Colorado Springs School District 11
SuccessMaker
Fidelity Use Rubric and Checklist
Activities
Train staff
Select
targeted
students
Non-Fidelity
Implementation
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Staff have not attended
SuccessMaker training.
All students use
SuccessMaker without
differentiation based on
student learning needs.
Basic Implementation
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Key SuccessMaker staff have
attended Introduction training.
Students are targeted for
SuccessMaker, however use
of multiple data points or
analysis of specific skill
deficits is not consistent.
Best Practice
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Schedule
computer
time
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Provide
active
teaching
component
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Students use SuccessMaker
fewer than 3 times per week
or for less than 15 minutes per
session.
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Teachers do not provide an
active teaching component
that supports student
computer time.
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Targeted students use
SuccessMaker 3 times per
week for 15-20 minutes per
session.
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An active teaching component
is provided in conjunction with
SuccessMaker use.
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Exemplar
Most staff using
SuccessMaker have attended
Introduction and Reports
training or been trained by
school staff who attended
these programs.
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SuccessMaker is primarily
used as a Tier II/III
intervention.
Multiple data points are used
to identify students for
SuccessMaker.
SuccessMaker use is targeted
to specific skill deficits.
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Targeted students use
SuccessMaker 3 or more
times per week for 15-20
minutes per session.
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Licensed teachers provide an
active teaching component in
conjunction with use of
SuccessMaker.
Teachers utilize
SuccessMaker reports to
target instruction to individual
student skill deficits.
SuccessMaker teachers
routinely communicate with
classroom teacher (if different)
on specific students.
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Some staff using SuccessMaker have
attended Advanced training and share
their knowledge with others in their
school.
Principal and/or Assistant Principal
have attended Administrator training
and provide leadership for
SuccessMaker use in the school.
SuccessMaker custom courses are
used to specifically target skill deficits of
Tier II/III students.
Teachers integrate ExploreWare
courses to address multiple learning
modalities and needs of advanced
students.
Targeted students use SuccessMaker 4
or 5 times per week for 15-20 minutes
per session.
Schedule exists to ensure
SuccessMaker use increases student
instructional time in the area of need.
Licensed teachers provide an active
teaching component in a small group
setting focused on specific skills
students are addressing in their daily
use of SuccessMaker.
SuccessMaker teachers coordinate with
classroom teachers to supplement skills
taught in the classroom.
SuccessMaker teachers help students
see how the skills and concepts they
learn with SuccessMaker translate to
other classrooms and real world
situations.
Colorado Springs School District 11
SuccessMaker
Fidelity Use Rubric and Checklist
Activities
Use
SuccessMaker
reports
Non-Fidelity
Implementation
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Non-teacher or
paraprofessional evaluates
SuccessMaker reports and
makes instructional
decisions without
assistance from Teacher.
Classroom teachers do not
routinely review student and
class reports.
Basic Implementation
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Best Practice
Classroom teachers review
student and class reports at
least monthly to evaluate
students’ individualized
performance and learning
levels.
If a non-teacher or
paraprofessional manages the
SuccessMaker lab, he/she
communicates regularly with
teachers on individual student
progress and areas of
difficulty.
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Exemplar
Classroom teachers review
student and class reports at
least weekly to evaluate
students’ individualized
performance and learning
levels.
Teachers utilize reports to
make modifications to
classroom groups and
address student areas of
difficulty.
Teachers utilize
SuccessMaker performance
data to communicate with
parents.
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SuccessMaker reports are used to
monitor student intervention progress.
Appropriate changes to instruction and
student interventions are based on
data.
Enrollment in SuccessMaker is fluid;
students not progressing or reaching
targeted goals exit from the program.
ExploreWare courses are used to
further challenge students who reach
goals but are unable to exit from the
program due to scheduling.
Involve
students in
tracking their
growth
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Students are not involved in
goal setting or tracking their
SuccessMaker growth.
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Students monitor their growth
with SuccessMaker at least
monthly.
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Students set goals and
monitor their growth with
SuccessMaker at least
weekly.
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Students receive feedback daily on their
accuracy and/or growth; they graph or
track their progress.
Provide student
recognition
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There is no positive
recognition for student
SuccessMaker growth or
accuracy.
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Students are periodically
recognized for their
SuccessMaker progress.
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Students are routinely
recognized for SuccessMaker
gains and/or accuracy and/or
skills mastered.
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Daily or weekly recognition is provided
to students for SuccessMaker gains
and/or accuracy and/or skills mastered.
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