BIA Assessment Plan
BIA will use the Northwest Evaluation Association’s Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) Assessment and i-Ready diagnostic assessments in order to monitor student growth in the areas of math and reading over time. MAP is a computerized adaptive test that measures student achievement and growth on an equal interval scale called a Rausch Unit. All students in grades 6-8 will participate in the MAP assessment and all students will participate in i-Ready diagnostic assessments in the fall, winter and spring of each year. Results will be used to:
- Measure the growth of every student over time regardless of on, above, or below grade-level performance.
- Create and reinforce evidence-informed instructional practices.
- Engage students in goal setting
- Evaluate programs and identify professional development needs.
- Compare and predict student achievement and growth over time using normative and growth data.
​Georgia Department of Education Assessment System
Pursuant to the Charter Schools Act, charter schools, as public schools, are subject to the Georgia statewide accountability assessments. The purpose of the Georgia Student Assessment Program is to measure student achievement of the state-adopted content standards and inform efforts to improve teaching and learning. Results of the assessment program are utilized to identify students failing to achieve mastery of content, to provide teachers with feedback about instructional practice, and to assist the school in identifying strengths and weaknesses in order to establish priorities in planning educational programs.
The Georgia assessment program includes customized summative criterion-referenced tests at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. The following statewide assessments will be administered and utilized according to GaDOE policies, timelines, and procedures:
- Georgia Milestones Assessment System
- ACCESS for ELLs
- Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA)