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

• BIE Accountability Technical Manual (814.45 KB)
• BIE Part 30 Waiver Request Flow Chart (135.38 KB)
• Tribal Waiver Resources (July 2024) (163.92 KB)

Webinars

Chief Academic Office Webinar Calendar for SY 2024-2025 (140.68 KB)

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)