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• Other nationally recognized norm-referenced and/or developmentally based tests (e.g. Durrell Oral Reading, CAS Problem Solving,Berkeley Readiness Test) • In-house assessments developed by curriculum designers and Aspire Public Schools staff for all areas of the academic core (e.g. ;project rubrics) • Formal assessments related to the day-to-day work (running record for language arts; math computation quizzes, unit tests) • Qualitative observations of the process of learning(teachers' anecdotal notes,a child's reflection log); and • Examination of final products (a final draft of a paper,an interdisciplinary final project, Rites of Passage (ROPES) project) based on criteria and standards clearly communicated at the beginning of the project Information Management Aspire Public Schools uses a comprehensive student information management system created by Achieve Project, Inc. This web-based system maintains integrated information on student achievement, curriculum standards, assessments, lesson plans, student activities; it also contains a database of best teacher practices and successful lesson plans and activities. The Achieve information management system is central to each school's focus on consistent and persistent assessment of students. It allows teachers to view the academic history of each student who has attended a Aspire school in previous grades, as well as current progress in all classes. The Achieve system gives Aspire schools the ability to institutionalize classroom practices that are known to be successful. Early Intervention for Student Success Students who perform below the school-determined acceptable level are required to participate in the school's tutoring program either before or after school until grade level is met. Special Education Aspire supports all special education students in compliance with state and federal laws. No student is denied admission to an Aspire charter school because s/he is in need of special educational services. Currently, Aspire works with individual school districts to provide needed services and mange the financial special education encroachment! In the long run, Aspire may form its own SELPA (Special Education Local Planning Area) which will allow the organization to provide its schools with special education services, independent of a school district office or location. Parent Involvement Aspire Public Schools recognizes that children learn best when parents are engaged in their education. To help parents and guardians become great coaches for their children, and to invite parent participation in all aspects of school life, Aspire features: believes that students should be prepared to be successful on the tests that they are held accountable for,these tests are often the key to future opportunity. Serving Special Education students is a state and federal requirement that typically costs more then the state provides;as such,it encroaches on a district's or school's general funds