<s>
PASS-PORT	B-Application
is	O
a	O
web-based	O
electronic	O
portfolio	O
assessment	O
and	O
course	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
system	I-Protocol
operated	O
by	O
Innovative	O
Learning	O
Assessment	O
Technologies	O
,	O
LLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PASS-PORT	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
20	O
teacher	O
preparation	O
schools	O
prepare	O
for	O
,	O
and	O
pass	O
,	O
the	O
revised	O
NCATE	O
2000	O
unit	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PASS-PORT	B-Application
entered	O
service	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Louisiana	O
schools	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2001	O
to	O
2006	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Louisiana	O
teacher	O
preparation	O
schools	O
who	O
chose	O
to	O
use	O
PASS-PORT	B-Application
had	O
an	O
NCATE	O
review	O
and	O
all	O
passed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storm	O
's	O
enormousness	O
had	O
2	O
effects	O
on	O
PASS-PORT	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Teacher	O
preparation	O
students	O
from	O
University	O
of	O
New	O
Orleans	O
,	O
Southern	O
University	O
at	O
New	O
Orleans	O
,	O
Tulane	O
University	O
,	O
and	O
Dillard	O
University	O
were	O
all	O
able	O
to	O
retrieve	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
pre-existing	O
course	O
work	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
loaded	O
into	O
the	O
PASS-PORT	B-Application
servers	O
(	O
safely	O
located	O
in	O
Baton	O
Rouge	O
,	O
LA	O
)	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
complete	O
their	O
academic	O
programs	O
at	O
other	O
institutions	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
produce	O
duplicate	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
late	O
2005	O
,	O
Innovative	O
Learning	O
Assessment	O
Technologies	O
negotiated	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
Louisiana	O
schools	O
who	O
jointly	O
owned	O
the	O
PASS-PORT	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
:	O
University	O
of	O
Louisiana	O
at	O
Lafayette	O
and	O
Xavier	O
University	O
of	O
Louisiana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
agreement	O
was	O
reached	O
that	O
provided	O
ILAT	O
with	O
an	O
exclusive	O
on-going	O
license	O
to	O
the	O
PASS-PORT	B-Application
system	O
while	O
allowing	O
the	O
Louisiana	O
schools	O
to	O
maintain	O
ownership	O
(	O
for	O
longevity	O
purposes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
ILAT	O
continues	O
to	O
offer	O
PASS-PORT	B-Application
to	O
schools	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
Louisiana	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
fee	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
new	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
PASS-PORT	B-Application
system	O
that	O
target	O
additional	O
accrediting	O
bodies	O
beyond	O
teacher	O
preparation	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
renewed	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
's	O
unique	O
capabilities	O
and	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PASS-PORT	B-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
colleges	O
and	O
universities	O
meet	O
accreditation	O
standards	O
for	O
their	O
academic	O
programs	O
and	O
student	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PASS-PORT	B-Application
also	O
collects	O
Demographic	O
data	O
on	O
students	O
,	O
faculty	O
members	O
,	O
and	O
field	O
experience	O
participants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
automates	O
the	O
review	O
process	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
student	O
's	O
transition	O
points	O
(	O
which	O
PASS-PORT	B-Application
calls	O
a	O
portal	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PASS-PORT	B-Application
has	O
several	O
editions	O
that	O
are	O
suitable	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
contexts	O
:	O
</s>
