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CONNECTING CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT
The goal of the Chittenden South Supervisory Union Curriculum Office is to assist our six schools to provide a
learning environment that nurtures the academic development of every student. To achieve this as well as
program consistency throughout CSSU, meaningful professional development is planned, coordinated and
assessed by the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Our Curriculum Frameworks, created by
K-12 teacher teams, describe Vermont’s Grade Expectations and the essential skills which guide teacher
planning and instruction. As a Supervisory Union, we regularly update curriculum and assessments to align
with research based ‘best practice.’ The National Common Core Standards have become a significant focus of
our curriculum and instruction work.
The office of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment is responsible for a range of functions including
supervision of federal grant programs (including Title I, Title IIA, and Title III), ongoing revision and evaluation
of K-12 curriculum, providing professional development for CSSU teachers, development, coordination and interpretation of
assessments, coordination of math and literacy coordinators and the initiatives they facilitate, and oversight of the English Language
Learners (ELL) Program.
Projects currently underway through the CSSU CIA office include: MATH - Coordination of CSSU Math Initiative that includes:
Implementation of Bridges K-5, coordination of Best Practices Math courses and studio work, implementation of Fact Fluency
Assessment Toolkit, data analysis, and professional development focused on Best Practices and Studios K-12 as well as implementation
of the Common Core Math Standards and continued focus on coaching; LITERACY - Revision and implementation of On Demand
Expository Writing Assessment, support for Readers and Writers Workshop instructional model, data analysis, professional
development about the Common Core Literacy Standards and ongoing focus on coaching; SCIENCE - Revision and implementation of
Inquiry Science Tasks, analysis of data, and ongoing professional development in science; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Coordination
of a multifaceted K-12 inservice program that focuses on implementation of the Common Core, Response to Intervention, and Math
and Literacy Best Practice; ASSESSMENT – Continued development and refinement of the CSSU Common Assessment Schedule and
implementation of VCAT.
Molly McClaskey
Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
CSSU Assessment Data
CSSU uses multiple local, state and national measures to evaluate student progress. A CSSU K-8 Common Assessment Schedule guides
the administration of common assessment tools and practices throughout the K-8 schools (refer to the CSSU website) in literacy, math
and science. The CSSU Assessment Schedule is a living document, continually revised to include updated assessments. The chart below
lists the assessments currently given to CSSU students at each grade level. The following pages contain data regarding performance on
state and national assessments in 2011-12.
Grade CSSU Local and State Assessments 2011-2012
K-8
K
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2
3
4
5
6
7
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Word Study & or Spelling Assessment, On Demand Writing Prompts, CMA (Common Math Assessment) Gr. 1-8 and Fact Fluency
Assessments, Benchmark Assessment System (BAS) in Reading and Comprehension and Inquiry Science Task Assessment
BAS, Primary Number Observation Assessment (PNOA) AIMSWeb Phonological Screening, Fundations Unit Assessments, On Demand Writing
Prompts, Bridges Unit Assessments, Inquiry Science Task Assessment
BAS, Fundations Unit Assessments, AIMSWeb screenings, On Demand Writing Prompts, CMA, Fact Fluency, Bridges Unit Tests, Inquiry
Science Task Assessment
BAS, Fundations Unit Assessments, On Demand Writing Prompts, Physical Education, Music, AIMSWeb screenings, CMA, Fact Fluency,
Bridges Unit Tests, Inquiry Science Task Assessment
New England Common Assessment (NECAP) - Math & Reading, BAS, AIMSWeb screenings, On Demand Writing Prompts, CMA, Fact Fluency,
Bridges Unit Tests, Inquiry Science Task Assessment
New England Common Assessment (NECAP) - Math, Reading & Science, BAS, AIMSWeb screenings, On Demand Writing Prompts, Physical
Education, CMA, Fact Fluency, Bridges Unit Tests, Inquiry Science Task Assessment
New England Common Assessment (NECAP) - Math, Reading & Writing, BAS, AIMSWeb screenings, On Demand Writing Prompts, CMA, Fact
Fluency, Bridges Unit Tests, Inquiry Science Task Assessment
New England Common Assessment (NECAP) - Math & Reading, Degrees of Reading Power (DRP), On Demand Writing Prompts, Music, CMA,
Fact Fluency, Inquiry Science Task Assessment
New England Common Assessment (NECAP) - Math & Reading, Degrees of Reading Power (DRP), On Demand Writing Prompts, Physical
Education, CMA, Fact Fluency, Inquiry Science Task Assessment
New England Common Assessment (NECAP) - Math, Reading, Writing & Science, Degrees of Reading Power (DRP), On Demand Writing
Prompts, World Language, Algebra, CMA, Fact Fluency, Inquiry Science Task Assessment
9 Writing Mechanics, Degrees of Reading Power (DRP), CVU Course Assessments
10 Degrees of Reading Power (DRP), CVU Course Assessments, PLAN Assessment and PSAT
11 New England Common Assessment (NECAP) - Math, Reading, Writing & Science, CVU Course Assessments, SAT, ACT
12 CVU Course Assessments
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