2018-2019 Preliminary Letter Grades Released The Arizona State Board of Education released preliminary letter grades for schools on October 31, following approval of the cut scores at its October 28 regular meeting. Cut scores are unchanged from the 2017-2018 school year. Schools wishing to appeal their grades have until November 15 to file an [...]
CONTACT US | LEARN MORE Using Adaptive Technology to Increase Math Test Scores Students who used DreamBox for 20 hours scored 5 percentage points higher in national rankings John Danner, CEO of Rocketship Education, explains what makes DreamBox Learning® different. His company’s mission is to eliminate the achievement gap nationwide, in our lifetime. Find out why Danner thinks DreamBox’s [...]
Achieving Your Perfect Assessment System Hi Panfilo, In the evolving assessment landscape, it can be challenging to ensure that your district's assessment system is complete, valid, and reliable. Does it include all of the essential tools your team needs for understanding, monitoring, and increasing student learning? We updated our popular eBook, A Complete Guide to Comprehensive Assessment Systems, to help you [...]
Dreamed of Changing Student Lives as the District Leader? Then attend the Aspiring Superintendents’ Conference Friday, November 8th ASA Office Hear former AASA President Dr. Gail Pletnick answer the question, “Why Be a Superintendent?” Learn to Maximize the Interview Hear from New and Experienced Superintendents Learn about Board Relations from Author and Superintendent Dr. [...]
Collect and use formative data to close achievement gaps Using formative assessment in math instruction (or any other subject) isn’t about teaching to the test or teaching to the middle. It’s about teaching for and to the individual in alignment with key learning outcomes. Discover how you can develop a “prevention to intervention mindset” in your [...]
Connecting SEL to student supports. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Leveraging Social-Emotional Learning: Insights from Tustin Unified’s Journey from Data Collection to Action Tuesday, November 5, 2019 @ 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET Is your district working to measure and understand social-emotional learning (SEL)? Are you grappling with how [...]
Communiction from AZK12 Center: Dear Friends, We are excited to announce that through the Arizona Teachers Academy we have funding for 200 teachers to seek National Board Certification! This funding stream will provide each qualified teacher the financial assistance to pay for all 4 components as well as up to $225 credit for eligible [...]
Back-to-School MTSS Webinar Series [Part I] MTSS 101: The Essentials + [Part II] Making MTSS Work MTSS is a term we hear a lot. But it's also surrounded by confusion. What do our teams need to know about MTSS? And how can we tell if our MTSS practices are effective? Join us for a webinar series to bolster your [...]
Help two Arizona students win a trip to D.C. & $10,000 scholarship! Know a student leader in your classroom? Encourage them to apply to the US Senate Youth Program & meet students from all 50 states in Washington, D.C.! Apply by October 1! Email applications to scholarships@azed.gov The United States Senate Youth Program is a unique educational experience for outstanding [...]
