This blog wraps up our information for the upcoming administration of ISASP. It will provide information on writing rubrics, testing blueprints, and reminders, including guidelines for testing students who move to our district in late March and April.
Writing Rubrics
One of the changes to ISASP this year is that students will have one writing prompt rather than the two prompts from previous years. With one prompt, we can really encourage students to 'give their all' to the one prompt. The Pearson site has writing rubrics for each grade level and possible writing tasks:
- Informative/Explanatory
- Opinion/Argument
- Narrative
These rubrics may be found at the link below:
Testing Blueprints
ISASP provides testing blueprints that reflect ranges for the numbers of questions in each domain as well as the ranges for Depth of Knowledge. Below are examples for elementary ELA, middle level science, and high school Math.
Collaborative teams may find value in reviewing these ranges both prior to testing as well as during curriculum design and revision. All testing blueprints may be found at the links below:
Students Who Move to Southeast Polk
If a student moves to our district between March 21st-April 8th, we will need to test them unless they have already tested with their previous district. Please check with Rob or Jo Ellen to determine whether they have been tested.
If a student moves to our district after the testing window opens on April 11th, they do not need to be tested.
Other Reminders....
Testing Window
Our district window for testing is April 11th-May 6th. This will be further broken down by grade levels as listed below:
- Grades 9-11: April 11-April 22
- Grades 6-8: April 18-April 29
- Grades 3-5: April 25-May 6
Portal Access/Training
The Pearson Access Portal provides information related to testing including trainings and manuals, test preparation, reporting resources, and information for families. New teachers will need to create an account for training, and returning teachers will want to make sure their password is accurate and/or updated. To create or update an account, please contact Rob Timmins, Data and Assessment Coordinator. (robert.timmins@southeastpolk.org).
Any teacher who proctors the assessment is required to take the training. The training site is now open and available to complete. Please visit with your building principal regarding the timeline for completing this training. All training must be completed before the testing window opens on April 11th.
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