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.