Finalizing Reading Growth Data

FINALIZING READING GROWTH DATA

There are a few steps to take to verify your EOY reading growth data

Your assessment template provides guidance for all the steps you will take

Let’s walk through them step by step in a sample tracker

Your tracker should include your full name

Your tracker should have a finalized roster

Note: Your roster is entered on the goal tab for the reading assessment you have chosen. This may be a different assessment (and tab) than referenced here.

Your tracker should have a finalized roster

Note: Students who have missed more than 50% of instructional time should be removed from the dataset with supporting documentation.

Your assessment calendar should reflect that at least two rounds have been administered and inputted

For ALL students

Note: If you are missing data for even one student, your data are not complete!

Your tracker should be error-free

Oops! I think this

was supposed

to be a “2”

And finally, you should check your progress to Goal!

Note: This class achieved an average reading growth of .53 years. The class met the Proficient Goal, but not the Ambitious Goal. This teacher found this information by scrolling to the bottom of the Reading Growth Final tab.

Treating your data with care is a critical part of your role as a teacher

and a graduate student

Your students deserve it!

Honest Accurate

Complete

Error-Free