Interim Assessments
Interim assessments are intended to support measurement of student learning progress at certain points throughout the year, as well as to diagnose learning gaps and inform teachers where students need additional supports.
SY2021-22 Interim Assessments Funding Opportunities
ELA/Literacy and Mathematics
As continued support to local education agencies (LEAs) in the upcoming 2021-22 school year, RIDE was able to fund student licenses for LEA use of high quality interim assessments in ELA and math. The application window for LEAs to submit their requests to participate has closed.
Participating LEAs chose one ELA assessment and one math assessment per grade level (grades K-12) from the following vendors: Curriculum Associates (i-Ready Diagnostic Assessment) and/or Renaissance Learning (includes Star Early Literacy/Star Reading, Star Math). Each participating LEA should pick a 2-3 week interims administration period within each of the larger windows as listed here:
- Fall: August 30 - November 15, 2021
- Winter: January 3 - February 26, 2022
- Spring: May 2 - June 24, 2022
NGSS Science Interim Assessments for LEAs
As continued support to LEAs in the upcoming 2022-23 school year, RIDE will fund a second year of student licenses for LEA use of NGSS 3-Dimensional Science Interim Assessments for grade bands 3-5, 6-8, and 9-11. Each 15-20 minute assessment is intended to support measurement of student learning progress on specific Performance Expectations throughout the year and inform instruction where students need additional support.
All LEAs interested in participation and commitment are encouraged to view the recorded informational session and slide deck before completing the online application. For questions about this opportunity, please contact erin.escher@ride.ri.gov.
Background
In summer 2020, RIDE created a Master Price Agreement with vendors for interim assessments to support LEAs in measuring student learning throughout the 2020-2021 school year. The funding has been extended for the 2021-22 school year. RIDE developed this page to support LEAs participating in this funding opportunity for both school years.
In August 2020, RIDE released a short document about Assessment Best Practices and re-entry guidance that describes a cycle of four best practices for using
assessment to measure student learning, diagnose learning gaps and unfinished learning, and guide instructional decisions. To support LEAs and schools, RIDE created this Interim Assessments Guidance document which details a number of steps recommended to be implemented prior to administering interim assessments.
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