From the President

Learning Growth Among Students in NYSAIS Schools Before, During, and Since the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Tom Rochon / July 22, 2025

Among NYSAIS schools that are also ERB members, however, student learning has made a complete recovery from the COVID disruption. Assessment data from the 2023-2024 school year shows that the pace of student learning matches pre-pandemic rates of growth in ELA and exceeds pre-pandemic growth in Math. […] read more

Learning Growth Among Students in ISAS Schools Before, During, and Since the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Tom Rochon / July 22, 2025

Among ISAS schools that are also members of ERB, however, student learning has made a complete recovery from the COVID disruption. Assessment data from the 2023-2024 school year show that the pace of student learning fully matches, and in mathematics even exceeds, pre-pandemic rates of growth. […] read more

Learning Growth Among Students in CAIS Schools Before, During, and Since the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Tom Rochon / July 22, 2025

Among CAIS member schools, however, student learning has made a complete recovery from the COVID disruption. Assessment data from the 2023-2024 school year shows that the pace of student learning exceeds pre-pandemic rates of growth, both in subject knowledge and in reasoning ability. […] read more

Learning Growth Among Students in SAIS Schools Before, During, and Since the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Tom Rochon / July 22, 2025

Among SAIS schools that are also members of ERB, however, student learning has made a complete recovery from the COVID disruption. Assessment data from the 2023-2024 school year show that the pace of student learning fully matches, and in mathematics even exceeds, pre-pandemic rates of growth. […] read more

Learning Growth Among Students in NAIS Schools Before, During, and Since the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Tom Rochon / March 4, 2025

Among NAIS member schools that are also ERB members student learning has made a substantial recovery from the COVID disruption. Assessment data from the 2023-2024 school year show that the pace of student learning approximates pre-pandemic rates of growth in ELA and has exceeded pre-pandemic growth in Math. […] read more

Using the Check-In Survey to Enhance Student Growth

By Tom Rochon / July 29, 2024

ERB launched its Check-In Survey in 2022. As important as it is to monitor academic progress, the extent to which a student is able to learn fully to their potential will likely remain a mystery without also understanding how they experience the school culture. […] read more

Navigating the Middle East Conflict and Assessing Mission Success

By Tom Rochon / March 28, 2024

As with any challenge to the value and integrity of schools, this is an opportunity to reaffirm our core commitments as educators. Teaching about the Middle East is part of the educational mission of schools […] read more

Spring Cleaning: Taking the Time to Reflect on the School Year

By Tom Rochon / March 19, 2024

Spring is an ideal part of the year to sequester some good thinking time in order to reflect on what has worked well during the past year, along with what could have gone better. Be unsparing. Take notes. Then set it aside for at least the first half of the summer. […] read more

The Power of Transparency with Your Board of Trustees

By Tom Rochon / January 17, 2024

The respective roles of Board and leadership in upholding excellence and driving change are best maintained through proactive transparency. […] read more

Our Whole Child Perspective on the School Mission

By Tom Rochon / August 30, 2023

ERB has developed a Whole Child Solution that combines insights into a student’s academic performance with an understanding of their sense of belonging and engagement in the school community. […] read more

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Tips for Every Section of the ISEE

As for any assessment, best demonstrating your knowledge on the ISEE also requires a strong set of test-taking skills, such as time management and answer choice elimination. Test-taking, like any skill, can be learned and improved through practice.  […] read more

1 + 1 = 3 is around the corner!

We are pleased to announce that the ERB and EMA boards have signed an affiliation agreement to make our merger official. This signing followed a unanimous vote by each board to approve the merger this fall. […] read more

Growth Percentiles: Using CTP to Measure Student Growth

ERB has introduced a new feature to score reporting on 360 Access called Growth Percentiles. While the CTP has always measured students longitudinally, Growth Percentiles now provide a convenient and effective way to interpret student progress. […] read more

Developing an Assessment Strategy and Plan for Your School

When it comes to measuring student growth, independent schools should design an assessment strategy that works best for them, selecting the right combination of tools that align with their mission. Yet educational leaders not only have to decide what to assess and how often but also analyze and use the data. […] read more

ERB Support Availability for June 2–5  ERB Support will attend an off-site meeting from Monday, June 2, through Thursday, June 5. For support during this time, you may contact us at erbsupport@erblearn.org or log into MyERB to submit a case. We will actively monitor and respond to submitted cases throughout the week; however, response times may be slower than usual.
ERB and EMA continue to progress on their path to merge.