Can more than one person work on the HSAT Assessment at one time?
Yes. In fact, it is recommended that a team member be assigned to complete a “first pass” of each module (with assignments based on consideration of team member expertise). In addition to distributing the work so that no one team member is overburdened, it also expedites the assessment completion as any necessary research can be done prior to the team meeting. The online version supports this approach by allowing more the one user to enter data on their school’s HSAT at the same time. Care must be taken to assign data entry to only one user per module to prevent one team member from overwriting another person’s work. Although many team members can work on the Assessment at one time, it is important that the team as a whole reach consensus on answers for each item prior to completely finalizing the HSAT Assessment and moving onto the HSAT Action Plan.
