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Assessment Notes

Welcome to Assessment Notes--A Publication to Inform Vermont Educators About State Level Assessment.

  • Volume 2, Issue #7, June 2004 (PDF)
    The Full Range of Assessment Needed for the 21st Century
    Inside this issue: Aligning Mathematics Programs to the Vermont Grade Level Expectations (GEs); Assessment Training Institute--District/School Representation; and A Letter of Appreciation and Thanks

  • Volume 2, Issue #6, April/May 2004 (PDF)
    NECAP Reading and Writing Assessment
    Inside this issue: What Will the NECAP Reading and Writing Assessment Look Like?; Assessment Training Institute; Update on VI Assessment Work; 2003-2004 Vermont Math and Writing Calibration

  • Volume 2, Issue #5, March 2004 (PDF)
    Guided Writing Instruction Model: Meeting the College Board Challenge
    Inside this issue: New England Compact; NCLB Assessment Development; Information Technology Grade Expectations

  • Volume 2, Issue #4, February 2004 (PDF)
    Creating a Statewide Framework for Foreign Language: Non-native Language Grade Cluster Expectations
    Inside this issue: Non-native Language Field Review Schedule; History and Social Sciences Field Review; Grade Expectations--Enhancements, Not Silver Bullets

  • Volume 2, Issue #3, January 2004
    Launching the Vermont Grade Level Expectations: Implications for Student Learning and Assessment
    Inside this issue: Calibration--Spring 2004; Arts GCE Review and Future Work; Learning to Write; Writing to Learn; FAQ's about the GLEs

  • Volume 2, Issue #2, December 2003
    The Past, Present and Future of the Grade Cluster Expectations (GCEs) in Health and Physical Education
    Inside this issue: Testing Compact May Affect Educational Standards; Reflections on GLE Participation; GLE/GCE Discipline Activity & Timeline; Science Team Assessment Update; Tri-State New England Partnership; Enhanced Assessment?; Updating Administrators; GCE Committees/Participants

  • Volume 2, Issue #1, September 2003
    Assessment at Various Levels of Accountability
    Inside this issue: Clustering Standards for Grade Cluster Expectation Development; New England Compact for Enhanced Assessment; Important Dates; PDF Insert (GCE Charts)

  • Volume 1, Issue #3, April 2003
    Strong Interest in Grade Level Expectations (GLEs)
    Inside this issue: Field Review of GLEs; Grade Level Expectations for Science Teaching & Learning; Standards into Action; Local Comprehensive Systems--State and Local; May 2003 Meetings on Assessment

  • Volume 1, Issue #2, February 2003
    Grade Level Expectations (GLEs)--The Vermont Framework, Grade Level Expectations, Assessment Specifications, and Assessments: How Do the Pieces Fit?
    Inside this issue: Field Review of GLEs; Mathematics and the Vital Results; The Primary Benchmarks Are Here!; Vermont Health Guidelines for Curriculum & Assessment; Resource Highlight; NSRE Grade 8 Practice Questions

  • Volume 1, Issue #1, January 2003
    Scope of Work for the Winter and Spring
    Inside this issue: Developing Grade Level Expectations; The Contractors for NLCB; Question/Concern Corner; Glossary Terms/Calendar; NCLB Team Participants

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