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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
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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
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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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
8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. CST
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