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The mission of NDTAC is to improve educational programming for youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at risk of academic failure. NDTAC’s mandates are to provide information, resources, and direct technical assistance to States and those who support or provide education to youth who are neglected or delinquent, to develop a model and tools to assist States and providers with reporting data and evaluating their services, and to serve as afacilitator to increase information-sharing and peer-to-peer learning at the State and local levels. For additional information on NDTAC, visit [https://neglected-delinquent.ed.gov/](https://neglected-delinquent.ed.gov/) .  \nSuggested Citation  \nSanders, S. (2019). A brief guide to selecting and using pre-post assessments. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research, The National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth.  \nThe content of this document does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education. This document was produced by NDTAC at AIR with funding from the Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, under contract no. ED-ESE-15-O-5037. Permission is granted to reproduce this document.  \nThis guide is designed to assist States, agencies, and/or facilities who work with youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at-risk (N or D) . The information in the guide will benefit those who are  \n(a) interested in implementing pre-posttests,(b) in the process of identifying an appropriate pre-posttest, or  \n(c) ready to evaluate current testing procedures. Within this guide, you will find basic information on what pre-posttests are, why facilities should implement pre-posttest procedures, characteristics of different pre-posttests, and how agencies can use the information from their assessment practice. With an increasing number of different pre-posttests available, it is important that facilities understand how to identify the pre-posttest best suited for the needs of their unique youth population  \nWhat are pre-posttests?  \nPre-posttests are academic achievement tests (e.g., math, reading, writing) designed to assess youth progress over a predetermined period of time. For youth who are N or D and are served in an alternative education setting, pre-posttesting may occur upon entry and exit of the facility. In these situations, thepretest can give facilities a baseline, or information about a youth’s current academic level. The posttest, given when the youth exits the facility, then provides information about the youth’s academic progress. This allows facilities to identify the effectiveness of their current academic programming as well as to share academic data with the youth’s next placement.  \nAssessing pre-posttests upon entry and exit is not the only time assessments can be administered. For example, facilities who serve youth long term may choose to assess youth on a predetermined schedule (e.g. , every 60 days, every 90 days) . Regular posttesting allows facilities to continuously monitor youth progress and the effectiveness of the current educational programming. If a facility chooses to implement regular posttesting of academic progress, it is important to choose a pre-posttest with multiple forms of the tests so that youth are not given the same test repeatedly. 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