District Assessment Report

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District Assessment Report

• Westwood Regional School District
• January 29, 2009

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Assessment has more to do with helping students
grow than cataloging their mistakes.- Carol Ann
Tomlinson
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Different Assessments, Different Purposes
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Whats New in the New Jersey Assessment ofSkills
and Knowledge 2008-2009?

• Revised Proficiency Levels
• New AYP calculation for grades 5-8
• New this year, the NJ ASK 3-4 assessments will
  reflect features implemented last year in grades
  NJASK5 through 8. These include
• More and shorter Language Arts Literacy (LAL)
  reading passages
• New types of LAL writing prompts (Speculative,
  Explanatory, or Persuasive)
• Elimination of the LAL picture prompt
• Two days of mathematics testing in grades 3-7
• New math item type the short constructed-response
  item
• Spanish versions of tests at grades 3-8, all
  content areas

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Math
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Language Arts Literacy
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Science 4 8
Biology End of the Course
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School Profile Data
For a copy of the profile visit www.wwrsd.org
-gt Jr./Sr. High School-gt Guidance
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WWRSD Plans

• WWRSD Curriculum Based Shared assessments
• K-6 Reading
• Pre-Assessments in mathematics
• 7-12 Mid-Terms and Finals
• Investigating standardized testing in 2, 9, 10
  grades
• Re-examining our basic skills program
• Formative Assessments

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Upcoming Dates

• LAL
• Thursday, February 12, 2009
• 700 P.M.
• George Elementary
• NJASK
• Tuesday, March 10, 2009
• 700 P.M.
• Brookside Upper Elementary
• To register, visit our website at www.wwrsd.org

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Questions

• If you have questions, please contact
• Matthew J. Murphy, Ed.D.
• mmurphy_at_wwrsd.org

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Suggested Web Sites

• New Jersey Department of Education
• www.state.nj.us/education/
• Office of State Assessments
• www.nj.gov/education/assessment/
• Office of Academic Standards
• www.nj.gov/education/aps
• New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards
• www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/
• Measurement, Inc.
• www.measinc.com/njask
• National Assessment of Educational Progress
  (NAEP) Writing Frameworks
• http//nagb.org/publications/frameworks.htm