In this RILS 2022 presentation, Miranda McLaren and Debbie Durrence discuss the key impacts that the pandemic had on the Gwinnett County school district in Georgia, which is a large, diverse urban dis…
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In this RILS 2022 presentation, Adam Hicks discusses the particular impacts that the pandemic had on the Shelby County school district in Kentucky, which is a smaller semi-urban, semi-rural district s…
This RILS 2022 presentation examines the impact of pandemic disruptions on school accountability systems and how states have addressed these challenges.
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 accountab…
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 accountab…
The authors provide guidance to help education leaders address the challenges of data collection and reporting in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This paper, supported by CCSSO, provides guidance to help education leaders tackle accountability design and implementation decisions in light of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chris Domaleski explores design principles and approaches to steer accountability systems toward better balance and coherence.
Often, factors related to school characteristics or context can impede a state’s ability to produce or implement a standard accountability system for all schools.
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 ac…
This paper supported by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) provides guidance to help states develop and validate exit criteria for schools classified as Comprehensive Supports and Impr…
In this paper, Chris Domaleski, Juan D’Brot, and Leslie Keng, outline recommended principles to guide the establishment of a standard-setting process for accountability systems and to describe a…
In this paper, Senior Associates Leslie Keng and Juan D’Brot outline practical guidelines and considerations as states get their accountability systems up and running.
This paper, produced in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC), addresses purposes and principles of local accountability practices that complement state and f…
This paper, written for the 2018 Reidy Interactive Lecture Series, presents a framework for improving the coherence, flexibility, and balance of contemporary accountability systems to promote improved…
In this paper, Senior Associates Juan D’Brot and Leslie Keng highlight critical areas where states are poised to examine practice and collect evidence to support the development of an overall validi…
Senior Associates Juan D’Brot and Leslie Keng describe a framework to help states systematically evaluate identification decisions.
Scott Marion provides a rationale for states interested in using an achievement index in their ESSA accountability system designs.