december writing information

December  2014  Writing  Assessment  Dates  for  Assessment  and  Scoring    

 Winter  Benchmark  Assessment  will  take  place  on  December  2,  2014.      

• Every  student  in  grades  9-­‐12,  including  AP  and  dual  credit  courses,  will  be  assessed.  • All  grades  will  have  the  same  writing  prompt.      • Students  will  complete  a  timed  writing  in  one  50-­‐minute  period.    Students  who  are  absent  on  the  day  of  

the  assessment  will  need  to  complete  the  work  upon  return  in  one  50-­‐minute  session.  • Grading  of  the  assessment  will  be  completed  December  9,  10,  and  11.      • The  six-­‐point  holistic  rubric  for  the  ACT  writing  test  will  be  used  to  score  the  benchmark  writing  

assessment.    Initial  calibration  training  will  be  scheduled  during  PLC  time  either  Dec.  1st  or  8th    (details  to  follow).  

• Each  teacher  will  be  scheduled  to  participate  in  grading  for  at  least  one  day.      • Guest  teachers  will  be  provided  by  the  Assessment  office.  • Each  building  will  have  a  Scantron  iNSIGHT  4ES  scanner  for  grading  the  benchmark  assessments,  as  well  as  

other  assessments/assignments  throughout  the  year.      • Scoring  forms  have  been  ordered.      • Assessment  facilitators  will  be  Jean  O’Connor  (HHS),  Kelley  Morand  (CHS)  and  Kelly  Stoner.  

Spring  Benchmark  dates  are  TBD.  • Grades  9,  10  &  12  will  participate  in  the  spring  district  writing  assessment.      • Grade  11  will  take  the  ACT  writing  assessment.  

   Each  staff  member  has  been  scheduled  for  a  specific  day  to  collectively  grade  the  high  school  writing  assessment.  Please  mark  these  dates  on  your  calendar.    Kelley  Morand,  Jean  O’Connor,  and  Kelly  Stoner  will  facilitate  the  grading  process.    If  you  are  unable  to  attend  the  scoring  session  on  the  day  you  are  assigned,  an  alternate  day  will  be  provided  upon  your  return.    Tuesday,  December  9,  2014  

Wednesday,  December  10,  2014  

Thursday,  December  11,  2014  

Matthew  Brophy  

Randy  Hussey  

Courtney  Rice  Hanna  Carey  

Sol  Jones  

Collin  Salisbury  

Jenna  Clark  

James  MacIntyre  

Jonna  Schwartz  Sabrina  Holland  

Donald  Pogreba  

Jeffrey  Sykes  

Geoffrey  Proctor  

Caitlin  Casey  

Sara  Walker  Michele  Zentz  

Ashten  Broadhead  

Ryan  Hanson  

Marianne  Schadt  

Chelsey  Davis  

James  Irby  James  Murray  

Debra  Dorrance  

Rebecca  Leaphart  

Brady  Nash  

Mark  Gray  

Kyle  Mihelish  Justin  Olson  

Kevin  Ward  

Rene  Driessen  

Amanda  Plona  

Sarah  Alling

Kelley  Morand                    Kelly  Stoner                            Kelly  Stoner  Kelly  Stoner                    Jean  O’Connor