The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) includes in title I, part B of the ESEA a new demonstration authority under which an SEA or consortium of SEAs that meets certain application requirements may establish, operate, and evaluate an innovative assessment system, including for use in the statewide accountability system, with the goal of using the innovative assessment system after the demonstration authority ends to meet the academic assessment and statewide accountability system requirements under title I, part A of the ESEA.
The IADA will provide up to seven State educational agencies (SEAs), including consortia of SEAs, with the authority to establish and operate an innovative assessment system in its public schools. SEAs may apply to receive the IADA on an annual basis.
General Requirements for the IADA
- Final regulations for the IADA
- Federal Register Notice Inviting Applications (October 28,2019)
- Application Package for Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority
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2019 State Applications for the IADA
- Georgia
- Application
- Application Addendum (May 31, 2019)
- Peer Review Notes
- State Interim Feedback Letter (March 8, 2019)
- Approval Letter (July 12, 2019)
- North Carolina
- Application
- Application Addendum (May 8, 2019)
- Peer Review Notes
- State Interim Feedback Letter (March 8, 2019)
- Approval Letter (June 21, 2019)
2018 State Applications for the IADA
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Louisiana
- Application
- Application Addendum (June 19, 2018)
- Peer Review Notes
- State Interim Feedback Letter
- Approval Letter (July 24, 2018)
- Secretary’s Statement Regarding Louisiana’s IADA approval (July 30, 2018)
- 2018-19 Annual Performance Report (September 1, 2019)
- Application
- Application Addendum 1 (July 31, 2018)
- Application Addendum 2 (September 14, 2018)
- Peer Review Notes
- State Interim Feedback Letter
- Approval Letter (September 28, 2018)
- Secretary’s Statement Regarding New Hampshire’s IADA Approval (October 2, 2018)
- 2018-19 Annual Performance Report (October 18,2019)