The goal of the AATP is to establish and secure a well-connected state assessment network. AATP seeks to connect district test coordinators across the state to reduce the redundancies in efforts to meet all testing obligations.

Once established, organizational partners work to support one another at every opportunity.  Members support each other with day-to-day operations by providing shared resources, ideas, best practices, and answers to questions that arise from the field.  Education agencies offer support for the partnership by granting opportunities throughout the year to provide key updates and respond to questions from the membership. Reciprocally, the education agency will receive support from AATP by providing real-time feedback on current and proposed practices and participate in committees that guide future policy and procedural considerations and implementation.

AATP will support and lead Arkansas’ assessment efforts. They will serve as a liaison between the state and front-line educator to ensure compliance for both. Its members will lead their respective district assessment programs with confidence, competency and professional development skills that AATP will help build. AATP members will expand their leadership skills by participating in and leading state and national events and opportunities. AATP will serve to inform state policies and procedures that will potentially result in fair and sensible assessments and assessment policies for all students.