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Assessment Strategy

Assessment Strategy Stakeholder Committee

DVUSD Assessment Strategy Stakeholder Committee
Chairpersons: 
Dr. Gayle Galligan
Dr. Scott Smith
Charge of committee:

Deer Valley Unified School District has been accepted to the Assessment Inventory National Network (Achieve.org) in an effort to help us ensure we have a high quality, aligned, and streamlined assessment system to support student learning. It is our belief that to help our teachers and administrators improve teaching and ensure that students get and stay on track to succeed at all grade levels, we need a systematic strategy to implement a clear, coherent and aligned system of high-quality assessments. A key component to this project is engaging stakeholders to help review individual assessments, analyze the assessment suite, and recommend next steps.
Specifically, this committee will provide recommendations to district leadership. The goals will include:
  1. Review the inventory of assessments
  2. Complete an analysis
  3. Improve district wide “Assessment Literacy”
  4. Provide recommendations to the project leadership team.

Membership:

No.
 Name       
Position
 Stakeholder Group
1.
 Dr. Gayle Galligan
 Deputy Superintendent, CIA
 Core Leadership
2.
 Dr. Scott Smith
 Director, DAOI  
Core Leadership
3.
 Kathy Borgeson
 Mgr. Academics and Assessment
 Core Leadership
4.
 Mary Beth Hyland
 Mgr. Research and Data
 Core Leadership
5.
 Monica Allread
 Director, Communication and Community Engagement
 Content Expert
6.
 Christine Allred    Science CIAS
 Content Expert
7.
 Colleen McNamara
 Social Studies CIAS
 Content Expert
8.
 Kim Edelson
 Math CIAS
 Content Expert
9.
 Hope Loveland
 World Language CIAS
Content Expert
10.
 Dr. Patti Wann
 ELL CIAS
 Content Expert
11.
 Michelle Coots
 CTE CIAS
 Content Expert
12.
 Judith Centa
 ELA CIAS
 Content Expert
13.
 Lori Elliott
 ELA CIAS
 Content Expert
14.
 Britney Dueling
 Read 180, Math 180 CIAS
Content Expert
15.
 David Duarte
 Arts/PE CIAS
 Content Expert
16.
 Trevor Ettenborough
 Mgr. Federal Programs
 Content Expert
17.
 Vacant
 Psychiatrist
 Content Expert
18.
 Dr. Dan Courson
 Director, ALS
 Administration
19.
 Paul Roskelly
 AP DVHS   Administration
20.
 Brittany Sutton
 AP BGHS   Administration
21.
 Vacant
 Admin MS  Administration
22.
 Sharon Wieser
 Principal, Terramar
 Administration
23.
 Joan Wick
 Principal, Park Meadows
 Administration
24.
 Melissa Sepuka
 Principal, Esperanza
 Administration
25.
 Julie Baldwin
 Teacher HS Math
 Certified
26.
 Melinda Splitek
 Teacher HS ELA
 Certified
27.
 Kelly Gedney
 Teacher Reading Specialist
 Certified
28.
 Christine Rowlan
 Teacher, Gifted, Canyon Springs
 Certified
29.
 Paul Strauss
 Teacher, Sunset Ridge
 Student
30.
 Vacant Teacher, Special Area
 Student
31.
 Marcus Wieser
 Student HS
 Student
32.
 Vacant Student MS
 Student
33. Nate Roskelley
 Student K-8
 Student
34.
 Vacant Student K-6
 Student
35.
 Kimberly Fisher
 Board Member
 Board Member
36.
 Vacant Board Member Board Member
37.
 Brian Peterson
 Apple
 Business Partner
38.
 Lee Williams
 Apple
 Business Partner
39.
 Dr. Kate Kemker
 Apple
 Business Partner
40.
 Dr. April Strom
 Principal Investigator: AMP, Scottsdale Community College
 Post-Secondary
41.
 Dr. Ruhi Khan
 ASU/Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
 Post-Secondary
42.
Marie Brennan
 Director, DVEF
 Community Member
43.
 Charlie Filipek
 Board President, DVEF
 Community Member
44. Dena Cunningham
 Treasurer, DVEF
Community Member
45. Maren Rosendahl
 DVEF Board Member
Community Member

 

Membership Requirements:

The Assessment Strategy Project will have a tiered committee structure.

1) A Core Leadership team consisting of Dr. Galligan, Ms. Borgeson, Ms Hyland, and Dr. Smith.
2) A Working Expert team consisting of the Core Leadership, Ms. Monica Allread, and a group of CIA Specialists.
3) A Stakeholder committee consisting of school administrators, teachers, students, parents, business partners, and post-secondary partners.

Representation from administrators should reflect a cross-section of school type and region. Representation from teachers should reflect a cross-section of school type, region, and student sub-population (GenEd, SpEd, ELL, Gifted, and Special area).
 

Meetings:

We are planning three meetings with a possibility of one added on at the end.
Meetings are in the Governing Board Room.


 Wednesday, March 15  5:30pm – 7:30pm
 Tuesday, April 18
 5:30pm – 7:30pm
 Wednesday, May 10  5:30pm – 7:30pm

Welcome and informational letter.