For example, the Massachusetts Department of Education is sponsoring a consortium of nonprofit education groups, school systems and state departments of education. Other states, like Illinois, have requests for proposals to address standards issues. Many vendors already deliver or are in the late stages of developing fully integrated Web-based accountability solutions. Accountability problems can easily be solved with Web-based technology. It's about more than just faring well on state tests.
Accountability is a measure of the entire instructional process.
Curriculum must meet state standards, lessons must reflect the designed curriculum, and assessments must reflect what is taught. Accountability issues challenge school systems because the pieces of the instructional process are not well connected. Tying all this together with tech nology will provide time savings and an effective way to plan, manage and support the full instructional process. Provide lesson plans and resources linked to objectives over a network accessible to teachers. Enable instructional pacing so that teachers and administrators can ensure that curriculum is being taught.