Accountability ESSA Complex Communication
What's in a Name? Sometimes, Quite a Bit
Considering the Effects of COVID-19 Disruptions on Identifying Schools for Supports Under ESSA
Following a two-year hiatus, states must restart their school accountability systems required under ESSA and identify schools for supports. In addition to well-documented technical concerns, states must also consider how they report accountability results, the labels they use to communicate quality to the public, and the words they use to describe performance. Do the names and labels so carefully crafted when the accountability system was developed pre-pandemic have the same meaning in spring 2022? I explore these ideas in this blog post.
What’s in a Name?