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It explains why assessment conditions differed during the COVID-19 pandemic, including low participation rates and limits on statewide conclusions, while still encouraging useful insights from school and individual student performance. The guide supports educators and parents in making informed instructional decisions for the 2021–2022 school year, and notes how accountability requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act were waived for 2020–2021.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":20,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/educator-guide-to-assessment-reports-peaks-english-language-arts-and-mathematics-august-2021/581581/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/educator-guide-to-assessment-reports-peaks-english-language-arts-and-mathematics-august-2021/581581.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Genevieve","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-03","2026-10-15",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":81},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What is the PEAKS 2021 assessment and when was it administered?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"PEAKS is the 2021 statewide summative assessment for English Language Arts and Mathematics. 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O. Box 110500  \nJuneau, Alaska 99811-0500 Main: 907.465.2800  \nTTY/TDD: 907.465.2815  \nFax: 907.465.4156  \nAugust 2021  \nDear Educator,  \nAssessment happens every day in classrooms across our state. We administer assessments to make sure our instruction results in students learning what we want them to know and do and helps ensure that support is available for all students. Assessment is a key part of student learning, and everything we do should work toward this goal.  \nPEAKS, the 2021 statewide summative assessment, was administered in an unprecedented context. Never before has Alaska, or any other state, attempted to obtain valid and reliable data during a global pandemic that disrupted even the most basic routines in society, including our public schools.  \nIt is important to keep in mind that for many students, instruction and assessment looked very different during the COVID-19 pandemic. As local school boards managed the impacts of COVID, assessment participation rates among students taking the assessment were so low that the department cautions against drawing sweeping conclusions about student performance statewide. However, we can still glean helpful information by looking at performance at the school and individual student levels. Parents and educators can use individual student data from PEAKS and other local assessments to make effective instructional decisions during the 2021-2022 school year. Additionally, though summative assessment data typically guides activities associated with the Every Student Succeeds Act, the accountability requirements were waived by the United States Department of Education for the 2020-2021 school year. Alaska’s Department of Education will continue to support ongoing school improvement efforts in local school districts, including stewardship of COVID relief funds.  \nAlaska is blessed with many great schools and hardworking educators who worked with families to meet the challenge COVID-19 presented for our students this past year. Thank you for your hard work to provide an excellent education to every student every day.  \nDr. Michael Johnson  \nCommissioner  \nCopyright © 2021 by the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development. Only the State of Alaska educators and citizens may copy, download and/or print the document, located online at [http://education.alaska.gov. Any other](http://education.alaska.gov. Any other) use or reproduction of this document, in whole or in part, requires written permission of Alaska Department of Education & Early Development and the publisher.  \nTable of Contents  \nAbout the PEAKS Assessment ................................................................................................1  \nOverview................................................................................................................................................................... 1  \nDates of Testing & Reporting........................................................................................................................... 1  \nReports Available for 2021 ................................................................................................................................2  \nTest Design ................................................................................................................................3  \nTypes of Items ........................................................................................................................................................3  \nEnglish Language Arts and Mathematics...........................................................................................3  \nBlueprints ..................................................................................................","cbCaie6Hfl9Yq8JH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie6Hfl9Yq8JH","pdf",1518341,"English","# About the PEAKS Assessment\n## Overview\n## Dates of Testing & Reporting\n## Reports Available for 2021\n## Test Design\n## Types of Items\n## English Language Arts and Mathematics\n## Blueprints\n## Reporting Categories\n## English Language Arts\n## Mathematics\n## Score Interpretation\n## Achievement Levels\n## Achievement Level Descriptors (ALDs)\n## Scores & Score Ranges\n## Scale Scores and Raw Scores\n## Standard Error of Measurement\n## Score Ranges for Achievement Levels\n## PEAKS Reporting Categories on Student Reports","[{\"question\":\"What is the PEAKS 2021 assessment and when was it administered?\",\"answer\":\"PEAKS is the 2021 statewide summative assessment for English Language Arts and Mathematics. The document is dated August 2021 and focuses on results and reporting for 2021.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the guide caution against statewide conclusions from PEAKS 2021 results?\",\"answer\":\"During the COVID-19 pandemic, instruction and assessment conditions changed and participation rates among students were very low, so the department cautions against sweeping statewide conclusions based on the data.\"},{\"question\":\"How can educators and parents use PEAKS data for the 2021–2022 school year?\",\"answer\":\"They can use individual student data from PEAKS and other local assessments to make effective instructional decisions, including using performance insights at school and individual levels.\"}]","Educator Guide to Assessment Reports - PEAKS English Language Arts and Mathematics - August 2021 | PDF",1792040558,151]