1. NAEP 2019-2020 Pre-Administration Workshop
08/07/2019 NAEP Pre-Administration Training 10:00 am – 11:00 am

2. AGENDA Overview Sampling School Coordinator Responsibilities
Assessment Process
Results
Resources

3. OVERVIEW

4. General Information National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Education
Georgia law and State Board of Education rules require participation in all NAEP assessments.
Results released as The Nation’s Report Card

5. Unique Features of NAEP
National testing program, same assessment in every state
Sample of schools to represent demographics of state
Students in selected schools are sampled
Each student is only assessed in one pre-assigned subject
Results for state or selected district only
Assessed subjects vary by year
Contracted assessment team
Six month results window
Results can be aggregated by demographic variables
Special research studies

6. NAEP Grade Levels and Content Areas
Developed by the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB)
Grades and ages
Grades 4, 8 and 12
Ages 9, 13, and 17 (Long-Term Trend - LTT)
Developed frameworks and assessments
Reading - Economics
Mathematics - Civics
Science - Foreign language
U.S. History - Writing
Geography - The Arts

7. NAEP Purpose
To measure student achievement in the context of instructional experiences.
To track achievement of fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth- graders or ages 9, 13, and 17 over time in selected content domains.
To provide the only comparison to the achievement of students in every other state in the nation.
To provide the comparison of the students in each state to the students enrolled in the nation’s public schools.

8. SAMPLING

9. NAEP Representative Sample
NAEP is designed to report results at the national and state level
Results for selected trial urban districts (TUDA); Atlanta is a TUDA
Every student in every school not required to take the assessment
A sampling frame created using the Common Core of Data (CCD)
NAEP administered to a sample of students from this frame who represent the student population of the nation as a whole and of individual states and districts participating in the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA).

10. School Selection

11. Student Selection Students selected based on grade (4, 8 or 12) or age
List of all enrolled students submitted to NCES
Students randomly selected
Every student is eligible to be selected
Sampled students assigned to only one subject
In general, 30 students per subject, per grade
SD and ELL students can receive NAEP approved accommodations

12. Subject Selection

13. Target sample size ~ 50 students per school
NAEP Program
Long-Term Trend National Assessments
Age 13
Age 9
Age 17
Age ranges
13 years old as of 1/1/2020
Jan–Dec 2006
9 years old as of 1/1/2020
Jan–Dec 2010
17 years old as of 10/1/2020
Oct 2002–Sep 2003
Possible grade ranges
6-9
2-5
9-12
E-Filing Windows
Aug 19–Sep 20, 2019
Oct 28–Nov 22, 2019
Jan 2–Jan 31, 2020
Assessment Windows
Oct 14–Dec 20, 2019
Jan 6–Mar 13, 2020
Mar 16–May 22, 2020
Assessment Details
Three 15 minute subject matter blocks and 5 minute student questionnaire
Approximately 90 minutes, each student takes one subject only, paper-based
Target sample size ~ 50 students per school

14. 2019-2020 Georgia Sample Georgia Schools Age 9: 16 schools

15. SCHOOL COORDINATOR RESPONSIBILITIES

16. NAEP Important Dates
District Superintendents notified of school selection in May
System Test Coordinators notified of school selection and assessment dates in June
Principals of sampled schools notified in June; school coordinator responsibilities sent in August; reschedule requests being taken now
Contact from NAEP assessment team close to assessment window
Assessment dates: vary by age

17. Designate a School Coordinator
The ideal school coordinator (SC) will be…
available to complete tasks during the preassessment period
comfortable collecting student information and entering it online
identified early
Age 13 schools: 8/15, earlier if SC will be completing the PSI and/or E-Filing
Age 9 schools: 10/21
Age 17 schools: 12/13

18. What is MyNAEP? www.mynaep.com
MyNAEP serves as your primary resource and action center for the NAEP assessment.
All preassessment activities are completed via MyNAEP.
The site contains confidential information, so all users will be prompted to accept a confidentiality agreement.
Requires a username and password.

19. Getting Started on MyNAEP
How to Register for MyNAEP
The first MyNAEP School Coordinator task is to:
Register on the MyNAEP website and familiarize yourself with the website,  
All required tasks and information will be posted here.  
Review the list of School Coordinator activities

20. How do I register for the site?
Each school will receive a MyNAEP registration ID.

21. How do I register for the site (cont’d)?

22. How do I recover my password?
Select the “Forgot Password” link
Enter your address
Receive with temporary password
Login with temporary password
Create new password

23. Provide School Information

24. Submission of Student List (Due in mid-September)
List for LTT provided by school coordinators
Students in sampled age range only
Student Information
Name
GTID
MOB, YOB
Gender
Ethnicity
Race SD
ELL
Lunch Status (Provided by school later)
Economically Disadvantaged

25. Prepare for Assessment
The Prepare for Assessment menu includes 5 activities
Only school coordinators and principals have full access to this menu
The list of selected students will be posted under Review and Verify List of Students
Questionnaires and Update Student List are not required for the Long Term Trend assessment

26. Prepare for Assessment: How does it work?
Each activity has a tutorial video and a “Additional Resources” section
On average, the videos are about 5 minutes each
Resources are helpful documents that support the activity

27. Prepare for Assessment: How does it work?
The menu serves as a “virtual checklist”
Checkmarks will appear after activities are completed
White checkmarks indicate information that will be confirmed by your NAEP representative during the preassessment review call

28. Prepare for Assessment: How does it work?
During the preassessment review call, the NAEP representative will review and confirm all activities
The white checkmarks will turn green
Green checkmarks indicate that the information is in “read only mode”
Contact your NAEP representative to make any changes

29. Prepare for Assessment: Review and Verify Students
Review the list of selected students, and make the following updates
Identify students who are withdrawn, no longer enrolled, foreign exchange, not attending classes on campus, not in the selected grade
Update any missing or incorrect demographic information
Update classifications for students with disabilities, 504 plan students, and English Language Learners

30. Prepare for Assessment: Complete SD/ELL Information
Provide additional information about students with disabilities (SD) and English language learners (ELL)
How each student is assessed on the state assessment
Testing accommodations that each student typically receives
The IDEA category that best describes the student’s disability
How long each student has been enrolled in U.S. schools (ELL)
Level of English proficiency (ELL)
State Inclusion Policies are posted on MyNAEP page

31. Prepare for Assessment: Complete SD/ELL Information
School coordinators can assign this task to SD/ELL specialists
Enter the names and addresses of up to 5 specialists
They will receive an with registration info

32. Prepare for Assessment: Notify Parents
Download and distribute the parent/guardian notification letter template
Customize text and include school letterhead
Verify that parents/guardians of all sampled students were notified by entering the date the letter was sent
Upload an electronic copy of the customized parent letter

33. Prepare for Assessment: Plan for Assessment Day
Assign a location and time for each assessment session and answer logistics questions
Let the NAEP representative know where to park at the school and how to check in
Communicate what to do if there is a weather delay or cancellation

34. Prepare for Assessment: Encourage Participation
Use recommended strategies to inform students and teachers about NAEP
Includes short 5 minute videos for teachers and students about the importance of NAEP

35. Support Assessment Activities
Print reminders about the scheduled NAEP assessment
Student appointment cards
Teacher notification letter
List of sampled students (attachment for letters)
Optional section
Recommended timeframe: 1 week before the assessment

36. Wrap Up
Safeguard all materials until the date noted on the red NAEP storage envelope
School coordinator will receive an reminder near the end of the school year
Reminder to destroy the contents of the storage envelope in a secure manner

37. MyNAEP Resources Live chat Videos* Tutorials
NAEP Help Desk, NAEP(6237) or
*Videos available for each step of the process, will answer many questions that might arise

38. ASSESSMENT PROCESS

39. Assessment Details Contracted assessment team
All materials brought to school on assessment day
Pre-determined locations
Separate accommodations sessions
LTT assessment is P/P

40. Assessment Components https://nces. ed

41. RESULTS

42. NAEP Test Score Ranges
Average scale scores and achievement levels reported for reading, mathematics and science.
Example scale scores
Range is for reading, mathematics and other subjects
Range is for science
Achievement levels
Advanced, Proficient, Basic
Indicate the percentage of students within the total population, or in a particular subgroup, that meet or exceed expectations of what they should know and be able to do.

43. NAEP Results NAEP website All previously released results

44. Use of NAEP Data Large database of released items
Sub-group aggregation of results
Comparison of results to other states
Results in context of teacher and school characteristics
Results in context of student experiences

45. RESOURCES

46. NAEP Questions Tool More than 2000 questions from previous assessments
Scoring guide
Actual student responses
Question performance data

47. NAEP Questions Tool (cont’d)

48. NAEP Data Explorer
National, state, region, district, and subgroup results
Demographic survey data

49. NAEP Data Explorer (cont’d)

50. NAEP Data Explorer (cont’d)

51. NAEP Data Explorer (cont’d)

52. NAEP Informational Video
Posted on NAEP page of Assessment link of DOE website
Assessment/Assessment/Pages/NAEP.aspx

53. NAEP State Coordinator
Bobbie Bable

54. Questions?