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Provide training for all staff in the design of various approaches to student assessment, including traditional forms of testing as well as the construction of short- and essay responses. As the State High School Assessments become operational, all staff should receive support and training in writing and using a variety of assessments and test questioning strategies. Offer staff development opportunities for instructional personnel to understand, design, and integrate into regular classroom use a variety of holistic scoring tools such as rubrics, rules, and keys. Encourage action research and study group projects involving staff use of rubrics, rules, and keys to monitor student progress relative to identified Core Learning Goals standards. Provide staff training in the integration of the holistic scoring process into the monitoring of student achievement as part of the school improvement planning process. Investigate the use of portfolio assessment, emphasizing ways in which student artifacts and self-reflections can be used to complement the process of State High School Assessment preparation.
