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NECAP PRESENTATION. Definitions. NECAP New England Common Assessment Program NAEP National Assessment Educational Progress FOLLOW THE CHILD Targeted Growth. Background Information. Who is assessed All students in grades 3-8 and grade 11 What is assessed
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Definitions • NECAP New England Common Assessment Program • NAEP National Assessment Educational Progress • FOLLOW THE CHILD Targeted Growth
Background Information Who is assessed • All students in grades 3-8 and grade 11 What is assessed • Reading, Mathematics all grades • Writing grades 5, 8 and 11 • Science grades 4,8, and 11 (new May 2008)
Understanding the Results • Achievement Levels -Proficient with Distinction -Proficient -Partially Proficient -Substantially Below Proficient
Annual Measurable Objectives2 year intervals, equally spaced to 100
Understanding Results(cont.) • Based on common items • Teaching Year vs. Testing Year
Use of Results • Use with other indicators -Identify student strengths and weaknesses -Long term trends in student performance -Evaluate and improve curriculum and instruction through use of data -Action Plans Developed/Evaluated -Professional development
Results • Chance to experience Assessment
Important Information to Remember • Only one assessment, snapshot in time • Over the past three years direct instructional support services have decreased due to No Child Left Behind and budgetary constraints • Targeted Growth