Benchmark Assessments
The purpose of a Benchmark assessment is to provide information regarding if a student is functioning "On-Grade" or not (in comparison to students in their own grade). The assessment works as a universal screening administered at the beginning of each season to help determine which students may require an intervention to help bring them up to grade level performance.
These assessments are administered three times per year (Fall, Winter, and Spring), and are only available when the teacher's seasonal "Benchmark Window Setting" range is open. The assessments themselves are automatically assigned by the program to students in the corresponding grade level, not by the teacher.
For more information on setting your "Benchmark Testing Window Date Range", see the FAQ article: Setting the Benchmark Window
For those students not functioning "On-Grade" (49th percentile or lower), an intervention with practice sessions on the subject will need to be implemented. Progress Monitoring Measures will then be administered at specific intervals to track the students' progress/impact of the intervention sessions.
For more guidance on assessing students, see Chapter 19: Assessing Students in the