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Challenge We have a mandate to align tests with standards

Summary

Our system leadership, in the light of No Child Left Behind (NCLB, see the US Department of Education website at http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml?src=pb), has told us to move to an assessment system that is aligned with our State Standards. How might we proceed?
  • What could we do as an immediate response?
  • How might we think about tackling this challenge in the long term?

Strategies

What could we do as an immediate response?

How might we think about tackling this challenge in the long term?

Diagnosis

This tool will support consideration of alignment principles and issues.

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