DATE:
November 7, 2016
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Assessment and Accountability Training for Principals – Sponsored by USBE
USBE will be providing assessment and accountability training for principals on Friday, November 18, 2016 in the Jordan District Aux. Services auditorium. This full-day training will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Topics covered at specified times will be as follows:
8:30 - 9:00
Accountability
Scale Scores/Vertical Scale
Standard Error of Measurement
9:00 – 11:00
Accessing and Using SAGE Data (ORS, Data Gateway, DIBELS: Pathways to Progress)
Analyzing school level scores
Analyzing teacher level scores
Analyzing reporting categories to find needs
11:00 – 12:00
Lunch
12:00 – 12:30
Formative Tools – What should we use? (Utah Compose, SAGE Formative, UTIPS, DIBELS Progress Monitoring)
12:30 – 1:15
SAGE Summative, Interim, Benchmark Modules
1:15 – 3:30
Now What: Identified areas of concern and moving forward
Pre-registration is NOT required. Re-licensure credit for this training will be made available via registration on USBE’s On-Track system. Details on re-licensure procedures will be made available at the training on Nov. 18.
Contact Clyde Mason if you have questions about this Nov. 18 training for principals.
