Currently, systems and institutions in 10 states use aligned assessments
for placement purposes (Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and West Virginia).
Throughout our dialogue with school officials and the superintendent's office, we maintained that while we would allow the administration of necessary achievement tests needed for
course placement purposes, we required a more cogent rationale for further intelligence testing.
Of those schools, some exempt applicants who meet GPA or class - rank criteria while others require scores only for
course placement purposes or for internal research.
The Smarter Balanced assessments fail to meet basic standards for testing and accountability and should not be used for diagnostic or
placement purposes.
TBR community colleges have open - enrollment policies, but these institutions may use ACT / SAT scores for advisement and
placement purposes.
Depending on the student, additional information may be requested for ability grouping and
placement purposes.
Secondly, hanging them over furniture will give
its placement a purpose.