The Performance Excellence
Division manages the Assessment Design Process at the district
and school levels and supports the development of reliable,
valid, and fair assessments at the classroom and student levels.
The division uses numerous analytic tools and research-based
methodologies to ensure an assessment is reliable (the same
types of results occur regardless of when the assessment occurs
or who does the scoring), valid (measures what it is supposed
to measure), and fair (students of both genders and all backgrounds
have an equal chance to perform well). The division
provides in-service training and other educational opportunities
to faculty and staff on developing classroom assessments that
meet these requirements and conducts a mini-presentation on
assessment during orientation.