This resource provides guidance for preparation, an agenda, and a prep email for studying the curriculum to better understand the design and to make informed decisions about implementation. By studying the curriculum, the team will be better enabled to plan for the type of support that teachers and leaders need. This step sets up many of the planning meetings the team will have in Phase II.

This resource provides a sample email that can be shared with leaders and teachers about the assessment plan that will be adopted to support the implementation of the new curriculum.

This resource outlines some of the challenges and considerations around grading during the implementation process. These are some of the more common challenges that arise, but please note that this is not an exhaustive list, and some grading challenges are not reflected here.

This resource outlines the considerations that should be taken prior to finalizing or adjusting a grading policy. It also provides example grading policies and links to relevant resources about grading research, guidelines, and principles. You can also refer to the resource “Grading Challenges” before constructing or revising a policy.

This resource provides a template for you to organize your analysis of current assessments and their purposes. It can be helpful to use your Assessment Inventory as a starting place. This template is designed to capture your final decisions.

This resource provides tools and guidance for reviewing assessments.

This resource provides a completed example of the Assessment Inventory Template for a school from our early implementer group. These use notes are not intended to be an evaluation of this assessment but to share how one system thought about their use of this specific assessment.

This resource provides a template you can use for taking stock of all of the assessments happening in your system. The results from this inventory can inform valuable conversations and decisions regarding the amount and type of testing implemented during the school year.

This resource shares purpose, frequency, and examples of the various types of assessments.