A comprehensive assessment system is a coordinated plan for monitoring the academic achievement of students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12.

Goal of the System

The goal of the comprehensive assessment system is to:

• increase student learning by producing actionable data,
• evaluate the effectiveness of programs, and
• ensure that all students are making progress toward achieving learning goals.

Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, the PSAT10 and the SAT assessments will be administered to all 10^th and 11^th grade high school students in Rhode Island.

The PSAT10 and SAT School Day have replaced the PARCC assessments at high school. This will ensure that all students can use the SAT to consider higher education opportunities. Increasing participation in the PSAT10 and the SAT is the first step to having more students be college and career ready. These assessments maintain an appropriately high standard for Rhode Island students and should be a good tool to help the state close the gap between expected future job requirements for post-secondary education and current college enrollment and completion.