Chris Domaleski is the executive director of the Center for Assessment and a nationally recognized leader in the design, implementation, and evaluation of assessment and accountability systems. He uses his extensive background in psychometrics, research methods, and educational policy to advise education leaders in making sense of complex technical problems to identify real-world solutions to improve practice. Current interests and projects include designing more innovative statewide school and district accountability systems, developing models for more balanced and coherent assessment systems, improving assessment design and practice for students with significant cognitive disabilities, and evaluating the effectiveness and impact of education policy.
As executive director, Chris Domaleski partners with Associate Directors Juan D’Brot and Carla Evans to manage the operations of the Center. He also plays an active role as a consultant to multiple states supporting the development, implementation, and evaluation of assessment and accountability systems.
Chris serves on multiple state assessment technical advisory committees, is the co-coordinator for the Council of Chief State School Officers’ (CCSSO) State Collaborative on Accountability Systems and Reporting, and regularly provides technical support to a variety of agencies, organizations, and policymakers at the state and national level.
He received a Ph.D. from Georgia State University concentrating in research, measurement, and statistics, and he has taught numerous graduate courses in research methods and statistics at Georgia State University and the University of Georgia. He is a former associate editor for the prestigious Journal of Educational Measurement and regularly publishes his research and presents at national conferences.
Prior to joining the Center, Chris was associate superintendent for assessment and accountability at the Georgia Department of Education, where he was responsible for the development and administration of the state’s K-12 testing program and accountability systems.
Brandt, C., Evans, C., & Domaleski, C. (2025). Assessing 21st Century Competencies: Guiding Principles for States and Districts. Dover, NH: NCIEA.
Marion, S.F. & Domaleski, C. (2025). Student Assessment. In Harris, D.N. (Ed.). Association for Education Finance and Policy LIVE Handbook.
Domaleski, C., (2023). Educational Testing: A Review of Standards, Guidelines, and Practices. In: Tierney, R.J., Rizvi, F., Erkican, K. (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education, vol. 14. Elsevier.
Domaleski, C., D’Brot, J., Pinsonneault, L., Gong, B., & Brandt, C. (2023). The Path Forward for School Accountability: Practical Ways to Improve School Accountability Systems Now. National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment.
Domaleski, C. (2020, September). Breakthrough or Breakdown? School Accountability in Flux. The State Education Standard, 20(3), 18-23.
Domaleski, C. & D’Brot, J. (2019). Evidence of Improvement: Guidelines to Inform Exit Criteria for ESSA State Accountability Systems. Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, D.C.
Domaleski, C., Betebenner, D. & Lyons, S. (2018). Promoting More Coherent and Balanced Accountability Systems. National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Dover, NH.
Domaleski, C., D'Brot, J., Keng, L., Keglovits, R., Neal, A., (2018). Establishing Performance Standards for School Accountability Systems. Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, D.C.
Domaleski, C. & Gong, B. (2017). Implementing the Locally Selected High School Assessment Provision of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Washington, DC: Council of Chief State School Officers.
Domaleski, C., Gong, B., Hess, K., Marion, S., Curl, C., Peltzman, A. (2015). Assessment to Support Competency-Based Pathways. Washington, DC: Achieve.
As executive director, Chris Domaleski partners with Associate Directors Juan D’Brot and Carla Evans to manage the operations of the Center. He also plays an active role as a consultant to multiple states supporting the development, implementation, and evaluation of assessment and accountability systems.
Chris serves on multiple state assessment technical advisory committees, is the co-coordinator for the Council of Chief State School Officers’ (CCSSO) State Collaborative on Accountability Systems and Reporting, and regularly provides technical support to a variety of agencies, organizations, and policymakers at the state and national level.
He received a Ph.D. from Georgia State University concentrating in research, measurement, and statistics, and he has taught numerous graduate courses in research methods and statistics at Georgia State University and the University of Georgia. He is a former associate editor for the prestigious Journal of Educational Measurement and regularly publishes his research and presents at national conferences.
Prior to joining the Center, Chris was associate superintendent for assessment and accountability at the Georgia Department of Education, where he was responsible for the development and administration of the state’s K-12 testing program and accountability systems.
Recent and Relevant Publications
Brandt, C., Evans, C., & Domaleski, C. (2025). Assessing 21st Century Competencies: Guiding Principles for States and Districts. Dover, NH: NCIEA.
Marion, S.F. & Domaleski, C. (2025). Student Assessment. In Harris, D.N. (Ed.). Association for Education Finance and Policy LIVE Handbook.
Domaleski, C., (2023). Educational Testing: A Review of Standards, Guidelines, and Practices. In: Tierney, R.J., Rizvi, F., Erkican, K. (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education, vol. 14. Elsevier.
Domaleski, C., D’Brot, J., Pinsonneault, L., Gong, B., & Brandt, C. (2023). The Path Forward for School Accountability: Practical Ways to Improve School Accountability Systems Now. National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment.
Domaleski, C. (2020, September). Breakthrough or Breakdown? School Accountability in Flux. The State Education Standard, 20(3), 18-23.
Domaleski, C. & D’Brot, J. (2019). Evidence of Improvement: Guidelines to Inform Exit Criteria for ESSA State Accountability Systems. Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, D.C.
Domaleski, C., Betebenner, D. & Lyons, S. (2018). Promoting More Coherent and Balanced Accountability Systems. National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Dover, NH.
Domaleski, C., D'Brot, J., Keng, L., Keglovits, R., Neal, A., (2018). Establishing Performance Standards for School Accountability Systems. Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, D.C.
Domaleski, C. & Gong, B. (2017). Implementing the Locally Selected High School Assessment Provision of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Washington, DC: Council of Chief State School Officers.
Domaleski, C., Gong, B., Hess, K., Marion, S., Curl, C., Peltzman, A. (2015). Assessment to Support Competency-Based Pathways. Washington, DC: Achieve.
