Teachers and Administrators Interim Benchmark Assessment Overview

Teachers and Administrators
Interim Benchmark Assessment Overview


Overview

Washoe County School District Interim Benchmark Assessments are part of a balanced
assessment program to inform instruction, encourage learning, and enhance student achievement.
Interim Benchmark content measures student achievement relative to district curriculum both
while and after learning is occurring and may be used to monitor progress and differentiate
instruction in Tier 1. Please note that with Interim Benchmark Assessments, mastery at the time
of assessment is not the expectation. It is important to remember that Interim Benchmark
Assessment data should never be viewed in a summative manner to evaluate past performance of
students or teachers.


Test Security

WCSD Interim Benchmark Assessments are semi-secure. This means that teachers have
continual, unrestricted access to them, but students do not. Teachers should review the booklets
to assist in implementing the instructional pacing outlined for a subject. Students should not be
given access to the books prior to scheduled testing, nor should any items on the tests be taught
to students prior to scheduled testing. However, after each test administration, it is
recommended that the completed tests be used openly with students, debriefing items and/or
passages as needed.


Test Design and Purpose

The Interim Benchmark Assessment items, like the CRT/HSPE items, are aligned to standards.
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