Three Additional State Departments of Education Approve Scantron Solutions
11 February 2016 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Educators throughout Colorado, Indiana, and
Texas can improve student outcomes with Scantron’s diagnostic
assessments
Scantron Corporation, a leading, global provider of
assessment and analytics solutions, today announced that the
Colorado, Indiana, and Texas Departments of Education have approved
additional Scantron solutions to meet targeted assessment needs
within their states.
“Scantron assessment solutions are used throughout the U.S.,”
said Scantron CEO Kevin Brueggeman. “Colorado, Indiana, and Texas
now join other states—Alabama, California, Louisiana, New York, and
Ohio, to mention a few—in confirming Scantron as an approved
provider.”
Colorado has added Scantron’s Performance Series® to its list of
approved assessment instruments with a focus on improving literacy
throughout the state. Districts in Colorado can use Performance
Series® to support the READ Act—a program designed to help students
who have a significant reading deficiency.
Local education authorities in Indiana can now use their
statewide Formative Assessment Grant for Performance Series® and
Scantron Assessment Analytics, enabling educators to meet their
goals of guiding classroom instruction at the individual level.
In Texas, Performance Series® can be used as part of the state’s
group-administered achievement tests, many of which are designed to
help students prepare for college and future careers. All Scantron
Performance Series® tests are included, from Algebra and Geometry,
to English Language Arts and Life Science.
“We are proud to be recognized by the Colorado, Indiana, and
Texas Departments of Education as having a valid and reliable
diagnostic assessment solution supporting pre-K through 12th grade
learning,” said Sue Steinkamp, Vice President, Assessment
Development and Psychometrics for Scantron. “Our assessments are
proven to help educators and parents have a better understanding of
a child’s performance in critical educational areas. The insights
from our products maximize real-time instructional planning and
give educators improved opportunities to better prepare students
for summative assessments—and the real world.”
Performance Series® provides computer-adaptive diagnostic
testing and growth monitoring for all grade levels. As a powerful
complementary solution, Scantron Assessment Analytics, based on the
industry-leading Qlik analytics engine, delivers easy, one-click
analysis of assessment scores from any source, without the need for
a data warehouse. Both of these products allow educators to quickly
and efficiently analyze data while developing personalized learning
methodologies that work for students.
About Scantron
Scantron is a leading global provider of assessments, analytics,
and technology services that empowers organizations to monitor,
measure, and improve their effectiveness. It serves businesses
across industries, government entities, and educational
institutions worldwide. For more than four decades, the Scantron
brand has been recognized and respected as the trusted source for
reliable data capture, assessment, analysis, managed services, and
hardware services. Scantron Corporation is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Harland Clarke Holdings. For more information visit
www.scantron.com.
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CommunicationsDebbie.Serot@harlandclarke.com