Dra grade level benchmarks
Leveling Chart | Scholastic Guided Reading Program for the Classroom
Use the grid below to shop by Guided Reading, Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA), and Lexile® Levels. This chart includes Lexile level recommendations and may also be used as a general leveling guide.
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| Grade | Scholastic Guided Reading Level | DRA Level | Lexile® Levels |
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| 520L-820L | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 740L-940L | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 925L–1070L |
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Reading Level Conversion Chart, Leveled Books
Use the Interactive Reading Level Conversion Chart below to browse books. Click on the category or level for an initial list, and then refine your list by selecting other criteria.
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| Developmental Category | Letter Level | Number Level | Grade Level | Lexile® Level Range | |
| Emergent | AA | 1 | PreK-K | BR40L*-230L | |
| A | 1 | K | |||
| B | 2 | ||||
| C | 3,4 | ||||
| Emergent/
Early |
D | 5,6 | |||
| E | 7,8 | 1 | 190L-530L | ||
| Early | F | 9,10 | |||
| G | 11,12 | ||||
| H | 13,14 | ||||
| I | 15,16 | ||||
| Early/
Fluent |
J | 17,18 | |||
| K | 19,20 | 2 | 420L-650L | ||
| L | 24 | ||||
| M | 28 | ||||
| Fluent | N | 30 | 3 | 520L-820L | |
| O | 34 | ||||
| P | 38,40 | ||||
| Q | 40 | 4 | 740L-940L | ||
| R | 40 | ||||
| S | 40,50 | ||||
| T | 40,50 | 5 | 830L-1010L | ||
| U | 50 | ||||
| V | 50,60 | ||||
| Advanced
Fluent |
W | 50,60 | 6 | 925L-1070L | |
| X | 70 | ||||
| Y | 70,80 | ||||
| Z | 80 | 7-8 | 970L-1185L | ||
| MATCHING ELL TEXTS TO STUDENT LANGUAGE-ACQUISITION LEVELS | |||||
| ELL TEXT LEVEL | GRADE 3 STUDENTS | GRADE 4 STUDENTS | GRADE 5 STUDENTS | GRADES 6-8 STUDENTS | GRADES 9-12 STUDENTS |
| 1 | TESOL*1 • WIDA**1 | ||||
| 2 | TESOL 2 • WIDA 2 | TESOL 1 • WIDA 1 | |||
| 3 | TESOL 3 • WIDA 3 | TESOL 2 • WIDA 2 | |||
| 4 | TESOL 4 • WIDA 4-5 | TESOL 3 • WIDA 3 | TESOL 2 • WIDA 2 | ||
| Literacy Leveled Texts | TESOL 5 • WIDA 6 | TESOL 4-5 • WIDA 4-6 | TESOL 3-5 • WIDA 3-6 | ||
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*TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) |
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**WIDA (World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment) |
At Benchmark Education Company, we recognize that any gradient is fallible because a book’s level of difficulty will vary among districts and schools, and from student to student.
We recommend that teachers make careful decisions in selecting leveled texts for students and consider the student’s current literacy behaviors and his/her prior knowledge of the content being presented.
If prior knowledge of the topic is a limitation, the designated reading level of the text may need to be altered. We encourage teachers to confer with one another as they establish a schoolwide book room and develop a sensitivity to appropriate text levels for their school population.
Please note that the grade levels assigned to letter and number levels on this chart reflect ideal expectations only. Students’ actual reading levels may vary more widely.
Benchmarks Center for Internet Security (CIS) - Microsoft Compliance
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About the CIS
Benchmarks The Center for Internet Security is a non-profit organization whose mission is to "identify, develop, validate, promote and support best practice cyber defense solutions.
" It draws on the knowledge and experience of cybersecurity experts and IT professionals from government, business and academia from around the world. They follow a consensus decision model to develop standards and best practices, including CIS benchmarks, controls, and secure images. nine0017
CIS Benchmarks are configuration baselines and recommendations for a secure system setup. Each of the recommendations contains links to one or more CIS control points that have been developed to help organizations improve their cyber defense capabilities. CIS checkpoints comply with many established standards and regulations, including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and NIST SP 800-53, the ISO 27000 series of standards, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and others. nine0017
Each benchmark goes through two rounds of consensus analysis. The first takes place during initial development, when experts meet to discuss, create, and test working designs, and continue until they reach consensus on a benchmark.
In the second step, after the milestone is published, the consensus group considers feedback from the Internet community for inclusion in the milestone.
CIS benchmarks have two levels of security settings:
- Level 1 recommends a basic security baseline that can be configured on any system and should cause little or no service interruption or reduced functionality.
- Level 2 recommends security settings for environments that require enhanced security, which may result in some reduced functionality.
CIS Hardened Images are securely configured images of virtual machines based on CIS benchmarks that are secured to a CIS Level 1 or Level 2 checkpoint profile. Hardening is a process that helps protect against unauthorized access, denial of service, and other cyber threats by limiting potential weaknesses that make systems vulnerable to cyberattacks. nine0017
Microsoft and CIS
benchmarks The Center for Internet Security (CIS) has published performance benchmarks for Microsoft products and services, including benchmarks for Microsoft Azure and key components of Microsoft 365, a benchmark for Windows 10, and a benchmark for Windows Server 2016 CIS Benchmarks for Microsoft Azure are intended for customers who plan to develop, deploy, evaluate, or secure solutions that include Azure.
The document contains specific guidelines for creating a secure baseline for Azure. nine0017
CIS benchmarks are recognized worldwide as the security standard for protecting IT systems and data from cyber attacks. Used by thousands of businesses, they provide specific guidance on how to create a secure baseline. System and application administrators, security professionals, and others who develop solutions using Microsoft products and services can use these best practices to assess and improve the security of their applications. nine0017
Like all CIS benchmarks, the Microsoft benchmarks were created using a consensus process based on input from subject matter experts with diverse backgrounds in software development, auditing and compliance, security research, operations, interaction with government organizations and legislation. Microsoft has become a full partner in this CIS effort. Specifically, Office 365 has been tested against the listed services, and the resulting benchmark for key components of Microsoft 365 covers a wide range of recommendations for setting appropriate security policies for accounts and authentication, data management, app permissions, storage, and other areas.
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In addition to benchmarks for Microsoft products and services, CIS has published CIS Hardened Images designed for use in Azure, customized to meet CIS benchmarks and available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. These Images include CIS Hardened Images for Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019, as well as many versions of Linux. All CIS Hardened Images available on the Azure Marketplace are certified to run on Microsoft Azure. As stated in the CIS, "they will be pre-tested for readiness and interoperability with the Microsoft Azure public cloud, the Microsoft Cloud Platform hosted by service providers through the cloud OS network, and on-premises Hyper-V deployments in a customer-managed Windows Server private cloud." nine0017
CIS Hardened Images are securely configured images of virtual machines based on CIS benchmarks that are secured to a CIS Level 1 or Level 2 checkpoint profile. Hardening is a process that helps protect against unauthorized access, denial of service, and other cyber threats by limiting potential weaknesses that make systems vulnerable to cyberattacks.
CIS Hardened Images are available on both Azure and Azure Government. nine0017
For additional customer support, Microsoft provides Azure Blueprints, a service that helps you deploy and update cloud environments in a recurring fashion using composable artifacts such as Azure Resource Manager templates to provision resources, role-based access controls, and policies. The resources provided in Azure Blueprints follow the standards, patterns, and requirements of the organization. The primary purpose of Azure Blueprints is to help automate compliance and cybersecurity risk management in cloud environments. To help you deploy a core set of policies for any Azure-based architecture that needs to follow the Azure CIS Benchmarks guidelines, Microsoft has published the Azure Blueprint for CIS Benchmarks for Microsoft Azure. When architecture is assigned, resources are evaluated by Azure policy against the assigned policy definitions. nine0017
Microsoft Cloud & Platform Services in scope
- Azure and Azure Government
- Office and Microsoft 365
- SQL Server
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- Windows Server 2016
Audits, reports, and certifications
Get a complete list of CIS benchmarks for Microsoft products and services.
- CIS Benchmarks for Core Azure 9 Components0004
- CIS Benchmarks for Microsoft 365
- Benchmark for Windows 10
- Windows 11 productivity
- Benchmark for Windows Server 2016
Implementation Methodology
- Azure CIS Benchmark: Get specific guidance on creating a secure baseline for Azure.
- Microsoft 365 security scheme: Minimize the risk of data leakage or account compromise by following this scheme. nine0004
- Windows Security Baselines: Follow these guidelines to effectively use security baselines in your organization.
- Companion Guide to CIS Controls for the Cloud: Get guidance on applying security best practices in CIS Controls v7 for the cloud.
FAQ
Will the CIS benchmark settings keep my applications secure? nine0027
CIS benchmarks define a baseline of security for all users who are covered by Microsoft products and services. However, they should not be considered as an exhaustive list of all possible security configurations and architectures, but as a starting point.
In doing so, each organization must assess its specific situation, workloads and compliance and adapt its environment accordingly.
How often are CIS benchmarks updated? nine0027
The release of revised CIS benchmarks varies depending on the IT community that developed them, as well as the release schedule of the technology supported by the benchmarks. CIS distributes monthly reports announcing new benchmarks and updates to existing benchmarks. To receive them, register with CIS Workbench (it's free) and check the Receive newsletter box in your profile. nine0017
Who contributed to the development of the CIS benchmarks for Microsoft?
CIS notes that "benchmarks are developed through the selfless efforts of subject matter volunteers, technology vendors, members of the CIS Benchmark community from public and private organizations, and the CIS Benchmark development team." Specifically, you'll find a list of Azure contributors under CIS Benchmark Available for Microsoft Azure v1.
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Use Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager to assess risk
Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager is a feature in the Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal that helps you understand your organization's compliance status and take action to mitigate risk. Compliance Manager provides a premium template for assessing these regulatory requirements. The template is located on page of Assessment Templates in Compliance Manager. See Create an assessment in Compliance Manager. nine0017
Resources
- Azure Compliance Documentation
- Compliance with Azure
- Microsoft offerings for compliance
- Compliance in the Microsoft Trust Center
- CIS Benchmarks for Microsoft Azure provides a step-by-step checklist for securing Azure.
- CIS Hardened Images on Microsoft Azure are certified for Azure and pre-configured to CIS benchmark security guidelines. They are available on both Azure and Azure Government.
nine0004 - The Azure Blueprint for CIS Benchmarks for Microsoft Azure helps you deploy a base set of policies for any Azure-based architecture that needs to follow the CIS Benchmarks for Azure guidelines.
- The Azure Policy Best Practices Mapping provides details on the policy definitions included in the Blueprint above and how those policy definitions map to compliance domains and controls in the Microsoft Azure CIS Benchmarks. When architecture is assigned, resources are assessed by Azure policy against the assigned policy definitions. nine0004
- CIS Controls Cloud Checkpoint Companion Guide provides guidelines for implementing security best practices in CIS Controls, version 7 for cloud environments.
- CIS Benchmarks for Microsoft 365 provides specific guidance for creating a secure baseline for Microsoft 365.
- Windows 10 security policy settings
- Windows 10 Enterprise Security
Article 92. State accreditation of educational activities \ ConsultantPlus
Article 92.
State accreditation of educational activities
(as amended by the Federal Law of 11.06.2021 N 170-FZ)
(see the text in the previous edition)
1. State accreditation educational activities are carried out according to the main educational programs, with the exception of educational programs for preschool education, programs for the training of scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel in graduate school (adjuncture), educational programs implemented in accordance with the federal state educational standard for the education of students with intellectual disabilities, and basic professional programs learning. nine0017
2. The purpose of state accreditation is to confirm by the accreditation body the conformity of the quality of education in an organization carrying out educational activities according to the educational programs declared for state accreditation, established accreditation indicators.
3. Accreditation indicators are a set of mandatory requirements that are established in accordance with this Federal Law for the quality of education.
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Consultant Plus: note.
From 01.09.2023 Part 4 Art. 92 is set out in a new edition (FZ of December 29, 2022 N 631-FZ). See future edition.
4. Accreditation indicators can be established for basic educational programs related to one level of education, one field of study, specialty, profession, one field of education, field and type of professional activity, an enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training. Accreditation indicators for the main general education programs of primary, basic and secondary general education and educational programs of secondary vocational education are approved by the federal executive body responsible for the development and implementation of state policy and legal regulation in the field of general education, in agreement with the federal executive body exercising the functions of control and supervision in the field of education. Accreditation indicators for educational programs of higher education are established by the federal executive body responsible for the development and implementation of state policy and legal regulation in the field of higher education, in agreement with the federal executive body responsible for control and supervision in the field of education.
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5. State accreditation is carried out by the accreditation body - the federal executive body exercising the functions of control and supervision in the field of education, or the executive body of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation exercising the powers transferred by the Russian Federation in the field of education, in accordance with the powers established by Article 6 and 7 of this Federal Law, at the request of organizations engaged in educational activities. nine0017
6. The executive authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation exercising the powers transferred by the Russian Federation in the field of education, upon state accreditation of the educational activities of an organization engaged in educational activities and having branches located in other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as upon state accreditation of the educational activities of an individual entrepreneur, registered in the territory of one constituent entity of the Russian Federation and carrying out educational activities in the territory of other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, organizes the state accreditation of educational activities in cooperation with the executive authorities of the relevant constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
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accreditation of basic general education programs.
8. When conducting state accreditation for basic professional educational programs, the accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation or on refusal of state accreditation for the specified educational programs in relation to each level of vocational education, or to each area of training, specialty, profession, or an enlarged group of professions , specialties and areas of training, or the field of education or the type of professional activity, which include the main professional educational programs declared for state accreditation, in accordance with the application of the organization engaged in educational activities. nine0017
Consultant Plus: note.
From 01.09.2023 Part 9 Art. 92 is set out in a new edition (FZ of December 29, 2022 N 631-FZ). See future edition.
9. Application forms for state accreditation and the list of documents attached to it, requirements for their completion and execution and the procedure for submitting them to the accreditation body, the procedure for their acceptance by the accreditation body, cases and grounds, in the presence of which the accreditation body decides to return the application for state accreditation and the documents attached to it are approved by the federal executive body exercising the functions of control and supervision in the field of education.
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availability of a license to carry out educational activities or simultaneously with an application for a license to carry out educational activities under these programs (amending the register of licenses). nine0017
11. Organizations engaged in educational activities have the right to apply for state accreditation of basic professional educational programs if the organization engaged in educational activities has students who have passed intermediate certification in the relevant educational programs for at least one year of study in these programs.
Consultant Plus: note.
From 01.09.2023 Part 12 Art. nine2 is set out in a new edition (FZ of December 29, 2022 N 631-FZ). See future edition.
Consultant Plus: note.
Programs accredited as of 03/01/2022, related to the corresponding level of education or an enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas, are considered to have accreditation indefinitely, with the exception of the specified Federal Law of 06/11/2021 N 170-FZ.
12. When making a decision on state accreditation, the accreditation body issues a certificate of state accreditation. The certificate of state accreditation is valid for an indefinite period, except for the case specified in this part. The term of the certificate of state accreditation issued to foreign educational organizations engaged in educational activities located outside the territory of the Russian Federation is:
1) six years for an organization carrying out educational activities on basic professional educational programs;
2) twelve years for an organization carrying out educational activities on basic general education programs.
Consultant Plus: note.
From 09/01/2023 Part 13 Art. 92 is set out in a new edition (FZ of December 29, 2022 N 631-FZ). See future edition.
13. For the issuance of a certificate of state accreditation, reissuance of a certificate of state accreditation and the issuance of a temporary certificate of state accreditation, a state fee is paid in the manner and amount established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees.
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Consultant Plus: note.
From 09/01/2023 part 14 art. 92 is set out in a new edition (FZ of December 29, 2022 N 631-FZ). See future edition.
14. An organization that carries out educational activities and has arisen as a result of reorganization in the form of separation or separation is issued a temporary certificate of state accreditation for educational programs, the implementation of which was carried out by the reorganized organization and which had state accreditation, without an accreditation examination specified in part 17 of this article. The period of validity of a temporary certificate of state accreditation is one year. nine0017
Consultant Plus: note.
From 01.09.2023 Part 15 Art. 92 is set out in a new edition (FZ of December 29, 2022 N 631-FZ). See future edition.
15. Organizations engaged in educational activities that have set target admission figures for training in educational programs that do not have state accreditation for professions, specialties and areas of training or enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training at the expense of budgetary appropriations from the federal budget, the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation Federation and local budgets, a temporary certificate of state accreditation is issued for a period of one year for these professions, specialties and areas of training or enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training without an accreditation examination specified in part 17 of this article.
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Consultant Plus: note.
From 09/01/2023 part 16 art. 92 is set out in a new edition (FZ of December 29, 2022 N 631-FZ). See future edition.
16. Upon termination of the license to carry out educational activities, the state accreditation is terminated from the date of making the corresponding entry in the register of licenses to carry out educational activities.
Consultant Plus: note.
In 2022, the authorized body may decide to conduct accreditation examinations using remote technologies without visiting educational organizations (Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 03.04.2020 N 440). nine0017
17. State accreditation is carried out based on the results of an accreditation examination, which is based on the principles of objectivity of its conduct and the responsibility of experts for the quality of its conduct.
18. The subject of the accreditation examination is confirmation of the conformity of the quality of education in an organization carrying out educational activities, according to the educational programs declared for state accreditation, to the established accreditation indicators.
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19. The accreditation body involves experts and (or) expert organizations in the accreditation examination. Experts, expert organizations, including experts of such organizations, cannot be in civil law relations (experts, including experts of expert organizations, also in labor relations) with an organization engaged in educational activities, while participating in an accreditation examination in relation to such organizations. The procedure for accreditation, engagement, selection of experts and expert organizations involved in the accreditation examination, as well as maintaining a register of experts and expert organizations, including qualification requirements for experts and expert organizations, is established by the federal executive body exercising the functions of control and supervision in the field of education. Payment for the services of experts and expert organizations and reimbursement of expenses incurred by them in connection with participation in the accreditation examination are made in the manner and in the amount established by the Government of the Russian Federation.
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20. Information about the accreditation examination, including the conclusion drawn up based on the results of the accreditation examination, is posted by the accreditation body on its official website on the Internet.
Consultant Plus: note.
From 09/01/2023 in Part 21 of Art. 92 are amended (FZ of December 29, 2022 N 631-FZ). See future edition.
21. The accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation within a period not exceeding one hundred and five days from the date of receipt of the application for state accreditation and the documents attached to this application, provided that these applications and documents comply with the requirements in accordance with Part 9of this article.
type of professional activity, which include the main professional educational programs declared for state accreditation, in accordance with the application of the organization carrying out educational activities, if such basic educational programs do not correspond to accreditation indicators.
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23. The regulation on state accreditation of educational activities is approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.
24. Regulations on state accreditation of educational activities establish, inter alia:
1) the procedure for developing, agreeing and approving accreditation indicators;
2) the procedure for conducting an accreditation examination;
3) the procedure for making a decision on state accreditation, on refusal of state accreditation or on deprivation of state accreditation, including with the participation of the collegial body of the accreditation body; nine0017
Consultant Plus: note.
From 09/01/2023 p. 4 h. 24 art. 92 is set out in a new edition (FZ of December 29, 2022 N 631-FZ). See future edition.
4) the procedure for the provision by the accreditation body of a duplicate of the certificate of state accreditation;
Consultant Plus: note.
From 09/01/2023 p. 5 h. 24 art. 92 is set out in a new edition (FZ of December 29, 2022 N 631-FZ).
See future edition.
5) grounds for and procedure for reissuing a certificate of state accreditation; nine0017
6) specifics of conducting an accreditation examination during state accreditation:
a) educational activities in professional educational programs containing information constituting a state secret and professional educational programs in the field of information security;
b) educational activities for educational programs implemented through the use of a network form for the implementation of educational programs; nine0017
c) educational activities organized in the form of practical training for students;
d) educational activities in educational programs implemented using exclusively e-learning, distance learning technologies;
e) educational activities of educational organizations whose founders are religious organizations, in terms of confirming the educational qualification of pedagogical workers of such educational organizations; nine0017
f) educational activities of foreign institutions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation;
7) the procedure for recording information about the results of monitoring in the education system, an independent assessment of the quality of education and the quality of training of students, an independent assessment of the conditions for the implementation of educational activities, professional and public accreditation, information from the reports of an organization engaged in educational activities, on self-examination, used when conducting state accreditation of educational activities.
