•  Data gateway
•  Encore for CRT
•  Encore for DIBELS
•  Encore for SAGE
•  Graduation requirements
•  KEEP (kindergarten assessment)
•  mCLASS for DIBELS
•  My Assessment files
•  Power BI
•  Reading Inventory (RI)
•  SAGE Portal
•  UEN

•  Data gateway
•  Encore for SAGE
•  Graduation requirements
•  My Assessment files
•  Power BI
•  SAGE Portal
•  UEN

•  Data gateway
•  Encore for Civics
•  Encore for SAGE
•  Graduation requirements
•  My Assessment files
•  Power BI
•  SAGE Portal
•  UEN

•  Data gateway
•  myDSD

At the request of a student’s parent or guardian, a school shall excuse a student from taking a statewide assessment or certain District administered assessments.  The statewide assessments and District administered assessments to which opt out provisions apply are listed on the Davis District Standardized Assessment Opt Out Form.  

Any assessment not listed on the Davis District Standardized Assessment Opt Out Form is not open to the same exemption provisions and protection from consequences.  The consequences of taking or failing assessments not listed on the Davis District Standardized Assessment Opt Out Form shall be governed by the applicable District, school, or class policy.

The process for a parent or guardian to exempt their children from an assessment is provided by Utah Administrative Code R277-404-6.C.  A school or educator may not impose additional procedures to exercise this right nor may any penalty or adverse consequences be imposed upon the student.  

A parent desiring to exempt their student from statewide (or certain District) administered assessment(s) shall annually complete the Davis School

District Standardized Assessment Opt Out Form and provide it to the responsible school administrator a minimum of one (1) day prior to the administration of the assessment.

School grading, educator evaluation, and student progress reports or grades may not be negatively impacted by students excused from taking a statewide assessment. Additionally, no school or employee may reward a student for merely taking a statewide assessment or a District assessment listed on the Davis District Standardized Assessment Opt Out Form.

  Testing opt-out Q&A document for parents

  Davis District standardized assessment opt-out form 

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The Utah State Board of Education publishes an approved parental exclusion form for statewide assessments.  One for elementary statewide assessments and one for secondary statewide assessments.

The Davis School District publishes a Standardized Assessment Opt Out Form which includes all the elements of the state form but also includes additional District tests to which opt out provisions apply.  Either form will be accepted, but the District encourages the use of the District form (linked above).

  Parental exclusion from state assessments (form)

A student who opts out of an assessment will not receive a score for that assessment. Opting out of an assessment will not negatively affect a student’s grade, nor will it affect the opportunities students have for participation in a full range of academic programs and services. As an exception, 12th-grade students who opt out of the civics test (which is required by state law for graduation) will not be eligible to receive a high school diploma. Standardized test scores are frequently used to determine placement in advanced courses/programs and to identify specific instructional needs of students. If a student opts out of testing, no score will exist to support these decisions, so parents will need to work closely with educators to ensure that students have access to everything they need to be successful.

•   Testing opt-out Q&A document for parents
•   Davis District standardized assessment opt-out form

Davis School District shall reasonably accommodate a parent’s or guardian’s request to allow a student’s demonstration of proficiency on a statewide summative assessment (RISE or Utah ASPIRE Plus) to fulfill a requirement or partial course requirement in a course.

1.       These guidelines apply to secondary students in English, Math, and Science courses possessing a course requirement that is reasonable and well-aligned to the performance outcomes on the assigned statewide summative assessment.

2.       The process for implementation at each school will be determined by school administrators in consultation with educators of statewide tested courses; subject to approval by the Assessment Director.

3.       The District recommends that these guidelines be implemented similarly for all participating educators of a specific course within a school.

4.       Participating educators of statewide tested courses must include in their course disclosure wording similar to the statement below, as approved by the principal of the school.

“At the written request of a student’s parent/guardian, a graded course requirement or partial requirement can be fulfilled (or marked complete/proficient) if a student demonstrates proficiency on the statewide summative assessment for this course.  To facilitate this request, a form will be sent to each student’s parent or guardian to request that his/her student’s demonstration of proficiency on the statewide summative assessment fulfill a course requirement in this course.
The course requirement which can be fulfilled (or marked complete/proficient) for this course is _______________________________________________ (here the educator inserts a description of the selected course requirement or partial course requirement to be fulfilled by demonstration of proficiency on the statewide summative assessment.)”

5.       Participating educators will send a form to parents to gather needed information on parent requests.  A template will be provided by the District Assessment Department. (link below)

6.       Parents should submit the completed form to the educator of the student’s tested course before the testing window opens.

7.       Participating educators are responsible to collect and maintain parent request forms and make gradebook determinations accordingly.

8.       Scores from the statewide summative assessment are not entered into the gradebook to determine a course grade.  Rather completion of one course requirement (or part of one course requirement) may be fulfilled by a proficient score on the statewide summative assessment.

9.       State and District policies/procedures for parents to except their child from statewide assessments (opting out) will continue.  Implementation of these guidelines are not intended to discourage a student/parent from opting out of statewide assessments.

10.      State and District policies prohibit the use of statewide assessment scores in determining a student’s academic grade or whether a student may advance to the next grade level.

 

  Demonstration of proficiency in course standards template

•   Demonstration of proficiency in course standards

Beginning in 2017-18, Utah’s Kindergarten Entry and Exit Profile (KEEP) is given to kindergarten students at the beginning and end of the year to provide insights into the academic development of our kindergarten students. It also promotes data-informed decision-making regarding instruction.

Kindergarten classes do not meet on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th days of school, so teachers can give the KEEP to each student individually. At the end of the year, there are also days that kindergarten classes do not meet, so teachers can again meet with each student individually to give some sections of the KEEP.

Beginning in 2011-2012, some elements of the DIBELS system are required of elementary school students. The links on the page will clarify what is required for students at each grade level.

Note: mCLASS is the required DIBELS testing system for Grades K-3.

Criterion Reference Tests (CRTs) in Language Arts and Mathematics are administered to students in grades one and two at the end of the school year. Optional Interim tests are also available for mid-year testing.

These Davis School District tests were developed from the Davis DESK Standards. The test questions were written by Davis School District teachers and reviewed and edited by Davis School District teachers.

•    First grade approved math manipulatives
•    First grade benchmark tests
•    Second grade approved math manipulatives
•    Second grade benchmark tests
•    CRT blueprints
•    CRT academic vocabulary list

The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) administers End-of-Level tests called RISE to students in English language arts, mathematics, and science courses in grades 3-8. These assessments are computer adaptive tests. RISE is the acronym for Readiness, Improvement, Success, and Empowerment.

Grades 9 and 10
The Utah Aspire Plus is a hybrid of America College Test (ACT) Aspire and Utah Core test items. This is computer delivered and will include sub-tests for Reading, English, Math, and Science. The tests will provide students a predictive score for the ACT, which is taken by all Utah 11^th grade students and is the most commonly submitted college readiness assessment for local universities.

•   Aspire plus FAQs

•   Scores are available in early fall via MyDSD

•   General Secondary TAM