2014-15 State of Education Report in Tennessee: Progress Report | Page 3
SELECT AND IMPLEMENT HIGH-QUALITY
ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE NATIONALLY
BENCHMARKED AND ALIGNED TO
TENNESSEE’S STATE STANDARDS.
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO?
Statewide Summative Assessments:
Implement a high-quality statewide
assessment aligned to Tennessee’s
State Standards in English Language
Arts and Math.
WHO CAN HELP?
Tennessee Department of Education:
Implement a high-quality, well-aligned assessment
in 2015-16.
High-quality, aligned assessment
implemented in the 2015-16 school
year.
Tennessee Department of Education, CORE offices,
and school district offices:
Provide professional learning opportunities to school
leaders and teachers on the new assessment.
Professional learning opportunities
on the new assessment provided to
school leaders and teachers.
School district leaders and the Tennessee
Department of Education:
Provide school leaders, teachers, and parents with
data reports that give them the information they
need to support student learning.
Formative Assessments:
Support districts and schools in their
selection of high-quality formative
assessments that are aligned to
Tennessee’s State Standards.
Assessment Study:
Conduct a study on the landscape of
assessment in Tennessee, highlighting
effective district assessment practices
and gathering information on the
amount of testing that occurs in
districts around the state.
Community Engagement:
Implement a state-level
communications campaign that
engages and informs the public on the
importance of high-quality, aligned
assessments.
Technology:
Provide support to districts to ensure
they have access to the infrastructure
and training needed to effectively
implement technology-based
assessments and enhance student
learning.
HOW WILL WE MEASURE SUCCESS?
CORE offices:
Support district and school leaders in selecting highquality, well-aligned formative assessments.
Comprehensive, easy to understand
data reports shared with school
leaders, teachers, and parents.
Professional learning opportunities
on formative assessments provided to
district and school leaders.
Tool created to support districts
and school leaders in the selection of
formative assessments.
SCORE:
Conduct a study on assessment practices in
Tennessee districts.
Study published that provides
district leaders with actionable
recommendations for improved
assessment practices in schools.
Expect More, Achieve More Coalition:
Launch a statewide communications campaign that
engages parents and the public on the importance of
high-quality, aligned assessments.
Statewide communications
campaign on assessments launched in
summer 2015.
Tennessee Higher Education Commission:
Assist higher education institutions in engaging the
public and their partners on the importance of highquality, aligned assessments.
Tennessee foundations, business partners, and CORE
offices:
Support district leaders in their efforts to upgrade
technological infrastructure and access in schools.
School districts:
Prioritize the efforts of schools to provide students
with early instruction on technology and keyboarding
skills to prepare them for technology-based
assessments and success in college and career.
Higher education institutions
engage with the public and their
partners on assessments.
Upgraded technological
infrastructure and access in Tennessee
schools.
Students provided with early
instruction on technology and
keyboarding skills.