SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE: MCA Pilot Benchmarking Project

I got an email today informing me I have been selected as one of the participants in the Model Cornerstone Assessment benchmarking project being conducted by NAEA and NCCAS.  It is a pilot project partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.  

This pilot project is intended to produce benchmark student work that aligns with the MCAs.  Upon completion of this project, NAEA and NCCAS will provide art educators with benchmark examples of student artwork to use in developing assessment accuracy and consistency.

Below is the press release provided by the MCA project team.  Of the 260 districts to apply, I am one of only 15 - 18 pilot sites to have been chosen for participation in the visual arts division.  Follow the project website for progress of this program: http://nccas.wikispaces.com.

Press release article provided by NCCAS and NAEA, 2015