Short Cycle Learning Tasks

September 26, 2024

 This page provides provides information related to Short Cycle Learning Tasks (SCLT) and the adjustments Anne Arundel County Public Schools is making based on recent feedback from a variety of stakeholders.

What are SCLTs?  SCLTs are tasks designed to provide teachers, students, and families with a snapshot of student growth during a designated interval to determine a student’s present level of performance against a content standard/course expectation.

How are SCLTs utilized? SCLTs provide feedback and show students what they have mastered in relationship to content that has been taught, and where they have gaps. These tasks should be used by teachers to make responsive decisions about student learning around instruction before the end of the marking period.

 SCLT Administration

Elementary School Students
	Quarter 1	Quarters 2-4
Grades K-2	There will be no SCLT in Week 7.	Teachers will not administer SCLT. Instead, they will use our approved curriculum-embedded assessments to evaluate students’ mastery of content that has been taught and to provide feedback to students.
Grades 3-5	There will be no SCLT in Week 7.	Teachers will not administer SCLTs, they will use interim checks embedded in our Reveal Math curriculum and Amplify CKLA curriculum.

Middle School Students
	Quarter 1	Quarters 2-4
English/Language Arts Math Social Studies Science	Contains a SCLT for weeks 3 and 5. Will not contain a SCLT for Week 7. The gradebook will have a Short Cycle Learning Task category that will be weighted 3% of the overall grade.	Only includes an interim check aligned to AACPS written curriculum around Week 5 for content that has been taught. The gradebook will have a Short Cycle Learning Task category that will be weighted 3% of the overall grade.

High School Students
	Quarter 1	Quarters 2-4
Algebra I Geometry Algebra II English 9 English 10 Biology US Government	Contains a SCLT for weeks 3 and 5. Will not contain a SCLT in Week 7. The gradebook will have a Short Cycle Learning Task category that will be weighted 3% of the overall grade.	Only includes an interim check aligned to AACPS written curriculum around Week 5 for content that has been taught. The gradebook will have a Short Cycle Learning Task category that will be weighted 3% of the overall grade.

Syllabi in Quarter 2 will be updated accordingly for all secondary courses.

We appreciate your feedback and ongoing support of students as we navigate the start of this amazing school year. We will continue to grow together to create success for all students.