Depending on the content area, our level of quality of our assessments varies. For example our district has done a lot of work in regards to our English Language Arts and math, however social studies and science have barely been touched.
Overall I feel that the purpose is there but we have not been intentional about posting learning targets. I think it is interesting that it can increase students proficiency by 27%. I think this is the first thing I am going to start implementing.
For me one of the roadblocks is that the majority of my time with students is spent pushing into the general education classrooms. The general education teachers I work with generally create the lessons and assessments. I then just implement and or use what they tell me too. In order for me to have an impact on creating quality assessment I will have to make time to work with my teachers to create the units, etc.