What do Suggested Tiers on the Progress Monitoring page mean?

If a student has completed the Classworks Universal Screener, Classworks will automatically identify the student's Suggested Tier based on their percentile ranking using easy color coding. The Suggested Tiers are based on NCII’s recommended percentiles:

• Tier 3 Support: Urgent Intervention (below 10th percentile)
• Tier 2 Support: Intervention (between the 10th and 25th percentile)
• Tier 1 Support:
  • On Watch (between the 25th and 40th percentile)
  • At/Above Grade Level Readiness (40th percentile or above)

These suggested tiers are determined based on the student's Percentile Ranking. You can find more information here.

Step-by-Step Guidance

To view your student's suggested tier level for the current testing window (Fall, Winter, or Spring), navigate to the Progress Monitoring page and use the filters to find the student(s) you would like to view.

• Use the filters along the left side of your screen to:
  • Filter by Class

• Filter by Universal Screener Type

• Filter by Suggested Tier

• Hover over the Colored Squares to the right of a student to see that student's performance

• In the example below, Rachel Carson appears in the class list, but you'll notice there are no colored squares to the right of her name. This means that she hasn't completed that screener yet in the current test window.

Tips: Use this Information to Plan Interventions/Progress Monitoring

Many districts set routines based on which tier of support a student would benefit from. Most of the time, this determination is made using multiple data points. Classworks Universal Screeners and Partner Assessments (iReady, NWEA Map, Renaissance Star), and performance on classroom measures and high-stakes tests can be considered.

In most cases, students performing at the 25th percentile or above (in the green or blue) demonstrate grade-level readiness and generally do not participate in the Tiered Interventions or Progress Monitoring.