Let’s Continue this Conversation: How to Turn New Stakeholder Connections into Long-Term Relationships
This guide is intended to help states assess the engagement strategies used during the ESSA development stage, identify the ones to sustain or refine, and develop a long-term plan that will continue to create opportunities for stakeholders to be heard on this and other education issues.
Let’s Get This Conversation Started: Strategies, Tools, Examples and Resources to Help States Engage with Stakeholders to Develop and Implement their ESSA Plans
Developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers, this publication is designed to guide state education agencies in the development of their ESSA plans. It "provides: -- Detailed guidance on stakeholder engagement strategies; -- State examples of effective [engagement] strategies; --...
Dear Colleague Letter on Stakeholder Engagement—June 23, 2016
In this letter, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) provides suggestions for engaging with stakeholders around the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act. USED also provides suggested resources to support the development of a stakeholder engagement plan.
Opt Out: An Examination of Issues
During the past few years, media reports have highlighted an increase in the number of parents who are opting their children out of annual state tests, often called the opt-out movement. In this paper, researcher Randy Bennett examines issues related to the movement including: the amount of time...
The Colorado Standards and Assessments Task Force (HB14-1202): Report of Findings and Recommendations
In 2014, the Colorado General Assembly created the Colorado Standards and Assessments Task Force to study Colorado’s state and local assessment systems. A key goal was to reduce the testing burden on school districts and schools, as well as to address technology assessment needs and costs. Although...