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DRC Information Session on 2011 NeSA Reports for

District Assessment Contacts August 9-11, 2011

Nebraska State Accountability

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AgendaAgenda

• 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

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Your DRC Nebraska Project Your DRC Nebraska Project TeamTeam

• Patricia Johnson, Program Director

• John Born, Senior Project Manager

• Rachel Lappe, Project Manager

• Valerie Cook, Customer Service Representative

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

Fax--(763)268-3007Fax--(763)268-3007

e-maile-mail

necustomerservice@datarecognitioncorp.com

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST

Contacting DRCContacting DRC

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WebEx Rules of WebEx Rules of EngagementEngagement

• 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.

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Accessing eDIRECTAccessing 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

Important DatesImportant 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

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• Minimum Browser Requirements• Security Agreement

• Documents

eDIRECT’s General eDIRECT’s General Information MenuInformation Menu

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• Reports Interpretive Guide• Data Elements for 2011 NeSA District

Level File

Important Documents Important Documents related to Reports in related to Reports in

eDIRECTeDIRECT

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SAMPLE PAGES-TEXT NOT FINAL

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Accessing Reports & Data Accessing Reports & Data FilesFiles

in eDIRECTin eDIRECT

• Reports Menu > View Reports• Administration, District, and School

dropdowns• Reports dropdown• Show Reports button

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Accessing Reports & Data Accessing Reports & Data FilesFiles

in eDIRECTin eDIRECT

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

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Accessing Reports & Data Accessing Reports & Data FilesFiles

in eDIRECTin eDIRECT

• District Reports– District Data File– District Performance Summary– District Reading Indicator Summary– District Mathematics Indicator Summary– District Report of School Performance

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Accessing Reports & Data Accessing Reports & Data FilesFiles

in eDIRECTin eDIRECT

• School Reports– School Student Roster– School Reading Indicator Summary– School Mathematics Indicator Summary– School Performance Level Summary

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Assigning Others Assigning Others Permission to Access Permission to Access Reports in eDIRECTReports in eDIRECT

• District Access• School Access• Test Administrator Access (same as

School)

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Assigning Others Assigning Others Permission to Access Permission to Access Reports in eDIRECTReports 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

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Interpreting Individual & Interpreting Individual & Summary ReportsSummary 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

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Using the District Data FileUsing 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

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Questions/Questions/AnswersAnswers

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

Fax--(763)268-3007Fax--(763)268-3007

e-maile-mail

necustomerservice@datarecognitioncorp.com

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST