Principal Responsibilities

Each principal will be responsible for

  • assigning a school staff member to serve as the School Coordinator;
  • including the NAEP assessment date on the school calendar;
  • empowering the designated School Coordinator to work with NAEP Representatives and NAEP State Coordinator to prepare for the assessment, and
  • informing school staff and students about NAEP and why student participation is critically important.

School Coordinator Responsibilities

The School Coordinator is the single point of contact for all matters pertaining to the NAEP assessment. This person works with a NAEP Representative and the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) in preparing for assessment day.  The School Coordinator will receive OPI renewal units for completing the tasks below.  The School Coordinator will be responsible for:

  • confirming the scheduled assessment date with the NAEP State Coordinator;
  • registering for the Assessment Management System (AMS) website, which will serve as the primary resource and action center throughout the NAEP assessment process;
  • providing information about the school;
  • using the AMS to prepare for the assessment;
  • being familiar with how students participate in statewide assessments; 
  • using the AMS website to collect and enter student information;
  • accessing student information such as birth date, demographic information and enrollment status;
  • notifying parents of the assessment;
  • communicating with NAEP Representative and participating in a virtual Assessment Planning Meeting (APM) with the Technology Coordinator (if selected for school devices) to finalize assessment preparations;
  • reserving dedicated space for most, if not all, of the day with tables or flat desks and an adequate number of electrical outlets in the assessment location; 
  • ensuring the availability of a school or district staff member on assessment day to address any technical issues; 
  • collaborating with school staff to ensure a high rate of student participation and
  • meeting the NAEP Representatives when they arrive on assessment day to provide assessment location and introduce to the Technology Coordinator (if selected for school devices).

Technology Coordinator Responsibilities

After completing the School Technology Survey (STS), the survey designates the school as NAEP or school devices.  If a school is designated as school devices, then the Technology Coordinator will identify an App Installer who will be responsible for managing the technology requirements for by 

  • being familiar with the devices students will use to take the NAEP assessment to complete technical tasks before and during the administration;
  • accessing and utilizing the eNAEP Download Center;
  • confirming that the NAEP Assessment application has been successfully installed on school devices before assessment day;  
  • attending in a virtual Assessment Planning Meeting (APM) with your School Coordinator and NAEP Representative,
  • meeting the NAEP Representatives when they arrive on assessment day to provide credentials and/or help with accessing devices and Internet.

NAEP Representatives Responsibilities

Each school has designated NAEP Representatives.  The representatives consist of an Assessment Coordinator (AC) and Assessment Administrator (AA).  The NAEP Representatives, employed by a U.S. Department of Education contractor to work directly with schools, will be responsible for 

  • verifying information that the School Coordinator has provided via the Assessment Management System (AMS) website; 
  • working with the School Coordinator to finalize assessment logistics;
  • participating in a virtual Assessment Planning Meeting (APM) with the School Coordinator and Technology Coordinator (if selected for school devices);
  • bringing all assessment materials and equipment (if selected for NAEP devices) to the school on assessment day; and
  • administering the assessment.

NAEP State Coordinator Responsibilities

The NAEP State Coordinator works at Montana Office of Public Instruction and will be responsible for

  • working with schools to confirm the assessment date;
  • communicating with authorized representatives and principals about the importance of NAEP and student participation;
  • preparing and submitting a list of students enrolled in NAEP-selected schools in November;
  • preparing and submitting a list of students newly enrolled in NAEP selected schools in January;
  • providing schools with instructions and information about notifying parents of participating students;
  • providing guidance for including students with disabilities (SD) and English learners (EL); and
  • responding to questions from the school community throughout the assessment period.

SD/EL Specialist

The School Coordinator can designate a SD/EL Specialist access to the Assessment Management System to help provide student information.  The specialist could receive OPI renewal units for their assistance in completing the tasks below.  The SD/EL Specialist will be responsible for:

  • reviewing any students participating in the Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) are excluded from participating in NAEP;
  • reviewing NAEP Inclusion Policy,
  • providing information about students with disabilities (SD) and or English learners (EL) so that NAEP Representatives can plan appropriate testing accommodations; and
  • ensuring SD and EL students are included in the NAEP assessment to the fullest extent possible unless they participate in the alternate assessment - DLM ELA/Math assessments.

Teacher Resources

What do teachers say about NAEP?

This short video has educators explaining the importance of NAEP, the relevance of NAEP and how it applies to teachers.

Visit the Nation's Report Card to access:

  • NAEP Question Tools (NQT) for Teachers. Create your own NAEP test and see what students know and can do.
  • NAEP Item Maps for Teachers. Item maps help to illustrate what students know and can do in NAEP subject areas by positioning descriptions of individual assessment items along the NAEP scale at each grade level. An item is placed at the point on the scale where students are more likely to give successful responses to it. The descriptions used in NAEP item maps focus on the knowledge and skills needed to respond successfully to the assessment item. 
  • Test yourself. Try sample questions in a variety of subjects for yourself. At the end of the quiz, see how students across the nation performed.

Parent Resources

The “What Every Parent Should Know About NAEP” video and brochure explains eight things parents should know about NAEP such as (1) What is NAEP? (2) How is NAEP different? (3) How was my child selected? (4) Are students with disabilities included? (5) Are the data confidential? (6) Can I see the results? (7) How does my state measure up? (8) How can I see sample questions?

 

 

Learn More About NAEP

 

Introducing NAEP to Students