Assessment Task Force Update
I mentioned previously that I had attended the Assessment Taskforce meeting on Feb. 21st.
I wanted to make note of several things I noticed:
- Organized - very much appreciated
- Good facilitator who kept things on track
- The group is going to be able to look at the MAP test. I think this is great because as members of this Taskforce, they need what they are talking about when it comes to this discussion.
- Two principals - from Mercer and Denny - came in to talk about what was happening at their schools. A little bit of cheerleading there for MAP but I think the Taskforce took it with a grain of salt. The only odd thing was the Denny principal saying they had a data wall with kids' scores on it. I hope not.
- As in any group, there are a few people who speak often and the rest listen. I hope that the listeners don't allow the discussion to always follow what the speakers want it to be. That's a facilitator's job.
- The head of Curriculum and Instruction, Shauna Heath, says there is nothing out there like MAP for "validity
I wanted to make note of several things I noticed:
- Organized - very much appreciated
- Good facilitator who kept things on track
- The group is going to be able to look at the MAP test. I think this is great because as members of this Taskforce, they need what they are talking about when it comes to this discussion.
- Two principals - from Mercer and Denny - came in to talk about what was happening at their schools. A little bit of cheerleading there for MAP but I think the Taskforce took it with a grain of salt. The only odd thing was the Denny principal saying they had a data wall with kids' scores on it. I hope not.
- As in any group, there are a few people who speak often and the rest listen. I hope that the listeners don't allow the discussion to always follow what the speakers want it to be. That's a facilitator's job.
- The head of Curriculum and Instruction, Shauna Heath, says there is nothing out there like MAP for "validity