Educators in Norwalk, CT wanted their assessment system to provide more value, so they asked a simple question: what raises the bar and closes the gaps for students?
Were they measuring what matters?
With that purpose-driven mindset, they evaluated and streamlined their current system, including making sure each assessment had a clear and useful purpose and yielded data that helped educators support student learning. One of their most crucial needs was for an assessment that provided reliable growth data for every student—and that’s why they chose the MAP® Growth™ interim assessment.
Using MAP Growth gave educators such reliable and actionable data that they could eliminate 24 other assessments they’d been using to fill various gaps. It also helped educators focus on—and accomplish—other key priorities, such as ensuring educational equity for 11,000 students, preserving instructional time, and closing achievement gaps. By shifting to a data-driven approach and using consistent measures between schools, Norwalk is beginning to see an organizational change around how the district uses assessments and makes decisions.
Read their story for inspiration on how NWEA® assessments could help you start Measuring What Matters™ for your students.