Requestor
Surobhi Rooney
Requested Information
Pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act, I am requesting information regarding the "Major Works" math assessment, applicable to Grade 3 standards. Specifically, I would like to know whether this assessment is currently recommended by HCPSS for use during the 2025-2026 academic year, and:
1. Any available documentation outlining the purpose, design, and intended use of the "Major Works" math assessment; and
2. Any available documentation, guidance, training materials, or communications provided to schools or staff about the "Major Works" assessment; and
3. Any available documentation outlining the purpose, design, and intended use of the "Number Readiness Assessment"; and
4. Any guidance, training materials, or communications provided to schools or staff describing how the "Number Readiness Assessment" and "Major Works" math assessment differ.
1. Any available documentation outlining the purpose, design, and intended use of the "Major Works" math assessment; and
2. Any available documentation, guidance, training materials, or communications provided to schools or staff about the "Major Works" assessment; and
3. Any available documentation outlining the purpose, design, and intended use of the "Number Readiness Assessment"; and
4. Any guidance, training materials, or communications provided to schools or staff describing how the "Number Readiness Assessment" and "Major Works" math assessment differ.
Date Received
Status
Complete
Response Notes
Responsive to this request, initially please note the Number Readiness Assessments were retitled as Grade Level Readiness Assessments around 2016. The original Number Readiness Assessments date back to about 2010. No record of how the Number Readiness/Grade Level Readiness and Major Works assessments differ exists.
Responsive Documents
Current grade 3 information about both the Major Works Assessments and Grade Level Readiness Assessments are communicated through the attached Grade 3 Mathematics Curriculum Course Essentials. Redactions are for links to internal documents that would require additional review to release, as well as links to actual assessments which would be confidential under MPIA GP ยง 4-345 as records of examination information for academic matters where release would be contrary to public interest. No additional training or direction is provided regarding Major Works assessments. They are provided as an optional tool to gather additional data for student placement/intervention as needed.
This is the document linked in the above assessment resource.