Center for Standards, Assessment, and Accountability

Keyword: Accountability

Focusing the Conversation: Developing and Using Guiding Principles to Strengthen School Accountability Systems

School accountability systems can be used to identify shared goals for student outcomes and provide a vocabulary to facilitate conversations about school improvement. Identifying clear principles that guide an accountability system can enhance data conversations and accelerate school improvement efforts. In this October 23, 2024 webinar, WestEd accountability experts Eric Crane and Mitch Herz were […]

2015 CSAI Annual Conference: The Scores Are In, Now What?

CSAI held its annual conference on December 10–11, 2015 at WestEd’s San Francisco office. During this one-and-a-half day conference, CSAI staff and attendees discussed states’ needs regarding instruction, assessment, accountability, and communication following the 2014–15 assessments. Sessions focused on providing support for regional and content centers, and the states and regions they support, in the […]

Timeline for Consolidated State Plan Submissions

This update provides an overview of key dates related to the state submission of consolidated plans aligned with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Included are links to resources for understanding ESSA and its statutory requirements.

ESSA Requirements Related to English Learners

CSAI presented at the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Standards, Assessments, and Accountability System Negotiated Rulemaking Committee meeting on state requirements related to English Learners under the Every Student Succeeds Act. This presentation includes federal policy requirements, state implementation examples, and considerations for how the Committee may approach their own decision-making.