The partnership's strength came from a joint belief that the best and
most effective assessment systems:
Not exact matches
That's why we need an education agenda that strategically recruits, retains, and rewards the
most effective teachers and principals; that builds incredibly high standards; that develops rigorous and useful
assessments to measure progress against those standards; that builds data
systems that allow teachers, principals, students, and parents to quickly and conveniently access those data for everyday use; and that focuses on dramatic intervention within our country's lowest - performing schools.
The Committee is currently inviting written submissions addressing the following topics: - The purpose of primary
assessment and how well the current
system meets this - The advantages and disadvantages of assessing pupils at primary school - How the
most recent reforms have affected teaching and learning - Logistics and delivery of the SATs - Training and support needed for teachers and senior leaders to design and implement
effective assessment systems - Next steps following the
most recent reforms to primary
assessment
High schools are seeking to build
systems that ensure success for every student; this is being further emphasized by the Obama administration, which has identified the following four Race to the Top priority areas in the Race to the Top Executive Summary (2009): «adopting standards and
assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy; building data
systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction; cultivating
effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed
most; and turning around struggling schools» (p. 1).
In using ARRA funds, states and school divisions must advance core reforms identified in the legislation, including: implementation of college - and career - ready standards and
assessments for all students; establishment of preschool to postsecondary and career longitudinal data
systems; improvement in teacher quality — especially for students
most at risk of academic failure; and improvement of low - performing schools through
effective interventions.
I'm very pleased that some of the
most effective educators in the country agree that our
assessment system aligns with their teaching,» said Smarter Balanced Executive Director Tony Alpert.