Assessments and Accountability

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.

• Standards, Assessment and Accountability System (SAAS) Final Rule

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: 

SY 2023-24 BIE Unified Assessment Schedule (185.68 KB) 2023-24 BIE Unified Assessment Training (180.99 KB)

BIE Unified Assessments Announcements:

2024 MSAA Science Item Content and Bias Review Panelist Recruitment Letter (207.36 KB) 2024 MSAA English and Math Item Content and Bias Review Panelist Recruitment Letter (193.27 KB)

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

• Standards, Assessments and Accountability System (SAAS)

Presentations

• AY24 MSAA Use Your Checklist Training
• Approved Standards, Assessments and Accountability System (SAAS)
• Assessments Waiver Consideration