Elementary SBAC Timeline

  • SBAC Committee Mtg

    Initial SBAC Committee Meeting to plan timeline
  • District Inservice (2 hours)

    Jeopardy game and grade level sharing based on CCSS and/or SBA:
    - take sample questions and have teachers solve them and then reflect on what skills were needed to be successful
    -sharing how people are preparing students for this assessment
    -specialsit would do the Jeopardy game and then brainstorm how you can help students to prepare for this
  • Building Inservice Half Day

  • Math Training

    Common playlists with embedded Writing on Demand and Performance Assessments
  • District Inservice

    Math curriculum training - include common playlists with embedded Writing on Demand and Performance Assessments
  • Grade Level/Job Alike Meetings

    Develop plans for how to integrate SBAC common vocab and CCSS into teaching and learning
  • Explore Practice Test

    Teachers will use the Practice Test to get a feel of what the new assessment experience is like for students.
  • Assesment OF Learning and FOR Learning

    Do the sort activitiy about Assessment OF Learninig and FOR Learning at a staff meeting so they come into the October inservice with a general understanding of these two types of assessment.
  • K-5 Math Resources

    Create common playlists which included embedded Writing on Demand and Performance Assessments.
  • Assessment FOR and Of Learning

    Work groups to create Performance Assessments
  • Monthly Spec Ed meeting

    Determine accommodations and IEP language for SBAC with Lisa Misco
  • Special Ed Teacher Planning for Accommodations

  • Reading and Writing

    figuring out how we need to teach reading and writing
    - integrating science and social studies topics into reading/writing block instead of a separate block
    -what happens with Einstein kits
  • Parent Teacher Conferences

    brochures for parents with option to discuss with principal or give feedback/ask questions somehow
    - blog for FAQ's and ability to submit questions
    -info about upcoming PTO meetings where this will be discussed
  • Integrated Science Units

    As realigned science units are selected or written, make sure Writing on Demand and Performance tasks are integrated