Formative Assessments

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Formative Assessments
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Todays Agenda

• Opening
• Basics of a Formative
• Formative Assessments on the EDFS
• Independent Work Time
• Closing

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Objectives of the training

• Todays Objective
• Evaluators will know how to complete a quality
  formative assessment.
• Technical piece of implementation
• Formative Assessment best practices

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Implementation Stage of the Five-Step Cycle
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Formative Assessment Summative Evaluation
Plan Type Evaluation Type Deadline
Improvement or Directed (less than 1 year) Formative Assessment / Summative Evaluation dates established by evaluator
1-Year Self-Directed or Developing Formative Assessment January 13
1-Year Self-Directed or Developing Summative Evaluation May 15
2-Year Self-Directed Formative Evaluation June 1 (year 1)
2-Year Self-Directed Summative Evaluation May 15 (year 2)
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Every evaluation includes ratings on goals
standards

• Progress on Proficiency in OVERALL
• 2 Goals 4 Standards RATING

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What is a formative assessment?

• A mid-plan check-in
• rating on progress towards each goal
• rating on each standard
• A document that considers all evidence
• observations to date- at least two observations
  prior to the Formative
• artifacts to date-ensure at least one artifact
  uploaded by educator or evaluator for each
  Standard and goal
• It may be used to change a plan
• If there is a significant change in practice,
  however, this is not mandatory. The plan may
  continue until the summative.

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Steps of the Formative Assessment
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Steps of the Formative Assessment
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Steps of the Formative Assessment
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Rationales for Ratings
Standard   I. Curriculum, Planning, Assessment  
Rating   Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Improvement, Unsatisfactory
Rationale Claim/Connection to rubric  
Rationale Evidence 1
Rationale Evidence 2
Rationale Evidence 3
Rationale What claim can you make? What is the
evidence to support it (artifacts, observations)?
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Evaluations in EDFS
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Formative Assessment
Step 1
Step 2
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Evaluations in EDFS
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Evaluations in EDFS Rating Goals
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Evaluations in EDFS Rating Standards
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Evaluations in EDFS Overall Rating
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Evaluations in EDFS Prescriptions
Prescriptions for any standard in which an
educator is rated NI or UNSAT.
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Evaluations in EDFS Comments
Comments are optional for both the evaluator
the educator
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Evaluations in EDFS Release
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Evaluations in EDFS Sign-Off
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Break Out Sessions
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Resources, Support, Questions, and Feedback

• For more information, visit
• EDFS http//eval.mybps.org/
• OEE website http//boston.schoolwires.net/OEE
• Email questions, comments, and feedback to
• Bpsevaluation_at_boston.k12.ma.us
• MA Department of Elementary and Secondary
  Evaluation (DESE) Evaluation Site
• http//www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/

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Contact us if you have questions

Implementation Specialists Office of Human
Capital
Network Evaluation Support Team BPS email
A Emily Qazilbash eqazilbash
B Kris Taylor ktaylor
C Nicole Ireland nireland
D Angela Rubenstein arubenstein
E Jared Joiner jjoiner
F Leah Levine llevine2
High Schools Chason Ishino Theresa ONeill cishino, toneill
EDFS tech support Jenna Costin jcostin
Data analysis Jen Kozin jkozin
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Closing Exit Ticket

• Questions/Reflections
• Thank you for your time!
• Please complete the exit ticket, and stay in
  touch!