Formative Assessments

Today’s Agenda

Opening Basics of a FormativeFormative Assessments on the EDFSIndependent Work TimeClosing

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Objectives of the training

Today’s Objective

Evaluators will know how to complete a quality formative assessment.

Technical piece of implementation

Formative Assessment best practices

Implementation Stage of the Five-Step Cycle

Formative Assessment & Summative Evaluation

Plan Type Evaluation Type Deadline

Improvement or Directed (less than 1 year)

Formative Assessment / Summative Evaluation

dates established by evaluator

1-Year Self-Directed or Developing

Formative Assessment

January 13*

1-Year Self-Directed or Developing

Summative Evaluation

May 15

2-Year Self-Directed

Formative Evaluation

June 1 (year 1)

2-Year Self-Directed

Summative Evaluation

May 15 (year 2)

Every evaluation includes ratings on goals & standards

Progress on Proficiency in OVERALL 2 Goals 4 Standards RATING

What is a formative assessment?

A mid-plan check-in rating on progress towards each goal rating on each standard

A document that considers all evidence observations to date- at least two observations

prior to the Formative artifacts to date-ensure at least one artifact

uploaded by educator or evaluator for each Standard and goal

It may be used to change a plan If there is a significant change in practice, however,

this is not mandatory. The plan may continue until the summative.

Steps of the Formative Assessment

Steps of the Formative Assessment

Steps of the Formative Assessment

Rationales for Ratings

Standard I. Curriculum, Planning, & Assessment 

Rating 

Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Improvement, Unsatisfactory

RationaleClaim/Connection to rubric: Evidence 1:

Evidence 2:

Evidence 3:

Rationale: What claim can you make? What is the evidence to support it (artifacts, observations)?

Evaluations in EDFS

Formative Assessment

Step 1

Step 2

Evaluations in EDFS

Evaluations in EDFS: Rating Goals

Evaluations in EDFS: Rating Standards

Evaluations in EDFS: Overall Rating

Evaluations in EDFS: Prescriptions

Prescriptions for any standard in which an educator is rated NI or UNSAT.

Evaluations in EDFS: Comments

Comments are optional for both the evaluator & the educator

Evaluations in EDFS: Release

Evaluations in EDFS: Sign-Off

Break Out Sessions

Resources, Support, Questions, and Feedback

For more information, visit: EDFS: http://eval.mybps.org/ OEE website: http://boston.schoolwires.net/OEE

Email questions, comments, and feedback to: Bpsevaluation@boston.k12.ma.us

MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Evaluation (DESE) Evaluation Site:

http://www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/

http://boston.schoolwires.net/oee

Contact us if you have questions

Network Evaluation Support Team BPS email

A Emily Qazilbash eqazilbash

B Kris Taylor ktaylor

C Nicole Ireland nireland

D Angela Rubenstein arubenstein

E Jared Joiner jjoiner

F Leah Levine llevine2

High Schools

Chason Ishino & Theresa O’Neill cishino, toneill

EDFS tech support

Jenna Costin jcostin

Data analysis

Jen Kozin jkozin

Implementation Specialists ~ Office of Human Capital

Closing ~ Exit Ticket

Questions/Reflections

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