the following Beginning of the Year Presentations to review important items for implementation that we have previously discussed. Taking time for Start Smart Days ensures that you are implementing best practices and reviewing important routines with your students before exposure to the CORE curriculum. This is also the perfect time to practice Small Group Rotations prior to having the data and taking the time to assess your students.
Click images below to access some ready made activities to jump start your writing routines for the school year. These are also a great resource for your Skills Group Writing Centers.
Support
If you would like to schedule support or planning times with me, click the image below and select a date and time. This year I will be requiring some type of planning discussion prior to any classroom model lessons. This can be a quick email, a meeting during PLC, or a Zoom call on the weekend. This will ensure that we are on the same page and lessons that are modeled will be worthwhile. Let's have a great year!
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