Achievement through Aligned Assessments
Integrated content and assessments ensure broad access to accurate and timely student and school-level information which is used for educational decision making. The use of this information also provides high-quality technical assistance and professional development to school and department personnel. This also ensures that policies, procedures, and decisions support a high-performing and accountable education system.
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires that each Agency (State) Plan implement a set of high-quality student academic assessments in Math, Reading or English Language Arts, Science and Alternate.
BIE will test in the following grade spans for each assessment:
- English Language Arts (ELA) and Math – Testing Vendor: Pearson – Grades: 3-8, 11
- Science – Testing Vendor: Cognia Inc. – Grades: 5, 8, 11
- Alternate ELA, Math, Science (Cognitive Disabled per IEP) – Testing Vendor: Cognia Inc./MSAA – ELA/Math: Grades: 3-8, 11 – Science: Grades: 5, 8, 11
- English Language Proficiency – Testing Vendor: WIDA – Grades: K-12
BIE testing windows for school year 2023-2024:
BIE Unified Assessments Announcements:
Resources
Webinars
SY 2022-23 Chief Academic Office Webinar Recordings
- 2022-23 BIE Interim Assessment Pre-Administration Training
- BIE Science Benchmark Preparation Training for ITCs
- BIE Science Benchmark Administration, Scoring, and Reporting Training
- BIE Science Reporting Training - Session A
- BIE Science Reporting Training - Session B
- BIE Spring 2022 Post-Administration Reporting Training
SY 2023-24 Multi-State Alternate Assessment Webinar Recording
- BIE AY24 MSAA Use Your Checklist Training (Passcode: F&66uc7m)
Memorandums
- Memo on Assessments SY 23-24
- Standards, Assessments and Accountability (SAAS) SY 20-21
- CAO Assessment Memo 09 17 2021
Press Releases
Presentations
