Each of these tools is part of a menu from which districts can choose to implement. The table includes the primary claims made by each aligned assessment’. A claim is a statement about what the instrument can be used for, or the appropriate use of the results. Each tool was given a rating of strong (claim was substantiated with more than one source of evidence), moderate (claim was substantiated with one source of acceptable evidence) and weak (claim was not substantiated with evidence)’. A response of N/A below indicates the tool did not claim to be used for that purpose. Measure Name: Claims & Proposed Uses Desired Formative | Teaching | Work Results Assessment | Strategies | Sampling Developmental | System for | Gold ‘System Profile Teachers ‘Domains represent basic components | Strong ‘Strong Strong | Strong of early development in assessment domains Provides information of school None. Moderate | Moderate [N/A readiness or future school performance Domains and ftems are research NA ‘Strong Strong | Strong based ‘Supports instructional planning None ~ None None. None (formative uses) ‘Supports communication with parents | None NA None: Woderate ‘Supports program evaluation purposes _| N/A NA Moderate _| None Ttems are sensitive to diverse NA NA NA Moderate populations; minimizing potential bias ‘Supports development of NA WeakiNone | Weak None interventions ‘Supports teacher professional None NA NA NA development Provides schoolistrict leadership | None NA NA NA with policy related information ‘Alignment studies te: CCSS Yes Yes Yes Yes ‘Alignment studies re: MN State NA Yes Yes NA Standards. In addition to World's Best Workforce goals, the early learning tools reviewed in this brief are appropriate for use throughout a child's early learning experiences. Use of these tools has been reported in such initiatives as PreK-3, professional learning communities and research studies that focus on children's growth over time and the impact of program-wide interventions. Please contact Megan Cox (megan.cox@state.mn.us or 651-582-8263) for more information. ? Additional measures were reviewed and are not included in this summary because they did not meet Inclusion criteria. ® Review was completed using selected Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing; the gold standard by which assessments are judged. sy