Understanding Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Need information to share with all stakeholders regarding the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)?  The Iowa Department of Education has shared a great power-point that explains what ESSA does, its guiding principles, how current state initiatives fit into ESSA, and much more!  Click here to access Iowa's Plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Getting to Know Our New State Assessment

Well, do we proceed with caution or jump right into learning more about our new state assessment?  In my last post, I shared a news release from the Iowa Department of Education that announced the "winning bidder" of our 2018-2019 statewide assessment.  The American Institutes for Research assessment called "Independent College and Career Readiness Solution" (to be named something different in the near future) is "expected to run one year and eight months-the time needed to prepare for and administer a new state test--with an option to renew annually for four more years."
So....I'm proposing both....let's proceed with caution as we jump into learning more.

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