Accountability and Assessment Notices/Memos

2012-2013 Notices

• Statewide Assessment Memo for School Year 2012-2013 (final revision Sept)
  • 2013 Science TIRC/BIAS application Volunteers are needed for 2012-2013 Science Test Item Review and BIAS Committees to be held at the Stoweflake Resort in Stowe, Vermont July 31st (Bias & Sensitivity) and July 31 & August 1st (IRC), 8:30am -5:00pm. Applications due by May 24 2013
    

2011-2012 Notices

• Notice 1: NECAP during Transition to the CCSS
  Notice 2: On-line NECAP Grade 8 and 11 Writing Assessment - Invitation
  - Description of the Required On-line Pilot
  - Schedule for the Required On-line Pilot
  - Technical Requirements for Participation
  Notice 3: NECAP, SBAC, and the CCCSS workshops
  Notice 4: Spring 2012 NECAP Science Assessments
  • NIMBLE TOOLS – On-line administration for Students with Accommodations
  • First round of spring NECAP Science Labels - i4see notice

• SBAC Assessment Recruiting notice-Tim Kurtz
  - SBAC 08 Letter to Educators

• NH ALPs Assessment Memo for 2011-2012 (Issued in October)
• Statewide Assessment Memo for School Year 2011-2012 (Issued in June)

2010-2011 Notices

General Assessment

• Critical Notice: Grade 5, Math Session 1, Form 1, Question #19
• NECAP Test Coordinators memo - Sept 30 2010
• Statewide Assessment Information for School Year 2010-2011 (Friday June 11, 2010)
• Fall NECAP Memo
• i4see label file notice
• Nimble Workshop Announcement
  

NH Alternate Assessment

• Annual NH Alt update for 2010-2011

2009-2010 Notices

• Statewide Assessment Information for School Year 2009-2010 (Tuesday, June 16, 2009)
• May 2009 NECAP Science Participation Guidelines, Grade 3-8
• May 2009 NECAP Science Participation Guidelines, High School
• Nimble Tools accommodation for May 2009 NECAP Science Test
  • NH Announcement to Schools
  • Nimble Tools Instructions
• Test Coordinator Memo 2008-2009

Professional Development

• Data Driven Decision Making - What Reading Recovery Has Learned

U.S. Department of Education Assessment Status Letters

• Accountability Workbook and Amendment Letter (see "No Child Left Behind" web page)
• NH Assessment System Status Letter - September 2007
• NH Compliance Agreement with USED - January 23, 2008
• NH NCLB Cornerstone Letter - January 15, 2009
• Science Assessment Status Letter - January 15, 2009

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