North Cumberland Middle School

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North Cumberland Middle School
Guide to Understanding the NECAP Reports NCMS
School Report Night April 2007
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Purpose of the Workshop

• To provide a guide to understanding
• What is NECAP?
• What does it mean to the school?
• How do I interpret achievement level descriptions?

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NECAP

• New England Common Assessment Program
• RIs state assessment
• Required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act
  (NCLB)
• School-performance classifications are determined
  by the results of the tests
• Middle School students are tested in the month of
  October
• Developed in partnership with NH and VT

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Two Basic Types of Educational Tests

• Criterion or Standards-Referenced Has the
  student learned the skills or achieved the
  standard?
• NECAP is a Standards-Referenced Test

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Basics of Test Design

• Fall test previous years GLEs
• Reading and Mathematics grades 3-8
• Writing grades 5 and 8
• Variety of Item Types
• Reading multiple choice and constructed response
• Mathematics multiple choice, short answer (one
  point), short answer (two points), and
  constructed response
• Writing multiple choice, constructed response,
  and extended response

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Types of Reports

• Student Report
• Item Analysis Report
• School/District Results Report
• School/District Summary Report
• District Student Level Data Files

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Use of NECAP Student Level Reports

• Intents
• Evaluate how well students and schools are
  achieving learning targets
• Designed to provide detailed school level results
  and accurate summary information about individual
  students and instructional practices
• An outside data source supplementing classroom
  performance

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Achievement Level Descriptions

• 4- Proficient with Distinction
• 3- Proficient
• 2- Partially Proficient
• 1-Substantially Below Proficient

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Level 4 Proficient with Distinction

• Demonstrate the prerequisite knowledge and skills
  needed to participate and excel in the grade
  level classroom
• Errors made by this student are few and minor

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Level 3 Proficient

• Demonstrate minor gaps in prerequisite knowledge
  and skills needed to participate and excel in the
  grade level classroom
• Likely that any gaps in prerequisite knowledge
  can be addressed during typical classroom
  instruction

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Level 2 Partially Proficient

• Demonstrate gaps in prerequisite knowledge and
  skills needed to participate and perform
  successfully in the grade level classroom
• Additional instructional support may be necessary
  for these students to meet grade level
  expectations

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Level 1 Substantially Below Proficient

• Demonstrate extensive and significant gaps in
  prerequisite knowledge and skills needed to
  participate and perform successfully in the grade
  level classroom
• Additional instructional support is necessary for
  these students to meet grade level expectations

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Involvement of Local Educators

• Development of Grade Level Expectations
• Test Item Review Committees
• Bias and Sensitivity Review Committees
• Classroom Teacher Judgment data
• Standard Setting Panelists
• Technical Advisory Committee

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NECAP 2005-2007
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NCMS vs. RI
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NCMS 6th Grade 2005-2007
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NCMS 7th Grade 2005-2007
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NCMS 8th Grade 2005-2007
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

• The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
  (FERPA)
• Access to individual student results is
  restricted to
• the student
• the students parents/guardians
• authorized school personnel
• Authorized school personnel shall have access to
  the records of students to whom they are
  providing services when such access is required
  in the performance of their official duties.
• FERPA website http//www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/f
  pco/ferpa/index.html