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Back to A-GAME Videos The Resources Alone are Amazing! More A-GAME Videos A-GAME: Better Measurements for Schools How do you measure SEL? What are the Intangibles of Amazing Schools? What Role Should Testing Play Today? Meet the 2022 NACSA Panelists Introducing the A-GAME: New Ways of Measuring Quality Interview with Theda Sampson Interview with Erin…

Back to A-GAME Videos Join the A-GAME Community More A-GAME Videos A-GAME: Better Measurements for Schools How do you measure SEL? What are the Intangibles of Amazing Schools? What Role Should Testing Play Today? Meet the 2022 NACSA Panelists Introducing the A-GAME: New Ways of Measuring Quality Interview with Theda Sampson Interview with Erin Anderson…

Back to A-GAME Videos A-GAME Partner — DeLaSalle Education Center More A-GAME Videos A-GAME: Better Measurements for Schools How do you measure SEL? What are the Intangibles of Amazing Schools? What Role Should Testing Play Today? Meet the 2022 NACSA Panelists Introducing the A-GAME: New Ways of Measuring Quality Interview with Theda Sampson Interview with…

Back to A-GAME Videos In How A-GAME can Work with All Schools, school leaders of alternative education campuses respond to the question on how all schools should be measured. They discuss that each school has a different mission, course offering, and approach and that this should be considered when evaluating the school’s impact. More A-GAME…

Back to A-GAME Videos Hear from school leaders about the impact A-GAME has had on their relationship with their authorizer, their ability to align their accountability goals with staff goals and to finally have charter goals that measure what matters. More A-GAME Videos A-GAME: Better Measurements for Schools How do you measure SEL? What are…

Back to A-GAME Videos Hear from charter authorizers about how they incorporate social emotional development in their oversight frameworks and school goals. They respond to school involvement in choosing the assessment, the rollout process, and how the data can inform schools in turn around or recovering from a low academic year. They speak to the…

Back to A-GAME Videos In the Higher Standards video, school leaders react to the question about whether Responsive Goals, which do not rely on state assessment proficiency rates and other federally recognized accountability measures, as lowering standards. The leaders respond how they feel that responsive goals, that measure ALL students, actually raise the standards. More…

Back to A-GAME Videos In the Authorizer Mindset video, school leaders discuss what they need in their authorizer in order to create a positive relationship that supports student learning. They discuss the issues that they have had when authorizers are not willing to look beyond a one-size-fits-all approach to authorizing. They reflect on how they…

Back to A-GAME Videos In the Innovative Measures video, hear from school leaders about the types of measures and methods of differentiation they, with their authorizer, developed using the A-GAME process to capture student academic growth and social-emotional learning. These measures go beyond what is currently used by states and authorizers to determine school quality.…

Back to A-GAME Videos In the Accountability Disconnect and Defining Quality video, school leaders discuss the disconnect when assessing school quality using the current state and authorizer accountability systems. They discuss the common measures used for capturing student growth and achievement such as proficiency rates on state assessments, four-year cohort graduation rates, truancy or attendance,…