Assessments

The Keystone Education Center Charter School uses a variety of assessment, including diagnostic, formative, and summative, to monitor student learning and adjust programs and instructional practice.  As a school with a high level of learner diversity in the classroom, the multiple assessments and data sets serve as a primary indicator for identifying and addressing student learning needs and providing a common thread to our data-rich culture that informs teaching and learning.

Students at the charter school are assessed yearly in the PSSA and the course-ending Keystone exams, according to the spring and winter testing windows set forth by the PDE which serves as a summative assessment.  In addition, all ELA and Math students in grades 7-12 will receive formative/progress monitoring through IXL diagnostic assessments that will serve as an indicator of growth over time in a scheduled course.  The IXL diagnostic assessments will also serve as a state benchmark assessment and benchmarking goals will correlate to the student projections for proficiency on state assessments. Additional assessments include CBA, ASVAB, PSAT, and Perceptual assessments pertaining to student learning, and school climate and culture.