Getting things in place

Working on an assessment calendar hardly seems interesting but hte logistics of it have taken me a little while to understand and get the hang of. Today I was back at a school I have been at the past two years although last year was the only year that I had substantive time at. Togther with the math coach and math consultant we tried to replicate what we needed for the year. I couldn't work out why it was so difficult last year and now I know why- some people reinvent the wheel every year rather than draw on what they had done and scheduled for the year before- eliminating things that didn't work and adjusting as you go.
It reminds me of the yearly planning where they plan for the next year- the whole year rather than an outline and then use planning time to genuinely plan units of study. Then throughout the year if people reviewed what had worked and what didn't work they could use tht in the planning session the following year. But no they have to have all the mini lessons outlined- what happens if the kids work through the ideas faster/slower than they think they will? What happens if the poor kids are doing the same thing year in year out?
By getting our calendar of assessments in place hopefully we will be able to have data that can be discussed and studied and developed to meet the needs of kids and teachers.