PEAKS Student Report Letter (9/10/18)
September 10, 2018
Re: PEAKs Individual Student Results Dear CCSD Families;
Included with this letter is your student's PEAKs assessment results from last spring's testing period.
As stated in a previous communication , it's important for us to be careful as we examine our student's PEAKs assessment data and not jump to conclusions without analyzing the data alongside our student's MAPs data, and classroom-based assessments. The PEAKs assessment data is generated from one day within the entire 2017-18 school year. The data provides a lens about our student's academic performance but does not capture the entire story. Our responsibility is to use the PEAKs assessment data and couple this information with our MAPs and classroom-based assessment data along with what we already know about each of our student's academic needs and interests to determine specific areas worthy of celebration and specific areas that present themselves as opportunities for improvement.
The PEAKs English Language Arts and Math subject area assessments were administered to all students enrolled in grades 3 through 9 during the 2017-18 school year. The PEAKs Science subject area assessments were administered to all students enrolled in grades 4, 8, and 10 during the 2017-18 school year. These assessments provide students the opportunity to show their understanding of Alaska ELA, Math, and Science standards. The assessments provide information to parents, educators, policy makers, communities and businesses about how
Alaska's schools and districts are performing . The assessments also provide information to help schools improve.
Included with this letter is a document from the state that provides additional information about how to read your student's report. Ifyou would like to discuss any aspect of your student's PEAKs 2017-18 assessment data, please don't hesitate to contact me or your student's principal. It will be important for CCSD to have as many different lenses on this data to ensure we are providing the strongest instructional program for each of our students. Thank you for your continued support and guidance.
Sincerely,
Chris Reitan, Superintendent
Our students will be lifelong learners who will be resilient, compassionate, self-sufficient members of society.
CCSD will provide an environment that empowers every student, every day to transfer their learning to life.