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A View fromA View fromNew HampshireNew HampshireNH Department of EducationCCSSO National Conference on Student AssessmentJune 19, 2011

“The profound revolution in education will not begin

with those students who are in the mainstream.

The real revolution... the profound revolution... will begin with those students

who are in the most distant margins.”David RoseKeynote Address,

Detroit, June, 2010CCSSO National Conference on Student Assessment

• (1993 – 2006) NHIEAP State Testing, Accommodations allowed for ALL

• (2004-2010) New England Compact EAG Research Series (NH,RI,VT,ME) Improving Access to Reading and Math for “Students in the Gap”

• (2005) NH begins collaboration for development & “proof of concept” with newly formed Nimble Assessment Systems

• (2006) First statewide testing system administration of online accommodations using “NimbleTools.” NHIEAP Gr. 10 Mathematics Test (pre-NCLB)

• (2008 – Present) New England States scale up online delivery of accessibility tools for all students who need them across 3 states, 2 vendors

NECAP assessment system establishes proof of concept:Multi-state large scale online test accessibility IS feasible!

New Hampshire’s Commitment: Find Access to Rigorous Content for ALL Students.

New Hampshire’s Commitment: Find Access to Rigorous Content for ALL Students.

2005 to Present: NH Accessibility Projects (USED federal funds)

• Knowing what Students with Cognitive Disabilities Know... Lead

• Beyond Access for Accommodations... UNH & NH

• Gaining Access to What Students with Cognitive Disabilities Know... UNH &

NH

• NH Alternate Learning Progressions Assessment System (NHALPS)

• Examining the Feasibility, Effect, and Capacity to Provide Universal Access

through Computer-Based Testing ... Lead

• Accessible Portable Item Protocol (APIP) Project... Partner

• Student Accessibility Assessment System (SAAS).... Lead

• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)..... Governing State

The Nimble Tools Projects are only one side of the picture....

New Hampshire’s Commitment:Find Access to Rigorous Content for ALL Students.

General Assessment

“1%”

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New Hampshire’s Commitment:

What are we assessing?

The State Content Standards – the same for ALL.

Structured Learning Progressions

• To illustrate, map, and describe patterns of learning

• To chart and track individual student progress

• To inform instructional decisions

New Hampshire’s Commitment: What Have we Learned?

New Hampshire’s Commitment: What Have we Learned?

New Hampshire’s Commitment: What Have we Learned?

Access by Design 3 Tiers, over time, progressing toward 1

New Hampshire’s Challenge:What Have we Learned?