Making Improved Decisions for Students on the Cusp of Alternate Assessment Participation Using Multiple Measures of Academic Achievement from Multiple Sources (MIDAS)

Description

Increases the capacity of state education agencies to provide technical assistance to local education agencies (e.g., school districts) on using multiple measures of academic achievement to improve instructional practices for students with disabilities who move from the alternate assessment to the general assessment. The project also increases the capacity of teachers to successfully instruct these students.

Contact
Sheryl Lazarus, Linda Goldstone, Andrew R Hinkle
Director
Sheryl Lazarus
Website
nceo.info/About/projects/midas/home
Subcontract from
Arkansas Department of Education
Funder
U.S. Department of Education
Collaborators
Arkansas Department of Education
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
West Virginia Department of Education

Staff

Sheryl Lazarus :: Director, National Center on Educational Outcomes


Linda Goldstone :: Research Associate


Andrew R Hinkle :: Education Program Manager 2


Product

MIDAS Project Reports: A Mixed Methods Study on Teaching Students Who Moved From the AA-AAAS to General State Assessment (#102)

This report presents the findings of a study that examined the successes and barriers that teachers faced when instructing students with disabilities who have moved from the alternate assessment …

Published: July 2024

MIDAS Project Reports: Using Multiple Measures of Academic Achievement to Inform Instruction for Students with Disabilities Who Moved from the Alternate Assessment to the General State Assessment (#101)

This report presents an overview of two types of assessments that can inform instructional decision making for students with disabilities who moved from the alternate assessment based on alternate …

Published: April 2024

MIDAS Project Reports: Teachers’ Perspectives on Using Multiple Measures of Academic Achievement to Inform Instruction of Students on the Cusp Between the AA-AAAS and the General Assessment (#103)

This report presents the findings of online focus groups conducted with teachers to learn more about their experiences using multiple measures to inform instructional decision making for students …

Published: July 2024

Topics

  • Educational accountability and assessment
    • Assessment (large-scale, alternate)
    • Instruction