Sentences with phrase «comprehensive systems of assessment»

Test scores are only one piece of information in a comprehensive system of assessment.

Not exact matches

The proposal for the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center follows several years of analysis and research that began in 2012 when County Executive Molinaro directed the Dutchess County Criminal Justice Council (CJC) to undertake a comprehensive needs assessment of the Dutchess County criminal justice system.

On Monday, the Center for Public Integrity and open - governance group Global Integrity released the 2015 State Integrity Investigation, a comprehensive, data - driven assessment of the systems in place to deter corruption in state government, and gave New York a D - grade, a drop from the previous 2012 State Integrity Investigation, when New York received a D.

Additionally, the techno - economic challenges and environmental impacts of algae - to - fuel strategies need to be properly assessed (comprehensive impact assessments are lacking) before implementing systems integration strategies leading to the deployment of the algal biofuels industry.

IMPACT is a multi-measure comprehensive teacher assessment system that evaluates the performance of all D.C. public school teachers.

Action on mitigating the effects of drought should be implemented considering comprehensive drought early warning and monitoring systems, vulnerability and risk assessment, upstream - downstream water uses, the link between water and land use; livelihood diversification strategies for drought affected people, etc..

«The phthalates in the plastic water bottles these girls drink from, or the microwave containers they eat out of, may be far more likely to get into their system than cosmetic use, and as of now, no one has banned these things,» says M. William Audeh, MD, an oncologist who works in cancer risk assessment at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars - Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Proposals for a $ 320 million fund for comprehensive assessment systems (two proposals to be funded) and a $ 30 million fund for high school end - of - course tests are due today.

But the report, based on a survey of states, indicates that states have been slower to embrace assessments, high school graduation requirements, and, most especially, «comprehensive» accountability systems to match the standards.

First and foremost, before choosing a security system, it is very important for key decision makers to undertake a comprehensive risk assessment of the property.

It ends with recommendations on how we can create new comprehensive assessment systems that incorporate the desires of parents and educators.

In addition, Kentucky and Vermont have incorporated portfolios into their statewide assessments of student achievement — another effort to offer a broader picture of student achievement, and the now - defunct Massachusetts Reform Review Commission convened representatives from various stakeholder groups to devise a strategy for expanding the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System to make it fairer and more cComprehensive Assessment System to make it fairer and more comprehensivecomprehensive.

In Edutopia's The Power of Comprehensive Assessment, Bob Lenz describes how to create a balanced assessment system.

The first step towards L8 compliance is a comprehensive risk assessment, and this requires a thorough investigation into the configuration and condition of all water systems present at a site.

Many achievement tests created and administered at the state level — such as the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), or the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessments — use criterion - referenced scoring.

A comprehensive assessment system measures growth toward mastery of state standards and a student's capacity to: transfer and adapt learning, from application in one situation to new situations; analyze and synthesize standards related content; evaluate standards related to content for utility and efficacy; and create new content beyond standards - based materials.

The intentional design of a balanced and purposeful system of assessments that creates a comprehensive and robust pathway to support student learning

This study, conducted for the state of Massachusetts, examined the predictive validity of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam when compared to a specific state assessment — the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS)-- that it would be replacing.

While the assessment elements in ESSA are somewhat more discrete than some other parts of the law, the transition to ESSA presents state leaders with an opportunity to evaluate their comprehensive assessment system and to contemplate how information from that system helps the state to achieve its overall vision.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Mayor Vincent C. Gray and State Superintendent Hosanna Mahaley announced the preliminary results of the 2011 District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessment System (DC CAS), the District's annual student achievement assessment sSystem (DC CAS), the District's annual student achievement assessment systemsystem.

Of course standardized tests can be used as part of a comprehensive assessment system but they should not make up the majority of the system, nor should their results be used as the deciding factor to make important decisions about students and educators, as is being done in NOf course standardized tests can be used as part of a comprehensive assessment system but they should not make up the majority of the system, nor should their results be used as the deciding factor to make important decisions about students and educators, as is being done in Nof a comprehensive assessment system but they should not make up the majority of the system, nor should their results be used as the deciding factor to make important decisions about students and educators, as is being done in Nof the system, nor should their results be used as the deciding factor to make important decisions about students and educators, as is being done in NJ.

Enhance state curriculum frameworks to include 21st Century Skills and the demands of a new era and create a comprehensive assessment system that assesses those skills.

Comprehensive and detailed evidence in support of the validity of the Smarter Balanced assessment system is available below.

The commission acknowledges that its paper does not grapple with several big hurdles in developing more - comprehensive assessment systems, among them the cost of developing complex test items and the widely disparate digital infrastructures of the schools that would use the tests.

The Galileo comprehensive assessment system provides a wide range of prebuilt and customized assessment options in math, ELA, and science for students from kindergarten through the 12th grade.

In its report, the group wrote that the creation of the MCAS tests was an understandable starting point in the development of a comprehensive assessment system.

A career - long pursuit continues to be fostering understanding of the role of large - scale assessment within a comprehensive assessment system and the role of comprehensive assessment systems within PK - 12 education systems.

The ideal role of large - scale testing in a comprehensive assessment system.

The role of interim assessments in a comprehensive assessment system: A policy brief.

FairTest supports the authentic accountability plan proposed by the Coalition for Authentic Reform in Education (CARE) proposed a comprehensive accountability system that uses a balance of local and state assessments to describe school improvement and student progress.

Among them, Utah asserts its «absolute and exclusive right» to modify Utah Core Standards, SAGE assessments, the Utah Comprehensive Accountability System, and its own teacher and principal evaluations systems without approval from or sanction by the U.S. Department of Education.

Kathryn (Kathy) Dewsbury - White serves as the president and CEO of the Michigan Assessment Consortium, a statewide non-profit education association organized to provide professional learning opportunities, develop resources and tools, and provide advocacy for quality assessment practice and quality, comprehensive, and balanced assessment systems.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Florida School Boards Association calls on the Governor of Florida to establish a diverse committee, to include Florida teachers and district personnel, charged with conducting a comprehensive review of Florida's assessment and accountability system and with providing a report and recommendations, including but not limited to recommendations on the appropriate components of the system, the appropriate use of data derived from assessments; an assessment of the capacity of districts and schools to administer the required assessments without interruption in the ongoing delivery of instruction to students who are not being assessed; a feasible timeline for the transition and full implementation of the system; and the appropriate role of the system with regard to personnel evaluations.

- the end of MCAS as a graduation requirement; - the redesign and streamlining of the existing test; - the use of MCAS for diagnostic purposes only; - review of MCAS and the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks by professional education associations; - an independent review of MCAS for validity and reliability; and - a comprehensive assessment system for schools.

Construct comprehensive and coherent systems of state and local assessments of student learning that: • work together to support instruction, educational improvement and accountability • use multiple indicators at multiple points in time • link assessment to instruction and curriculum • strengthen teacher capacity to assess.

In 2010, Duncan also called PARCC and Smarter Balanced «comprehensive assessment systems,» because in addition to the end - of - year exams, the consortia were to develop mid-year tests designed to give teachers a sense of how well their students were mastering the standards along the way.

- Construct comprehensive and coherent systems of state and local assessments of student learning that work together to support instruction, educational improvement and accountability.

These PARCC grumblings come on the heels of Alabama's decision to pull out of both the PARCC and Smarter Balanced consortia in favor of implementing ACT's new comprehensive assessment system, which is aligned with the standards.

Construct comprehensive and coherent systems of state and local assessments of student learning that:

Routine screening for risk factors in pregnancy is one of the major components of prenatal care that is highly recommended, yet few risk assessment systems have a comprehensive view.

The quick four - question survey is part of KEYS (KEYs to Excellence for Your Schools), a comprehensive school - based assessment and improvement system that gathers data for improving teaching and learning conditions.

Promising Literacy for Every Child: Reading Recovery and a Comprehensive Literacy System provides practical direction for assessing your school's literacy practices, includes self - assessment tools for examining each of the six essential components identified, and shares ideas on how to design a plan to accomplish significant improvements in students» literacy learning.

The idea is to provide an internationally comparative Pisa assessment that would offer the first comprehensive overview of education systems» success in preparing young people to have such global competence.

The Education Department hopes to award two «comprehensive assessment systems» grants of $ 160 million each, as well as a $ 30 million grant for the creation of so - called end - of - course tests for high - schoolers.

For more than 30 years, CETE has partnered with the Kansas State Department of Education to deliver a variety of assessment services under the Kansas State Assessment Program, the comprehensive assessment system Kansas schools use to determine whether a student learns the intended curriculum.

The K W - APT is one component of WIDA's comprehensive assessment system.

Review comprehensive performance assessment and evaluation systems that provide targeted support, assistance, and professional growth opportunities based on teachers» and students» needs as well as those of the, schools and district.

We leverage the resources available from a range of federal networks, including the Regional Educational Laboratories, Equity Assistance Centers, and our partner comprehensive centers, to provide the most up - to - date information about states» standards, assessment, and accountability systems.

This session guides participants through Assessing Reading: Multiple Measures and also lays out the basic principles and purposes of different types of assessments and what a comprehensive assessment blueprint looks like within the context of a three - tier system.

Pearson can help you break through the language barrier with custom assessments for English Language Learners, automated scoring of writing and speaking proficiency, and a comprehensive system to integrate assessment, instruction and professional development.