What happens with an active Mastery Measure at the end of the school year?
A Mastery Measure cannot be extended from one school year to the next. Classworks recommends documenting student progress at the end of the year, reassessing the student, and assigning an updated Mastery Measure at the beginning of the next school year.
Step-by-Step Guidance
Near the end of the regular school year, end the active Mastery Measure
Add a detailed note explaining the reason for ending the current probe. Include details to guide:
- Teaching staff in establishing a new Mastery Measure at the beginning of the next school year.
- Families with useful information they can use to work with their students on their goals over the summer break.
- Share it with families
- Attach it to the learner’s IEP record either in the IEP management software or the physical file.
Additional Information
Classworks’ recommendations align with established Extended School Year (ESY) guidance that the focus of learning activities during ESY is to prevent regression. The goal is to help the student minimize skill loss and re-learn after a school break.
Documenting the learner’s achievement before and after a break is a key component of determining student eligibility for ESY services, and is useful to teaching staff in quickly addressing skill regression.
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