To improve school accountability, we must confront and change the faulty assumptions that undergird the system. This paper provides a new framing.
Topics: School Improvement
This paper describes a set of studies conducted to help understand the effects of pandemic-related disruptions on students’ academic performance during the 2020-2021 academic year in the state of Utah. […]
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 provides state accountability leaders an overview of the federal law and key design considerations as they develop identification systems under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The authors […]
This presentation reviews four key lessons learned about growth to date and discusses three key areas that will make growth data more useful: a) defining desired learning sequences in terms […]
Dale Carlson, a member of the Center for Assessment’s board of directors, outlined a framework in this seminal 2002 paper for conceptualizing accountability system design, particularly considering the relationship of […]
This presentation provides an overview of how local assessments may be used in relation to state accountability systems, and outlines issues of quality control for local assessments. The presentation was […]
This presentation summarizes the work done to develop a large group of assessment activities in English, math, science, and social studies that could be integrated with district curricula to provide […]