Assessment, Accountability and Student Information

Alaska and Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

Alaska joined the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium as an Advisory State on April 22, 2013. Smarter Balanced is a multistate consortium working collaboratively to develop a student assessment system aligned with comprable academic content standards for English language arts/literacy and mathematics. Smarter Balanced assessments are designed to measure student progress toward college and career readiness.

This website will be updated on a regular basis in order to provide Alaska school districts and communities with continued support. Please bookmark this website and check back often.

General Information

• EED News Release - Alaska Joins Multi-State Assessment Consortium - pdf
• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Website
• Smarter Balanced News Release

Teacher Resources

• Computer Adaptive Testing
• Sample Items and Performance Tasks

Test Coordinator Resources

• Timeline (coming soon)
• Technology
  • Technology Requirements
  • Technology Strategy Framework and System Requirements Specifications - pdf
  • Hardware & Operating Systems Infographic - pdf
  • Smarter Balance Bandwidth Checker - pdf
  • K-12 Internet Broadband Speed Test

Parent/Student Resources

• Smarter Balanced and Parents - pdf

Contact Assessment Unit