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Don Burger

Director, PASS

Dr. Don Burger serves as the Senior Specialist of the Pacific Assessment Systems and Services (PASS) program. He oversees the development of standards-based assessments (SBAs) and accountability systems for school systems throughout the Pacific region. These tests are used to measure student performance and progress in all school subjects and provide data based on established standards and benchmarks. Dr. Burger facilitates this process by working extensively with teachers and administrators in the region to create SBAs that are self-sustainable, culturally and instructionally sensitive systems, which generate specific and useful data to help teachers improve instruction. Dr. Burger and his team also develop assessments for English language proficiency and heritage languages, as well as provide professional development by employing local teachers and curriculum coordinators to write items and to use test analysis to revise items.

Dr. Burger has been in the educational assessment field for 38 years. He acquired his doctoral degree in education from Texas Tech University.