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DRC Information Session on 2012 NeSA-Reading, Mathematics, and Science Reports, including Alternate Assessment, for District Assessment Contacts August 7-9, 2012. Agenda. Introductions DRC Contact Information WebEx Rules of Engagement Accessing Reports & Data Files in eDIRECT - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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DRC Information Session on2012 NeSA-Reading, Mathematics, and Science Reports, including Alternate Assessment, for District Assessment Contacts

August 7-9, 2012

Agenda

IntroductionsDRC Contact InformationWebEx Rules of EngagementAccessing Reports & Data Files in eDIRECTAssigning Others Permission to Access eDIRECTInterpreting Individual & Summary ReportsUsing the District Data FileQuestions & Answers

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Your DRC Nebraska Project Team

Patricia Johnson, Program Director

John Born, Senior Project Manager

Rachel Lappe, Project Manager

Valerie Cook, Project Manager

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Contacting DRC

NeSA Customer ServiceCall Toll Free - (866) 342-6280

Fax - (763) 268-2540

Emailnecustomerservice@datarecognitioncorp.com

8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. CST

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WebEx Rules of Engagement

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Submit questions as we go using Chat.At the end of the session, there will be a question-

and-answer period.

• Use the “Raise hand” button under the participantlist to indicate you have a question.• The Host will un-mute your phone in turn so you

can ask your question. NDE and DRC will use your questions to enhance

these information sessions and all report-related communication.

Accessing eDIRECT

https://ne.drcedirect.com/District Assessment Contacts’ accounts

already in placeChanging the District Assessment Contact—

NDE can help

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• nde.stateassessment@nebraska.gov

Accessing eDIRECT

https://ne.drcedirect.com/Public Welcome PageLogging on

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Accessing eDIRECT

Secure Welcome/Home PageNavigating the Home Page

•The Menu•Logging Off

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Important NeSA-Reading, Mathematics, and Science Reports Dates Monday, August 13 – District, School, and

Individual reports available electronically to districts via eDIRECT – EMBARGOEDEMBARGOED

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Monday, August 20 – Printed copies of the Individual Student Reports delivered to districts

Tuesday, August 21 – Public release of scores for NeSA-Reading, Mathematics, and Science (no disaggregated data released)

Release of the State of Schools Reports (SOSR)

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October – State of the Schools Report available to districts - EMBARGOEDEMBARGOED•Disaggregated data•NePAS•AYP/PLAS

November – State of the Schools Report Public Release•Disaggregated data•NePAS•AYP/PLAS

eDIRECT’sGeneral Information Menu

Minimum Browser Requirements Security Agreement Documents

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Important Documents related to Reports in eDIRECT Reports Interpretive Guide

Data Elements for 2012 NeSA District Level File

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Divided into two parts

• NeSA-RMS General Education• NeSA-Alternate Assessment

Reports Interpretive Guide

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Accessing Reports & Data Files in eDIRECT

Reports Menu > View Reports Administration, District, and School dropdowns Report dropdown Show Reports button

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Accessing Reports & Data Files in eDIRECT

Action Column > Open PDF Action Column > Save PDF Download Reports button Group by column

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Accessing Reports & Data Files in eDIRECT

District Reports – NeSA-Reading, Mathematics, and Science General Education

•District Data File•District Performance Level Summary•District Report of School Performance•District Reading Indicator Summary•District Mathematics Indicator Summary•District Science Grade Level Summary

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Accessing Reports & Data Files in eDIRECT

District Reports – NeSA-Alternate Assessment

•District Data File•District Performance Level Summary•District Student Roster

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Accessing Reports & Data Files in eDIRECT

School Reports – NeSA-Reading, Mathematics, and Science General Education

•School Student Roster•School Reading Indicator Summary•School Mathematics Indicator Summary•School Science Grade Level Standard Summary•School Performance Level Summary

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Assigning Others Permission to Access Reports in DIRECT

District AccessSchool AccessTest Administrator Access (same as School)

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Assigning Others Permission to Access Reports in DIRECT

eDIRECT Manage Users Menu

•My Account•Change My Password•User Administration

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Assigning Others Permission to Access Reports in DIRECTUser Administration

•Edit User•Add Single User•Upload Multiple UsersUsers Tab versus Profiles Tab

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Interpreting Individual &Summary Reports

The Data

•PRELIMINARYSummary Data for Small Groups

•Use caution when student identity could be easily inferred from sample data.•With fewer than 10 students, inferences from the

performance level percentages are not reliable.The Footnotes

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Using the District Data File

Data Elements for the 2012 NeSA District Level FileFile is in CSV formatDownloading & filteringTransferring data to local student information

systems

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Questions

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& Answers

NeSA Customer ServiceCall Toll Free - (866) 342-6280

Fax - (763) 268-2540

emailnecustomerservice@datarecognitioncorp.com

8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. CST

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