COMMUNITY POWERED

Designed using universal norms that don't reflect the multi-dimensional diversity of students today, assessments fail to engage communities in decision making or advance equity in meaningful ways. There is a path, however, toward something better. Community Powered provides educators with tools and approaches to co-create community and student-informed assessments that provide a holistic picture of what students need to feel like they belong and can succeed in school and in life... We are a community of researchers, non-profit leaders, and advocates working at all levels of the education system to transform assessments and assessment practices in education. We work in partnership with systems leaders and their communities to create new assessment tools and processes - anchored in a localized understanding of community assets, culture and funds of knowledge - that reflect student identities, assets and shared goals for teaching and learning.

Also known as: Community Powered Assessment