Classroom Assessment Scoring System® (CLASS®) User Portal
Classroom Assessment Scoring System® (CLASS®) is a monitoring program of quality in early childhood settings around the state that will inform improvement opportunities. The Picard Center has been involved in the administration of the CLASS®, which is used to evaluate the effectiveness of teacher-child interactions in infant, toddler and preschool classrooms across the state of Louisiana. The Picard Center has Affiliate CLASS® trainers, who can provide both observation and introduction to CLASS® trainings and conduct CLASS® assessments. Additionally, Picard staff has the expertise to ensure that monitoring is done with fidelity and reliability to the instrument.
CLASS® Protocols
Data Collection
Infant
- Infant Reliability Form
- Observation Notes Page Infant (Standard)
- Observation Notes Page Infant (Alternate)
- Infant Summary Statement Sheet
- Summary Statements Template Infant
- CLASS Infant Feedback Form
Toddler
- Toddler Reliability Form
- Observation Notes Page Toddler (Standard)
- Observation Notes Page Toddler (Alternate)
- Toddler Summary Statement Sheet
- Summary Statements Template Toddler
- CLASS Toddler Feedback Form
- MacCLASS Toddler Feedback Form
PreKindergarten (2nd edition)
- PreK Reliability Form
- Observation Notes Page PreK (Standard)
- Observation Notes Page PreK (Alternate)
- Observation Notes Page PreK (Alternate w/Behavioral Markers)
- PreK Summary Statement Sheet
- Summary Statements Template PreK
- CLASS PreK Feedback Form
Other Information
- Third Party Notes and Summary Statements Guidelines
- Descriptive Terminology
- Observation Checklist
- Observer Documentation Handbook