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"On behalf of the children, faculty and families of N.H. Price Elementary School community, I wish to thank you and your staff for introducing us to ThinkLink. The teachers were happy to quickly know which skills the students had mastered. Strategies and activities were available to assist students in areas of weakness. Children worked in a non-threating manner and were able to take tests as needed. Teachers could chart their growth immediately. Many thanks for your assistance in helping us organize strategies and instruction to meet student needs... your program has made a difference in student learning and instruction. "
– Arlene Williams, Principal (Birmingham)
"I really like this program; it has helped me identify my students' strengths and weaknesses."
– Teresa Rigsby, Teacher (Tuscaloosa)
"We were very impressed with our results. I'm not sure if I told you or not, but I teach an inclusion classroom. We have 10 general ed. and 10 special ed. students. And the results were AMAZING! …I shared the information with our principal and she was very impressed with the data and the program over all. ...Baldwin County is hearing about ThinkLink!"
– John Brantley, Teacher (Baldwin County)
""Thank you for working with us! I am a true believer in ThinkLink! As I worked with my ARMT scores and compared it to our ThinkLink scores, there was a very high correlation between the scores! I plan on using ThinkLink as an indicator of where we are and where we need to be in regards to our ARMT scores this year! ThinkLink has proven to be a very valuable tool for our school!"
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– Linda Chesler, Principal (Shelby Co.)
"We used ThinkLink Learning during the 2005-2006 school year. We found it to be a great tool to guide our instruction. We had 90% of our students score proficient in reading on the ARMT, which was the same as the previous year. We had 87% of our students score proficient in math on the ARMT. This was a 3% increase from the previous year. As our scores increase we realize it will be harder to improve. We need a tool like ThinkLink to give us as much information as we can to help every student become proficient."
– Carter D. Hancock, Principal (Jackson County Schools)
| Florida back to top
"The ThinkLink testing was an integral part of our instructional program this past year. Not only did it give our students practice in high stake testing, but it allowed teachers to see how effective their instruction had been. They were able to identify areas that needed to be readdressed. The timely return of student results was wonderful."
– Linda Johnson, Curriculum Coordinator (Okaloosa Co.)
"I don’t think I can get along without it!"
– Marilyn Miller, Title I Coordinator (Polk Co.)
"This information will be a valuable tool in helping us meet our School Improvement Plan goals for data driven instruction, as well as our state standards by utilizing the data to target areas of weakness. I appreciate your help!"
– Andrea Peters, Network Manager (Polk Co.)
| Kentucky back to top
"We love the wealth of information and the very careful, thoughtful, COLORFUL layout of ThinkLink. So much can be learned from these pages - and learned at a glance!
Clark Elementary is a high performing school and our teachers need to utilize every minute for planning and designing instruction. Our time is valuable. We seek and we want the best resources on the market. My principal and I consider yours to be one of those tools."
– Patricia Watson, Curriculum Resource Tech (Floyd Co.)
"went really well! Thanks for the support during the experience. We had a couple kids who were absent and were not back to school before winter break. I am excited about the data and how we can use it to guide classroom instruction and prescribe work for the children. Thanks!"
– Cynthia Hill, Principal (Harrison Co.)
"Our 3rd grade scores went from 43 to 75 last spring. We are hoping for great increases for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade this year."
– Margaret Jones, Retired Principal (Newport)
"We love the test!! We like the easy to read graphs and the specfic skills that need to be taught. We wish every grade could take a test like this so our job would be a little easier when assessing what our kids know and do not know. Thanks for developing a teacher friendly test!!"
– Susan Quinlan, Principal (Shelbyville)
"Your (professional development) training is a part of the reason that we met our NCLB goals...really. The teachers had never broken down their data before the way that PAS and your direction and instruction showed them how to. They really got into it and felt that they were able to make a difference to help in meeting the needs of all students. I wanted to say 'thanks'."
– Tracy Warren, Intermediate Academic Coach (Fayette Co.)
"I just have to tell you I love PAS and have been training many of our teachers on the basics of the system. I am personally excited to come to the training so that I can learn more!"
– Amy Razor, Curriculum Resource Specialist (Campbell Co.)
| Mississippi back to top
"There are not enough words for me to thank ThinkLink. I anxiously anticipated the results of our state wide test. I had no idea that the scores would show so much gain. I attribute a great deal of the progress our 2nd graders made this year to the Think Link process."
– Starr Brown, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Pontotoc City)
"I am very well pleased with the quality of these exams and the data that our teachers receive at the end of each administration. These tests have become a very important part of our student intervention program. Our teachers are able to analyze the data and make sound instructional decisions."
– Gene Bright, Principal (Scott Co.)
"This assessment feedback has been an asset to our students, teachers, and administrators. The service provided by this company is excellent and highly recommended to other schools that are in need of such information in a timely manner."
– Randi M. Sewart, Principal (Scott Co.)
"It was quite a task to get many to see the importance of ongoing assessment using test data from the previous year. PAS became my tool for demonstrating that importance… PAS is awesome… We owe solidifying the concept of ongoing assessment to ThinkLink Learning’s PAS."
– Martha Sanders, Principal (Leake Co.)
| Missouri back to top
"Our teachers like Discovery Education Assessment better than anything else we have ever used. It gives them so much data that helps them target each child's needs. They love the fact that reports are so teacher friendly and stated they will not use anything else!"
– Sharon Cooney, Curriculum Director (Sarcoxie SD R2)
| New Mexico back to top
"The teachers have really appreciated ThinkLink. It has given them great information on standards and the supplementary resources are great."
– Mary Lou Cameron, Principal (Deming)
| Tennessee back to top
"Thank you for your efforts and support in making Una a better place. ThinkLink is a great piece to help improve instruction, and I am sure it will continue to help children be more successful."
– Penny Franklin, Principal (Nashville)
"It would be very difficult for me to say which were most important: the way the materials are prepared, easy-to-read reports, feedback information, online resources. The way each part works together with other parts and the excellent manner the whole program is handled is great. Don't change, it is a great service."
– Michael Laughrey, Principal (Dresden)
"Our teachers worked very hard this year to focus on the objectives tested by the state, but for the first time we had access to ThinkLink P.A.S.S. tests. This program really helped us achieve some great quartile gains. Our teachers could see where the students needed to improve and were helped to understand the changes we could make. We are very proud of our progress in student achievement and it was reflected in enormous test score gains."
– Larry Wells, Principal (Nashville)
"'Focused Intensity' is the phrase we use at Bellwood and you help give us 'Focus', we provide the intensity. Thank you for this. Tests are a part of life and if we are to prove 'success' then we must learn to play the game, but we need to play this game with authentic and real ideas. PASS helps us to keep our 'focus' and 'intensity' on areas that are vital to our students. PASS helps us to resolve the 'riddle' of what?, when?, and how? It allows us to know when we win."
– Joe Thompson, Principal (Murfreesboro)
"We found it to be an asset and very beneficial in assessing and diagnosing skill building for each student."
– Nora Wyatt, Principal (Clarksville)
"One of the best things in years. I can really see that test scores go up with the teachers who use the data."
– Barbara Milligan, Principal (Memphis)
"I was very impressed with the test and reports. The reports have been very beneficial to me as a teacher and to the students as well."
– Lei McConkey, Teacher (Union Co.)
"What you have done has given us the best preparation for our state standardized test that I have ever seen. It is truly a shame that we don't get results back from our state standardized test like P.A.S.S. I cannot get over all the information that is provided. You have outdone yourself."
– Nancy Potter, Teacher (Murfreesboro)
"Our teachers have continued to find PASS tests helpful. The program has also played an important part in helping our teachers to use data for more effective instruction. High quality professional development has also been beneficial for our teachers."
– Janice Enck, Instructional Facilitator (Memphis)
"I really appreciate the work that you and the staff of ThinkLink have done to help BMS improve. Our Reading/Language and Math scores are all up this year. Again, thank you for helping Burks to become a better academic school."
– Denette Kolbe, Assistant Principal (Putnam Co.)
"ThinkLink Learning diagnostic testing has been a great help to Happy Valley Middle School Teachers. Our students took the tests online in the computer lab. Teachers could monitor the tests during the time they are being tested and get immediate feedback when they finished. It helped our teachers to have graphs showing what our students needed extra help in learning. The resources were also great to address the skills and subskills. We liked it very much."
– Brenda Hart, Computer Lab Instructor (Carter Co.)
"...this begins our fifth year ['04-'05]to use ThinkLink Learning and the PAS test with grades three through six students to track and monitor the progress of the individual students as they master the state standards in the Murfreesboro City Schools… Thank you so very much. Our test scores are improving and we believe this has been our biggest help."
– Dr. Ann Kelly, Director Special Projects (Murfreesboro)
"Haywood County School System has been using ThinkLink Learning for several years now (since 01-02), and each year the testing and reporting have increased in quality. I was particularly impressed this testing cycle with the alignment of test questions to specific SPI's, as well as the proficiency status of each student."
– Teresa R. Russell, Supervisor of Instruction (Haywood County)
"Our teachers are tremendously excited about the progress students have shown using your product. Our teachers have found the program very easy to use, and the reports have been extremely helpful and easy to understand…I have found no other product that reports each individual student strengths and weaknesses as well and clearly as ThinkLink."
– Joe V. Halfacre, Technology Coordinator (Jackson County)
"Most of our seventy Title I schools have utilized ThinkLink for (many) years. As we enter the fourth year ('04-'05), ThinkLink is almost a household name in our district. Increasingly, principals and teachers have realized the importance of benchmark assessments that truly align with the state’s student performance indicators both in content and format for instructional purposes…Thank you for providing such a fine quality assessment tool and prompt service to our schools. We look forward to another wonderful year."
– Wanda Holman, Title I Coordinator – Metro Nashville Public Schools (Nashville)
"I credit our teachers' use of this assessment piece in helping us to make great improvement in our NCLB scores this past year in grades 3 and 5. Actually, we show improved scores in all grades tested… We look forward to using ThinkLink again this year to help us to reach the NCLB goals. It has been well worth the financial investment made in improving teaching and learning at Magnolia Elementary School."
– Jacqueline B. Sales, Principal (Memphis)
"In addition to being easy to administer and interpret, the cost of this program is reasonable, the service is exceptional, and the results are valuable. We consider this program to be one of the main factors contributing to our Cleared Status with the Tennessee State Department of Education. PAS is well worth the time, effort, and money. This assessment would be an asset to all schools, not just those identified as high priority."
– Marty Pettigrew, Principal (Memphis)
"I am delighted to confirm that ThinkLink Learning has been successfully providing the Predictive Assessment Series... for our school system for four consecutive years. The schools in our system... have received prompt and efficient service. We have worked cooperatively with ThinkLink to make information more useful to our teachers, students and parents. "
– Sharon Ladner, Associate Director of Schools for Teaching and Learning ()
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"This is a learning tool that I have been able to present to my staff and they have embraced it as a great learning tool. I have tried many approaches throughout my 40 years in education, but find this to be a Top of the Line approach."
– Forrest H. Cummings, Principal (Lincoln Co.)
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