CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Is aware of the purposes Explores the use of Decides on the purpose Develops and adapts the Demonstrates purposeful
and characteristics of different types of pre- for assessment and skills range of appropriate use of a wide range of
formative and summative assessment, formative to be assessed to select assessments to address assessments to support
assessments. and summative appropriately matches questions about students’ differentiated student
5.1 Applying assessments. pre-, formative and learning needs and learning needs and reflect
knowledge of the summative assessments. progress. progress.
purposes, Begins to identify specific
characteristics, and characteristics of Selects assessments Integrates a variety of Draws flexibility from a
uses of different assessments that yield based on clear characteristics into repertoire of appropriate
types of assessments different types of understanding of the assessments to allow assessment options and
information about purposes and students with a ranges of characteristics to
student preparedness, characteristics of learning needs to maximize student
progress, and assessments to support demonstrate what they demonstration of
proficiency7/16/2023. student learning. know. knowledge.
Uses a variety of Students have many ways
assessments in class to to display what they
determines where know. They can show that
students are meeting they know during an
their goals. 7/16/2023 assessment or during
play. 10/1/23
I have been using of
informal assessments by
way of a variety of
cooperative learning
structures. One center is
completely independent
to promote this. 4/30/24
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Use data from required Explores collecting Collects a variety of Designs and integrates an Infuses assessments
assessments to assess additional data using formal and informal assessment plan that strategically and
student learning. supplemental assessment data on provides formal and systematically
assessments. student learning. informal assessment data throughout instruction to
5.2 Collecting and Follows required on student learning. collect ongoing
analyzing processes for data Adjust in planning for Uses analysis of a variety assessment data
assessment data analysis and draws single lessons or of data to inform Uses data analysis of a appropriate for the range
from a variety of conclusions about sequence of lessons planning and broad range of of learner needs.
sources to inform student learning based on analysis of differentiation of assessments to provide
instruction. assessment data. instruction. comprehensive Uses results of ongoing
7/16/2023 information to guide data analysis to plan and
planning and differentiate instruction
differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction. success.
I would adjust lesson Collect a portfolio of
plans once I analyzed materials to assess
wheat students are student on progress of
earning and what I need name writing. Pictures,
to reteach. 7/16/2023 worksheets, and name
practice are in individual
students folders.
11/1/2023
I use less standardized
and more performance
based this year. I am
hoping to incorporate
more assessment during
play. 4/30/2024
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors a Reviews and monitors a Facilitates collaborative
5.3 Reviewing data, available assessment data additional assessment variety of data on student broad range of data work and fosters
both individually and as required by site and data individually and learning individually and individually and with colleagues ability to
with colleagues, to district processes. with colleagues and with colleagues to colleagues to analyze identify and address
monitor student identifies learning needs identify trends and student thinking and causes for achievement
learning of individual patterns among groups of identify underlying patterns and trends.
students7/16/2023. students. causes for trends.
I consult with a variety of Teacher and co-teacher
service providers on their evaluates the work on
assessment of individual each individual student
students. 7/16/2023 and informs instruction
on next steps 11/1/2023.
Continues to work with
co-teacher to evaluate the
lessons being taught and
how to improve them for
optimal learning.
4/30/2024
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses data from Uses data from available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Reflects on data
assessments provided by assessments to establish assessment data to set data to set learning goals continuously to make
site and district to set content-based learning student learning goals for for content and academic ongoing refinements to
learning goals for the goals for class and content and academic language that are learning goals for content
class. individual students in language. integrated across content and academic language
5.4 Using assessment single lessons or standards for individuals for the fill range of
data to establish sequences of lessons. and groups. students.
learning goals and to Plans instruction using Plans differentiated
plan, differentiate, available curriculum Plans adjustments in lessons and modifications Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
and modify guidelines. instruction to address to instruction to meet instruction targeted to to refine planning,
instruction learning needs of students’ diverse learning meet individual and differentiate instruction,
individual students. needs. group learning needs. and make ongoing
adjustments to match the
Modifies lessons during evolving learning needs
instruction based on of individuals and groups.
informal assessments.
I look at each students’ Through the assessments
goals and plan lesson to that are taken in the
instruct the students by beginning of year, I can
using modifications. base my instruction on
7/16/2023 what the students need to
learn. 10/1/23
Second assessment is
used to inform the last
part of the year. Adding
elements to instruction to
meet the needs of the
students. 4/30/2024
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Informs students about Begins to encourage Models and scaffolds Implements structures Provides systematic
learning objectives, students to establish student self-assessment for students to self-assess opportunities for student
outcomes, and learning goals through and goal setting and set learning goals self-assessment, goal
summative assessment single lessons or processes for learning related to content, setting, and progress
results. Recognizes the sequence of lessons that content and academic academic language, and monitoring.
5.5 Involving all need for individual include goal setting language development. individual skills.
students in self- learning goals. exercises. Develops students’ meta-
assessment, goal- Guides students to Integrates student self- cognitive skills for
setting, and progress Monitors progress using Provides students with monitor and reflect on assessment, goal setting, analyzing progress and
monitoring available tools for opportunities in single progress on a regular and progress monitoring refining goals towards
recording. lessons or sequence of basis. across the curriculum. high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their achievement.
own progress toward
class or individual
goals7/16/2023.
Students are asked their Sets up dramatic play to I set goals for the class to
goals for the year and can ensure students have accomplish as a team and
record their data. opportunities to work on reward them as they
10/1/23 goals. 7/16/2023 reach them. 4/30/2024
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses available Explores use of additional Uses technology to design Integrates a variety of Use a wide range of
technologies to record technologies to and implement technologies into the technologies to design,
assessments, determine implement individual assessments, record and development, implement, and analyze
proficiency levels, and assessments, record analyze results, and implementation, analysis assessments and
5.6 Using available
make required results, and communicate communicate about of assessments, and provides for an in depth
technologies to assist
communications about with administration, student learning with communication of and ongoing
in assessment,
student learning. colleagues, and families administration, student learning to all communication regarding
analysis, and
about student learning. colleagues, families, and audiences. student learning to all
communication of
students. Ensure that audiences.
student learning
communications are
received by those who
lack access to
technology7/16/2023.
I use SEIS, ClassDojo and
email to communicate to
parents and service
providers the outcomes
of assessments
7/16/2023 and 10/1/23
and 4/30/2024
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Provides students with Provides students with Provides students with Integrates the ongoing Facilitates students’
feedback through additional feedback clear and timely sharing of leadership in seeking and
assessed work and based on formative information about comprehensible feedback using ongoing
required summative assessments from single strengths, needs, and to students from formal comprehensible
assessments. lessons or sequence of strategies for improving and informal assessments communications about
lessons. Seeks to provide academic achievement. in ways that support individual student
5.7 Using assessment
Notifies families of feedback in ways that increased learning. progress and ways to
information to share
student proficiencies, students understand. Provides opportunities provide and monitor
timely and
challenges, and behavior for comprehensible and Communicates regularly support.
comprehensible
issues through school Communicates with timely two-way with families to share a
feedback with
mandated procedures. families about student communications with range of assessment
students and their
progress, strengths, and families to share student information that is
families
needs at reporting assessments, progress, comprehensible and
periods. Contacts families raise issues and/or responsive to individual
as needs arise regarding concerns, and guide student and family needs.
struggling students or family support.
behavior
issues.7/16/2023
Sets up progress report I contact the parents
meeting with families through class dojo and
quarterly regarding their provide pictures of the
progress towards goals. students learning and
7/16/2023 engaging. 10/1/23
CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning
