Measure What Matters Resources
Resources to help you measure what truly predicts long-term success for students in real life, in the real world.
To prepare students for life in the real world, schools must measure what truly predicts long-term success 鈥� in addition to academic test performance.
When communities embrace multiple measures and educators have practical tools to collect and use them, students benefit from a system that sees them as whole people and prepares them to thrive beyond graduation.
The following resources provide educators with actionable tools, insights and strategies to measure what matters.
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Portrait-Aligned Learning and Measuring What MattersResource | Case Study | Portrait of a Graduate, Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment
Having a Portrait is only the first step. A commitment to coherence comes next. -
Self Assessment: Measure What MattersResource | Self-Assessment | Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
A tool to support reflection and conversations in your district around measuring what truly predicts … -
Student-Engaged Assessment Dial-Up ProtocolResource | Guidance/Sample/Template | Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
A tool to help systems move beyond measuring what students know to valuing how students plan, … -
Toolkit: Measure What MattersResource | Toolkit | Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
Resources to support districts in creating meaningful, multi-measure systems that reflect what truly … -
Creating a Purposeful Assessment SystemResource | Guidance/Sample/Template | Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
Design framework for creating and scaling a purposeful assessment system. -
Case Study: Designing a Purposeful Assessment SystemResource | Case Study | Real Skills for Real Life, Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
In California鈥檚 Cupertino Union School District (CUSD), assessment isn鈥檛 just about measuring … -
Case Study: Ephrata's Journey to Life Ready LearningResource | Case Study | Real Skills for Real Life, Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
How a decade-long transformation helped one district align instruction, culture, and reporting around … -
Test Scores: A Distraction or a Destination萝卜AV视频Blog | Measure What Matters, Regular Blogger FY26, Schools of Thought Blog, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published October 24, 2025
Reflections on how leaders can view standardized test scores as tools, not goals, and instead prioritize … -
Beyond the Transcript: Giving Students Credentials That Matter萝卜AV视频Blog | Measure What Matters, Schools of Thought Blog, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published September 8, 2025
How can comprehensive records showcase students' skills and accomplishments that better prepare them … -
Making Strategy Actionable: The Power of Plans and Scorecards萝卜AV视频Blog | Measure What Matters, Regular Blogger FY26, Schools of Thought Blog, Leadership Development | Published September 4, 2025
What if your strategic plan wasn't just a destination on a map, but the driving force behind every … -
Redefining Readiness: How One Rural District Is Building Tomorrow鈥檚 Leaders萝卜AV视频Blog | Measure What Matters, Promise Keeper - The Public Education Promise, Schools of Thought Blog, Rural Communities, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published August 29, 2025
A rural New York school district ditched test-driven education for a holistic "Readiness Dashboard" that …