Smarter Balanced is an online assessment system aligned to the Connecticut Core Standards (CCS).
A summative assessment of students in Grades 3 through 8 consists of various parts: a computer adaptive test (in ELA and mathematics) and performance task (in mathematics), along with NGSS Science Assessment administered in Grades 5 and 8. These assessments can be used to describe student achievement and growth of student learning as part of program evaluation and school, district, and state accountability systems.