Assessment & Accountability

Franklin Public Schools uses a variety of assessment tools to inform teaching and learning. Our goal is to use student learning data strategically to improve student outcomes. Data sources include formative assessments to inform instruction, interim assessments to monitor student progress, and summative assessments to determine if students are making progress toward grade-level standards.

Federal & State Accountability Testing

The Franklin Public School District administer the following assessments for the purpose of state and federal accountability:

Wisconsin Forward Exam in the following grade levels:
- English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics in grades 3-8
- Science in grades 4 and 8
- Social Studies in grades 4, 8 and 10
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) in grades 3-11 in ELA and Mathematics, and in grades 4 and 8 -11 in Science.
PreACT Secure in grades 9 and 10.
The ACT Plus Writing in grade 11 for Reading, English, Mathematics, Science, and Writing.
ACCESS for ELLS (varies).
AIMS Web Plus for ELA 4K-3 (state requirement)

District Assessments

AimswebPlus : 4K-4 for both math and literacy
- AimswebPlus is a reading assessment tool that teachers use to get a quick snapshot of a student’s foundational reading skills.
- AimswebPlus 4K-4 math provides an assessment of the aimswebPlus is a mathematics assessment tool used by teachers to regularly check a student’s essential math skills for their grade level.
- Students are assessed three times per year: fall, winter, and spring.
NWEA MAP: 5-8 in both math and literacy
- The NWEA MAP assessment (Measures of Academic Progress) is an adaptive, computerized test that assesses a student's academic growth.
- Students are assessed three times per year: fall, winter, and spring.
PreACT for Grades 9 and 10
- The PreACT is essentially a shorter, practice version of the official ACT college entrance exam; it measures student progress toward college and career readiness in areas of English, math, reading, and science.
SAEBERS for 3-8
- SAEBRS is a quick, research-backed tool schools use to check on your child's overall well-being and social-emotional health. It is a wellness check-up for the skills that help them succeed in school, not just their test scores.

Assessment Calendar

WISEdash

The Wisconsin Information System for Education (WSEdash) is an electronic resource to help educators, parents, and community members who have an interest in educating the hearts and minds of all children. The Standards and Assessment, Data Analysis, Continuous School Improvement and Best Practices sections guide users to key local, state, and national information about success in education

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