Data: Valley View Middle School
Accelerated
Reader (AR)
Valley
View Middle School uses the AR program to assess and guide reading
comprehension for all students. The program helps determine a student’s reading
level and monitors the student’s progress. Accelerated Reader
gives all teachers information on a student’s reading level.
This information can help teachers make accommodations or modifications
in textbook reading for students who are reading below grade level.
Aeries Student Information System
Student records, including test scores are also accessible to teachers using the newly implemented Aeries Student Information System. Teachers take daily attendance and keep grade records in the ABI portion of the program, as well as process reports and report cards/progress reports. Students and parents have access to the teachers gradebook records (see "Homelink" below), allowing for easier communication between home and school.
Edusoft
Valley
View Middle School uses Edusoft as a way to access students’ test
scores. Teachers and staff are able to make plans to help students
be successful and increase their scores. Teachers can also create standards-based
assessments using edusofts test question bank.
School wide Assessments
At
Valley View Middle School, assessments take the shape of rubrics, paper
and pencil tests, projects, observations, presentations, portfolios,
technology projects, and more. The math department uses department-wide
assessments.
Homelink
Homelink is a component of Aeries Student Information
System. Parents and students can set up password protected accounts on this web-based
tool, and view updated grades, missing assignments and current homework assignments.
Questions can be emailed to the teacher with a click of the mouse. These accounts will follow the students as long as they are in the district, including high school. All Valley View teachers are utilizing this program.
Last updated: 10/11/2010