Buford Academy

Data Inventory
Ashley Keifer
Data Source

Content Area

Georgia
Milestones

English
Language Arts,
Math, Science,
Social Studies

ITBS

English
Language Arts,
Math

Dates of
Collectio
n
April

Septembe
r

Students
Assessed

Accessibilit
y

Current
Data Use

Grades 3-5

Principal

Used to
measure
students
acquisition of
content
standards

Grades 3-5

Principal,
teachers

Used to
indicate
students norm
references
scores,
possible gifted
placement,
possible
Special Ed
placement
(through RTI
process)

More Effective
Use
Use Milestone data
to place students
scoring below
average in remedial
classes. Use
Milestone data to
create Summer
School group for
students needing
scoring below
average. Use
Milestone data to
help place students
in classes for
following school
year.
Use ITBS scores to
help drive
instruction for the
year.

Used to
indicate IQ
scores,
possible gifted
placement,
possible
Special Ed
placement
(through RTI
process)
Used to
measure
students
language
proficiency
and placement
in ESOL

CoGat

Verbal and Nonverbal

Septembe
r

Grade 3 and
Grade 5

Principal,
teachers

ACCESS Test

English
Language
Proficiency

February

English
Language
Learners

Principal,
ESOL
Coordinator

End of Quarter
Assessments

English
Language Arts,
Math, Science,
Social Studies

Once per
quarter

Grades 2-5

Teacher Data
Talk
Summaries

Used to
measure
student
learning of
content; used
to target
weaknesses
across grade
levels

English
Language Arts,

End of
each

Grades 2-5

Teacher
Summary

Used to
measure

Unit
Summative

(October,
December,
March, May)

Use CoGat scores to

indicate high
achieving students
that would benefit
from enrichment.
Use CoGat scores to
help drive teacher
instruction for the
year.
Use ACCESS test
scores to place
students in
appropriate classes.
Use ACCESS test
scores to help
teachers plan
lessons appropriate
for students
language
proficiency levels.
Use End of Quarter
assessment data to
guide instruction,
re-teach or enrich in
small groups, target
students who need
extra help with
concepts. Use End
of Quarter
assessment data to
help teachers
appropriately plan
instruction
Use summative
assessment data to

Assessments

Math, Science,
Social Studies

content
unit

Running
Records

English
Language Arts

Once each
quarter

Diagnostic
Assessments

Math

Beginning
of each
content
unit

Sheets

student
learning of
content.

inform future
instruction, target
student
weaknesses,
consider topics for
spiraling
instruction.

Grades 2-3

Teacher

Used to
measure
reading level,
accuracy,
and fluency
rate of
students.

Use running
records to inform
guided reading
groups, help
students choose
appropriate
library books for
reading at home.
Use running
records as a guide
to show parents
useful information
at conferences.

Grades 2-5

Teacher and
District

Used to
measure prior
knowledge of
concepts

Use diagnostic
assessments to
inform instruction
and guide small
group placement;
Use to determine
weaknesses in
previous grades
math standards (2nd
grade would assess
1st grade progress).

Other Student-Level Information

What other student-level information does your school collect?
RTI Assessment Data including
Special Education Data progress
Attendance Data
progress monitoring data
toward IEP goals/objectives;
achievement testing
Socioeconomic Status
Ethnic/Cultural Group Data
PTO Participation/Attendance Data
Free/Reduced lunch
Data Wish List
Are there any other types of assessment data you would like to see your school collect and use to improve instruction?
Writing Continuum/Writing folder - It would be
Standards Based Report Card - It would be very
beneficial to have a writing continuum that measures
beneficial to communicate what content standards
students writing proficiency across grade levels at our students have mastered and what concepts they are
school.
still working toward meeting proficiency.