GreatSchools State Test Guide Partner Toolkit

The GreatSchools State Test Guide for Parents is a free online tool parents can use to understand their child’s new Smarter Balanced (SBAC) or PARCC score report, and find resources they can use to help at home. We’ve made it easy for you to share the guide with your network of schools, educators, and parents. Below please find the links to information and tools you can use to help spread the word. We thank you for your support! Join the conversation! #StateTestGuide

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Educator resources

Product demo »
Video for educators

Toolkit resources

Printable one-sheets for parents: Understanding your child’s test scores.

GreatSchools State Test Guide

Test Guide for Parents (English)
Test Guide for Parents (Spanish)
PARCC State Test Guide
SBAC State Test Guide

Smarter Balanced (SBAC) by state

CaliforniaConnecticut, West Virginia, Washington State, Vermont, South Dakota, Oregon, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Nevada, Montana, Michigan, Idaho, Hawaii, Delaware

PARCC by state

Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Washington DC

Email outreach to educators

Spread the word about the guide to teachers using these ready-to-send emails. We’ve included PDF, JPEG  and HTML formats as well as HTML code you can copy and paste it into your own email system.

HTML code: State Test Guide educator outreach email
PDF: State Test Guide educator outreach email (PARCC)
PDF: State Test Guide educator outreach email (SBAC)

SBAC preview
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PARCC preview
GreatSchools State Test Guide for Parents_Educator Email_PARCC

Email outreach to parents

Spread the word about the guide to parents using these ready-to-send emails. We’ve included PDF, JPEG  and HTML formats as well as HTML code you can copy and paste it into your own email system.

HTML code: State Test Guide parent outreach email
PDF: State Test Guide parent email (SBAC)
PDF: State Test Guide parent email (PARCC)

SBAC preview
GreatSchools State Test Guide for Parents_Parent Email_SBAC 
PARCC preview
GreatSchools State Test Guide for Parents_Parent Email_PARCC

 

Facebook assets

Share our posts
Help spread the word about the guide on Facebook! Use the ‘Share’ option on any article tagged with #StateTestGuide on our Facebook page. Or, visit StateTestGuide.org and look for the Facebook sharing button on the left side.

Write your own post
Alternatively, you can create your own Facebook post. If you do, we’d appreciate you using this link: http://bit.ly/STGuideP

Example post
“New standards have brought new state tests. GreatSchools has created the #StateTestGuide for Parents to help parents understand their child’s results – and it’s completely free. Visit statetestguide.org.”

Images for Facebook
When using that link, you may want to upload an image. Here are a few options to choose from.

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Pinterest assets

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If you’d like to share the GreatSchools State Test Guide content on Pinterest, feel free to use Pinterest’s ‘Repin’ option on our State Test Guide pin.

Or, visit StateTestGuide.org and look for the Pinterest sharing button on the left side.

Create your own pins
Alternatively, you can create your own pin on Pinterest. If you do, we’d appreciate you using this link: http://bit.ly/STGuideP
 


Twitter assets

Share our content
If you’d like to tweet about the GreatSchools State Test Guide for Parents, you can use the Twitter sharing button on the left side of any page on StateTestGuide.org.

Send a pre-written tweet
Click here to load a tweet (ctrl-click to open in a new tab)
The tweet should look like this – you can edit it before sending:

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Write your own tweet
Alternatively, feel free to write your own tweets linking to the GreatSchools State Test Guide for Parents.

If you do, we’d appreciate you using the hashtag #StateTestGuide and also this link: http://bit.ly/STGuideP.

Optionally, you can also tag @GreatSchools (so we can say hello!).

Images for Twitter
If you’d like to add an image to the tweet, here are a few options to choose from.

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