{"id":1279,"date":"2006-02-01T09:07:15","date_gmt":"2006-02-01T15:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/assessment\/45-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:40:59","slug":"district-common-assessments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/assessment\/district-common-assessments\/","title":{"rendered":"District Common Assessments (DCAs)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1279\" class=\"elementor elementor-1279\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49039221 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49039221\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62e5c20d\" data-id=\"62e5c20d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f799f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f799f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">District Common Assessments (DCAs)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aee5336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2aee5336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>DCAs<\/strong> (District Common Assessments) are intended to measure how well a student has learned a specific body of knowledge and skills. The DCAs are not used in state or federal reporting. Their purpose is to provide students, parents, teachers, and schools information about how well students are learning in a particular content area or course. This information can be used for grading, to improve student learning, and to improve teaching practices and curriculum materials.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd95b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fd95b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Classroom Assessments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8f87f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee8f87f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What is it:\u00a0<\/strong>These assessments were\u00a0developed to\u00a0evaluate student proficiency toward district standards and objectives. They are\u00a0generally\u00a0written by classroom teachers in partnership with district specialists, and designed to\u00a0provide consistency within the grade level, course, and school. These assessments are administered by classroom teachers when it best fits into their instruction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who takes it:<\/strong> Several grade levels and courses use common classroom assessments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>When are they taken:\u00a0<\/strong>These assessments are typically taken by students at the end of a unit of instruction, course, or semester. Some common classroom assessments are\u00a0administered in the middle of a unit or course and used for teachers to provide feedback to students about their progress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the results used for:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Teachers may use results to plan and improve instruction, regroup students, and as part of the final course grade. Students may use the results to set goals for their own learning. Parents may use the results as an indicator of student learning. Schools and the district may use results to evaluate programs, design curriculum, and provide professional learning for teachers.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>District Common Assessments (DCAs) DCAs (District Common Assessments) are intended to measure how well a student has learned a specific body of knowledge and skills. The DCAs are not used in state or federal reporting. 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