Oregon
Sharon Davis
Assistant Principal
Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School
Dallas, Texas
Tom Schimmer
Author and Consultant
Tom Schimmer Consulting
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nicole Dimich Vagle
Author and Consultant
Lighthouse Learning Community
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Table of Contents
Doing Assessment Right … All the Time
Collaborative Common Assessments Defined
The Collaborative Common Assessment Process
Collaborative School Improvement
Embedding Collaborative Common Assessments in a Balanced Assessment System
External Large-Scale Assessments
Internal or Medium-Scale Assessments
Assessments at the Building or Team Levels
Assessments at the Classroom Level
Working Together for a Common Purpose
Whole School
Collaborative Common Assessments in Action: Whole-School Efforts
Vertical Alignment
Collaborative Common Assessments in Action: Vertical Alignment
Horizontal Alignment
Collaborative Common Assessments in Action: Horizontal Alignment
Across Buildings or Districts
Collaborative Common Assessments in Action: Cross-District Teamwork
Plus One
Collaborative Common Assessments in Action: Singletons, Plus One
Special Circumstances
Modified Assessments
Universal Design
Preparing the Foundation for Collaborative Common Assessments
Establishing Team Norms
Identifying Essential Learning
Developing Shared Knowledge
Examining School Data and Establishing SMART Goals
Mapping Targets and Collaborative Common Assessments
Monitoring Progress
Collaborative Common Assessments in Action: Progress Monitoring
A Culture of Respect
Designing Collaborative Common Assessments
The Design Phase
Protocols for Design Work
Protocol 1
Protocol 2
Protocol
