AUTHENTIC AND PERSONALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMMING

Assessments

The Eden Prairie Assessment System fosters the careful selection of the right assessment at the right time in a tiered decision-making process to improve learning and achievement for each student. District-wide, assessments are used to evaluate curriculum and instructional effectiveness. Individually, the assessments  are used to evaluate each student’s progress towards the achievement of benchmarks and standards. Assessment results are shared with parents through various means including at conferences.

• FastBridge Learning assessments are administered to K-5 grade students in the fall, winter and spring.
• MCA (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment) in Math and Reading are given to all 3-5 grade students in the spring. The Science MCA is given to 5th grade students in the spring.
• CogAt 7 assessments will be administered to all students in grades two and four in February. Information from this assessment is used as part of the identification process for Key and Mosaic Programming.
• Other assessments may be administered to some students at various times of the year in order to monitor progress.

Gift and Talent Development Services

Eden Prairie Schools offers a range of gifted and talent development programming to support student growth at multiple levels. All students benefit from differentiated, high-quality instruction designed to expand and enhance learning in the regular classroom, with teachers supported by the Talent Development staff. Through Discovery and Inspired Choice, students explore interest-based topics, fostering a love for learning connected to personal interests. Talent Development Education Specialists work with students in enrichment groups and KeyScholars groups. Mosaic classrooms enrich or accelerate across subject areas. Placement in these programs require an identification process. For more detailed information, including eligibility criteria and identification processes, please visit the Eden Prairie Schools website: https://www.edenpr.org/student-services. 

Curriculum Content Review

The district has specified the following procedure for a parent, guardian, or adult student (18 years or older) to further review the content of curricular materials, address concerns, and propose alternative instruction for an individual student. There are three potential action steps, beginning with an informal meeting of the adult and the educator(s) responsible for delivering the curriculum in question. If the concern is not resolved, it will be taken to the building principal. If resolution cannot be reached, the building principal will notify the district Personalized Learning Department of the concern, and a meeting will be convened involving the parent/guardian/adult student, the site principal, and the appropriate district representatives to discuss the matter further and work to determine a course of action.

Multilingual Learners

English Language Services: Language instruction is available at each school to support English language development for students who qualify for English language services. Students can be served in both their core classes and in supplemental instruction, depending on each student’s linguistic needs. In addition to ML services, enrichment occurs within the classroom through teacher differentiation of curriculum and instructions for our multilingual learners.

Special Education

Special Education services are available to any student eligible for specific disability services as defined by state and federal law. Disability areas include speech/language, emotional behavioral disorders, other health disabilities, physically impaired, traumatic brain injury, visually impaired, deaf/hard of hearing, specific learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, visually impaired, cognitive disabilities, and severely mentally impaired.

• A student may also be eligible for services because of a specific developmental delay through age seven.
• Students may be referred for a Special Education assessment by parents or teachers.
• Parents will be involved in a review of the evaluation and the decisions regarding eligibility and services.
• Services are described through the development of an Individual Education Program Plan (IEP). Students are served in accordance with district, state, and federal guidelines.

Targeted Services Program

In partnership with Community Education, the Targeted Services program offers an opportunity for students to strengthen their literacy, math, and social-emotional skills before or after school. This engaging, hands-on program is taught by licensed Eden Prairie teachers with small groups of students to build their academic skills in a fun and unique way. To participate, students must be recommended by their classroom teacher. For more information and to learn about current Targeted Services opportunities, please contact our Community Education team at 952-975-6940 or by email, EPIC@edenpr.org.

Grading

Final grades for the essential concepts in each subject area will be formally submitted on a student’s report card (accessible in Infinite Campus) at the end of each semester.  Students will be issued one of the following grades:

• P = Proficient
• D = Developing
• B = Beginning
• NA = Not Yet Assessed
• OT = On-Track

Students will earn a mark of B “Beginning (minimal mastery)”, D “Developing (partial mastery)”, or P “Proficient (complete mastery)” to indicate their mastery of each essential concept.

On the first semester report card only, If a concept has not yet been introduced or fully assessed, it will be marked NA “Not Yet Assessed”.  In cases where a concept is still being taught and will be assessed later in the school year an OT “On-Track” will be used; this indicates that though not yet fully assessed, the student is on-track to likely be proficient on that concept by the end of the school year.

Our goal is for each student to become “Proficient” (complete mastery) on each concept by the end of the school year.

Report Cards

1. Report cards will be available in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Follow these steps to access your student’s report card. Go to https://edenprairiemn.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/parents/eden_prairie.jsp
2. Choose documents from the menu items on the left
3. The report card will be available as a PDF document

Contact the EPS Help Desk at helpline@edenpr.org or call 952-975-7094 for assistance with login or portal access.