History Trace Our Roots to Understand How Where We Started Influences Who We Are Today Questar’s roots in the assessment industry run deep. What began as four distinct entities became Questar Assessment in 2006. This merger brought together the people, expertise, commitment, and passion to expand into large-scale summative assessments and refine all of our other assessment programs. 2017 Questar Assessment became a wholly-owned, independently-operated subsidiary of Educational Testing Service. The mutually beneficial partnership allows us to explore ways to leverage our shared belief that better measurement solutions can make a positive impact on education. 2016 Awarded New York’s print production contract. Won Tennessee’s 3-8 summative assessment contract. Awarded Missouri’s EOC contract. Launched new Nextera Item Authoring & Reporting Engine Applications. Recognized by Tyton Growth50 as one of the top 50 organizations achieving impact at scale in the education sector. 2015 Out-competed Pearson to win New York’s 3-8 summative assessment contract. Launched Nextera Assessment Platform designed around the needs of 21st century educators Won Mississippi’s contract for its entire assessment system Awarded Indiana’s EOC contract 2014 Questar won the design and development of ELPA21 ELL testing consortium test development and field test 2013 Jamie Candee joined Questar Assessment as president and CEO, and brought in new management team with a blend of district and state education experience. Jamie and the Executive Leadership Team: Developed new strategy and vision, restructured, and rebranded the company Implemented sales, marketing, product management, and district customer support Launched agile software development practice and began architecture for best-inclass, next-generation testing platform 2008 TASA rebranded itself as Questar education sector. Assessment and focused on cultivating a reputation for excellence in the areas of subcontracting, English language learner (ELL), alternate (ALT), and End-of-Course (EOC) assessment programs. 2007 TASA acquired Minnesota-based Questar Educational Systems. This merger brought together the people, expertise, commitment, and passion that laid the groundwork for future growth. 2005 TASA acquired AEC. Questar integrated its online testing and processing systems with ScorePoint, an online handscoring system, which is used for all constructed response and performance-based scoring. 2003 Assessment and Evaluation Concepts (AEC) founded. 2000 Questar Educational Systems (Questar) founded. 1997 TASA acquired BETA. 1985 Beck Evaluation and Testing Associates (BETA) founded. 1976 The company that would become Questar Assessment was founded in 1976 as Touchstone Applied Science Associates (TASA). Questar Assessment 14720 Energy Way Apple Valley, MN 55124 Corporate Office 952.997.2700 Customer Service 877.997.0422 Sales 800.800.2598 Scoring Center 952.997.2727 About Us Questar Assessment Inc., a wholly-owned, independently-operated subsidiary of Educational Testing Service, is a K–12 assessment solutions provider focused on building a bridge between learning and accountability and raising expectations about what it means to be an assessment partner. Resources Case Studies Collateral Research Press and Media Start Here Customer Support System Scan and Testing Readiness Check Contact Assessments Our Approach Resources Company Contact Us Customer Support Careers Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Student Data Security Notice | Sitemap | © 2017 Questar Assessment Inc. All rights reserved.