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Olathe and KSDE seek federal approval to pilot year‑round assessments as alternative accountability
Summary
Olathe Public Schools and KSDE asked the board to support applying to the federal Innovative Assessment Demonstration (IADA) to allow a multi‑district pilot using quarterly 'through' assessments as the accountability measure instead of the statewide summative, arguing better instructional alignment and more useful, timely data for teachers.
Olathe officials described a multi‑district effort to replace duplicative testing with a single, instructionally aligned through assessment delivered quarterly and scaled to project state summative scores. Tim Reeves, Olathe’s chief academic officer, said the district has worked with IAS to produce benchmark items aligned to high‑quality instructional materials and to return usable data to teachers within days. "We'd be…
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