•Does it follow state and district guidelines?

•Do the questions represent an appropriate level of rigor for the course

•Is there an appropriate range of question levels?

•Does the assessment measure what it is designed to measure?

Administration Protocols:
•Is there a testing window?

•What kind of security is in place?

•Does the test administration follow state and district guidelines?

•What kind of training is provided for teachers/proctors?

•Do teachers administer the tests for their own students?

Scoring Protocols
•Who scores the tests?

•Is there a scoring rubric for tests that require free responses?

•Who developed the scoring rubric?

•Is there a district-wide system for scoring so teachers are supported?

Security and Training
•All tests are kept secure prior to being administered

•All tests are kept secure during before/after and during the scoring process

•Annual training provided to all test proctors/test administrators

Setting Expected Growth Targets

3rd party tests

Valid and reliable method for how they calculate expected end of year growth based on their test

Based on the pre-test (and other additional data points) districts set individual expected growth targets for each student