Opt-In! You Know It, Now Show It! Workshop for CES Families We dne - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Operation Opt-In! You Know It, Now Show It! Workshop for CES Families We dne sda y, Ma rc h 27 th a t 6:30 pm

You Know It, Now Show It!

Great News for CES! T his wa s a huge a c c omplishme nt , a nd this ye a r, we ne e d to ke e p up the g re a t wo rk. Every student’s participation makes a difference.

What the NYS Assessments Are: A to o l o ur te a c he rs use to me a sure a nd sho w pro g re ss A wa y to unde rsta nd ho w o ur stude nts c o mpa re with o the rs a c ro ss the sta te Writte n, re vie we d, a nd g ra de d b y te a c he rs, inc luding so me fro m CE S A c o nfide nc e -b uilding e xpe rie nc e fo r yo ur c hild

Compelling improvements Untime d a sse ssme nts Stu tude dents have ave a as mu s much t time me a as t s they ey need eed.  In g In grades es 3 3-4, e each ch se sessio ssion w will t ill take a abo bout 6 60-70 min minut utes t to co comp mplete.  In G Grade 5 5, each ch se sessio ssion w will t ill take a abo bout ut 8 80-90 90 min minut utes t to co comp mplete. F e we r te st da ys  ELA and M Math a asse sessme ssments w s will t ill take 2 2 days. ys.  4 th Gr Grade Sci cience w will tak take 1 1 day day.

What the NYS Assessments are NOT: T ime d Re ta ine d a s o f yo ur c hild’ s pe rma ne nt re c o rd Use d to me a sure te a c he rs’ e ffe c tive ne ss

About the Assessment Questions Asse ssme nt q ue stio ns c o ve r ma te ria l yo ur c hildre n ha ve alr e ady le ar ne d in sc hool. Asse ssme nt q ue stio ns a re writte n, re vie we d, a nd g ra de d by te ac he r s , inc luding so me fro m CE S.

What does my child’s score mean? It do e s no t me a sure the ir c a pa c ity to le a rn. It will no t b e ke pt in the ir pe rma ne nt re c o rd. It will no t b e use d to me a sure te a c he r e ffe c tive ne ss. Yo ur c hild’ s sc o re he lps a sse ss the ir ma ste ry o f c o nc e pts the y ha ve ne d in sc ho o l. alr e ady le ar

When are the Assessments? ue sda y, April 2 nd E L A: T We dne sda y, April 3 rd We dne sda y, Ma y 1 st Ma th: hursda y, Ma y 2 nd T Sc ie nc e (Gr. 4): Mo nda y, June 3 rd

Things To Remember Asse ssme nts ta ke just 2 days pe r sub je c t Stude nts ha ve as muc h time as the y ne e d Asse ssme nt re sults: Are no t pa rt o f stude nts’ pe rma ne nt re c o rds Are no t use d to e va lua te te a c he rs

Things To Remember Assessments are a tool for teachers to measure and show progress . We can use the assessments to show the great academic strides CES has made! Assessments allow us to provide stronger student and family support .

Things To Remember Each student in Grades 3-5 gets a free t-shirt that says, “Success!” When w hen we m e meet eet o our g goal, we’ e’ll cel eleb ebrate e with th a a BBQ par party an and DJ DJ.

Let’s Show What We Know!