Assessment Name |
Time of Administration |
Grade Levels |
Purpose |
DreamBox |
Universal Screener (Ongoing assessment) |
K-2 |
Dreambox is used as a Universal Screener and online math program for grades K-2, that provides students instruction in and practice with important mathematical concepts. Dreambox adapts the curriculum to the learner, by analyzing a student's input on a click-by-click basis and continuously assesses students to present them with targeted lessons. |
Interim Assessments |
At the end of each unit or chapter of study |
K-12 |
These assessments are used to determine whether students have mastered the standards in a specific curricular unit. The data allows teachers to highlight which standards and concepts students grasped and which may require additional attention. |
PSSA |
Spring |
3-8 |
This state assessment is a standardized assessment that is designed to measure a student’s level of proficiency on key grade-level standards. It is developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Keystone Algebra I Examination |
Winter, Spring |
Students enrolled in Algebra I |
The Keystone Exam is a standardized assessment administered to the public schools of Pennsylvania. The test has been developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Meeting or exceeding proficiency on the exam is a graduation requirement. |
Classroom Diagnotics Tool (CDT) |
Fall, Winter, Spring |
3-Algebra 2
|
The Pennsylvania Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT) is a set of online assessments, divided by content areas (Literacy, Mathematics, and Science), and is designed to provide diagnostic information to guide instruction in order to support intervention and enrichment. |