Walk Through a Score Report With the EBAS Team
A thirty-minute call to go through a report your board has received, section by section, against the rubric the graders used.
Built for Boards With a Report in Hand
A score report review is for boards that have a result in front of them and want to be sure what it shows before they act on it. Common reasons boards schedule:
- The board's first report. EBAS reaches out after a board's first report comes back to set up a review, so the people who read reports know how the sections and scores fit together.
- Questions about a specific result. Gain additional context to better understand the assessment results, how they relate to the circumstances of the case, and what they may mean for next steps.
- A new person reading reports. When a new investigator, prosecutor, or staff member takes over, a review gets them up to speed on how a report reads.
A Thirty-Minute Working Conversation
Step 1: Read the report against the rubric.
The EBAS team goes through the report section by section and shows the rubric language the graders applied to each score. That covers what a score in one section means and whether a low section is one weak area or part of a pattern.
Step 2: Hear what the graders noted.
When a licensee does not pass, the graders write comments explaining the score. The EBAS team summarizes those comments on the call. The scenario and the licensee's written response stay confidential, so the scenario can stay in use for other licensees.
Step 3: Confirm what the report supports.
The call ends with what the assessment established and what it does not, so the board knows what the result can support in its decision. The decision stays with the board, and EBAS does not recommend an outcome.
Two Things Before the Call
The score report. Have it open during the call. If the review covers a retake or several categories for the same licensee, bring every report.
The questions it raised. Boards usually arrive with three: what a score means, whether a low section is one weak area or a real pattern, and what the board can defensibly say the result shows.
Book a Score Report Review
Score report reviews are scheduled in thirty-minute blocks. A board can book one any time it receives a report. Invite whoever will act on the result, such as board staff, investigators, counsel, or committee members. Every score report email from EBAS includes a link to book, and a reply to that email works too.
Resources for Reading Results
How to Read a Score Report covers what each part of a report shows, and Sample Assessment and Scoring Rubric has the full scoring criteria for each section.
