Warrior Ridge Elementary School

Warren County R-III Assessment Plan

The Purpose of Assessment

Assessment is a critical part of school improvement and student's learning. The district assessment program allows the district to gather information for a variety of purposes. Well-designed and appropriately used assessments provide the following:

1. Teachers can evaluate the effectiveness of their instruction.
2. Students are made aware of the skills in a variety of areas.
3. Students are made aware of the skills in a variety of areas.
4. Teachers, parents, students, and policymakers make more informed decisions.
5. Programs can be evaluated for the impact of learning.
6. Programs can be evaluated for their impact of learning.
7. School buildings and the district can report on academic progress.
8. Teachers gain information about individual students' strengths and weaknesses.

All students will participate in the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) as outlined by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education including end of course (EOC) assessments, grade-level assessments, technical skills assessments (TSA), industry recognized credentials (IRC) assessments, and/or MAP-Alternative (MAP-A) for special education students who qualify.

• In-person students grades 2-8 will take the Math and English Language Arts eValuate test monthly to measure progress on individual standards in math and English Language Arts. 
•  In-person students in grades K-5 will take the DRA II reading Assessment. This assessment determines reading levels.
• English Language Learners (ELL Students will take the WIDA Access assessment to measure proficiency in the English language.
• All elementary in-person students will participate in the Presidential Fitness Testing (FitnessGram) Testing.
• If the district is selected, we will participate in the NAEP as outlined by the federal department of education. 

Benchmarking and Progress Monitoring

Categories of Assessments:

a.   Reading

b.   Writing

c.   Math

STAR assessments are a suite of computer-adaptive tests used in education to measure student progress in reading, math and early literacy.  At WRE we do not utilize the Math portion of STAR assessments. They are designed to provide teachers with data to personalize instruction, monitor student growth, and identify students who may need additional support. The assessments are adaptive, meaning the difficulty of questions adjusts based on the student's responses, making the testing process efficient and effective.

The STAR assessment is given three times a year.  Students who score in the "red" are considered well below grade level according to district benchmark cut scores.  We are committed to reading growth and small group interventions.  Therefore, students who are well below grade level (red) will meet with our instructional support teachers daily for approximately 20 minutes.  During this time our teachers will monitor students in deficiency areas.  The state of Missouri requires students who are below grade level to have a specialized instructional plan prepared. This plan is called a Reading success plan at Warrior Ridge.  Parents/guardians will be notified of Reading Success plan status after every STAR benchmark testing window.  STAR reports will be sent home with report cards during 1st, 2nd and 4th quarter reporting periods.