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 […]
Topics: Accountability
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 […]
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 student outcomes.
This paper highlights critical areas where states are poised to examine practice and collect evidence to support the development of an overall validity argument for their accountability systems. This paper […]
This paper describes a framework to help states systematically evaluate school-identification decisions. The authors present example claims, guiding questions, and assumptions to help state education agencies clarify the intended purpose, […]
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) addresses concerns about the effects of high-stakes achievement tests by authorizing a pilot program that allows up to seven states to apply for a […]
Scott Marion argues on behalf of several states for a principled approach to using an equity indicator in their ESSA accountability system designs.