Move key takeaway and performance level to the top of the concordance document

The advice. Move the key takeaway and the performance level information to the top of the document.

Why. Both draft layouts lead with explanatory narrative and place the actionable content below it. The audience is educators reading between other tasks; the number they need and what it means should be the first thing on the page, with the caveats following. This is the cheapest of all the session’s recommendations to implement.

Status. Open. Two layouts were under consideration (Interim and Smarter Concordance Table Examples); neither leads with the takeaway.

Related. M-STEP / Smarter Balanced Concordance · Session 1 — Using the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment