Assessment and Evaluation

i-REady Testing 

Following considerable examination, the Greenville City School District has replaced the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment, normally given three times a years to students in grades K-10, with i-Ready.

Developed by Curriculum Associates, i-Ready is a computerized, adaptive assessment program that provides educators with information they can use to improve teaching and learning. The assessment itself adapts to the student's ability, accurately measuring what a child knows and needs to learn. I-Ready tests also allow teachers to measure individual student academic growth over time, independent of grade level or age.

i-Ready tests are easy to administer and each computer-based assessment takes around 40 minutes. An advantage of the i-Ready assessments is that individual student scores are available immediately after testing. The reports provide teachers with timely access to information they can use for instructional planning and school improvement.

These assessments will also be given 3 times a school year (fall, winter and spring) and are developed to assess each student's skills in reading and math. For grades K-3, the reading assessment is a requirement from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce to meet the requitements of the state's Third Grade Reading Guarantee.

The results of the assessment are shared with students after testing, and with parents at parent-teacher conferences.