Cheney Middle School
Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
Data Driven
Data analysis and decision making occur at all levels of instruction and intervention within an MTSS system for English Language Arts and Math. Benchmark, Strategic, and Intensive class offerings are informed directly by student performance data. All measures used at Cheney Middle School produce normative data based on national sample populations.
All Students Take
STAR Reading Enterprise
- Measures 46 reading skill areas within 11 domains
- Short computer assessment
- Valid, Reliable and Immediate results
- Used as a primary screening tool and for differentiation
STAR Math Enterprise
- Measures Math skills within 21 domains
- Short computer assessment
- Valid, Reliable and Immediate results
- Used as a primary screening tool and for differentiation
Some Students Take
HMH Reading Inventory
- Adaptive assessment that measures reading skills
- Computer based assessment
- Research based adaptive assessment
- Used as for progress monitoring
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HMH Phonics Inventory
- Measures phonological decoding and sight words
- Computer based
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easyCBM Math
- Measures conceptual understanding of Algebra
- Multiple choice computer or paper format
- Used as a secondary screening tool
Few Students Take
Corrective Reading
Placement Test
- For students needing intensive reading intervention
- Measures decoding skills and oral reading fluency
- Administered face to face
TransMath Placement Test
- For students needing intensive math intervention
- Provides curriculum based placement at 3 levels
- Multiple choice computer format
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Connecting Math Placement Test
- For students needing intensive math intervention
- Measures basic math skills