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=Welcome to the SAS Assessment Task Force Wiki= 

//Who are we?//
A team of trained representatives [Educational Testing Service - Assessment Training Institute] from all six divisions, including representatives from ESOL, Academic Support, and Digital Leaders.

//What are we doing?//
Creating our SAS Assessment policies and practices to support our vision statement: **//Create programs, assessments and experiences that serve to unite the school.//** This task force grew out of our WASC Self-study, recommendations, and growing research and practices in education by Educational forerunners in Canada, the U.K, the U.S. and Australia.

//How will we know we have been successful?//

 * ====The availability of the SAS Assessment Practices and Procedures Manual on the Portal by the end of May 2010 with formal introduction to faculty in August 2010.====
 * ====The sharing (August 2010) and implementation of a three to five year Assessment plan which includes====
 * ====The sharing (August 2010) and implementation of a three to five year Assessment plan which includes====
 * 1) Administrative and Faculty Expectations
 * 2) Scaffolded and differentiated faculty learning targets around a balanced assessment program
 * 3) Assessment Data Management (location, access, reporting, and strategies)

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 * New iterations of the Assessment Task Force/Committee meet annually to review Assessment policies, practices, and implementation.
 * By May 2014, SAS policies, procedures, classroom practices, reporting, and professional development targets and PLCs are in full alignment with the SAS Assessment Practices Manual
 * SAS bases its decisions on results from diligent evaluation of its assessment data