Multiple Pathways to Assessment Innovation: Diverse Approaches from Three States
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has provided new opportunities for the creation of innovative assessment systems that fulfill accountability requirements while contributing to the learning and teaching process. ESSA authorization provided states with new flexibility regarding assessments, prompting discussions about how states might implement innovative assessment practices. In this session, participants learned how the Nevada Department of Education is investing in assessment to help more kids read proficiently by grade three, how and why the Louisiana Department of Education is combining English and social studies assessments, and what the Georgia Department of Education is doing to encourage district-led innovation in support of less testing and more instructionally useful data during the year.