Academic Standards and Assessment

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000A0" VLINK="#800040"> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH="600" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" BORDER="0"> <TR><TD><A HREF="nusdhp.html"><IMG SRC="Nusd/images/banner_standards.gif" WIDTH="600" HEIGHT="90" BORDER="0" ALT="Academic Standards and Assessment"></A> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <BR CLEAR="ALL"> <CENTER> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH="570" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" BORDER="0"> <TR><TD> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD>The State Board of Education's adopted Academic Standards for English/Language Arts and Mathematics were accepted by the Newark Board of Education at their July 14 Board Meeting. These Standards define what students are expected to know and be able to do at each grade level. The State Standards will be amended with expectations for Newark students that will be more rigorous. Copies of the State Standards by grade level can be found in the index below. <P>Assessment is aligned to the Standards and assists teachers in determining instructional priorities and modifying the curriculum accordingly. <B>Entry Level Assessments</B> measure a student's prior knowledge so that a teacher can plan instruction to meet the needs of every student. <B>Progress Monitoring Assessments</B> measure student progress daily or weekly to determine if the instruction is supporting learning. And <B>Summative Assessments</B>, at the end of a unit or course, provide specific and detailed information about which Standards have, or have not, been achieved. <P>Assessment data is collected and analyzed by the schools and the district to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the instructional program. Newark also participates in the State Testing and Reporting Program. The Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition, is given to all students in grades two through eleven, and individual student reports are sent home to parents. <P><CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH="85%" CELLSPACING="5" CELLPADDING="0" BORDER="0"> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD><FONT SIZE="+1"><B>English/Language Arts</B></FONT></TD> <TD><FONT SIZE="+1"><B>Mathematics</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/english-kindergarten.html">Kindergarten</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-kindergarten.html">Kindergarten</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/english-first.html">First Grade</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-first.html">First Grade</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/english-second.html">Second Grade</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-second.html">Second Grade</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/english-third.html">Third Grade</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-third.html">Third Grade</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/english-fourth.html">Fourth Grade</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-fourth.html">Fourth Grade</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/english-fifth.html">Fifth Grade</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-fifth.html">Fifth Grade</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/english-sixth.html">Sixth Grade</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-sixth.html">Sixth Grade</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/english-seventh.html">Seventh Grade</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-seventh.html">Seventh Grade</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/english-eighth.html">Eighth Grade</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-algebra1.html">Algebra 1</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/english-ninth.html">Ninth & Tenth Grade</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-geometry.html">Geometry</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/english-eleventh.html">Eleventh & Twelfth Grade</A></TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-algebra2.html">Algebra 2</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD> </TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-linearalgebra.html">Linear Algebra</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD> </TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-mathanalysis.html">Math Analysis</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD> </TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-trigonometry.html">Trigonometry</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD> </TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-probability.html">Probability & Statistics</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD> </TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-probabilityadvanced.html">Probability & Statistics Advanced</TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD> </TD> <TD><A HREF="Nusd/math-calculus.html">Calculus</TD> </TR> </TABLE>  </CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD> </TD></TR> <TR><TD> </TD></TR> <TR><TD> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <BR><BR><BR>  <TABLE WIDTH="600" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="nusdhp.html" TARGET="_top">Home Page</A>  <FONT COLOR="#0033CC">|</FONT>  <A HREF="whatsnew.html" TARGET="_top">What's New</A>  <FONT COLOR="#0033CC">|</FONT>  <A HREF="calendarframe.html" TARGET="_top">District Calendar</A> <BR><A HREF="schoolsframe.html" TARGET="_top">Newark Schools</A>  <FONT COLOR="#0033CC">|</FONT>  <A HREF="academicstandardsframe.html" TARGET="_top">Academic Standards and Assessment</A> <BR><A HREF="adminandservicesframe.html" TARGET="_top">Administration and Services</A>  <FONT COLOR="#0033CC">|</FONT>  <A HREF="websiteindexframe.html" TARGET="_top">Website Index</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD> </TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="nusdhp.html"><IMG SRC="Nusd/images/smlogo2.gif" WIDTH="59" HEIGHT="56" BORDER="0" ALT=" Home Page "></A> <BR>  </TD></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> </BODY>