Assessment

• Select students are screened online in grades K, 2, and 8. Full Battery is administered to all students in grade 5 and to those who score in the 88th percentile or higher at K, 2 and 8 on local norms on the screener.
   

• This test measures students learned reasoning abilities in the three areas most linked to academic potential in school: verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal. Data gained from this assessment will be used as a screener to indicate if further testing is needed to determine a high ability identification.

• DIBELS is a set of measures for assessing the acquisition of literacy skills in grades K-2.
   
• DIBELS is designed to be short (one minute) fluency measures that can be used to regularly detect risk and monitor the development of early literacy and early reading skills.
   
• When implemented as recommended, DIBELS results can be used to evaluate individual student development as well as provide grade-level feedback toward validated instructional objectives.

• All students in grades kindergarten through second grade are required to be screened for dyslexia IC 20-35.5, et seq., as created by Indiana Senate Enrolled Act 217 (2018) each school year.
   

• Early identification of students “at some risk” or “at risk” for dyslexia is critical for the development of early and appropriate interventions to support the student before they begin to fall behind their peers.
   

• Universal and diagnostic screeners are used to gather specific information about the student’s needs and indicate if reading difficulties are present.

* only a medical doctor can diagnose dyslexia; universal screeners check for characteristics of reading difficulty which may or may not be due to dyslexia

• HMH is given in English classes in grades 9-12 and optionally in grades 6-8.
   
• The HMH Growth Measure assessment is a computer-adaptive test that measures a student's performance in reading against grade-level expectations. The test is research-based and uses a scaled score and three performance levels to provide data on a student's growth over time.
   
• The HMH Growth Measure informs placement and instruction for whole class, small-group rotations, independent practice, and intervention.

• IAM is the summative accountability assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities in grades 3-8 and 10.
   
• IAM measures student achievement and growth according to Indiana’s Content Connectors which are aligned to the Indiana Academic Standards.
   
• IAM assesses:
  • English Language Arts (Grades 3-8 and 10)
  • Mathematics (Grades 3-8 and 10)
  • Science (Grades 4 and 6)
  • Social Studies (Grade 5)
  • Biology ECA (High School)

• ILEARN is Indiana’s online computer adaptive assessment designed to measure your child’s proficiency of the Indiana Academic Standards in grades 3–8 and High School Biology and is taken in the Spring.
• ILEARN fulfills both state and federal legislative requirements as the summative accountability assessment for Indiana students. It is given in the spring and assesses:
  • English Language Arts (Grades 3-8)
  • Mathematics (Grades 3-8)
  • Science (Grades 4 and 6)
  • Social Studies (Grade 5)
  • Biology ECA (High School)
• Beginning in the 24-25 school year, students in grades 3-8 will take three shorter ILEARN Checkpoint assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. Each quarterly checkpoint assesses students on specific academic standards which enables teachers to assess learning and student mastery. These checkpoints are in addition to the Spring ILEARN assessment.

* Indiana Code 20-32-5.1-13 allows for a rescore request process for the ILEARN summative assessment’s open-ended test items, which are managed at the school level and can result in rescoring that provides an increase, decrease, or no change in testing scores. In-person meetings must be held with parents and school staff to discuss rescores.

• IREAD-3 is administered once a year online to students in grades 2 and 3.
   
• IREAD-3 is a summative assessment that measures foundational reading standards.
   
• State Senate Bill 1 requires retention of a student in grade 3, in addition to remediation, if the student has not achieved a passing score on IREAD. There are exceptions to the grade 3 retention requirement for a student who meets certain criteria.

• The iReady Math Diagnostic for Numeracy is administered to K-5 students in order to measure student achievement levels and monitor growth.
   

• The iReady Math Diagnostic for Numeracy provides students, teachers, schools, the district, and parents with data directly related to individual skills that are foundational blocks necessary to master grade level standards.
   

• The iReady Math Diagnostic for Numeracy identifies students that are at various risk levels and provides student-specific plans teachers may use to address those weaknesses for individual students, as well as for small or large groups of students.

• ISPROUT is used to assess students in Pre-K throughout the year as required.
   
• ISPROUT is aligned to the Indiana Early Learning Foundations and includes:
  • Social and Emotional Skills
  • English Language Arts
  • Mathematics
  • Physical Development
  • Science
  • Social Studies
    • These concepts are reported in three categories: social/emotional, knowledge and skills, and (behavior) independence/motor coordination.

• The McGraw Hill Reveal Math Diagnostic is administered to students in grades 6-8 at BoY, MoY and EoY intervals enabling the ability to monitor growth.
   
• The McGraw Hill Reveal Math Diagnostic provides students, teachers, schools, the district and parents with data directly related to individual skills that are foundational blocks necessary to master grade level standards.
   
• The McGraw Hill Reveal Math Diagnostic assesses students that are at various risk levels and provides student-specific plans teachers may use to address those weaknesses for individual students, as well as for small or large groups of students. Individualized instructional paths are created for each student based on the data.

• NAEP is a congressionally mandated large-scale assessment administered to grades 4, 8 and 12 by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
   
• NAEP consists of digital assessments in reading, writing, mathematics, and science, and is only administered every other year.
   
• FWCS was chosen for NAEP testing in the 23-24 school year; NAEP will not be scheduled again until 25-26.

• Per Senate Enrolled ACT 132, students enrolled in a United States Government course where credit is awarded for General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors, and Core 40 with Technical Honors designation are required to take the naturalization examination provided by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services as administered by the student’s high school.
   
• FWCS provides this exam to enrolled United States Government course students at the end of each semester.

• The PSAT is administered in October to students in grades 9, 10, and 11 to prepare them for the SAT.
   
• The PSAT administration also provides the opportunity for grade 11 students to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Program. The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and college scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by PSAT/NMSQT, which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.6 million entrants each year, and by meeting published program entry and participation requirements. Program entrants must take the test in the specified year of the high school program.

• In the Spring all Indiana juniors take the College Board’s SAT, which serves as Indiana’s accountability assessment for Mathematics and English Language Arts in high school. The SAT will be administered at FWCS high schools during the school day.
   
• The SAT is not a graduation requirement, although students may use it as they work towards the Postsecondary Ready Competency requirement of their Graduation Pathway.
   
• The SAT is a standardized test used for college admissions, published by the College Board, and administered on behalf of the College Board. The test is intended to assess students' readiness for college.

• WIDA ACCESS is administered once a year to English Language Learners in grades K (paper/pencil) and 1-12 (online).
   
• WIDA ACCESS is a comprehensive English proficiency test that measures students’ annual growth in the English language domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Data gained from this assessment will measure progress from students’ previous proficiency level and identify those who qualify for formal exit from the ELL program.
   
• Students no longer take WIDA ACCESS when they obtain an overall Level 5 (considered fluent).