Assessment & Accountability

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Staff	Areas of Support	Email	Phone
Ben Contreras	Access, how-to, and tech support for digital textbook resources (e.g., McGraw Hill), Schoology, PTP Gradebook, Performance Matters, Clever, and other apps within the Clever system.	bcontreras@vusd.org	559-931-8108 ext. 3
Hizkia Gunawan	Data reporting and management for Performance Matters, i-Ready, and PTP Gradebook. Data requests for reporting purposes. State assessment administration.	hgunawan@vusd.org	559-931-8108, ext. 2
Kim Nelson	Class and school-level data retrieval and analysis. Training for grading, reporting, and assessment. District assessment calendar.	knelson@vusd.org	559-931-8108, ext. 4

Elementary Performance Data

Middle School Performance Data

High School Performance Data

Student Outcome Validation Data (1.1, 1.3, 3.3)

2026-27 Balance Assessment Calendar - Data Protocol - Balanced Assessment Model

K-6

DLI K-5

K-2

7/8

3-6

9-12

Data Protocol

Shared Language for Balanced Assessment

VUSD_BalancedAssessmentModel_26-27 (PDF)

Resource Library

Performance Matters

General Information

Illuminate to PM crosswalk

PM Reports - Key Features

What you Need to Know About PM

Quick Guides

Assign and Proctor Final Exams

Score the Performance Test DWA (Winter)

Videos

Add an Item to the Item Bank

Administer PM Assessments via Schoology

Administer and Score The Narrative DWA (Fall)

Create an Answer Key Only (AKO) Assessment

Create and Assign Tests

Create a Constructed Response

Enter BAS Scores

Enter 5th Grade Math Module 3 Scores

Enter Interim Math Assessment Scores

Item Creation Video Suite

MyDashboard for Site Users

MyDashboard for Teachers

PTP Gradebook

General Information

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Elementary

PowerTeacher Seating Charts Quick Reference Card

PowerTeacher Support Documentation

Quick Reference Card - PTP Gradebook

Quick Reference Card - Teacher Portal

Schoology Gradebook vs PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook

Understanding Grade Calculations – Elementary

Understanding Insufficient Evidence – Elementary

Understanding Score Entry Points When Creating Assignments - Elementary

Understanding Score Type When Creating Assignments – Elementary

Quick Guides - Elementary

Add Comments to a Report Card

Add SEL Final Grades in the Report Card

Copy Assignments to a New Trimester

Edit the Previous Trimester After the New Trimester Begins

Finalize Grades for the Report Card

Manually Sync Schoology Assessment to PTP Gradebook

Override Final Grades in the Report Card

Prevent a Score from Being Included in a Final Grade Calculation

Print an Archived Report Card (For Site Admins)

Print an Archived Report Card (For Teachers)

Print a Report Card from PowerSchool (For Site Admins)

Print a Report Card from PowerTeacher (For Teachers)

Print a Single Student Report from Gradebook

Videos

Introduction to PTP Gradebook videos (Fall 2024)

PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook - Assignments

PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook - Categories

PowerTeacherPro Gradebook - Navigation

PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook - Settings

Schoology

STUDENTS & PARENTS

Schoology Student Login: Access via Clever

Schoology Parent account: Click on this link

TEACHERSGeneral Information

Official Schoology Learning Teachers Forum (must create free account to access)

Schoology Gradebook vs PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook

Quick Guides

Assignments in the elementary experience - instructors

Creating course materials for the elementary experience

Copy Last Years Course Materials to New Years Course

Introduction to the Elementary Experience (for pre-readers)

Clever

i-Ready

Data Analysis

ADMINISTRATORS

Power BI - Data Visualization Reports

Power BI serves as a centralized data visualization tool that provides a high-level, districtwide view of student performance, trends, and outcomes to support informed decision-making.

iReady Performance results (Winter 24-25)

iReady Top 3 Performers Elementary (24-25)

iReady Top 3 Performers Middle schools (24-25)

Paper Statistics Per Site Per Month (24-25)

SBAC ELA & Math Stats (23-24)