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Key Characteristics of a Coherent and Effective Local Assessment System
State assessments play an important role in monitoring how well schools and districts serve the needs of all learners. However, they are designed to provide...
Components of a Coherent and Effective Assessment System
Assessment is the process of gathering evidence of student learning to guide educational decisions. In an assessment system that is coherent and effective, high-quality, appropriate...
Educational Alignment: Past, Present, and Potential Future (Part 1)
To ensure that accurate inferences of student learning are made, the alignment of learning standards, instruction, and assessments is critical. Educational systems benefit from alignment...
State of the States Brief: PreK Assessments/Early Childhood Education
This brief highlights changes that states have made in their PreK assessment portfolios and early childhood education policies since 2019.
State of the States Brief: Assessments
This brief highlights changes that states have made in their assessment portfolios since 2019.
Assessment Leadership
A comprehensive, balanced assessment system and a culture of effective evidence use do not emerge by accident. They take capable leadership to build. Assessment leadership...
Critical Content Supporting Statewide Formative Assessment Practice
Formative assessment is enacted by teachers and students, but successful implementation of formative assessment practices depends on stakeholders at every level of the education system....
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...
Proceedings of the 1% Cap National Convening: Supporting States in Implementing ESSA’s 1% State-level Cap on Participation of Students in the AA-AAAS
More than 200 individuals gathered in Boston, MA on October 18 and 19, 2018 for the 1% Cap National Convening. The purpose of the 1%...
Peer Review Assistance
This CSAI-developed resource contains an overview of the peer review process, including each of the critical elements included in the peer review process. For each critical element,...