Dear Educators,
The interim assessment window for third through eighth grade in literacy, third through eighth grade in math, and fourth and seventh grade social studies opened this week. The purpose of the newly-designed interim assessments is to provide a pulse on how students are progressing toward demonstrating proficiency on CMAS. With that in mind, the interims were designed to be closely aligned to the content, rigor, standards and question type covered on CMAS.
Teacher guides have been created for each assessment that include administration guidance for timing, materials, SAY directions, assigning accommodations within Illuminate, and grade- and content-specific considerations.
Teacher copies of each interim can be found in Illuminate under the "materials" section for each assessment. Follow these steps to find assessment materials in Illuminate. Teacher copies include all of the test questions with the correct answer choices, aligned standards and constructed response rubrics and exemplars. Teacher copies are considered secure materials and should not be saved, copied, printed or distributed.
Thank you for your partnership in refining the processes by which we assess what our students have learned and are able to do.
Respectfully,
Dr. Tony Smith
Deputy Superintendent
