Step 4: Formative Assessment

  • A formative assessment* occurs mid-cycle provides feedback that informs an educator’s practice, showing where s/he stands relative to standards and goals, and what s/he can work on next. The formative assessment and the summative evaluation use the same format in the Educator Development and Feedback System. A formative assessment can be used to change an educator to a more or less directed plan if concerns have emerged or performance has improved significantly.

    *Note: For two-year plans, the mid-point assessment is referred to as a formative evaluation and happens at the end of the first year. However, all elements of this process remain the same.

    Formative Assessment Resources: 

    Criteria for Writing Strong Evaluations  NEW!
    Outlines the best practices for the components and quality indicators for writing evaluations and links to examples and further guidance. 
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    A presentation that gives and overview of the formative process and requirement on EDFS. 
     
     A formative assessment example with an Unsatisfactory rating.            
    Formative Assessment Example 2: Needs Improvement
     
    A formative assessment example with a Needs Improvement rating.
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    A formative assessment example with a Needs Improvement rating that incorporates the CSI model taught in the Observation and Feedback Course
    Click this link to access the Evaluator Training Review modules on learn.mybps.org.  Use your BPS ID and password to log on.
      • Module 8 reviews Artifacts
      • Module 9 reviews Evaluations