Nebraska Department of Education and edCount, LLC, to lead multi-state partnership on Coherence and Alignment among Science Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (CASCIA) Project. This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program.
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Practice Areas

edCount’s practice areas reflect our commitment to improving the quality and accessibility of education for all students, including students with disabilities and English learners. We help our clients strengthen their:

standards
assessments
curricula and instructional resources
professional development and training practices, and
policies and systems that support them

Standards, Assessment and Accountability

English Learners (ELs)

Students with Disabilities

Services Areas

Policy Analysis & Technical Assistance

Validity Evaluation & Technical Documentation

Test Design and Development

Educator Supports

Project Management

News

Dr. Ellen Forte Appointed to Joint Committee for the Revision of The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing

edCount is honored to announce that Dr. Ellen Forte has been appointed to the Joint Committee for the revision of The Standards for Educational and...

Nebraska Department of Education and edCount, LLC, to Lead Multi-state Partnership to Design a Scoring and Score Reporting Framework that Builds Educators’ Capacity to Track, Interpret, and Communicate Students’ Learning in Science

edCount is pleased to announce that the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) has been awarded a three-year grant under the U.S. Department of...

edCount and Partners Present at the 2022 CCSSO National Conference on Student Assessment

edCount, along with the Nebraska Department of Education, and The Learning Science Research Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago,...

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Alaska

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Alignment Study
Cognitive Labs

Arizona

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project

Arkansas

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Alignment Study

California

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Item Development

Connecticut

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project

Delaware

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Alignment Studies
Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory Program

District of Columbia

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory Program
Validity Evaluation Studies
Science Alignment Evaluation

Florida

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Alternate Assessment Alignment Study
Validity Study

Georgia

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Alignment Evaluation
Standard Setting

Hawaii

Validity Evaluation

Idaho

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Evaluating the Validity of English Language Proficiency Assessments (EVEA) project (EAG Grant)
Technical Advisory Committee membership

Indiana

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Evaluating the Validity of English Language Proficiency Assessments (EVEA) project (EAG Grant)
Assessment Literacy Professional Development
General and Alternate Assessment Alignment Studies
Content Development and Support
English language proficiency assessment alignment study

Illinois

Technical Advisory Committee membership
Professional Development

Louisiana

Alternate Assessment Content Connectors
Curriculum Development
Alternate Assessment Development
Alignment Evaluation
National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Technical Advisory Committee

Maine

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project

Maryland

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory Program

Mississippi

Standard Setting
Alternate Assessment Item and Test Review

Montana

SCILLSS including validity evaluation framework, classroom-based evidence and tools
National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Evaluating the Validity of English Language Proficiency Assessments (EVEA) project (EAG Grant)
Technical Advisory Committee membership

Nebraska

Alternate Assessment Alignment Evaluation
SCILLSS
Technical Advisory Committee

Nevada

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project

New Jersey

Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory Program

New Mexico

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project

New York

Standard Setting
Actionable Data System Initiative Theory of Action development, teacher interactive tools and resources
Alignment Study (with Pearson)
General Assessment ELA and Mathematics Item Development Support
National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project

North Carolina

Alignment study

Oregon

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Evaluating the Validity of English Language Proficiency Assessments (EVEA) project (EAG Grant)

Pennsylvania

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory Program (including online educator webinars)

Puerto Rico

Validity Evaluation
Alternate Assessment Alignment
Instructional Validity Study
Cognitive Labs
Federal Peer Review support
Technical Advisory Committee Assistance
Communities of Practice
School culture study
TAC Facilitation
Accommodations Monitoring Plan
PLD and cut score study
Instructional Coaching/Professional Development
Assessment training
Web-based resource center
Educational Policy Support

Rhode Island

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project

South Carolina

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Alternate Assessment Alignment Study

South Dakota

Technical Advisory Panel membership
Alternate Science Assessment Core Content Connectors
National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project

Tennessee

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
General and Alternate Assessment Alignment Studies
Alternate Assessment Item Development and Review

US Virgin Islands

Alignment Study
Student Score Reports
Professional Development
Technical Documentation
Peer Review Assistance
National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project

Virginia

Advanced Placement Course Evaluation Assessments for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Washington

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Evaluating the Validity of English Language Proficiency Assessments (EVEA) project (EAG Grant)
Science Alignment Study

West Virginia

Alignment Evaluation between Alternate Academic Achievement Standards
Dynamic Learning Maps Essential Elements in ELA, Math, and Science

Wisconsin

Next Generation of Assessments Task Force Member

Wyoming

SCILLSS
National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) alternate assessment project
Technical Advisory Committee membership

Leadership

“We are the go-to shop for federal, state, and local educators who want help with a variety of issues, all ultimately relating to the quality of student-teacher interactions. We are assessment geeks who care about instruction. We are policy wonks who care about practice. And we get along with everyone.”

Ellen Forte, Ph.D.
edCount CEO & Chief Scientist

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