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Science is Coming to the California Dashboard
This essential guide for California assists educators in preparing for the integration of science performance data into the California School Dashboard. Starting with the 2025...
From Conversation to Action: Developing and Implementing School Accountability Principles
On December 11, 2024, WestEd school accountability experts Eric Crane, Mitch Herz, and Corey Cornett are hosting a "how-to" workshop that explores concrete actions for...
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...
Transitioning to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Standards, Assessments, and Accountability
In September 2018, CSAI presented on the impact of ESSA on state systems for content standards, assessment, and school accountability. This presentation provides an overview...
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...
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%...
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...
Assessing English Learners Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as Amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), includes new provisions that are designed to support ELs' participation...
CSAI Presentations at NCSA 2019
Every year, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) hosts the National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA). This year's conference, held June 24-26 in...