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Assessments—Invaluable Tools in Any Field

Submitted by Deveny Coryell, Editor, Coryell Roofing & Construction

"Education is the foundation for success."
-Governor Sara Sanders Huckabee

The assessment of educational needs is a necessity, and assessment tools, such as standardized testing, are a routine part of the school year as educators strive to improve student learning and outcomes.

In the Spring of 2024, Arkansas will roll out The Arkansas Teaching and Learning Assessment System (ATLAS), a criterion-based test for students grades three through ten. ATLAS is designed to measure students’ abilities against a predetermined standard rather than measuring it against how their peers perform. This assessment tool should more accurately determine the individual student’s abilities and needs and indicate whether each student is performing at grade level as expected.

Assessment tools are invaluable in the roofing industry, also, and need to be a routine part of a school district’s yearly maintenance plan. Each roof, just like each student, weathers life in an individual way, and professional roofers, like professional educators, have predetermined standards by which to evaluate a roofing system.

Roofs, like students, need periodic assessments to know whether they are performing as they should for their age and environment. Roof assessments by professional roofers educate administrators and enable them to map a strategy for the best possible outcome for each roof and for their school’s budget

Coryell Roofing takes every opportunity to remind administrators to retain a professional roofing team, preferably in the fall and in the spring, to assess the condition of each roof on each building on their campus.

Assessment is part of education. And education is the foundation of success--in all aspects of life.