Office of Assessments

Assessment Topics

State Testing Resources

Manuals, presentations, procedures, test administrator and proctor training, state summary reports, assessment accommodations, Driven-to-Read

College- and Career-Readiness Assessments

SAT & ACT, CCRA: Science & U.S. History content

Assessment Materials

Test Blueprints, Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs), Test and Item Specifications, PSTGs, and Writing Exemplars for the OSTP Grades 3-8 assessments.

Test Security and Assessment Monitoring 

Test security, desk & on-site monitoring information, and Academic Assessment Monitoring Program (AAMP) resources

DTC Corner

Assessment important dates, links to assessment portals & help and support sites, accommodations resources and manuals, training resources and modules

English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA)

Resources and updates for English Language Proficiency Assessments

The Nation’s Report Card (NAEP)

Resources for the National Assessment of Educational Progress

Assessments Staff

• Christy McCreary, Executive Director of State Assessments
• Sarah Dunn, Assistant Executive Director of State Assessments
• Kurt Johnson, Director of Mathematics Assessments and Monitoring
• Catherine Boomer, Director of ELA & Social Studies Assessments
• Samantha Sheppard, Science Assessment Specialist
• Delva Bird, OAAP Specialist
• Molly Brown, Coordinator
• Susan Viles, Data Analyst
• Rebecca Logan,  Executive Director of National & International Assessments
• Daniel Ruhl, Executive Director of English Language Proficiency
• Janna Corn, Director of English Language Proficiency Assessment
• Yuseli Freire,  English Language Proficiency and Monitoring Specialist