Solution Tree Announces the Launch of the Assessment Center

BLOOMINGTON, IN--(Marketwired - August 01, 2016) - Solution Tree, an educational publisher and professional development provider, has announced the launch of the Solution Tree Assessment Center.

The Solution Tree Assessment Center helps educators improve teaching and learning by strengthening schoolwide and districtwide assessment practices. Led by renowned Solution Tree assessment experts -- including Cassandra Erkens, Tom Schimmer and Nicole Dimich Vagle -- the center offers differentiated professional development for teachers, administrators and coaches.

"The Assessment Center's approach is unique in that it's a comprehensive solution for building assessments that increase achievement, cultivate hope and build confidence in all learners," said Solution Tree's CEO, Jeffrey C. Jones. "Our experts have decades of experience helping schools and districts develop and implement assessments that positively impact students at every grade level."

The Solution Tree Assessment Center's services feature:

• Professional learning to support powerful assessment practices (design, use and collaboration)
• Staff evaluation systems to support implementation of quality assessment practices
• Action research projects to support implementation

Each service is customizable based on a school's or district's unique needs, challenges and goals. To learn more about the Solution Tree Assessment Center, visit SolutionTree.com/STAC.

About Solution Tree
Solution Tree delivers comprehensive professional development to K-12 educators in schools and districts. Through Solution Tree's authors and experts, K-12 educators are empowered to raise student achievement through a range of topics including PLC, RTI, assessment, instruction, school culture, leadership and mathematics. Solution Tree's services and products include educator conferences, customized solutions for professional development, books, videos, online courses and Global PD. Last year, more than 25,000 educators attended Solution Tree events, and more than 3,000 days of PD were delivered to teacher teams around the world.