Teacher Resources (Acadience)

Benchmark Assessment Windows for 24-25 School Year

Beginning of Year: September 3-30, 2024

Middle of Year: January 2-31, 2025

  • Q&A sessions will be held virtually on January 6, 2025 from 3:30-4:00pm and January 8, 2025 from 1:30-2:00pm.

  • Join via Google Meet at meet.google.com/wda-jobw-scv

End of Year: April 15-May 16, 2025

Supporting Documents

Assessment Resources

Standardization is a priority. Anyone administering ANY of the Acadience measures wil need to complete the training for the measure(s) being assesed. This includes but is not limited to testing aides and classroom teachers.

Once a Year Trainings

Whole Group Measures (completed BOY, MOY & EOY)

1:1 Measures (Progress Monitoring)

Assessment Materials

Parent Notification and Vision Letters

Test items or copies of Acadience assessments are considered secure test items and should never be sent home with parents. Instead use the Parent Report located on the ALO platform when sharing results with parents/guardians.

Along with the assessment results, Parent Notification Letters are required to be sent home for students in grades 1-3 for each Benchmark (BOY, MOY, EOY). School Administrators may also choose to send notifications for additional grades.

  • Every student recieves the same Parent Notification Letter

  • The school may choose to print for the whole school, or each teacher may print the letters on their own. It is up to each indiidual school on how the letters are printed.

    • Benchmark Levels are base on the composite score

      • Red=Well Below

      • Yellow=Below

      • Green=On Benchmark

      • Blue=Above Benchmark

    • Grade Level Cut Scores for Reading & Math

      • Teachers fill out a letter for each student

      • Letters are given out during Parent Teacher Conferences (BOY & MOY), and sent home with students (EOY)

      • Letters are attached to the Parent Report (Reading & Math) located on the ALO platform.

EOY Spanish Version

Reading BM&CS K-3

Reading BM&CS 4-6

Math BM&CS K-3

Math BM&CS 4-6

Vision Letters

  • For student in grades 1st-3rd who score below or well below benchmark at BOY.

    • If a student continues to score below or well below benchmark for MOY, they do not need a new vision letter at MOY.

    • If a student scores at/above benchmark at BOY, but scored below or well below benchmark for MOY, the student would need a vision letter sent home.

    • Any new students who score below or well below benchmark for MOY  would need a vision letter sent home.

    • Vision letters are not completed for EOY.

  • Identify students using the ALO platform.

  • Refer to the composite score when determining the below/well below students.

  • Teacher can fill out form, or they can ask parents to fill it out during conferences, and leave with the teacher.

  • Completed forms are turned into the school nurse.

Vision Symptoms Questionnaire

Vision Symptoms Questionnaire (Spanish Version)

Progress Monitoring Resources

  • Whenever possible, progress monitoring should be done by the classroom teacher. Under special circumstances, the progress monitoring can be completed using additional resources.

  • Keep in mind that these items are secure test items. Test items or copies of the Acadience assessments should never be used for student instruction or practice in the classroom or at home. Instead, focus on teaching students' skills.

  • Non-academic rewards for state assessment are not permitted. Since progress monitoring is part of the early literacy assessment process, it would NOT be appropriate to reward with non-academic rewards. Instead focus on helping students celebrate in intrinsic ways.

  • Testing ethics should be followed when accessing and utilizing these materials.

  • SB127 requires that schools progress monitor at the recommended frequency rates. Progress monitoring is required for reading and recommended for math.

    • Recommended Frequency Rates:

      • Red: every 2 weeks

      • Yellow: every 3 weeks

      • Green/Blue: every 4 weeks

  • NOTE: MAZE should only be administered once a month for students who are on grade level for fluency and accuracy. It is also not timely enough to show change more than once a month, which is why the authors of the assessment recommend that once a month is the most often you woud ever progress monitor a student on MAZE. You should NOT administer the MAZE to all students, since the purpose of progress monitoring is to ensure that below level students are making adequate progress towards their goals.

Diagnostic Resources

READING

MATH