Introduction to Acuity School District of Philadelphia Extended Day Program and Strategic Intervention Programs 2008-09 Assessment.

Introduction to AcuitySchool District of Philadelphia

Extended Day Programand

Strategic Intervention Programs2008-09 Assessment

Philadelphia EDP Agenda

4:00-6:00

– Acuity Review– Generate Reports– Completing Graphic Organizer– Assign Instructional Resources

Overview of 2008-09 Assessment PlanACUITY Grades 3-8 Extended Day Program:

– Three tests: • A = October 15 (Math) & October 16 (Reading)• B = January `13 (Math) & January 14 (Reading)• C = May 13 (Math) and 14 (Reading)

– Multiple Choice + Open-ended Questions• CTB scores Open-Ended items NO TEACHER

SCORING

– Materials will arrive the week before– This round will have separate answer sheets for

Math & Reading

Overview of 2008-09 Assessment Plan

ACUITY Grades 1 & 2 Extended Day Program

• Two Acuity test administrations:– January 13 (Math) & January 14 (Reading)– May 13 (Math) & May 14 (Reading)

EAP Professional Development• The Lead Teachers at this workshop

– Will attend the 2-hour professional development sessions

– Will train other EAP teachers back at school

• Dates– September (23, 24,25)– November (18,19,20)– February (10,11,12)

• Re-delivery at school – approximately 1 hour

EAP Professional Development• Passwords

– Everyone attending this training will be given the School Admin Log In Information

• You can use this to look up other educators’ usernames and passwords for distribution at your school

• You can use this to assist you with your own training

– If your school does NOT have educator information loaded in Acuity

• Teachers can log in using a GENERIC teacher role (which you can look up as the school admin)

– Username: staffxxxstaff– Password: (acuity generated)

Acuity: Assessment System Overview

What are the key components of Acuity?What are the key components of Acuity?

• Online and Offline Tests – For EAP - Paper-pencil tests using scannable

answer documents

• Online Reports• Online Instructional Resources• Item Banks for Customized Tests

Acuity Reports: Online

DistrictSchoolClassStudent

•Roster Report

•Assessment Reports

•Item Analysis Reports

*Permission Based

Acuity: Instructional ResourcesAcuity: Instructional Resources

• OnlineOnline exercises for customizing learning activities by exercises for customizing learning activities by

state standard or skill groupstate standard or skill group

• Easily assigned from reportsEasily assigned from reports

• Three components:Three components:

Screens that introduce and

teach a given skillGuided Practice

Mini-summative assessment to

evaluate progress

On To Acuity!

Philadelphia Schools Acuity Website

http://acuity1.philasd.org

Training URL: acuitytraining.ctb.com

Sample Graphic Organizer

Completing the Graphic OrganizerGenerate the Assessment and/or Item Analysis

ReportsLook up Strengths, Challenges Critical Needs

– Strengths=75-100%– Challenges=50-74%– Critical Needs= 0-49%

Determine Standards and Anchors to Target for Remediation or Enrichment

Assign Acuity Instructional Resources

Assessment Report Example

Completing the Graphic Organizer

Assessment Report Example

Completing the Graphic Organizer

Assessment Report ExampleClick on a Tier Percentage

Completing the Graphic OrganizerTargeted Action Plan

Item Analysis Report Example

Completing the Graphic Organizer

Evaluations:

www.ctb.com/trainingevaluations

AcuityHalf-Day PM session

Train-the-trainerValerie Valenti-Zapf