Accountability & Research

ACPS evaluation, testing and student assessments 

The Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) Department of Accountability and Research  provides decision-makers with valid, reliable, and timely data to enhance the quality of education offered to students.
Anyone can measure; together we illuminate, innovate, and improve.

The mission of the Department of Accountability is to:

• Carry out the administrative and logistical functions necessary to implement the standardized testing program

• Compile and analyze standardized testing results for use by individual schools, the division, and the Alexandria community

• Monitor and evaluate programs and services to improve the quality and effectiveness of instruction and assistance offered to students

• Provide in-service training to ACPS staff and the broader community in the use of test and evaluation data

• Provide expert consultation to staff on evaluation and research designs, survey/questionnaire construction, data analysis, and statistics

• Facilitate the development of a division plan for implementing continuous improvement beliefs and processes 

• Carry out the responsibilities related to the Every Student Succeeds Act, as well as to extant state and local accountability systems

Resources

• 2023-2024 Division Assessment Calendars
• Application to Perform Research (PDF)
• 2021-22 Assessment Glossary for Elementary Schools (PDF)