These state education agencies and consortia are participating in the IMS Global Learning Consortium State Assessment Innovation Leadership Network.

FAQs

Who can participate?
Participation in this network is open to all state department of education or school district assessment and technology leaders. Vendors or suppliers do not participate so the focus remains on the issues impacting state and local educational agencies. Suppliers will be able to benefit from the findings of the ILN through normal participation in IMS Global activities, such as the Executive Board on Assessment (EBA).

What is the time commitment?
The State Assessment ILN will begin by meeting every two months for one-hour sessions. This schedule is flexible and will adjust to match the needs of the group. The group will begin holding regular virtual meetings in the fall of 2017. The group may also initiative more intensive collaboration activities for smaller subgroups that see the opportunity to collaborate on specific needs, such as procurement or acceptance testing.

Is there any cost?
No, there is no cost and membership in IMS Global is not required to participate.

How can participating in this group help me?
Participation in the group connects you to other state assessment peers, provides a forum to discuss important issues and share ideas, and allows the group to take advantage of the strong IMS Global community in establishing best practices and building successful community-focused solutions. The expectation is that all participants will improve their ability to procure, adopt and deploy new assessment technologies.

Who is IMS Global?
The mission of the IMS Global Learning Consortium is to advance technology that can affordably scale and improve educational participation and attainment. To ensure that the “Learning Impact” of technology-enabled innovation is achieved around the world, IMS’s influential community of educational institutions, suppliers, and government organizations develops open interoperability standards, supports adoption with technical services, and encourages adoption through programs that highlight effective practices.

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