{"id":11990,"date":"2020-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/aurora-institute-in-collaboration-with-knowledgeworks-cie-and-center-for-assessment-submitted-public-comments-on-the-competitive-grants-for-state-assessments-program\/"},"modified":"2022-11-03T20:06:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T00:06:16","slug":"aurora-institute-in-collaboration-with-knowledgeworks-cie-and-center-for-assessment-submitted-public-comments-on-the-competitive-grants-for-state-assessments-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/aurora-institute-in-collaboration-with-knowledgeworks-cie-and-center-for-assessment-submitted-public-comments-on-the-competitive-grants-for-state-assessments-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Comments Submitted on the Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Federal Update<\/h3>\n

Remember the Innovative Assessment Pilot (Innovative Accountability and Assessment Demonstration Authority, or IADA) from Section 1204 in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)? The U.S. Department of Education has rolling applications for states to apply \u2014 and now \u2014 it looks like the Department of Education might free up some funding for interested states.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s New: Grant Funding for IADA<\/h3>\n

In January, the U.S. Department of Education published a notice of proposed priorities<\/a> for the Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CGSA) program, soliciting input and feedback from the public. The Department is proposing use of CGSA program funds to be made available to states planning to apply for the IADA and those states implementing an approved plan would also be eligible. The Department\u2019s proposed priorities anticipates funding might cover 12-18 months for a state planning grant and 36-48 months for an implementation grant (in the proposed regulations).<\/p>\n

Our Joint Letter of Response to USED<\/h3>\n

The Aurora Institute, in collaboration with KnowledgeWorks<\/a>, Center for Innovation in Education<\/a> (CiE), Great Schools Partnership,<\/a> and the Center for Assessment,<\/a> jointly submitted a formal letter commenting on these proposed priorities<\/a><\/strong> (read below). We expressed that meeting the requirements of the IADA requires significant time and resources for states. We provided specific recommendations to improve the proposed regulations with solutions to prevent unnecessary barriers to piloting new approaches that seek to improve equity.<\/p>\n

We offer the following recommendations:<\/p>\n


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