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Valorie Foy- Director Jeremy Heneger - Assistant Director Ed Foy- Writing Director

Administrator Days Statewide Assessment Presented July 30, 2014. Valorie Foy- Director Jeremy Heneger - Assistant Director Ed Foy- Writing Director John Moon- NeSA Project Manager Kim Snyder- NAEP Coordinator Tammi Peterman- Administrative Assistant. Moving forward with

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Valorie Foy- Director Jeremy Heneger - Assistant Director Ed Foy- Writing Director

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  1. Administrator Days Statewide Assessment Presented July 30, 2014 Valorie Foy- Director Jeremy Heneger- Assistant Director Ed Foy- Writing Director John Moon- NeSA Project Manager Kim Snyder- NAEP Coordinator Tammi Peterman- Administrative Assistant

  2. Moving forward with Nebraska School Accountability [NeSA] 2014-2015

  3. NeSA components available by September 1--Will be available August 29 Software Update Online Tools Training ( + Spanish) Practice Tests (+ Spanish) Guided practice tests Text-to-speech Check for Learning Letter of Assurances from Data Recognition Corporation

  4. No new system downloads during the year except as needed to benefit districts (iPad and Chromebook- end of September) • Better load and capacity testers • DRC Technology Representative in Nebraska for Level II Technology Support—will work with districts as needed • More “real-time” reporting of technology updates/incidents. • Discussion of co-location of DRC servers DRC Assurances

  5. Clear button removed from NeSA-Writing test New entry screen (Less confusing) Better system in eDIRECT for student look-up and test management Chromebook and iPad Pilot statewide Chromebooksand iPads can be used for NeSA-Reading, Math, Science- March-May 2015 Updates

  6. Optional Spellchecker as a Special Education accommodation for NeSA-W New field added in spring 2015 to allow Individual Student Reports to be sortable by student's school of attendance in the fall All data changes due to zero score removals, writing verifications and such will go back to eDIRECT after all data are corrected Updates

  7. English/Language Arts Standards Fall 2014 • Transition of Assessments Depth of Knowledge and Format of items • Alignment • Item Sampler • Table of Specifications • Item Development • Item Piloting • Operational Tests • Standard Setting Standards/Assessment Transition

  8. 40-50 educators, representative schools and policy partners in Nebraska Met in June 2014 Two meetings per year-fall and spring Assessment/Accountability Advisory Committee

  9. Check4Learning Assistant Director- Jeremy Heneger

  10. System is running Districts can go ahead and add students and teachers to the system Usage-continues to increase Returning districts-no additional requirements Districts are still welcome to join Videos will be updated in September Questions-jeremy.heneger@nebraska.gov Check4Learning (C4L)

  11. iPad & Chromebook Pilot

  12. Purpose-ensure that INSIGHT is working on these devices prior to use for NeSA-RMS October 27-November 7 Application will be available October 1 Pilot is open to all districts Districts determine their level of participation A single test at each grade level-5, 8, & 11 About 30 items covering RMS and a survey about the experience iPad & Chromebook Pilot

  13. 2014-2015 NeSA-Writing Edward Foy-Director of Statewide Writing

  14. September 11 Prompt Writing in Lincoln • NeSA-Writing Grade 4 workshops for 4th Grade Teachers • October 21st Scottsbluff----ESU 13 • October 22 and 23 Kearney----ESU 10 • October 24 Norfolk----ESU 8 • October 28 Beatrice----ESU 5 (Confirming) Dates

  15. The spell checker will be available on-line at grades 8 and 11 for students with an IEP or 504 plan. The spell checker as an accommodation will be available for: NeSA-W Practice Test NeSA-W Field Test NeSA-W Test Accommodation Changes

  16. The Clear button has been removed from the system for the upcoming year. The remaining tools now come closer to functioning much the same as they do in word processing programs that students use on a daily basis. Changes to NeSA-W

  17. NeSA-W under accommodations will have a bubble to fill in if the students’ paper was transcribed. The Transcription Form will contain a reminder to fill in this bubble. Transcriptions

  18. Prompt Creation Field Testing Prompt Selection Rangefinding Score Verification Field Testing is the keystone activity for the above! NDE would like to retain the following:

  19. NDE is requesting schools seriously consider participation the field test. Grade 8/11 will be on-line through the NeSA testing site. Prompts are assigned randomly to students. This is an opportunity for students to practice taking the test under the same conditions as the regular NeSA-W test. As a field test of future prompts for NeSA –W, the test results cannot be used in any other way. (example no local scoring) NDE appreciates school’s supporting this project as we want to keep prompt writing in the hands of Nebraska educators. Request for Field Testing

  20. Grade 4 Field Testing will take place in the spring. The testing is paper pencil. Rangefinding is dependent upon the Field Test. Request for Field Testing

  21. 2014 NeSA-W 8/11 On-Line Test Times

  22. Nebraska Performance Accountability System NePAS

  23. History • Board Policy • NePASin current form • LB # 438-Legislature • Framework- State Board • Statute- 79-760 Nebraska Performance Accountability System

  24. Identification of three priority schools designated most in need of assistance to improve August 2015 – initial run of NePAS with the classification of all schools and school districts August 2016 – Priority Schools present their plans to State Board for approval Implementation of Statute 79-760

  25. The model to determine performance level of each school and district— • Recommendations to the State Board for further input developed by • NePAS 1.1 Task Force • Reading, Math, Science, Writing • Status, Improvement, Growth • Graduation Rate • All students and subgroup(s) Implementation-the model

  26. To be based on a fuller picture of each school in order to identify schools most in need of assistance to improve Second Pass of schools in the lowest performance level to identify three priority schools

  27. Communication Learning from effective processes and strategies Accountability-School Improvement-All Schools

  28. Include other factors not yet available as data, possible- Dual Credit Advanced Placement Industry Certification International Baccalaureate Preschool Programs Accountability-Vision for the future

  29. August 26th-10:00 a.m. Video Stream Release of NeSA-Reading, Math, Science and Writing-Grade 4 NeSA-Release

  30. New DAC—need superintendent email • New N-TAC- need superintendent email • New or reorganized districts--need superintendent email • DAC • N-TAC • Address District Information

  31. Do not hesitate to contact us at any time. 402 471 2495 valorie.foy@nebraska.gov jeremy.heneger@nebraska.govedward.foy@nebraska.gov john.moon@nebraska.gov kim.snyder@nebraska.gov tammi.peterman@nebraska.gov Questions

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