From Session 1 of the 2021 Convening on Through-Year Assessment: Given the considerable variety of designs using the terms “through course,” “through year,” “distributed assessment,” or others, we start the […]
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Presentation at the AERA Special Interest Group on School Indicators and Profiles; uses examples from several states to highlight the need to disaggregate data to address validity, equity, and improvement.
This brief provides guidance to state leaders to help them review and adapt public reporting of state test results during COVID.
This paper describes the importance of collecting opportunity-to-learn (OTL) data and provides a framework to help states begin an OTL data collection and reporting system.
This paper provides guidance to help education leaders address the challenges of data collection and reporting in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This paper, supported by the Council of Chief State School Officers, provides guidance to help education leaders tackle accountability design and implementation decisions in light of the challenges of the […]
Chris Domaleski explores design principles and approaches to steer accountability systems toward better balance and coherence.
Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Assessment and Accountability Agenda Date/Time Topic August 11, 20203:30 – 5:00pm EDT Assessment for Fall 2020This webinar is based on a paper sponsored by […]
School characteristics or context can often impede a state’s ability to produce or implement a standard accountability system for all schools. This paper, prepared for the Council of Chief State […]
This paper analyzes the policy challenges and provides recommendations associated with having college admissions tests meet federal assessment requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
This paper provides a set of assessment and accountability recommendations for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The authors also recommend changes to the Innovative Assessment Demonstration […]
This paper, supported by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), provides guidance to help states develop and validate exit criteria for schools identified as needing Comprehensive Supports and […]
This paper, supported by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), describes a logical framework and presents practical recommendations to help states wrestle with the continuing demands of accountability […]
This paper outlines recommended principles to guide the establishment of a standard-setting process for accountability systems and describes a framework for implementing standard-setting. The principles and framework are based on […]
This paper outlines practical guidelines and considerations as states get their accountability systems up and running. The authors describe a framework that states can use to guide the development of […]
This paper, produced in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC), addresses the purposes and principles of local accountability practices that complement state and federal systems.
The Center at 20: Leveraging the lessons of the past to improve the impact of assessment and accountability practices Thursday, September 27th Agenda Time Topic 8:30am Welcome to RILSScott Marion, […]
This brief provides recommendations to support state education agencies in establishing coherent state plans for ESSA and Perkins. It highlights key touchpoints across the two laws and explains how the […]