Scottsbluff Public Schools

Assessment Plan
By Sarah McGhehey

Every Student Succeeds Act

All SPS students will succeed
regardless of:
Race
Gender
Income
Background
Etc.

Federal Requirements
Scottsbluff students will test all three subject in
grades 11, 5 and 8. Other testing aligned with
federal requirements below:
Reading/Language
Arts
Grades 3-8 (all)
High School (once)

Mathematics
Grades 3-8 (all)
High School
(once)

Science
Grades 3-5 (once)
Grades 6-9 (once)
Grades 10-12 (once)

Nebraska State Requirements

Scottsbluff students will test all three subject in
grades 11, 5 and 8, and test language arts and math
in grades 3-8 following the state requirements
below:
Reading/Language
Arts

Mathematics

Science

Grades 3-8 (all)

Grades 3-8 (all)

Grade 5,8

Grade 11

Grade 11

Grade 11

Norm-Referenced Assessments
Administered based on cohort and
subject:
NeSA Math
NeSA Language Arts
NeSA Science
Referenced with all students and school
districts across the state.

Criterion Referenced
Assessment

Assessments administered once a quarter:

All grades (except 12)
All subjects (language arts, math, science)
Aligned with Nebraska State Standards
Aligned with Nebraska State Accountability
assessments
Assessments used to:
Monitor student/school progress
Acclimate students to testing procedures
Guide classroom instruction

Monitoring Progress
Criterion Referenced assessments will be
used
ELPA(English Language Proficiency
Assessment) for ELL students
4 administered per year (1 per quarter)
Monitor based on grade level pacing guides
Student/classroom interventions as needed

Schedule of Assessments
Assessment

Date

Reason

Method

C4L fall

September 12-16 Progress Monitoring,

Computer
District/State reporting

C4L winter

November 7-11

Progress Monitoring,
Computer
District/State reporting

C4L spring

February 13-17

Progress Monitoring,
Computer
District/State reporting

ACT

February 28

District/State reporting Paper/Pencil

ELPA

Feb. 6 March
17

ELL Student

NeSA

April 10-14

Progress Monitoring,
Computer
District/State reporting

Computer

 Assessments to be used have been tested for

validity:
Content-referenced validity
Represents curricular aim
Criterion-referenced validity
Accurate inferences
Construct-referenced validity
Measures what it desires to

Reliability
Testing will consider two types of reliability:

1. Alternate form reliability

Reliability between alternate forms
Correlation coefficient r=0.8 - 0.9 or higher

2. Internal consistency reliability

Reliability within questions

Absence of Bias
Judgmental review practiced on all
assessments to remove any bias
Parameters or review board:
Judges from a variety of backgrounds
Equal number males and females
Each question reviewed for bias
Questions removed if found bias

 Assessment plan will:

Provide feedback for classroom
teachers
Provide resources for classroom
teachers
Provide data for district
Display student growth