Progress Monitoring Best Practices

Introduction

Classworks Progress Monitoring pairs Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) probes with tools to track progress and real-time reports to help you identify what is or isn't working with a student's intervention plan and make informed, instructional decisions.

Teachers

Before Starting a 12 Week Session of Probes

• Assign the probe that corresponds to the student's grade equivalency.
• Establish clear expectations and routines to support students in consistently completing their probes weekly.
• The probe should align with the student's level of intervention or SDI.
• This data is readily available from most screening tools, including the Classworks assessments.

During the 12 Week Session

• Maintain classroom routines and expectations that:
  • Ensure that students take their probes each week.
  • Prompt students to do their best on each weekly probe. A new probe becomes available at the start of each week, and completing it earlier in the week may allow students the opportunity to redo the probe when appropriate.
• Support students to review and interpret their data. Progress Monitoring graphs are visible on the student's landing page.
• Review data monthly to determine if intervention modifications are needed. Add Phase Change statements to document adjustments to the intervention.

After the 12 Week Session

• Review performance trends and new data to determine next steps, which could include:
  • Starting a new 12-week session with the same type and level of probes
  • Starting a new 12-week session with a different type ora  different level of probes
  • Discontinuing Progress Monitoring if the student performed at or above the 25th percentile

Site Administrators

• Guide teachers to develop routines and expectations that ensure consistent weekly probe completion
• Review progress monitoring results regularly with teachers (Tier 2) and interventionists (Tier 3) to confirm students are responding appropriately to interventions.
• Use progress monitoring data to make informed decisions about moving students between tiers as needed.
• Monitor Completion and Rate of Improvement data using the Progress Monitoring Insights Dashboard to ensure fidelity and consistency

District Administrators

• Establish a clear process for identifying students who need Tier 2 and Tier 3 support. If you use an assessment other than Classworks, ensure there is a defined process for transferring that data and identifying those students within Classworks.
• Use progress monitoring intentionally for students who are receiving interventions, rather than for all students, to ensure the data remains meaningful and actionable.
• Once a student is identified for an intervention, implement a consistent process for starting and managing their progress monitoring.