Converse County School District #1

Our instructional cycle functions as the framework of our district assessment system. The district assessment system is required by the Wyoming Department of Education (2018) to: "ensure equity of opportunity for Wyoming students by demonstrating the alignment of curriculum and assessments to the Wyoming Content and Performance Standards in all content areas."

CCSD1 District Assessment System Overview

What do we want our students to learn?	How will we know if they have learned?	What will we do if they don't learn? If they already know it?
1. Determine priority standards. Standards Overview Standards-prioritizing or reprioritizing Standards-criteria sheet Standards-teacher scale prioritization 2. Map standards by unit. GVC-map template GVC-standards pacing guide 3. Unwrap standards to identify learning targets and develop learning goal progressions (proficiency scales). Scales-planning document Scales-creating or revising Scales-template Scales-teacher scale proficiency scales FAQ-the difference between learning goals and targets Learning goals verbs	4. Plan and design summative assessment evidence from learning targets. Assessment-of student learning Assessment-aligning standards and scales Scales-using with learners Grading-student performance 5. Plan and design formative assessment evidence from learning goals. Assessment-scoring 6. Check rigor and relevance in item test design. Assessment-technical quality guide Assessment-state blueprints Assessment-state PLD's Standards-performance PLD's	7. Plan instructional response and intervention/extension (common formative response - Tier 1). Scales-using to drive instruction Instruction-highly effective framework Instruction-tier 1 process Resources-aligning to standards and scales Instruction-collective efficacy 8. Get students invested. Grading-assignments and standards scores 9. Plan intervention response (end of unit assessment analysis - Tier 2). Assessment-matrix Assessment-RTI pyramid

The foundation of this framework is the guaranteed and viable curriculum. Our guaranteed and viable curriculum (GVC) delineates the curricular framework for our standards-referenced teaching and learning and is defined as (DuFour et al., 2016, pg 113-126):

• Guaranteed: gives students access to the same essential learning outcomes regardless of who is teaching the class
• Viable: well-articulated set of knowledge and skills that every child should learn in grades K-12 that can be taught for understanding in the time available.

In Converse County School District #1, the GVC is delivered through a standards-aligned system mapped by priority standards and proficiency scales. The priority standards articulate the knowledge and skills for each grade level and content area. The proficiency scales define the learning outcomes and mastery levels for each priority standard.

CCSD #1 is responsible for the Wyoming Adopted Standards. In addition, some content areas utilize content specific national standards. Click here to view our standards. Standards have specific identifiers:

	District priority standards
	District supporting standards
	Wyoming performance standards

The GVC is driven by these guiding principles:

• We will teach less, learn more. Our GVC will drive the framework for instruction that ensures all students receive the instruction and learning opportunities they deserve.
• We continually seek evidence of what students KNOW and CAN DO.
• What you track and measure will improve. Curriculum maps track aligned instruction to improve student achievement on learning goals, as measured by our assessment system.
• The GVC drives our collaborative team work within our PLC framework.