Assessments
Assessments
High-quality early learning can and should be measured in a number of different ways. Instructional quality and child outcomes both play key roles in this measurement. Below are the BPS specific child outcomes that we measure throughout the year in our programs, as well as dates and how-to instructions.
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Assessment calendar
Rubrics & Progress Reports
What: Grade-specific tool aligned to curriculum and state standards to help facilitate child growth through documentation and observation
When: See the BPS District Report Card Schedule
Who: See below, and click the links for more information and instructions
First Grade Rubric and Report Card (coming soon)
Second Grade Rubric and Report Card (coming soon)
PALS - Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening/ Heggerty
What: Measures preschoolers’ developing knowledge of important literacy fundamentals
letter & sound identification
beginning sound awareness
rhyming
print & word awareness
name writing
blending compound words & syllables
isolating final sounds
segmenting compound words
segmenting words into syllables
Who:
PALS should be administered to typically-developing four year old students attending the K1 program or the Integrated K0/K1 program. There is NO expectation that you administer the PALS to your children who are in the K0 part of your program.
When:
Fall Window: October 4 - November 1, 2021
Winter Window (optional): January 17 - February 14, 2022
Spring Window: May 23 - June 20, 2022. No need to retest students in the spring if they achieve benchmark in the fall.
Score Reporting on Illuminate - BPS specific
{Files, including presentation, score sheets, etc.} - BPS only
LAP-D - Learning Accomplishment Profile - Diagnostic
What: Screening tool (not assessment) that is used to screen every Pre-K and K child upon entering the Boston Public Schools. The tool is used to provide teachers with information about where a child's strengths and challenges are in four domains (gross motor, fine motor, language, cognition) to help them effectively plan lessons that allow for each child's optimal development.
Who: K0 - K2 students new to BPS; if students took the LAP-D last year they do not need to be screened again this year. The LAP-D does not need to be administered to students with a full service individualized educational plan. Students receiving related services should be part of the screening in the areas they do not receive services in.
When: September 12 - October 22, 2022
Score Reporting on Illuminate - BPS specific
{Files, including Illuminate instructions, presentation, score sheets, etc.} - BPS only
EVT - Expressive Vocabulary Test
What: Measures a child's expressive vocabulary
Who: optional for K2, 1 & 2
When:
November 1 - November 30, 2021
May 2 - June 10, 2022
Score Reporting on Illuminate - BPS specific
{Files, including presentation, score sheets, etc.} - BPS only
NWEA MAP Fluency and Growth
NWEA MAP Fluency is highly recommended for K-2 students, with MAP Growth as an optional additional screener.
What: Measures basic early literacy skills including reading fluency and comprehension; Fluency information; Growth information
Who: all Grade K2, 1, & 2 students
When:
Period 1: Sept 9-Sept 23, 2019
Period 2: Dec 2- Dec 16, 2019
Period 3: May 18-June 1, 2020