NAEP
The National Assessment of Educational Progress is the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what our nation’s students know and can do in core subjects. NAEP is congressionally mandated, and first administered in 1969 to measure student achievement nationally. The results of NAEP are released as The Nation’s Report Card, and are available for the nation, states, and in some cases, urban districts. Teachers, principals, parents, policymakers, and researchers all use NAEP results to assess progress and develop ways to improve education in the United States. For more information, about NAEP, visit http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard.
PSSA IU-8 Alternate Assessment Test
The PSSA IU-8 Alternative Assessment Test is considered an acceptable alternate assessment in Reading and Math for students who have not met the graduation requirement of scoring proficient or advanced on the PSSA tests.
