Lawrence plans quarterly assessment pilot starting in 2027–28

What happened

Lawrence Public Schools will pilot Kansas’s through-year assessment framework beginning in the 2027–28 school year. It uses brief, curriculum-directed assessments each quarter rather than a single end-of-year summative assessment.

Why it matters to families

Families and students may see a different cadence for measuring learning in English language arts and math as the district joins the state pilot; the report identifies teacher networks in both subjects as partners in the work.

The evidence

The Nov. 9 superintendent’s report says Lawrence was approved for the framework’s second cohort and will begin piloting it in 2027–28. It describes quarterly brief and rigorous assessments, and says Assistant Superintendent Cole Amaya and Executive Director James Polk will lead the work with English language arts and mathematics teacher networks.

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