Mission
This committee focuses on supplementing the ABA Standards to provide guidance, best practices, and real life examples on outcomes and assessments.
Committee focused on providing guidance and best practices.
Outcomes and Assessments Committee
Committee Members
Co-Chairs:
Zachariah J. DeMeola
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Law School Admission Council
Sandra L. Simpson
Director of Experiential Learning & Institutional Assessment and Professor
Gonzaga University School of Law
Communications Director
Institute for Law Teaching and Learning
Members:
Elizabeth Anderson, PhD
Founder
Embraced Wisdom Resource Group, LLC
Joshua Aaron Jones
Legal Writing Professor
California Western School of Law
Paula J. Manning
Professor of Law
Associate Dean, Student Learning and Assessment
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Jerome M. Organ
Professor & Co-Director of the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions
University of St. Thomas School of Law
Kelly S. Terry
Associate Dean & Professor
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
William H. Bowen School of Law
Co-Director
Institute for Law Teaching and Learning
Revisions to the Outcomes and Assessments Standards
Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools
2025 ABA Midyear Meeting Resolution 301 - Concurred in by the ABA House of Delegates, February 2025
Implementation Required by start of 2026-2027 academic year.
Upcoming Events
Outcomes and Assessments Committee members will be presenting at these upcoming events.
Outcomes and Assessments: Overview, Revisions to the ABA Standards, and Resources
May 15, 2025 | 2:00 PM EDT
Complimentary Section Webinar
2025 NALSAP Conference
June 10-12, 2025
ABA Associate Deans Conference
June 25-27, 2025 | Salt Lake City, UT
ALWD Biennial Conference
July 16-18, 2025 | Phoenix, AZ
2025 SEALS Annual Conference
July 22 - August 2, 2025 | Amelia Island, FL
Sourcebook
Chapter 1: Understanding the Framework for Assessing Learning Outcomes for the Program of Legal Education - Publishing Soon!
Resources
Outcomes and Assessments Standards Checklist - Created by Renee K. Jefferson
Holloran Center Learning Outcomes Database
IAALS Foundations: Instructional Design Guide
Assessment of Teaching and Learning: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Law Schools
Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education
Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide