G10 Innovations Bridges the Gap Between Paper Assessments and Digital Data Insights for K-12 District

District achieves powerful synergy between traditional assessment practices and modern data visibility with G10 integration

Evanston/Skokie District 65 — Like many districts, we knew we needed common assessments to ensure equity and consistency across classrooms. Yet, despite our best intentions, the tools available weren’t getting us there. Until recently, our model relied on individual teachers creating and administering assessments on their own.

This approach led to three core issues:

●       Lack of consistency: Teachers frequently modified exams, resulting in significant variation across classrooms.

●       Data silos: While teachers had insight into their own students’ performance, there was no district-wide visibility. Principals and district leaders had no access, and collaborative data discussions were rare.

●       Limited standards visibility: Even individual teachers couldn’t quickly analyze student performance by standard. Knowing which students could solve an equation was more art than science.

In our early efforts to build common assessments online, we ran into new challenges:

●       Creating online assessments was time-consuming.

●       Students’ performance was difficult to interpret—was a wrong answer due to a math misconception or a tech issue?

●       Teachers lost visibility into student thinking, since work was completed digitally.

We needed a better way.

We wanted the best of both worlds:

●       The authenticity and accessibility of paper-based assessments.

●       The instant, standards-based data visibility that online platforms provide.

That’s when we found Partners4Results (P4R).

P4R offered a solution that integrated seamlessly with PowerSchool, enabling teachers to continue using paper-based assessments while unlocking the full power of digital data reporting.

Here’s what our process looks like now:

●       Teachers and admin together create assessments and rubrics in whatever format is easiest (we use Google Docs).

●       G10 then converts our assessments into scorable versions for us—saving hours of work. The uploaded versions look the same as what we created, but have scoring bubbles. P4R even handles the additional step of mapping items to standards for us.

●       Students take paper-based assessments with open-ended questions aligned to Common Core standards.

●       Teachers score student work by hand—quickly and accurately—while writing meaningful feedback directly on student papers.

●       Completed assessments are scanned (a 30-second task per class).

●       G10 sends the results directly to PowerSchool, automatically creating assignments and scoring them to standards—no manual data entry required.

The result? A complete transformation in how we use assessment data:

●       We can see student performance by standard, subgroup, grade level, and more.

●       Every student’s scanned assessment is stored digitally, making it easy to analyze work during team meetings or instructional planning.

●       Grade-level teams use this data to hold meaningful discussions: Are we aligned in what we call “proficient”? What misconceptions are common? How can we respond?

●       Teachers and parents have real-time access to student work, removing the guesswork from progress conversations.

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Most importantly, our focus has shifted.

We’re no longer just reviewing scores—we’re reviewing student thinking. We’re not just reporting performance—we’re using that data to drive equitable, standards-based instruction across the district.

Thanks to G10 Innovations, we’ve modernized our assessment systems without abandoning what works best for students and teachers. Our gradebooks are cleaner, our insights are sharper, and our conversations are more focused on what matters most—student learning.

David Wartowski

Director of Mathematics

Evanston/Skokie School District 65