Assessments aren't just about the numbers, they're also a chance for reflection and growth. Look for areas for improvement, and remember to celebrate your child's accomplishments too!
Not only are assessments a good way to evaluate your child's progress and accomplishments, but they also inform teachers, principals, and the district. Take a look at the various ways they're used to enhance teaching and learning at our schools.
Report Cards
In DUSD, we send report cards home to families of all students after the end of each quarter. Teachers use report cards to share information about a student’s progress in meeting the expectations set out by the various content standards.
Learn how to use Report Cards to support your child’s learning (Espanol)
Interim Assessments
DUSD will focus on the administration of robust constructed response tasks in math and ELA. In ELA, these will be writing prompts. In math, these will be designated Milestone Tasks within the Core Curriculum. These tasks will provide teachers with evidence of what students are able to do, as well as a rich common foundation for collaboration and calibration around expectations of student work. District-wide professional development around scoring and calibration of these tasks will be offered. In addition to constructed response tasks, DUSD will also use the new Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs) provided by Smarter Balanced.
Further Resources
How Do Schools Use Data? (Espanol)
Teachers Use Assessment Data to Build Excitement for Reading
Questions? Call or email your school or our District Programs Director.