Kinney and Associates

(Assessments in Math and Reading)

With the Standards-based Testing and Evaluation Program (STEP), teachers are provided with practical information that is easy to understand and can serve as the catalyst for immediate change.

Essential Tools for Positive Growth

As a comprehensive assessment plan for collecting student performance data, STEP provides a low-stakes benchmark assessment plan with reports to assist teachers with helping students. STEP provides educators with an objective snapshot of a student's improvement and progress over time. In an era of accountability, when success is measured by achievement test results, STEP assessments and professional development are the tools to insure positive growth.

STEP assessments are:

STEP reports provide data by:

		Criterion-referenced
		Available in reading and math
		Appropriate for grades 1-10

		Student
		Class
		Grade
		School
		District

Essential Tools for Positive Growth

STEP assessment reports, coupled with professional development, provide a plan to help teachers improve their teaching. Working together, consultants and teachers share and analyze classroom-based information with a focus on identifying strategies for instruction. Each of the following courses focuses on an area of student need and answers the question, “What should I do differently?”

Foundations of Data-Driven Goal Setting: This session will address the rationale behind the premise “assessment drives instruction,” the process of operational change, and guidelines on how data is used for instructional decision-making. Participants will write goals, discuss the necessary procedures to implement various types of goals, and interpret data for implementation at various levels.

Data-Driven Decisions: Participants will use current student performance data from school, district, and state assessments to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the student, class, grade, and school. Goals will be established based upon weaknesses and written goals will be evaluated to determine completeness and feasibility.

Data-Driven Decisions by Grade Level: Grade level teams will meet with a facilitator to review and analyze the results from various forms of assessment. Once classroom and grade level strengths and weaknesses are identified, goal and intervention strategies will be established.

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Our longevity is a measure of our success. Since 1992, Kinney and Associates has offered a strategic combination of assessment, management, and instructional resources. We understand the challenges teachers face when striving to assess, design, and deliver instruction to meet each student's needs. We also recognize the importance of offering carefully selected programs, supporting those who use them, and closely monitoring results before the high stakes tests.

With the right tools and training, we have seen dramatic results occur through on- going support, communication and professional development. Our research-based products offer affordable and effective solutions for today’s educators.