Cesar Chavez Academy East
Balanced Assessment System

Formative Assessment
Assessment for learning	Benchmark Assessment
Assessment of learning	Summative Assessment
Assessment of learning	
Function:
Informs/Guides instruction

Use of results:
•	Data used to adjust instruction
(informs on what to do next)
•	Within instructional activity, information is used to change or to adjust teaching
•	Teacher engages student in the monitoring of student learning
•	Allows to close gap on what students know and need to know

Frequency:
•	Daily (3-5 PER WEEK)
•	Immediate feedback	Function:
Diagnoses student level and/or monitors progress (Shows Growth)

Use of results:
•	RTI data (Progress Monitoring)
•	Grade level teams use data to identify strengths and gaps in curriculum and instruction
•	Interventions may be changed/refined
•	Teachers may modify instruction for student grouping based on progress

Frequency:
•	3x a year (Sept/Jan/May)
•	Immediate feedback
•	RTI Data every 4 weeks	Function:
Monitors state, district, school and classroom progress

Use of results:
•	School/district teams develop strategic, long-term evaluation of curriculum and programming based on trends over time
•	MDE monitors school/district progress
•	Grade level teams use data to identify strengths and gaps in curriculum and instruction

Frequency:
•	Annual snapshot
•	After each Unit is explicitly taught	
District Assessments:
Study Island
 Raz Kids
Curriculum Crafter
MY Math
Reading Street	District Assessments:
Scantron
DRA-Running Records/Sight Words
MLPP
Writing Benchmark
Study Island	District Assessments:
MEAP
WIDA (ESL students)
Curriculum Crafter
Reading Street
MY Math