nebraska state accountability spring 2011

1. Test Administration Training February 28 � March 2, 2011

3. DRC�s Nebraska Project Team Patricia Johnson, Program Director John Born, Senior Project Manager Rachel Lappe, Project Manager Valerie Cook, Customer Service Representative

4. Online Testing Partner DRC partners with Computerized Assessments and Learning (CAL) to deliver the online versions of the NeSA tests. Dennis Ortman, Project Manager Mark Kalusha, Software Developer

5. Finding the Answers to All Your Questions DRC�s NeSA Customer Service 1(866)342-6280 e-mail necustomerservice@datarecognitioncorp.com 8:00 a.m. � 5:00 p.m. CST 7:00 a.m. � 5:00 p.m. (March 21-May 13, 2011)

6. NeSA-Reading Program to Date NeSA-Reading Field Tested in Spring 2009 Additional NeSA-Reading Item and Passage Development, and Item Analysis NeSA-Reading operational testing of all students in grades 3-8 and 11 in Spring 2010 Additional items field tested Performance Level cut scoresestablished NeSA-Reading Spring 2011

7. NeSA-Mathematics Program to Date NeSA-Mathematics Field Tested in Spring 2010 Additional NeSA-Mathematics Item Development NeSA-Mathematics Item Analysis All leading to NeSA-Mathematics operational testing of all students in grades3-8 and 11 in 2011 and beyond

8. NeSA-Science Program to Date NeSA-Science Item Development NeSA-Science Field Test in Spring 2011 All leading to NeSA-Science operational testing of all students in grades 5, 8, and 11 in 2012 and beyond

9. 2011 NeSA Training DRC�s eDIRECT & Enrollments System Training October 5-7, 2010 https://ne.drcedirect.com Recording available on NDE website WebEx Technology Coordinator Training January 18-20, 2011 Recording available on NDE website Districts or schools may log in to eDIRECT and check the Enrollments System for a reminder of the testing mode decisions that were submitted in October. Sites that are testing online that need to install the testing software should view the recording of the Technology Coordinator Training.Districts or schools may log in to eDIRECT and check the Enrollments System for a reminder of the testing mode decisions that were submitted in October. Sites that are testing online that need to install the testing software should view the recording of the Technology Coordinator Training.

10. 2011 NeSA Training (con�t) Test Administrator Training Workshops February 28 � Lincoln March 1 � Kearney March 2 � Scottsbluff 2011 NeSA Reporting Training Coming in August 2011

11. Testing Window March 28-May 6, 2011 The window is the same for online and paper/pencil administrations.

12. 2011 NeSA Key Dates

13. GeneralGuidelines

14. Scheduling the Test NeSA-Reading, Mathematics, and Science � two sessions each Flexibility during the 6-week window NeSA-Reading and Mathematics - make-ups required NeSA-Science Field Test � no make-ups required Recommend scheduling early in the window Recommend avoiding Mondays and Fridays

15. Accommodated Materials Braille and Large Print versions of the test booklets available for NeSA-Reading and Mathematics Spanish translations of NeSA-Mathematics paper/pencil test booklets available Online version of NeSA-Mathematics Test available in Spanish Spanish translation versions of the NeSA-Reading test materials available from NDE No accommodated versions for NeSA-Science Field Test � Braille, Large Print, and Spanish available in 2012

16. Accommodations Accommodations for Students with IEP or 504 Plans and English Language Learners must be reported � Answer Sheets and Student Editor See NDE website for the Approved Accommodations Document http://www.education.ne.gov/Assessment/documents/NeSA_Accommodations.pdf

17. Only report accommodations on the answer sheet for subjects that are being administered on paper. For example, if the student will take the reading test online and the math test on paper, report accommodations for the reading test online and for the math test on the answer sheet. Only report accommodations on the answer sheet for subjects that are being administered on paper. For example, if the student will take the reading test online and the math test on paper, report accommodations for the reading test online and for the math test on the answer sheet.

19. Science will be applicable starting in 2012. Science will be applicable starting in 2012.

21. The reason a student was not tested in NeSA-Reading and Mathematics must be reported. Bubble on Answer Sheet. Recently Arrived LEP (RAL) is not applicable to NeSA-Mathematics and Science.

22. The reason a student was not tested in NeSA-Reading and Mathematics must be reported. Edit for each Content Area in Student Editor. RAL-Recently Arrived LEP is not applicable to NeSA-Mathematics and Science.

23. Inform students of the scheduled test sessions in advance. Explain to the students why they are being given the test and how the results will be used. Students should realize that doing their best is important.

24. Plan ahead � check schedules. Organize test materials. Provide a testing location with good lighting and comfortable seating and as free of outside disturbances as possible. Remove visual aids/clues. Post a �Testing: Do Not Disturb� sign.

25. Test is not to be viewed by anyone prior to administration. NeSA-Reading, Mathematics, and Science materials may not be reproduced. No coaching or feedback with regard to content. Move around the testing site and be aware that students are following instructions. See administration manuals for comprehensive test security information.

26. Restrict electronic devices (e.g., Palm Pilots, cell phones, PDAs, wristwatches with electronic displays, calculators, iPods, MP3 players, etc. Recommend one assistant/proctor per 12 students, in addition to Test Administrator. Students must not be left alone with test materials. Students cannot take test materials out of the testing site.

27. Accessing Management Tools via eDIRECT Student Tutorials and Practice Tests Test Preparation Test Administration Test Wrap-up

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30. District Level/Role � Intended for District Assessment Contacts Responsible for creating new District, School, and Test Administrator accounts in eDIRECT. Able to access the system for all schools and students in the district. Only level that can assign a student to another school within the district.

31. School Level/Role � Intended for School Test Coordinators Only able to access the system for the school(s) specified by District Assessment Contacts. Has access to information for all students enrolled in the assigned school. Test Administrator Level/Role Identical to School Level for this administration.

33. CAL Version 6.6

34. Student Tutorials and Practice Tests are currently available. Make sure students have practiced using software and tools. Use the NeSA shortcuts on the computer desktop to access the Practice Tests and Tutorials.

40. Data Tools Add a Student Student Editor

41. Testing Main Page Print Tickets Monitor Status Reactivate Tickets (same day) Student Status Spreadsheet View Results (Preliminary Individual Test Results and Group Summary) for Reading and Mathematics Audit Spreadsheet

42. Primary Test Preparation Tasks View/Edit student data Add new students Print Test Session Tickets

43. StudentEditor

44. View pre-registered student data via �Student Editor.� Start by searching for student records. Searches can be narrowed based on specific criteria and filters. Select how many student records to display per page. Edits made to student information during the NeSA-Writing window have not been retained.

53. As noted earlier, RAL � Recently Arrived LEP does not apply to NeSA-Mathematics or NeSA-Science, so it will not be an available choice in the Not Tested dropdown menus for those subjects.As noted earlier, RAL � Recently Arrived LEP does not apply to NeSA-Mathematics or NeSA-Science, so it will not be an available choice in the Not Tested dropdown menus for those subjects.

58. Add New Students via �Add a Student.� Students can be added any time after Management Tools open and before the Testing Window ends (March 7- May 6). If students are added after Test Session Tickets have been printed, tickets for individual students can be printed. Make every effort to match new student data exactly to the data on file in NSSRS.

59. Add a Student

60. Testing Main Page

61. Testing Main Page

62. Available Monday, March 7. Print tickets for both Test Sessions. Print tickets for all three subjects (if participating in the NeSA-Science Field Test). Tickets are secure test materials. Recommend printing tickets one week prior to initial test session.

63. Tickets can be printed by subject/grade or for individual students. Tickets will print for students at online schools who are taking the paper/pencil version of the test unless otherwise specified (either exclude from printing or destroy tickets after printing). Retain tickets for Alternate Assessment students for administrator who will enter student responses�do not distribute to students.

66. Prints 12 tickets per page. Ticket Packet includes: Administration Information, Summary, Tickets for Session 1 and Session 2. Example of Standard Session Ticket

67. Alternate Assessment Tickets will print with the Session 1 Tickets for each subject. Do NOT give Alternate Assessment Tickets to students � retain for administrators. Example of Alternate Assessment Test Session Ticket

68. Visual Accommodations and/or Spanish translation will be noted on Test Session Tickets printed for students flagged with these accommodations. Make sure students� computers comply with extra system requirements for Visual Accommodations tools. Examples of Visual Accommodations and Spanish Translation Test Session Tickets

70. Monitor Status of Test Sessions. View/Print Student Status Spreadsheet. Reactivate Test Session Tickets. Review Audit Spreadsheet. View Results.

72. Monitor Test Sessions Color coded testing status icons. Test Sessions may be taken out of order. View/Print Student Status Spreadsheet Excel-compatible format of status screen. Status, test duration, start times, and end times by test session for each student.

74. Test Session Tickets (login passwords) are only active for 90 minutes after a student logs into test. Tests are not timed and students will never be forced out of a test. Pause functionality (15 minutes). Inactivity of 15 minutes during testing will cause the system to log student out of test. Internet connectivity issues and unexpected interruptions can happen (fire drill, emergency, computer freezes up, power outage).

75. Reactivation of ticket will be required if it has been more than 90 minutes since login. Same day only. Reactivations will expire at the end of day. District Assessment Contacts may email NDE at nde.stateassessment@nebraska.gov with any questions about reactivation procedures.

79. Preliminary individual student test results and group summary information for NeSA-Reading and Mathematics only. Students must complete both sessions. Student Test Results � Raw Scores and Percent Correct (embedded field test items excluded). Students testing paper/pencil and/or taking the Alternate Assessment are not included in Group Summary information.

83. Use this report to verify that all students in your district, school, or grade have been tested. The Audit Spreadsheet is updated nightly.

84. Disposal of Test Session Tickets Tickets are secure materials and must be distributed and collected as such. School Test Coordinator to collect and destroy. Online Manual for Test Coordinators and Administrators Posted on NDE website, eDIRECT Documents, Documentation on CAL�s NeSA Main Page, and Testing Main Page. Provides information for test preparation and administration directions for testing day. Includes Directions for Administering the 2011 NeSA-Reading, Mathematics, and Science Tests.

86. Materials delivered to District Assessment Contacts via UPS by March 7. Inventory materials. Districts distribute to School Test Coordinators by March 10. Train Test Administrators and prepare for testing the week of March 21.

87. District Assessment Contact will receive email notification from UPS with number of boxes shipped and tracking numbers. Notify DRC of any missing boxes. Materials for schools boxedseparately and labeled. Open immediately to inventory atdistrict or distribute intact to schoolsfor inventory. Retain original shipping boxes(district and school).

88. District � Administrative Materials 2011 NeSA-Reading Manuals for Test Coordinators and Administrators 2011 NeSA-Mathematics Manuals for Test Coordinators and Administrators 2011 NeSA-Science Manuals for Test Coordinators and Administrators Copies of School Packing Lists School Box Range Sheet DRC Return Shipment Labels UPS Return Shipment (RS) Labels NEW! Electronic list of materials

89. School � Administrative Materials 2011 NeSA-Reading Manuals for Test Coordinators and Administrators 2011 NeSA-Mathematics Manuals for Test Coordinators and Administrators 2011 NeSA-Science Manuals for Test Coordinators and Administrators School Packing List Security Checklist School � Secure Materials Test booklets and answer sheets

90. Provided in shrink-wrapped packs of 5 with range sheets. Store securely. Record distribution on Security Checklist. Do not distribute to Test Administrators until day of test, unless to affix PreID Labels. Return to secure storage ASAP after each day of testing.

91. PreID Labels � plain white Student data is taken from NSSRS. Eliminate the need to hand-bubble. All embedded PreID info will override anything hand-bubbled. Districts/School Labels � yellow stripe Intended for students without PreID labels. Use label and hand-bubble demographic info. Do Not Score Labels � green stripe Contain barcodes that indicate the sheets should NOT be scored. Blank Barcode - preprinted Completely unused answer sheets have a barcode in place that will indicate they have not been used.

92. School personnel must affix the labels to answer sheets, and should check the label to make sure it is correct. Do not attempt to remove any incorrect label � instead cover with the appropriate label. Do not write on labels. Destroy any labels containing inaccurate information. If a Pre-ID Label cannot be used, use a District/School Label and hand-bubble demographics.

93. School Test Coordinator Return answer sheets and test booklets. Use original boxes. Separate answer sheets from test booklets. Materials do no need to be grouped by class or grade. Securely destroy scratch paper and manuals at the school. Check: All used answer sheets have labels; No answer sheets are left in test booklets; No scratch paper is left in answer sheets or test booklets. - Retain Security Checklist.

94. District Assessment Contact Condense school boxes when possible. Seal boxes. Affix DRC Return Label on the side of each box. Affix UPS RS Label on top of each box. Record UPS tracking number. Schedule pickup for no later than May 11. - Retain Security Checklist.

95. All students contained in the NSSRS file for online schools will be loaded into the NeSA online testing system and listed in Student Editor. No PreID Labels provided � use District/School Labels and bubble answer sheets. Do NOT edit/change online records for students taking the paper/pencil test � bubble answer sheets. Do NOT distribute Test Session Tickets to students taking the paper/pencil test � if printed, destroy them securely.

96. Spring 2011 NeSA-Reading and Mathematics results will be reported in August 2011 pending establishment of Mathematics Performance Level cut scores. 2011 NeSA-Reading and Mathematics Reporting Workshops will be conducted via WebEx in August 2011. NeSA-Science Field Test results will be used for item analysis only. NeSA-Science reporting to start after the Spring 2012 assessment.

97. Survey for NeSA-Mathematics will be conducted March 9-25 via eDIRECT. All Nebraska mathematics teachers eligible. Participants should attend 1 of 10 short WebEx training sessions March 9-15. Similar survey planned for NeSA-Science in 2012 .

98. Standard Setting for NeSA-Mathematics will be conducted June 27-29 in Lincoln. Panelists will be selected from the nominated pool so that the state is fully represented. Standard Setting planned for NeSA-Science in summer 2012 .

99. Immediate Online Results via CAL Test Results (Number & percent correct for students tested online) Group Summary Online via eDIRECT Student Data Files Performance Level Summary (State, District, School) Reading and Mathematics Indicator Summaries (State, District, School) District Report of School Performance School Student Roster NEW! Individual Student Report also available online Printed Individual Student Report � 2 copies