Standards Coverage Dashboard

The Standards Coverage Dashboard helps you track how comprehensively your curriculum addresses educational standards. It provides coverage percentages, gap analysis, trend tracking, and prospective coverage estimates for non-aligned standard sets.

Overview

The coverage system provides:

• Coverage calculation - Percentage of standards covered by your curriculum
• Gap analysis - Identify uncovered standards with suggested alignment locations
• Grade-appropriate coverage - Coverage calculated against grade-relevant standards
• Trend tracking - Monitor coverage changes over time
• Prospective coverage - Estimate coverage against other standard sets via crosswalks

Understanding Coverage

What is Coverage?

Coverage measures what percentage of a standard set's standards are aligned to content in your curriculum.

Formula: Coverage % = (Covered Standards / Total Standards) × 100

Example:
- Your curriculum has 80 standards aligned
- The standard set has 100 standards total
- Coverage = 80%

Grade-Appropriate Coverage

When your curriculum has a grade band set (e.g., K-5, 6-8), coverage is calculated only against standards applicable to those grades. This ensures fair measurement:

This prevents a K-5 curriculum from appearing to have low coverage because it doesn't cover high school standards.

Accessing Coverage

Curriculum Coverage

1. Open a curriculum
2. Click the Coverage tab
3. View the coverage dashboard

Content Node Coverage

You can also view coverage for a specific branch:

1. Select a content node (e.g., a Unit)
2. View coverage for that node and its descendants
3. Useful for tracking coverage within a section

Coverage Dashboard

Overall Coverage

The main coverage display shows:

• Percentage - Large number showing overall coverage (e.g., 85%)
• Progress bar - Visual indicator with color coding:
  • Green (80-100%): Excellent coverage
  • Yellow (50-79%): Moderate coverage
  • Red (0-49%): Low coverage
• Counts - "85 of 100 standards covered"

Coverage by Grade Level

For standards organized by grade, you'll see coverage broken down:

Grade K:  ████████░░  85%
Grade 1:  ██████████  92%
Grade 2:  ███████░░░  70%
Grade 3:  █████░░░░░  55%

This helps identify which grade levels need more alignment work.

Coverage by Standard Type

Coverage may also break down by standard types:

Gap Analysis

The gap analysis feature helps you find and fill coverage gaps.

Viewing Uncovered Standards

1. Click View Gaps on the coverage dashboard
2. See a list of uncovered standards
3. Each standard shows:
   • Standard identifier (e.g., "3.OA.A.1")
   • Standard description
   • Suggested alignment locations

Suggested Alignment Locations

For each uncovered standard, the system suggests content nodes where alignment might make sense:

Suggestions are based on:
- Leaf nodes (lessons, activities) - most appropriate for alignment
- Nodes not already aligned to this standard
- Position in the curriculum hierarchy

Example:
```
Standard 3.OA.A.1: Interpret products of whole numbers

Suggested alignment locations:
• Lesson 3.2: Introduction to Multiplication
• Activity: Array Practice
• Lesson 3.4: Word Problems with Groups
```

Acting on Suggestions

1. Click a suggested node
2. Review the content
3. Add the alignment if appropriate
4. The standard moves from "uncovered" to "covered"

Note: Suggestions are starting points, not mandates. Use your curriculum expertise to determine if an alignment is appropriate.

Coverage Trends

Tracking Progress Over Time

CurryCMS records daily coverage snapshots to show trends:

• Trend chart - Visual graph of coverage over time
• Direction indicator - Up, down, or stable
• Historical data - Last 30 days of coverage

Reading the Trend

Why Trends Matter

• Track progress toward coverage goals
• Identify when coverage work stalls
• Demonstrate improvement to stakeholders
• Plan alignment sprints based on patterns

Prospective Coverage

What is Prospective Coverage?

Prospective coverage estimates how your curriculum might cover a standard set you're NOT currently aligned to—using crosswalk data.

Example use case:
- Your curriculum is aligned to Common Core
- A school district uses Texas TEKS
- Prospective coverage estimates TEKS coverage based on CCSS→TEKS crosswalks

How It Works

1. The system finds crosswalks between your aligned set and the target set
2. For each standard you've covered in your aligned set, it finds mapped standards in the target set
3. Those mapped standards count as "prospectively covered"
4. A confidence score indicates mapping quality

Viewing Prospective Coverage

1. Navigate to Standards in the main menu
2. Browse standard sets you're not aligned to
3. Click a set to see prospective coverage
4. View the estimated percentage and matched standards

Understanding Results

Limitations

Prospective coverage is an estimate, not actual coverage:

• Based on crosswalk quality (varies by source)
• Doesn't account for nuanced differences between standards
• Should be verified by curriculum specialists
• Useful for initial assessment, not final compliance

Coverage in Variants

How Variants Affect Coverage

Variants inherit content and alignments from parent curricula, but coverage is calculated per-variant:

• Parent coverage - Based on parent's content and alignments
• Variant coverage - Based on inherited + overridden + added content

Different Standard Sets

Variants may use different standard sets than their parent:

• Parent: Common Core
• Variant: Texas TEKS

In this case:
- Coverage is calculated against the variant's standard set
- Inherited alignments may appear as "unmapped" if no crosswalk exists
- Resolve unmapped alignments before publishing

Common Questions

"Why is my coverage lower than expected?"

Several reasons coverage might be low:
- Grade-appropriate filtering - Only grade-relevant standards counted
- Unmapped alignments - Inherited alignments not counted until mapped
- Missing alignments - Content exists but isn't aligned yet

"How do I increase coverage quickly?"

1. Use gap analysis to find uncovered standards
2. Follow suggested alignment locations
3. Focus on high-priority grades or domains
4. Review existing content for missed alignments

"What coverage percentage should I target?"

There's no universal target, but:
- 100% is ideal for comprehensive curricula
- 80-90% is typical for most complete curricula
- Below 70% may indicate significant gaps

Consider your curriculum's scope—a single unit can't cover 100% of a year's standards.

"How often are coverage snapshots taken?"

Snapshots are recorded daily, capturing coverage as of that date. View trends over the last 30 days on the dashboard.

"Can I export coverage data?"

Coverage data is available via the API for reporting. Contact your administrator for export options.

"What if prospective coverage isn't available?"

Prospective coverage requires crosswalk data between standard sets. If unavailable:
- No crosswalk exists in the system
- Request crosswalk data from your administrator
- Manually review alignment between sets

Related Documentation:
- Achieve Standards Coverage - Complete coverage workflow guide
- Standards Alignment - Aligning content to standards
- Standards Crosswalks - Understanding crosswalk mappings
- Standard Set Management - Admin standard set setup
- Using Variants - Variant alignment handling