https://accelerationdenied.com/tags/aimsweb/Recent content in AimsWeb on Acceleration DeniedHugoen-usFri, 14 Nov 2025 16:30:00 -0600https://accelerationdenied.com/blog/the-ghost-rubric/Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:30:00 -0600https://accelerationdenied.com/blog/the-ghost-rubric/<p>Oak Park Elementary School District 97 switched assessment platforms sometime between 2023 and 2025.</p> <p>Out with MAP and AimsWeb+. In with STAR.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s now November 2025—midway through the school year.</p> <p>The district still hasn&rsquo;t published updated acceleration rubrics showing how STAR assessments will be scored.</p> <p>And the rubrics that <em>are</em> published? They reference tests the district stopped giving two years ago.</p> <p>This isn&rsquo;t just a documentation problem. It reveals something deeper about how the district handles acceleration, communicates with families, and manages basic operational competence.</p>https://accelerationdenied.com/blog/the-wrong-tool/Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0600https://accelerationdenied.com/blog/the-wrong-tool/<p>Imagine using a thermometer to measure distance. Or a bathroom scale to measure time. You&rsquo;d get numbers, sure. But those numbers would be meaningless because you&rsquo;re using the wrong tool for the job.</p> <p>That&rsquo;s essentially what happens when school districts put screening tools like AimsWebPlus on acceleration rubrics.</p> <h2 id="what-aimswebplus-actually-is">What AimsWebPlus Actually Is</h2> <p>AimsWebPlus is a <strong>universal screening and progress monitoring tool</strong> created by Pearson. Its purpose, according to Pearson&rsquo;s own materials, is to serve as a &ldquo;risk-screening/MTSS tool.&rdquo;</p>