John L. Moon john.moon@nebraska Project Manager – NeSA

1. Connecting Assessment ResultsTo Students2014 John L. Moon john.moon@nebraska.gov Project Manager – NeSA

2. Assessment Data Quality Data Quality Upload Student Data Auditing of Assessment Data Comparability Site (SOSR)

3. Data Quality Correct data in NSSRS eliminates assessment issues later. Due date is when data must be submitted. Districts are encouraged to use NSSRS Validations link in the portal to audit their data. Before due date districts can submit changes to the data. After due date closes, the data is uploaded to DRC.

4. Data Uploads to DRC Due Date to update student data in NSSRS for writing upload to DRC – December 1, 2014 Writing assessment data upload to DRC on December 5, 2014 Due Date to update student data in NSSRS for reading, math, and science (RMS) upload to DRC – January 30, 2015 Data for RMS assessments uploaded to DRC on February 4, 2015 Due Date for updated Alternate Flag in Special Education Template – December 1, 2014 & January 30, 2015

5. Student Verification Reports Audit data using student verification reports. NeSA Writing, Reading, Math, and Science Labels - Information from the Student and School Enrollment Templates for the selected school year that will be uploaded to the Assessment vendor. Due Date for NeSA-W is 12/1/2014 Due Date for NeSA-RMS is 1/30/2015

6. NSSRS Validation

7. Select Student

8. Select Assessment Link Select NESA-RM Labels Writing Labels

9. Alternate Flags Shows student list with demographics

10. Data/Reports from DRC • Available on July 16, 2014 based on current timeline • District Data file available through eDIRECT under the Reports tab. • Separate reports for alternate and general results. • District and school reports showing: • Performance Summary • Student Roster • Indicator Summary • Individual Student Reports (ISR) • NeSA reading, math, science and writing for the appropriate grades. • Preliminary Reports – Final reports on SOSR

11. District Data File Other District / State Reports are available (AA and General separate)

12. District Data File – from eDIRECT Reports Audit data using sort and filter functions in EXCEL – Filter by school and grade Filter for subgroups Gender, Race/Ethnicity, FRL, ELL

13. District Assessment Results– from eDIRECT Audit data using sort and filter functions in EXCEL – Filter by Subject (1,2,3,4,5,6) Filter by Grade (3,4,5,6,7,8,11) Filter for zero scores and Not tested reasons Review scores for out of range values Subject codes: 1 – Read General 2 – Math General 3 – Science General 4 – Read Alternate 5 – Math Alternate 6 – Science Alternate

14. Audit NeSA Assessment Data • Available through the Portal, districts will be able to audit the following assessment data for districts and schools: • Average scale score by subgroup, by subject, and by grade. • Performance Level – percent below, meets, and exceeds by subgroup, by subject, and by grade. • Student scale scores, performance level, and reason not tested. • Shows both NeSA General and Alternate results • Paste data into Excel to audit

15. Accountability Count Verification

16. Select Subject & NeSA Assessment Details • Subjects Options: • Read • Math • Science • Assessment Details Options: • NESA • APP

17. Student Level Data Select All for District & Grade NeSA Subgroups Reasons Not Tested Scale Scores Audit Link Performance Level Counts Not Assessed Counts

18. Count by Performance Performance Levels Student Scale Score Student Performance Level Look for Not Tested Reasons

19. Comparability Site (SOSR) Compare tool on the State of the Schools Report allows you to select between 2 and 7 districts or schools to compare. The selected schools/districts can be compared for characteristics, NePAS, NeSA, and AYP. Characteristics – poverty %, ELL %, SPED %, Mobility %, Grad %, Membership, Highly Mobile % NePAS – Status, Improvement, and Growthfor all three levels NeSA – Percent Proficient – by subgroup, by grade, by subject AYP – Met or Not Met – by school level, by reading and math.

20. Compare Tool on SOSR * Data has been masked to protect the identity of students using one the following criteria:1) Fewer than 10 students were reported in a group or subgroup.a) All subgroup data is masked if any group has fewer than 10.2) All students were reported in a single group or performance category.

21. Compare Link State of Nebraska Performance Results

22. Compare Tool Select districts or schools

23. Select from list of districts or schools and add to compare list Select Comparison Page to Compare Schools or Districts

24. Characteristics NePAS NeSA APY

25. NePAS Status Improvement

26. Improvement Growth

27. NeSA * Data has been masked to protect the identity of students using one the following criteria:1) Fewer than 10 students were reported in a group.a) Fewer than 5 students were reported at a performance level.2) All students were reported in a single group or performance category. Results by grade and subject for each subgroup

28. AYP * Data has been masked to protect the identity of students using one the following criteria:1) Fewer than 10 students were reported in a group.a) Fewer than 5 students were reported at a performance level.2) All students were reported in a single group or performance category. AYP Decisions by subject for grade level groups and district

29. Questions?