Accountability & Assessment
Pine City Assessment Philosophy
Pine City School assessment philosophy is to create a comprehensive system-wide balanced assessment approach embedded in research and results focused to maximize student achievement. It is critical to have an aligned leadership and teacher evaluation model with a shared common goal of increasing student achievement. Providing feedback opportunities impact teacher effectiveness and strongly influence student learning outcomes. The primary purpose of student assessment is to provide rich and useful information for faculty that leads to improved student learning.
Balanced Assessment Is:
Having a balanced system of assessment allows the gathering of evidence of student learning that informs teachers' instructional practice. It provides teachers with information about what students know and can do. To plan effective instruction, teachers also need to know what the student misunderstands and where the misconceptions lie. In addition to helping teachers formulate the next teaching steps, assessment plans provides a road map for students as well as an opportunity to showcase what skills and content taught and what students have learned, Assessment for Learning.
Information Gathered From Assessments:
Highlights instructional strategies implemented
Improvement opportunities
Identify curriculum gaps
Systemic alignment
Not excuses
Assessment Team & Testing Taskforce
District Assessment Coordinator: Stephanie Lorsung l Email Stephanie Lorsung
Site Assessment Coordinators:
Elementary: Brittany Lakeberg
Secondary: Laura Yehlik
ALC: Kari Hasz
Vision: Jocelyn Rydberg
Technology Support: Matt Baker
Testing Taskforce
Purpose: Establish collective ownership to ensure successful testing for all, specifically ways to engage students prior to exams to support their confidence, systemic logistics, and student and staff efficiency for multiple assessments.
High School Taskforce: Jeff Adams, Jena Dennis, Jared Dyrdahl, Ryan Larson, Jory Magel, Ryan Stumne, Heather Sward, Kristin Unverzagt