Stanley Rabinowitz Director, Assessment & Standards Development Services Stanley N. Rabinowitz directs WestEd's Assessment and Standards Development Services. As Program Director, Rabinowitz oversees program activities, directs assessment development for the Kentucky and Nevada statewide assessment programs, and consults extensively with policymakers and assessment staff at the national, regional, and state levels. WestEd is the Project Management Partner for the multi-state SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SMARTER Balanced) — the first collaboration of its kind to develop a common assessment system among a majority of states. WestEd's four-year, $16.3 million contract includes project planning, documentation, governance support, budget monitoring, and communications. Rabinowitz leads the project, bringing his expertise as a member of the Common Core State Standards Validation Committee. Rabinowitz also directs the WestEd/CRESST Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center. He has authored a number of published papers on issues related to the use of integrated standards and assessment systems in high-stakes state programs and worker-training initiatives. Previously, Rabinowitz directed the statewide assessment program for the New Jersey Department of Education. He received a BA in psychology from Brooklyn College, and an MS and a PhD in educational psychology and statistics from State University of New York at Albany. Tel: 415.615.3154 415.615.3200 Email: srabino@wested.org Mailing Address: 730 Harrison Street San Francisco, California 94107-1242 Resource Involvement: R&D Alert® Vol. 11, No. 2 Accommodations for English Language Learner Students Alternate Assessments for Special Education Students in the Southwest Region States Locally Tailored Accountability: Building on Your State System in the Era of NCLB Understanding Young Readers: The Role of Early Literacy Assessment Do High Stakes Tests Drive Up Student Dropout Rates? Computer-Based Assessment: Can It Deliver on Its Promise? Building a Workable Accountability System: Policy Brief Building a Workable Accountability System: Key Decision Points for Policymakers and Educators Balancing Local Assessment with Statewide Testing: Building a Program That Meets Student Needs The High Stakes of High-Stakes Testing Skills for Tomorrow's Workforce Related Press Releases: WestEd Experts Present At School Improvement Conference April 13-14: Second of Four U.S. Department of Education Events WestEd Experts Presenting At School Improvement Conference April 5-6: First of Four U.S. Department of Education Events WestEd Helps Shape Nation's Report Card: Two New Contracts Focus on College and Career Readiness, Writing WestEd Selected as Project Manager for SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium Linguistic Modification Helps English Language Learner Students Demonstrate Their Math Knowledge Related News: WestEd Partnership With National Academy Foundation Demonstrates Next-Generation Assessments Stanley Rabinowitz Cited in State of Colorado Press Release WestEd Staff Provide Expert Advice on English Learners to Key National Policymakers Stanley Rabinowitz Lends Expertise to Development of Colorado's K-12 Standards WestEd's Stanley N. Rabinowitz Quoted in Education Week Article Stanley N. Rabinowitz, Director of WestEd's Assessment and Standards Development Services Program, Interviewed Education Week Features a Commentary on Assessment by WestEd's Stanley Rabinowitz Stanley Rabinowitz Appointed to Common Core State Standards Initiative Validation Committee WestEd's Stanley Rabinowitz Appointed to Common Core Expert Panel Stanley Rabinowitz, ARRA Webinar, In the News WestEd's Stanley Rabinowitz Quoted WestEd's Assessement and Accountability Comprehensive Center Releases ELL Guidelines Stanley Rabinowitz Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center at WestEd WestEd Releases Study on Oregon Academic Standards Rabinowitz Calls for More Research on English Learner Assessment WestEd Hosts Comprehensive Center Directors Meeting Rabinowitz Coauthors CCSSO White Paper Stanley Rabinowitz on Arizona's High School Exit Exam Stanley Rabinowitz Featured on Live Call-In Program Stanley Rabinowitz Comments on Arizona School Reform