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  • Mission: SCORE drives for changes that transform education – from kindergarten through postsecondary – so Tennessee students develop the knowledge and skills to succeed in school, college, career, and life.

  • Project: SCORE deepened their understanding of parent opinions about education during COVID-19 by conducting a public opinion survey in October that followed up parent polls conducted in April and August and used this insight to defend and advance measurement, assessment, and accountability.

  • Outcome: SCORE and its partners in Tennessee and across the nation can use parent insights from the survey to inform advocacy and ensure that measurement, assessment, and accountability remain in place.

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SCORE - Blog: Parental Concerns About Pandemic Education Emerge In SCORE Poll
SCORE - Blog: Parental Concerns About Pandemic Education Emerge In SCORE Poll

Tennessee parents are keenly feeling the disruptions to K-12 education from COVID-19. Last month, SCORE polled parents across Tennessee to get a sense of how the 2020-21 school year is going for students and their families. While parents in this poll expressed more optimism than parents in a similar poll in August, the new findings reveal parents have increasing concerns about the quality of remote learning and student learning loss.

SCORE - Memo: Assessment And Accountability
SCORE - Memo: Assessment And Accountability

The 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years have been complicated by COVID-19, and SCORE is working with school leaders, district leaders, and classroom leaders across the state on professional supports and learning acceleration. While some education leaders are raising concerns about statewide assessments and accountability for the 2020-21 school year given this year’s difficulties, others have advocated for the value of statewide summative assessment data to target the supports that are needed for students and educators. We know that the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) provides families, teachers, schools, districts, and the public with a more complete picture of student learning that informs decisions about how best to serve students. We believe that the summative TCAP assessment is critical for understanding and responding to the COVID-19 complexities, and we support Governor Lee’s decision to conduct the assessment in 2020-21.

SCORE - Blog: What Matters: Making Assessment And Accountability Work For Students, Teachers, And Schools This Year
SCORE - Blog: What Matters: Making Assessment And Accountability Work For Students, Teachers, And Schools This Year

Over the past seven days, SCORE has been advocating for Tennessee to stick to its foundational principles while also making a few adjustments necessitated by the systemwide disruption to education from the COVID-19 pandemic. We are very encouraged that Governor Lee is committed to the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) and has said the state will conduct TNReady assessments in 2020-21.

SCORE - Press Release: SCORE Calls For Administering Assessment In 2020-21. Survey Finds Tennessee Parents Agree.
SCORE - Press Release: SCORE Calls For Administering Assessment In 2020-21. Survey Finds Tennessee Parents Agree.

NASHVILLE – The State Collaborative on Reforming Assessment (SCORE) has released the following statement from President and CEO David Mansouri regarding Gov. Bill Lee’s announcement that the state will conduct statewide assessment this school year. The statement also shares findings from a SCORE poll conducted October 8-11 asking parents for their views of state assessment in general and this year.