How did the Issaquah School District decide Stanford 10 was the best test to give?
• We researched newly normed broad based tests that would give us useful data on our students. • We took the list of tests and requested samples from each test. • Teachers spent time looking at the test samples to identify how well the tests measured what we teach in Issaquah and Washington. • The top two tests were identified by the teachers. • Our assessment personnel reviewed the type of data that we would get back on students and how useful it would be for educators within the district. • Without knowing it, their ranking matched the ranking by the teachers. • Conversations began on purchasing the top ranked test by both groups. Harcourt, the publisher of the Stanford 10 sold materials to us at a 50% savings in order to get our contract and help us to meet our budget.
