ELEMENTARY INFORMATION
Universal Screeners
The following information should assist elementary school leaders with needed information regarding the screening and progress monitoring of our K-5 students in reading, math, and behavior. Please read carefully and contact Mr. Jason Griffin if you have any questions.
Istation
:
Istation
is a technology-based assessment tool and is the
state required universal screener for reading
.
ALL
students in grades K-3 AND "READING RETAINED" students
must
be assessed with Istation in reading three times this year during the following benchmark windows:
o
BOY – September (JTB – August)
o
MOY – January (JTB – December)
o
EOY – May (JTB – April)
TO CLARIFY - the only district requirement for Istation is that appropriate students be assessed in reading during the windows as described above. Any other uses of Isation are at the discretion of school leadership.
**Please be aware that student growth will be calculated from the
Istation
MOY and EOY assessment data which will determine the teacher’s EVAAS results.**
FastBridge:
FastBridge is the district required screener for math and behavior in grades K-5. This resource provides
accurate, actionable data and reports
to inform
instruction and guide interventions.
ALL students in grade K-5 should be assessed in math and behavior with FastBridge three time this year during the following benchmark windows:
o
BOY – September (JTB – September/October)
o
MOY – January (JTB – December)
o
EOY – May (JTB – April)
**FastBridge has a reading component for screening and progress monitoring that schools have the
OPTION
to use as an additional resource as needed (not required).**
Lexia Core5
:
Lexia Core5
is a technology-based program that provides students the explicit instruction needed to accelerate mastery of reading skills. The district will be providing
Lexia Core5
to all 15 elementary schools; and therefore, ALL K-5 students will be required to use this resource.
