Assessment

Department of Student Assessment

The Department of Student Assessment is now part of the Chief Instruction Office. The Department of Student Assessment at Chicago Public Schools is responsible for coordinating and implementing student assessment throughout the District. Our goals are to:

Develop District pre-K – 12 assessment strategy
Assist in development of assessments
Advise on adoption of assessments
Manage Federal, State, and District testing initiatives
Provide accurate and timely information regarding testing purposes, procedures, and results
Provide guidance on the appropriate use of assessment results for accountability

Assessment Calendars

Assessments at CPS are used to provide teachers insight into how best to plan instruction, as well as to inform district and/or State accountability. The documents below summarize which assessments are optional, which are required, and the cadence for testing throughout the school year depending on grade level. Brief overviews of the purpose of each assessment are also provided.

Track E	Track R
2012-2013 Grades Pre-K thru 2 Assessments 2012-2013 Grades 3 thru 8 Assessments 2012-2013 High School Assessments	2012-2013 Grades Pre-K thru 2 Assessments 2012-2013 Grades 3 thru 8 Assessments 2012-2013 High School Assessments

Assessments

The CPS Assessment system contains 3 major types of assessments across all grades: Baseline to understand where students start the year, Formative to monitor progress over the course of the year, and Growth to measure progress by the end of the year. To better understand the specific assessments and how they are used, please see the attached slides.

K-2 Assessments
NWEA MPG NWEA MPG Fact Sheet Spring SY13 MPG Parent Fact Sheet Spring SY13 REACH Performance Tasks Reach Performance Tasks Fact Sheet TRC/Dibels Next TRC Fact Sheet TRC Assessment Protocol CPS 2012 DIBELS Fact Sheet mClass Math mClass Math Fact Sheet ACCESS ACCESS Fact Sheet Quarterly Benchmark Performance Tasks

3-8 Assessments
NWEA MAP NWEA MAP Fact Sheet Spring SY13 MAP Parent Fact Sheet Spring SY13 REACH Performance Tasks Reach Performance Tasks Fact Sheet ISAT ISAT Fact Sheet IAA IAA Fact Sheet Quarterly Benchmark Performance Tasks ACCESS ACCESS Fact Sheet EXPLORE 8th Grade Algebra Exit Exam

High School
EXPLORE PLAN REACH Performance Tasks Reach Performance Tasks Fact Sheet PSAE PSAE Fact Sheet IAA IAA Fact Sheet Quarterly Benchmark Performance Tasks ACCESS Access Fact Sheet HS Interims Compass

Contact us!

For questions regarding testing calendars, and/or the ISAT, IAA, ACCESS, EXPLORE, PLAN & ACT/PSAE assessments, please contact Linda Abdul (lmabdul@cps.edu; 773-553-2424).

For questions regarding REACH performance tasks or the mClass 3D (mClass Math, DIBELS/TRC) assessments, please contact Betsy Press (ecpress@cps.edu; 773-553-2416).

For questions regarding NWEA, please contact Kelly Mina (kmcbride@cps.edu; 773-553-1572).

For questions regarding High School interim assessments, the Algebra Exit Exam, or data for any assessment, please contact Lisa Sherwooder (lsanker@cps.edu; 773-553-2445).

For any other general questions regarding assessment, please call the Department of Assessment's main line at 773-553-2430.