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=**Determining Academic Skill Deficit and Instructional Level:**= After administering a CBM, you can use the DPS Benchmark Guidelines for SLD to rank the student against same-grade peers.
 * Scores in the "Well Below Average" range (under Benchmark Category) are below the 12th percentile
 * Scores in the "Below Average" range are between the 12th percentile and 25th percentile
 * The 25th percentile is considered "Average"
 * Scores in the "At or Above Average" range are between the 25th and 50th percentile
 * If a student falls in the "At or Above Average" range, this grade level CBM is an appropriate "instructional level"
 * If a student falls below the 25th percentile, move down to the grade level below to assess... continue until the student falls above the 25th percentile

=**Monitoring Progress in an Academic Skill:**= Monitoring progress with CBMs supports delivering data-driven instruction, by indicating student growth or regression. The effectiveness of an intervention can be measured by CBM progress monitoring, and instructional changes can be made to improve a student's response to instruction. =Progress Monitoring using CBM Data=

=Determining SLD Eligibility= CBM data may be needed to determine "insufficient progress" for an SLD eligibility