State and Local Required Assessments

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) is the diagnostic benchmark and progress monitoring assessment designed to determine, track, and grow students in the areas of mathematics and reading in K - 4th grade, language usage and science in 3rd - 4th grade, and science in 3rd-8th grade. An adaptive universal screener and progress monitoring assessment of early reading that is used with K - 4th grade.

Students in 5-8 take Renaissance Learning Star Assessments for reading and math. These are short tests that provide teachers with personalized learning data for each student. Star tests are computer adaptive, which means they adjust in difficulty to each answer students provide. This helps teachers get the best data to help students in the shortest amount of testing time (about one-third of the time other tests require).

​Curriculum-based assessment (CBA) is a method of evaluating a student's performance and needs using the specific instructional materials being taught in the classroom. It involves ongoing data collection to monitor student learning. The primary benefit is that it accurately reflects a student's academic abilities in relation to the curriculum, helping to identify weaknesses and guide targeted interventions. Each instructional unit uses a Classroom-Based Assessment (CBA) at the end of each unit.