CTP

Research Validating Efficacy of Second Step® Curricula

By ERB Team / July 28, 2025

We’re excited to share major updates coming to the Second Step® digital programs for the 2025-2026 school year. These enhancements are designed to better support educators, engage students, and equip school leaders with tools for meaningful impact. […] read more

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

What’s New in Second Step® K-12 Programs for 2025–2026: Expanded Support, Deeper Engagement, and Tools for Impact

By ERB Team / May 8, 2025

We’re excited to share major updates coming to the Second Step® digital programs for the 2025-2026 school year. These enhancements are designed to better support educators, engage students, and equip school leaders with tools for meaningful impact. […] 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

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Tips for Every Section of the ISEE

By ERB Team / January 10, 2025

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

Growth Percentiles: Using CTP to Measure Student Growth

By ERB Team / December 8, 2024

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

Bouncing Back from COVID: Key Findings from ERB’s 2023-2024 Assessment Data

By ERB Team / September 24, 2024

We recently reported on key findings of an analysis of our student learning data from 2023-2024 during a webinar with President Tom Rochon offering a comprehensive, multi-year view of student progress in independent schools, along with actionable insights to guide decision-making in the upcoming year. […] read more

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Virtual Office Hours: Understanding ERB’s Updated CTP Norms

On March 22, 2022 Glenn Milewski, Chief Program Officer at ERB, and Jason Lasnetski, Senior Member Services Director, discussed the newly updated Independent School and Association Norms that have been released for Spring. Glenn and […] read more

ISEE At-Home Testing Platform Enhancements

New enhancements will allow proctors to more easily manage and monitor sessions. As many of you know, we have been successfully administering ISEE At-Home since 2020.  Many families have taken advantage of ERB-proctored at-home testing, […] read more

Leveraging Data from ERB’s Suite of Assessments Educator Roundtable

Webinar Recap Last month we sat down for a roundtable discussion with fellow educators discussing how they are using assessment data to inform curriculum and instruction. ERB’s Member Services Directors and guest speakers from Member […] read more

Understanding ERB’s Updated CTP Norms

By Glenn Milewski and Adrienne Hu Introduction At ERB, our goal is to help schools see the potential in every student.  We believe a great way to do this is by offering assessments at various […] 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.