# Accountability and Assessment

*/Departments/Accountability_and_Assessment*

## Neighborhood

### Related (delivered by)

- [Manage district quality and organizational performance](/Processes/Manage_district_quality_and_organizational_performance) — delivered by · Processes
- [Develop district scorecards to monitor and report performance](/Processes/Develop_district_scorecards_to_monitor_and_report_performance) — delivered by · Processes
- [Align department and campus performance measures to district level measures](/Processes/Align_department_and_campus_performance_measures_to_district_level_measures) — delivered by · Processes

### Measured by

- [Data Reporting Timeliness](/Metrics/Data_Reporting_Timeliness) — measured by · Metrics
- [Reporting Accuracy](/Metrics/Reporting_Accuracy) — measured by · Metrics
- [Accountability Report Timeliness](/Metrics/Accountability_Report_Timeliness) — measured by · Metrics
- [Testing Irregularity Rate](/Metrics/Testing_Irregularity_Rate) — measured by · Metrics
- [Data Accuracy Rate](/Metrics/Data_Accuracy_Rate) — measured by · Metrics
- [Accountability Rating Outcomes](/Metrics/Accountability_Rating_Outcomes) — measured by · Metrics
- [Test Administration Fidelity](/Metrics/Test_Administration_Fidelity) — measured by · Metrics
- [Assessment Participation Rate](/Metrics/Assessment_Participation_Rate) — measured by · Metrics

### Processes it runs

- [State Compliance and Accountability Reporting](/Processes/State_Compliance_and_Accountability_Reporting) — runs · Processes
- [Exam Incident and Irregularity Handling](/Processes/Exam_Incident_and_Irregularity_Handling) — runs · Processes
- [Coordinate Local Benchmark Testing Calendars](/Processes/Coordinate_Local_Benchmark_Testing_Calendars) — runs · Processes
- [Analyze Assessment Results for Schools](/Processes/Analyze_Assessment_Results_for_Schools) — runs · Processes
- [Administer State-Mandated Assessments](/Processes/Administer_State-Mandated_Assessments) — runs · Processes
- [Test Data Validation](/Processes/Test_Data_Validation) — runs · Processes
- [Accountability Report Preparation](/Processes/Accountability_Report_Preparation) — runs · Processes
- [Assessment Administration Scheduling](/Processes/Assessment_Administration_Scheduling) — runs · Processes

### Staff

- [District Assessment Coordinator](/JobTypes/District_Assessment_Coordinator) — staff · JobTypes
- [Director of Assessment and Accountability](/JobTypes/Director_of_Assessment_and_Accountability) — staff · JobTypes
- [Test Security Officer](/JobTypes/Test_Security_Officer) — staff · JobTypes
- [Accountability Reporting Specialist](/JobTypes/Accountability_Reporting_Specialist) — staff · JobTypes
- [Psychometric Data Analyst](/JobTypes/Psychometric_Data_Analyst) — staff · JobTypes
- [Psychometric Analyst](/JobTypes/Psychometric_Analyst) — staff · JobTypes
- [Educational Data Specialist](/JobTypes/Educational_Data_Specialist) — staff · JobTypes
- [Testing Administrator](/JobTypes/Testing_Administrator) — staff · JobTypes
- [Accountability Analyst](/JobTypes/Accountability_Analyst) — staff · JobTypes
- [Assessment Coordinator](/JobTypes/Assessment_Coordinator) — staff · JobTypes

### Problems this exposes

- [test-administration fidelity is scored on the office though executed by site proctors honoring accommodations only the office certifies, splitting fidelity across two owners](/Problems/test-administration_fidelity_is_scored_on_the_office_though_executed_by_site_proctors_honoring_accommodations_only_the_office_certifies,_splitting_fidelity_across_two_owners) — exposes problem · Problems
- [data reporting accuracy is graded on the office that validated, scored, and certified the same file, so the metric self-attests with no independent check](/Problems/data_reporting_accuracy_is_graded_on_the_office_that_validated,_scored,_and_certified_the_same_file,_so_the_metric_self-attests_with_no_independent_check) — exposes problem · Problems
- [assessment participation rate is reported by the office but moved by school-site attendance and parent opt-outs it can't compel](/Problems/assessment_participation_rate_is_reported_by_the_office_but_moved_by_school-site_attendance_and_parent_opt-outs_it_can't_compel) — exposes problem · Problems
- [accountability submission timeliness hinges on roster-to-test-record reconciliation the registrar owns, so the deadline the office is graded on depends on another office's data](/Problems/accountability_submission_timeliness_hinges_on_roster-to-test-record_reconciliation_the_registrar_owns,_so_the_deadline_the_office_is_graded_on_depends_on_another_office's_data) — exposes problem · Problems
- [roster-to-test-record reconciliation surfaces enrollment mismatches owned by the registrar, not the assessment office that must clear them](/Problems/roster-to-test-record_reconciliation_surfaces_enrollment_mismatches_owned_by_the_registrar,_not_the_assessment_office_that_must_clear_them) — exposes problem · Problems
- [validation rules must anticipate the state's hidden edit-checks the department only learns when its own later submission rejects](/Problems/validation_rules_must_anticipate_the_state's_hidden_edit-checks_the_department_only_learns_when_its_own_later_submission_rejects) — exposes problem · Problems
- [mobility/FAY (full-academic-year) flags the office validates determine which scores its own accountability report may count](/Problems/mobility%2FFAY_(full-academic-year)_flags_the_office_validates_determine_which_scores_its_own_accountability_report_may_count) — exposes problem · Problems
- [state portal edit-checks reject silently against rules the department can't preview until after the certified submission posts](/Problems/state_portal_edit-checks_reject_silently_against_rules_the_department_can't_preview_until_after_the_certified_submission_posts) — exposes problem · Problems
- [subgroup n-size suppression the office applies for the report must be re-justified differently for the state file, diverging the two artifacts](/Problems/subgroup_n-size_suppression_the_office_applies_for_the_report_must_be_re-justified_differently_for_the_state_file,_diverging_the_two_artifacts) — exposes problem · Problems
- [the submission file the office certifies is built from records the same office validated, so an upstream validation miss is signed off twice](/Problems/the_submission_file_the_office_certifies_is_built_from_records_the_same_office_validated,_so_an_upstream_validation_miss_is_signed_off_twice) — exposes problem · Problems
- [test-window calendar must dodge the state-submission blackout the department separately owns, a constraint invisible to the master scheduler](/Problems/test-window_calendar_must_dodge_the_state-submission_blackout_the_department_separately_owns,_a_constraint_invisible_to_the_master_scheduler) — exposes problem · Problems
- [make-up and re-test scheduling cascades into the data-validation queue the same office runs, silently shifting downstream deadlines](/Problems/make-up_and_re-test_scheduling_cascades_into_the_data-validation_queue_the_same_office_runs,_silently_shifting_downstream_deadlines) — exposes problem · Problems
- [proctor and accommodation slotting must honor the same IEP accommodations the assessment office itself certifies, coupling two of its own processes](/Problems/proctor_and_accommodation_slotting_must_honor_the_same_IEP_accommodations_the_assessment_office_itself_certifies,_coupling_two_of_its_own_processes) — exposes problem · Problems
- [report-prep deadline collides with the same staff's open proctoring and accommodation duties in the live test window](/Problems/report-prep_deadline_collides_with_the_same_staff's_open_proctoring_and_accommodation_duties_in_the_live_test_window) — exposes problem · Problems
- [the office that scores the assessments also authors the accountability narrative graded on those scores, so the report self-attests its own data quality](/Problems/the_office_that_scores_the_assessments_also_authors_the_accountability_narrative_graded_on_those_scores,_so_the_report_self-attests_its_own_data_quality) — exposes problem · Problems
- [growth-model and raw-proficiency figures the same office computes by different methods must be reconciled into one board-facing story](/Problems/growth-model_and_raw-proficiency_figures_the_same_office_computes_by_different_methods_must_be_reconciled_into_one_board-facing_story) — exposes problem · Problems
- [test-administration windows, accommodations, and proctor assignments scheduled manually against the master calendar](/Problems/test-administration_windows,_accommodations,_and_proctor_assignments_scheduled_manually_against_the_master_calendar) — exposes problem · Problems
- [state submission file layouts change yearly, forcing a re-mapping of the export each cycle](/Problems/state_submission_file_layouts_change_yearly,_forcing_a_re-mapping_of_the_export_each_cycle) — exposes problem · Problems
- [state-test data files reconciled against the SIS roster by hand](/Problems/state-test_data_files_reconciled_against_the_SIS_roster_by_hand) — exposes problem · Problems
- [subgroup reporting for ESSA accountability recomputed each cycle manually](/Problems/subgroup_reporting_for_ESSA_accountability_recomputed_each_cycle_manually) — exposes problem · Problems
- [assessment results land too late to inform the next year's placement](/Problems/assessment_results_land_too_late_to_inform_the_next_year's_placement) — exposes problem · Problems
- [growth/value-added models opaque to the principals held accountable to them](/Problems/growth%2Fvalue-added_models_opaque_to_the_principals_held_accountable_to_them) — exposes problem · Problems

### Part of

- [Charter School Network](/CompanyTypes/Charter_School_Network) — part of · CompanyTypes
- [State Education Agency](/CompanyTypes/State_Education_Agency) — part of · CompanyTypes
- [Public School District](/CompanyTypes/Public_School_District) — part of · CompanyTypes