Assessment

District 102's powerful mission: Empower All Learners to Excel, is more than a motto.  We are learner-focused and use assessment of learning and for learning to determine the best course of action for every child.  We use performance assessments within each unit of study to assess deep understanding of content, and benchmark assessments to assess critical skills in reading and math.  We administer the state mandated ISAT test to students in all grades 3 through 8. Fourth and seventh grade students, in addition to Reading and Math, are also tested on Science concepts. All other grades are tested in Reading and Mathematics.

Core Program and Intervention

All of our general education programs have been upgraded in the past three years, are research-based, and include state of art instructional technology components.  In addition, we have supplemental programs and at least two interventionists with additional supplemental programs to meet the needs of student who may not be progressing in the general curriculum as same age peers.  We call this added value, Response to Intervention, or RTI.  All of our students in grades EC - 8 are screened in critical areas of instruction three times per year.   We respond to this data instructionally after careful analysis by our teams.  These assessments are sensitive to changes and can be administered for ongoing progress monitoring.  More important to us than the mandated State test, is our own system of assessment to guide instruction.
AIMSWEB: Reading and Math

Measures of Academic Performance (MAP)

We administer MAP two times per year in Reading and Mathematics for most students in the fall and spring. Some students will also take the MAP test during the winter testing window.  Teachers use the MAP test to determine instructional level, predict ISAT performance, and to inform instruction.
Click to read more on MAP Testing from a parent's perspective.