Our Process for Developing Alternative Assessments, Sample

Assessments and Future GoalsRegion III

Bringing Region III Together

• Superintendent’s Memo #278-14, October 10, 2014

• Key Instructional Leaders’ Meeting

• Selection Process of Performance Based Assessments (PBAs)

• Timeline Challenges

Product Development

• Performance Based Assessments• Research based

• Beyond multiple choice

• Dr. Chris Gareis, Teacher-Made Assessments: How to Connect Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Learning

• 4 Cohort Trainings• Day 1: PBA Overview (March 10, 2015)

• Day 2/3: PBA Product Development (April 13 and 14, 2015)

• Day 4: PBA Presentations: Peer Review, Feedback and Revisions (April 24, 2015)

DRAFT PBAs on eMedia

• 2 - Grade 3 Science

• 2 - Grade 3 History

• 2 - US History I

• 1 - US History II (see sample)

• 1 - Grade 5 Writing

Sample PBA: US History II

• Specific Intended Learning Outcomes

Sample PBA, continued

• Brief Description

PBA Implementation at Buildings

• Leadership Team for PBA• Aligning PBAs with division practices and school

protocol

• Planning for 2015-16• CM/PG Revisions

• Teacher Training Quarterly

• Book Study

Next Steps for Region III

• Spreading the News• Additional staff involvement

• Further training and implementation

• Four Sites in 2015-16• Caroline County

• King George County

• Mathews County

• Richmond County

Questions/Concerns

Contacts:

Kathleen Beane, kbeane@ccps.us

Amanda Freeman, afreeman@kgcs.k12.va.us

Matthew Terry, mterry@cityschools.com

Kenneth White, kdwhite@cityschools.com