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Most CCSSO reports and presentations are available for free in PDF format via the links provided here or can be purchased in hard copy by clicking on Publications on the main menu above. Accountability Reporting Accountability Validity & Reliability Alignment Analysis Assessment for Accountability Accountability System Design Comprehensive State Assessment Plans Issues with Growth Models State Report Cards, Indicators, & Policies Trends in Accountability Systems Other Web Resources Accountability Reporting State Accountability Systems Beyond NCLB , 2007 State Report Card Websites, 2006-07 Schools Identified for Improvement, 2006-07 AYP Press Release Dates and Website Links, 2005-06 Indiana’s “New Model” Making Data Accessible for All, CCSSO Assessment Conference, 2006 Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) Forth Cycle, Becky Kemna, Missouri Department of Education, CCSSO Assessment Conference, 2006 50-StateWeblinks: State Report Cards, School/District Data, AYP Reporting, 2005 State Report Cards, 2004 Guide to Effective Accountability Reporting, 2002  Delaware Model for Reporting State Assessments: Strategies for Local Flexibility using Web-Based access of Data, Robin Taylor, Delaware Department of Education, AERA 2005 Using Data for Supporting Improved Instruction and Student Learning, Pat Roschewski, Nebraska Department of Education, AERA 2005 Accountability Validity and Reliability Has Student Achievement Increased Since 2002? State Test Score Trends Through 2006-07, Center on Education Policy List of NCLB Accountability Studies Quality Assurance Practices Associated With Producing Cohort Graduation Rates 2007 Validity Threats: Detection and Control Practices for State and Local Education Officials, 2006  Gauging Growth: How to Judge No Child Left Behind? When does a "Growth Model" act the same as a "Status Model"? - Lessons learned from some empirical growth model comparisons Left Behind by Design: Proficiency Counts and Test-Based Accountability A Framework for Examining Validity in State Accountability Systems, Ellen Forte Fast and Steve Hebbler with ASR-CAS Joint Study Group on Validity in Accountability Systems, 2004, and Executive Summary Making Valid and Reliable Decisions in Determining Adequate Yearly Progress (Joint CAS and ASR Publication), 2003, and Executive Summary  Impact of State Accountability on Student Performance, Eric Hanushek, Stanford University, 2005 (NAS, Board on Testing and Assessment) Consequential Validity, Suzanne Lane, 2005 Examining the Validity of State Accountability Systems: Will Based on AYP Models Hold Up? (CCSSO Conference on Large Scale Assessment, 2004) Ellen Forte Fast, edCount Steve Hebbler, Mississippi Department of Education Jan Barth, West Virginia Department of Education Wes Bruce, Indiana Department of Education Developing a Framework for Ensuring the Validity of State Accountability Systems (AERA, 2004) Rolf Blank, CCSSO, Chair Ellen Forte Fast, edCount Jennifer Morris, Oklahoma Department of Education Jeff Zaring, Indiana Department of Education Scott Marion, The Center for Assessment  Abigail Potts, CCSSO Sue Rigney, US Department of Education, Discussant Alignment Analysis Models for Alignment Analysis Web Alignment Tool Results (with TILSA-SCASS)  TILSA-SCASS SEC Alignment Method and Results  Assessment for Accountability State High School Exit Exams: A Move Toward End-of-Course Exams -- Policy Brief 1, Center on Education Policy Statewide Student Assessment Programs. 50-state information on Statewide Student Assessments in core subjects Handbook for Professional Development in Assessment Literacy, Jan Sheinker, Doris Redfield (CD-ROM), 2001.   Issues in Assessment Design, Vertical Alignment, and Data Management (CCSSO Growth Models meeting, 2004) Lauress Wise, HumRRO Cornelia Orr, Florida Department of Education William Auty, Oregon Department of Education   Pete Goldschmidt, UCLA/CRESST, part 1, part 2, and reference  Joseph A. Martineau, Michigan Department of Education  Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, The Student Evaluation Standards: How to Improve Evaluations of Students Designing Effective Accountability Systems Validity Threats: Detection and Control Practices for State and Local Education Officials, 2006   Statewide Educational Accountability under the NCLB Act—A Report on 2005 Amendments to State Plans, 2005   Focusing State Educational Accountability Systems: Four Methods of Judging School Quality and Progress, Dale Carson, 2002   Designing School Accountability Systems: Towards a Framework and Process, 2002   Incorporating Multiple Measures Of Student Performance Into State Accountability Systems: A Compendium Of Resources. (CD-ROM), 2002   Incorporating Federal Requirements Into State Accountability Systems: Lessons Learned From Four States, 2002  Issues with Growth Models Implementer's Guide to Growth Models, 2008 Delaware's Growth Model for AYP Determinations Tennessee's AYP Growth Model Summary of State-Proposed Growth Models, 2007 What Are the Findings From Use of Growth Models in School Accountability? American Educational Research Association 2008 Symposium, New York, March 2008 Delaware Growth Model for School Accountability and Initial Findings from Application in the State - Robin R. Taylor, Delaware Department of Education A Comparison of NCLB Growth Models: What Schools Are Being Identified? - Jessica C. Allen, University of Colorado - Boulder, Jennifer L. Dunn, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Inc. North Carolina's Adequate Yearly Progress Growth Results: A Two-Year Review - Gary L. Williamson, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Growth Models in School Accountability: The Implementer's Guide to Growth - Bill Auty, Education Measurement Consulting (also see Implementer's Guide to Growth Models Using Growth Models to Monitor School Performance Over Time: Comparing NCE, Scale, and Scores on NRTs and SBTs - Pete G. Goldschmidt, California State University - Northbridge  American Educational Research Association 2007 Symposium on Growth Models -- Analyses of State Pilot projects and Issues in State Development, Chicago, IL, April 9-13, 2007 Growth Model: A Way to Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), Mary Reel, Tennessee Department of Education The interaction of measurement, models and accountability: How values affect our growth model choices, PowerPoint presentation, Jennifer L. Dunn, Center for Assessment The Use of Trajectory-Modeled Growth as Part of Adequate Yearly Progress: One State's Results, Christopher I Cobitz, Ph.D, North Carolina Department of Education Will Growth Models Improve School Accountability and NCLB/AYP? Results From New Research, Kimberly O'Malley, Pearson Educational Measurement and Bill Auty, Education Measurement Consulting Identifying Effective and Ineffective Schools for Accountability Purposes: A Comparison of Four Generic Types of Accountability Models, Fen Yu, Eugene Kennedy, and Charles Teddlie, Louisiana State University, and Mindy Crain, Louisiana Department of Education  The Practical Benefits of Growth Models for Accountability and the Limitations Under NCLB, Pete Goldschmidt and Kilchan Choi, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards Using Student Longitudinal Growth Measures for School Accountability, B. Gong, M. Perie, and J. Dunn, paper presented to ASR SCASS, September 2006 Practical Consideration for Choosing an Accountability Model, P. Goldschmidt, presentation for AERA, 2006 Review of Growth Model Proposal -- Review of Proposals for Growth Model Pilot Projects for US ED: Cross-Cutting Themes from the Peer Review Panel, 2006 Summary of State Proposed Growth Models Undergoing Peer Review paper for ASR SCASS, W. Auty, September 2006 States Face Challenges Measuring Academic Growth That Education’s Initiatives May Help Address, United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), July 2006 Policymakers’ Guide to Growth Models for School Accountability: How Do Accountability Models Differ? 2005 References from Paper, 2005 Exploring Models of School Performance: from Theory to Practice, Choi, K., P. Goldschmidt, and K. Yamashiro, National Society for the Study of Education, 2005 Incorporating Student Growth (or Value-Added) Measurements Into School Accountability—What Are the Models? Brian Gong, Center for Assessment State Report Cards, Indicators, and Policies State Education Indicators with a Focus on Title I (50-state profiles) 2001-2002 Report 2000-2001 Report  1999-2000 Report  1998-1999 Report   Key State Education Policies 2006 Report 2006 Online Report 2004 Report 2002 Report 2000 Report  Keeping School Performance in Perspective: Cautions When Comparing States, 2003  Trends in Accountability Systems Statewide Educational Accountability Systems Under the NCLB Act -- A Report on 2008 Amendments to State Plans Statewide Educational Accountability Systems Under the NCLB Act -- A Report on 2007 Amendments to State Plans Summary of State strategies for districts identified for improvement under NCLB AIR/California comprehensive center, July 2006 Statewide Educational Accountability Under the No Child Left Behind Act - A Report on 2006 Amendments and Plans, 2006 Statewide Educational Accountability under the NCLB Act—A Report on 2005 Amendments to State Plans Revisiting Statewide Educational Accountability Under NCLB: A Summary of State Requests in 2003-04 for Amendments to State Accountability Plans, Ellen Forte Fast and William J. Erpenbach, 2004  Statewide Educational Accountability Under NCLB: Central Issues Arising from an Examination of State Accountability Workbooks and U.S. Department of Education Reviews Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 2003  The Implication of NCLB Accountability for Comprehensive School Reform, Kerstin Carlson Le Floch, James Taylor, and Kerri Thomsen , AERA 2005 Relationships Between Performance on the 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress and Washington Assessment of Student Learning, Kathryn L. Sprigg, AERA 2005 Subject Matters: How Accountability Impacts High School Math and English Departments, Dana Holland, Betheny Gross, and Joy Anderson, Consortium for Policy Research in Education, and University of Pennsylvania, AERA 2005 Holding High Hopes: How High Schools respond to State Accountability Policies, Margaret E. Goertz and Diane Massell, CPRE Policy Brief, January 2005 Isolated Schools with Few Students: Issues of Adequate Yearly Progress and Appropriateness, Sarah Gronna, Hawaii Department of Education; Robin Taylor, Delaware Department of Education; Les Morse, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Impact of NCLB Accountability Requirements: Were the First-Year Results as Dire as Predicted? (AERA, 2004) Rolf Blank, CCSSO Mitchell Chester, Ohio Department of Education  Peter Bylsma, Washington Department of Education  Jonathan Dings, Boulder Valley (Colorado) School District   Rachel Perry, California Department of Education - Glynn Ligon, Barbara Clements, Evaluation Software Publishing Andra Williams, CCSSO Sue Rigney, US Department of Education, Discussant Brian Gong, The Center for Assessment, Discussant Redesigning Accountability Systems for Education, Susan H. Fuhrman, CPRE Policy Brief, September 2003 Schools on Probation, How Accountability Works (and Doesn't Work), Heinrich Mintrop, December 2003 Links to Other Web Resources AERA Division H AERA SIG School Indicators, Profiles and Accountability  CRESST Center for Assessment Education Commission of the States Education Trust ETS Policy Information Center Evaluation Software Publishing National Association of Test Directors National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation U.S. Department of Education Project Staff Rolf K. Blank, Director of Education Indicators, rolfb@ccsso.org

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