Through-Year Assessment Defined: How This Model Really Works
Educators across the country are talking about through-year assessment, and many states and districts have adopted the term. But what does through-year assessment actually mean? At New Meridian, we have spent the last few years building and testing a high-quality through-year assessment model. We have gathered input from scores of educators and piloted the system […]
New Meridian Launches ProgressGuide™, A New Diagnostic Assessment that Informs Instruction and Provides a Through-Year Growth Measure
New Meridian Launches ProgressGuide™, A New Diagnostic Assessment that Informs Instruction and Provides a Through-Year Growth Measure ProgressGuide™ Assessment enables school districts to flexibly align their through-year assessment to their local curriculum to target instruction and monitor growth. AUSTIN (Dec. 5, 2023)—New Meridian, a nonprofit dedicated to developing high-quality assessment solutions for K-12 schools, is […]
Through-Year Assessment is Gaining Momentum in Montana
Back in August, education officials in Montana passed a milestone: the U.S. Department of Education granted the state a waiver to eliminate year-end summative testing in schools that participate in a program to pilot an innovative new assessment system. The waiver allowed the state to expand the Montana Alternative Student Testing (MAST) program without the […]
New Meridian’s MasteryGuide™ Assessment Puts Student Learning Back into the Center of State Assessment and Accountability
Groundbreaking assessment reduces testing time, meets federal accountability requirements, and delivers meaningful data to empower teachers, students, and families.
Approved Montana Field-Testing Flexibility Waiver Empowers Students and Educators
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) has approved a Field-Testing Flexibility Waiver for the new Montana Alternative Student Testing (MAST) pilot program, an innovative through-year assessment design championed by Montana State Superintendent Elsie Arntzen.