Accommodations appear adequate. The state should also report data by gender. Print and video materials for professional development are available to educators. All the state's professional development efforts focus on the standards, and many will involve using assessments based on the standards. Schools are surveyed about their use of the standards.
Professional development is focused on state standards and the inadequate new state assessments.
The support in performance assessment and the planned trainings in using the WSS and PLAS are positive. Educators should be surveyed about their professional development needs. Print and video materials are available to parents and policymakers. A statewide newspaper supplement was recently disseminated to parents explaining the new system. Public education appears adequate.