Assessment should create clarity without killing creative risk.
Dr. Brandt’s National Board assessor leadership and Component 1 calibration work informs Meridian’s emphasis on evidence interpretation, scoring consistency, rubric language, and structured judgment.
Develop routines for teachers to examine student work together, interpret standards consistently, and name evidence precisely.
Completion grades protect experimentation, risk-taking, process work, and technical exploration before major judgment.
Formative grades reward practice, documentation, critique, and revision; summative grades are reserved for completed demonstrations of learning.