Through-year assessment is enjoying a surge of attention, with more than a dozen states designing, piloting, or implementing versions of this assessment model to replace their current end-of-year summative test […]
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The report presents recommendations from the Accountability Redesign Advisory Committee for the redesign of Utah’s School Accountability System. The overarching goal was to create a system that supports schools in […]
This report for the Montana Office of Public Instruction outlines the framework for state assessments and informs the process of transitioning to a next-generation assessment system. Specifically, this report describes […]
The Operational Best Practices for Accountability are intended to provide states with guidance and criteria for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and potential revision of accountability systems under ESSA. These […]
From Session 4 of the 2021 Convening on Through-Year Assessment: The final session will involve turning the tables. Center for Assessment professionals and some external experts will be invited to […]
Writing requests for proposals (RFPs) can be daunting and confusing. But a well-written RFP for state assessment services can save the potential client and potential bidders many headaches in preparing […]
This brief provides guidance to state leaders to help them review and adapt public reporting of state test results during COVID.
This report contains a summary of the deliberations and recommendations to the Utah State Board of Education from the Utah Assessment Strategic Plan Work Group.
Educational assessments are powerful tools for guiding and informing teaching, learning, and school and district improvement. They are one of the multiple measures policymakers can use to improve the performance […]
Chris Domaleski explores design principles and approaches to steer accountability systems toward better balance and coherence.
New Mexico’s Assessment System: Recommendations from the New Mexico Task Force for Student Success
Juan D’Brot and Scott Marion led an Assessment Task Force for the New Mexico Public Education Department to help create this framework for New Mexico’s next statewide assessment system and […]
This policy brief summarizes our paper, presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, on the design considerations for balanced systems of assessment. We also […]
This paper, presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, presents a discussion of design considerations for balanced systems of assessment. It also provides an […]
Juan D’Brot and Scott Marion led an Assessment Task Force for the Alabama State Department of Education to help create this framework for Alabama’s next statewide assessment system.
The Center has developed a series of briefs to support Alabama’s Assessment Task Force as the panel makes decisions for the state’s new assessment system. These briefs include topics such […]
Scott Marion provides a rationale for states interested in using an achievement index in their ESSA accountability system designs.
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 guide can help state education leaders with the process of selecting and implementing a growth model for their accountability system.