Description and Responsibilities
The Internal Assessments office develops fair, reliable, and valid assessments that measure student learning and provide consultations, professional development, and related assessment services including oversight of the online and paper testing. Our staff supports Curriculum & Instruction and other central offices with creating and administering Benchmarks, Common and Local Assessments, and managing the non-accredited testing program for students. The Internal Assessment staff supports the use and management of the PGCPS Assessment and Reporting Platform (PARP) used for assessment administration, scoring, and reporting in the school district.
- Support the creation and management of internal assessments used in the school district.
- Support Curriculum & Instruction and other central offices with the implementation of Benchmarks, Common and Local Assessments.
- Support the production of locally developed tests to determine student achievement in the areas tested by state assessments.
- Support the administration of the TAP (Tests of Achievement and Proficiency)Testing Program used for testing of non-accredited students.
Outcomes
To build the capacity of staff and customers to develop assessments, implement testing procedures, and use data effectively to improve student achievement.
PGCPS District Assessment (ES/MS)
- Benchmark - ES/MS: ELA & Math : Grades 3-8, Algebra - Science: Grades 5, 8 - Social Studies (SS): Grade 8 - High School: English 9, 10 Math: Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Quantitative Modeling - Science: Biology, Social Studies (SS): LSN Government
- Benchmark assessments measure progress toward mastery of content standards being taught in the classroom in alignment with the curriculum and helps identifies gaps in understanding.
- IXL (Math & ELA) - RELA:6-7, Math :6-8
- The IXL LevelUp Diagnostic is an assessment tool for math and English Language Arts (ELA) that acts as an interim benchmark and an ongoing progress monitor to show growth towards mastering grade level skills and is aligned to the MTSS Intervention.
- i-Ready - Grades 4-5 Reading
- The iReady diagnostic test is a computerized adaptive reading assessment used to determine students’ strengths and opportunities for growth and show growth. It is aligned to the MTSS Intervention.
- Test of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP) - Grades 9-12
- The Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP) is an assessment used to evaluate student placement, course acceleration, and credit advancement for non-accredited coursework.
