Assessment Specialists at WestEd create resource materials in assessment design and provide services in the development, implementation, and evaluation of state and local assessments — tests that measure the performance of teachers as well as students. Of the 10 Regional Educational Laboratories, WestEd has been designated by the U.S. Department of Education to provide national leadership in the area of assessment. Which programs are involved with Assessment? Assessment & Standards Development Services Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Learning Innovations Mathematics, Science, & Technology Program Which projects are involved with Assessment? Assessments in Career Education California Infant, Preschool, and Family Mental Health Initiative Center for Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning (CAESL) Center for Child & Family Studies (CCFS) Evaluation Program Columbia River Education and Workforce Council (CREWC) Certification Portfolio Development Cultural Validity in Assessment Project Early Start Institutes Early Start Resources Evaluation of Utah Core Curriculum & Assessment Documents in Reading/Language Arts & Mathematics Kentucky's Commonwealth Accountability Testing System Least Restrictive Environment Resources Project Louisiana Educational Assessment Program for the 21st Century (LEAP 21) Standards and Assessment Alignment Study Nevada Proficiency Examination Program New York State Career Development and Occupational Studies Assessment Oregon Career-Related Learning Standards Assessment Project Oregon Certificate of Advanced Mastery Assessment Pilot Test Partnership for the Assessment of Standards-based Science Vermont Science Initiative Which resources feature Assessment? Achievement Gap Patterns of Grade 8 American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Reading and Math Alternate Assessments for Special Education Students in the Southwest Region States Assessment-Centered Teaching: A Reflective Practice Balancing Local Assessment with Statewide Testing: Building a Program That Meets Student Needs Building a Workable Accountability System: Key Decision Points for Policymakers and Educators Building a Workable Accountability System: Policy Brief California's Charter Schools: Measuring Their Performance Career Preparation Assessment: Guidelines for Students Characteristics of Arizona School Districts in Improvement Characteristics of California School Districts in Program Improvement Characteristics of California School Districts in Program Improvement: 2008 Update Charting the Course Toward Instructionally Sound Assessment Closing the Gap Video Series Closing the Gap: Meeting the Achievement Challenge in California Show 1: Horace Mann Elementary School Closing the Gap: Meeting the Achievement Challenge in California Show 2: Prairie Vista Middle School Closing the Gap: Meeting the Achievement Challenge in California Show 4: David Reese Elementary School Closing the Gap: Meeting the Achievement Challenge in California Show 3: Birmingham Senior High School Closing the Gap: Meeting the Achievement Challenge in California Show 5: Vanguard Learning Center Closing the Gap: Meeting the Achievement Challenge in California Show 6: Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Computer-Based Assessment: Can It Deliver on Its Promise? Cross-Industry Assessment and Certification: Framework and Implementation Guide Developing a Standards-Based Assessment System: A Handbook English Language Development Student Report Card English Language Proficiency Assessment in the Nation: English Learners and Literacy Education Solutions: 2009 Products and Service Catalog Evaluation of California's Standards Based Accountability System: Final Report, November 1999 The Feasibility of Mandating School Breakfast in California's Severe Need Schools: Costs, Challenges, and Recommendations Formative Assessment Policies, Programs, and Practices in the Southwest Region Framework for High-Quality English Language Proficiency Standards and Assessments Framework for High-Quality English Language Proficiency Standards and Assessments: Brief Framework for High-Quality English Language Proficiency Standards and Assessments: Overview of Criteria Genuine Reward: Community Inquiry into Connecting Learning, Teaching, and Assessing Getting to Know You Through Observation Helping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can Do High Stakes and Assessment Innovation: A Negative Correlation? Improving the Quality and Use of Postsecondary Data: Inside High School Reform: Making the Changes That Matter Isolation Is the Enemy of Improvement: Instructional Leadership to Support Standards-Based Practice Issues in Cross-Cultural Assessment: American Indian and Alaska Native Students Learning From Assessment: Tools for Examining Assessment Through Standards, 2nd Edition Making Assessment Work for Everyone: How to Build on Student Strengths Making Sure Exit Exams Get a Passing Grade Mathematics Implementation Study: Final Report, June 2000 Measuring How Benchmark Assessments Affect Student Achievement PASS Frequently Asked Questions and Sample Assessment Items R&D Alert® Spring 1999 R&D Alert® Vol. 3, No. 2 R&D Alert® Vol. 3, No. 3 R&D Alert® Vol. 6, No. 1 R&D Alert® Vol. 8, No. 1 R&D Alert® Vol. 9, No. 2 R&D Alert® Winter 2000 REL West Research Digest Vol. 1, No. 1 Rethinking Issues of Alignment Under No Child Left Behind School and District Improvement Solutions: 2009-2010 Products and Service Catalog A Second Follow-Up Year for Measuring How Benchmark Assessments Affect Student Achievement Student Achievement and Graduation Rates in Nevada: Urgent Need for Faster Reform Supporting High School Students Through Assessment: What Have We Learned? Using Assessments to Teach for Understanding: A Casebook for Educators Using Assessments to Teach for Understanding: Facilitator's Guide