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DRC Information Session on 2011 NeSA Reports for District Assessment Contacts August 9-11, 2011

DRC Information Session on 2011 NeSA Reports for District Assessment Contacts August 9-11, 2011. Nebraska State Accountability. Agenda. Introductions DRC Contact Information Web Ex Rules of Engagement Accessing Reports & Data Files in eDIRECT Assigning Others Permission to Access eDIRECT

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DRC Information Session on 2011 NeSA Reports for District Assessment Contacts August 9-11, 2011

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  1. DRC Information Session on 2011 NeSA Reports for District Assessment Contacts August 9-11, 2011 Nebraska State Accountability

  2. Agenda • Introductions • DRC Contact Information • Web Ex Rules of Engagement • Accessing Reports & Data Files in eDIRECT • Assigning Others Permission to Access eDIRECT • Interpreting Individual & Summary Reports • Using the District Data File • Questions & Answers

  3. Your DRC Nebraska Project Team • Patricia Johnson, Program Director • John Born, Senior Project Manager • Rachel Lappe, Project Manager • Valerie Cook, Customer Service Representative

  4. Contacting DRC NeSA Customer Service Call Toll Free--(866)342-6280 Fax--(763)268-3007 e-mail necustomerservice@datarecognitioncorp.com 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST

  5. WebEx Rules of Engagement • 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 participant list 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 informational sessions and all report-related communication.

  6. Accessing eDIRECT • https://ne.drcedirect.com/ • District Assessment Contacts accounts already in place • Changing the District Assessment Contact-NDE can help • Public Welcome Page • Secure Welcome/Home Page • Navigating the Home Page • The Menu • Logging Off

  7. Important Dates • Monday, August 15th: Reports available electronically to districts via eDIRECT - EMBARGOED • Monday, August 22nd: Printed copies of the Individual Student Reports for NeSA-Reading and NeSA-Mathematics delivered to districts • Monday, August 29th: Public release of scores for NeSA-Reading, NeSA-Mathematics, and NeSA-Writing (no disaggregated data released) • Wednesday, October 19th: State of the Schools Report release – disaggregated data, AYP decisions

  8. eDIRECT’sGeneral Information Menu • Minimum Browser Requirements • Security Agreement • Documents

  9. Important Documents related to Reports in eDIRECT • Reports Interpretive Guide • Data Elements for 2011 NeSA District Level File

  10. SAMPLE PAGES-TEXT NOT FINAL

  11. Accessing Reports & Data Filesin eDIRECT • Reports Menu > View Reports • Administration, District, and School dropdowns • Reports dropdown • Show Reports button

  12. Accessing Reports & Data Filesin eDIRECT • Action > Open PDF • Action > Save PDF • Download Reports button • Group by Column

  13. Accessing Reports & Data Filesin eDIRECT • District Reports • District Data File • District Performance Summary • District Reading Indicator Summary • District Mathematics Indicator Summary • District Report of School Performance

  14. Accessing Reports & Data Filesin eDIRECT • School Reports • School Student Roster • School Reading Indicator Summary • School Mathematics Indicator Summary • School Performance Level Summary

  15. Assigning Others Permission to Access Reports in eDIRECT • District Access • School Access • Test Administrator Access (same as School)

  16. Assigning Others Permission to Access Reports in eDIRECT • eDIRECT Manage Users Menu • My Account • Change My Password • User Administration • Edit User • Add Single User • Upload Multiple Users • Users Tab versus Profiles Tab

  17. Interpreting Individual & Summary Reports • The data • PRELIMINARY • Note new ethnicity categories • Summary Data for Small Groups • Use caution when student identity could be easily inferred from summary data. • With fewer than 10 students, inferences from the performance level percentages are not reliable. • The footnotes

  18. Using the District Data File • Data Elements for 2011 NeSA District Level File • File is in CSV format • Downloading & filtering • Transferring data to local student information systems

  19. Questions/Answers

  20. Thank you! NeSA Customer Service Call Toll Free--(866)342-6280 Fax--(763)268-3007 e-mail necustomerservice@datarecognitioncorp.com 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST

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