• The School District of Clayton sees assessment as an integral part of the teaching and learning process. The District curriculum is designed using a backwards design model where teachers first identify learning outcomes, then develop assessments and finally design classroom activities. Assessments are used both to inform instruction and to report progress towards learning outcomes. Formative and summative assessments help to inform instruction on a day-to-day basis, to adjust instruction, to determine interventions and to report achievement towards learning outcomes. Feedback around assessments helps students, teachers and parents to determine progress, set goals and make decisions.