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July 2007	The National Assessment of Educational Progress
Measuring Student Progress for over 40 Years NAEP began in 1964 with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation to set up the Exploratory Committee for the Assessment of Progress in Education. The first national assessments were conducted in 1969. Voluntary assessments for states began in 1990 on a trial basis, and in 2002 and 2003, selected urban districts participated in the assessment on a trial basis. In 2003, the first NCLB-mandated NAEP assessments in reading and mathematics were administered.	NAEP 2008 Who will take NAEP? One hundred twenty four schools in New York State have been selected by the United States Department of Education to participate in NAEP during the 2007-08 school year. Schools located outside of New York City were sent notification during June 2007 of what grades and subjects will be assessed. Schools selected for NAEP within the New York City school district will be contacted by the New York City Department of Education. From each selected school, a sample of students will be selected by the U.S.D.O.E. to participate in the designated NAEP assessment. What is NAEP? NAEP 2008 will consist of three separate assessments: Arts, Long Term Trend and Field Tests. Selected schools will participate in only one of these assessments. The Arts assessment will be conducted on a sample of approximately 30-40 Grade 8 students per school. Half of this sample will be administered a test in music, the other half will take a test in visual arts. The Long Term Trend assessment will be conducted in reading and mathematics. Approximately 60-65, 9-, 13- or 17- year olds from each selected school will be sampled for these tests. NAEP Field Tests will be administered in reading, mathematics and science in selected schools in grades 4, 8 and 12. In most grade 4 schools, all eligible students (up to 120) will be assessed. In grade 8 schools, the sample will be approximately 90-102 students. In grade 12, 140-155 students will be assessed. Most assessments will take about 90 minutes of a student’s time. When will NAEP be administered? The NAEP Arts and Field Tests will be administered country-wide in selected schools between January 28 and March 7, 2008. The NAEP Long Term Trend assessments will be administered between January 7 and March 7 for students of nine years of age; for students 13 years of age, NAEP LTT will be administered between October 8 and December 14, 2007 and for 17 year olds the Long Term Trend will be administered between March 17 and May 23, 2008. Throughout New York State, NAEP will be scheduled on dates other than those already established for the administration of State assessments. Schools that have been selected by the U.S. Department of Education for participation in NAEP 2007-08 have already been notified of their assessment date. Where can you find additional information? Information on NAEP is available at: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard. Additional questions may be addressed to Dr. David K. Moore, Acting NY State NAEP Coordinator, at: EMSCNAEP@mail.nysed.gov.

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