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Cambria-Friesland School District

School and District Assessment and Reporting

The United States Department of Education, State of Wisconsin, and the Cambria-Friesland School District each require a variety of assessments for a variety of purposes. Below is a list of the assessments, their subject matter, purpose, mandate, and if possible, time spent to schedule and take the assessment, and distribute results.

School and District Assessments

Assessment	Subject Matter and Grade Levels	Purpose and Use	Law or Policy requiring assessment	Time/Length of Assessment	Schedule for Assessment	Schedule and format for sharing results
Wisconsin Forward Exam	Grades 3-8 in English language arts and mathematics Grades 4 and 8 in Science Grades 4, 8, and 10 in social studies	The Forward Exam gauges how well students are doing in relation to the Wisconsin Academic Standards and how well districts and the state are supporting students to meet those standards.	Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and Wisconsin State Statute 118.30	The Forward Exam is untimed.	The Forward Exam is administered annually in the Spring.	Students receive individual reports in the Summer.
Dynamic Learning Maps	Grades 3-8 in English language arts and mathematics Grades 4 and 8 in Science Grades 4, 8, and 10 in social studies	DLM assesses the academic progress of students with significant cognitive disabilities. It is administered online.	ESSA and Wisconsin State Statute 118.30	DLM test is untimed.	DLM is administered annually in the Spring.	Students receive individual reports and learning profiles in the Summer.
PreACT Secure	Grades 9 and 10 for reading, English, mathematics, and science	PreACT Secure can be used to predict future ACT scores and possible areas of strength and challenges.	Wisconsin State Statute 118.30	PreACT Secure assessments take 2 hours, 50 minutes to complete, including breaks.	PreACT Secure is administered annually in the Spring.	Students receive individual reports in the Summer.
ACT with writing	Grade 11 for reading, English, mathematics, science, and writing.	ACT with writing helps students understand what they need to learn next to build rigorous high school course plans and identify career areas that align with their interests. It can be used for college enrollment, scholarships, and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) eligibility requirements.	ESSA and Wisconsin State Statute 118.30	ACT with writing takes 3 hours, 55 minutes to complete, including breaks.	ACT with writing is administered annually in the Spring.	Student Score Reports are available online and mailed 5-8 weeks after the assessment.
ACCESS	Grades K-12, English language proficiency for students identified as English Learners (ELs).	ACCESS allows educators, ELs, and families to monitor EL’s progress in acquiring academic English in the domains of speaking, listening, reading, and writing.	ESSA and Wisconsin State Statute 115.96(1)	The ACCESS test is untimed, and students have the time needed to produce scorable content. ACCESS typically takes 1-4.5 hours to complete, depending on grade and test format.	ACCESS is administered annually in the Winter.	PDF student score reports are available in multiple languages, with paper copies provided in English during the Spring. Districts distribute parent school reports either in late Spring or early in the next school year.
AimswebPlus Universal Reading Screening	Grades 4K-3 for early literacy and reading.	Aimsweb Plus provides universal screening for fundamental skills including alphabet knowledge, letter sound knowledge, phonemic awareness, decoding, and oral vocabulary in order to identify students in need of reading support.	Wisconsin State Statute 118.016	Aimsweb subtests take between 1 and 7 minutes each. Subtests taken at each grade level vary and will take a total of 15 minutes or less.	AimswebPlus is administered in the Fall and Spring for all grades 4K-3 and in the Winter for grades K-3 for a total of 2 or 3 times per year depending on grade level.	Parents will receive test results within 15 days after completion of assessments.
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)	Grades 4 and 8 for reading and mathematics (only if the school is selected to participate).	NAEP assessment results help produce the Nation’s Report Card. NAEP is a survey given each year to a sample of schools selected to participate. Districts that receive Title-I funds agree to have schools participate.	ESSA	Students typically spend 1.5-2 hours to complete the NAEP, depending on grade and test format.	Each sample school has one test date, between the last week of January and the first week of March.	Results are reported at the state and national levels.
Renaissance STAR	Grades K-10 for reading and mathematics.	Renaissance STAR assessments provide information regarding student progress towards meeting State benchmarks in reading and math. Results may be used to adjust and target classroom instruction to meet student needs.	Cambria-Friesland School District policy po2623	Tests generally take around 20 minutes each, although students may take additional time.	Screening windows are established in the Fall, Winter, and Spring. Depending on grade level, students may complete assessments one to three times per year.	Results are reported to parents with other grade reports during the school year.

Parents and community members can view State and National (ESSA) accountability reports based on local assessment results in multiple places.

For help navigating the WISEdash portal, please see the DPI help pages and user guides.

For additional details regarding Cambria-Friesland School and District performance, individuals may view the annual School Report Cards provided by the State of Wisconsin.

School District Report Cards

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