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March

1-3 NAGB (National Assessment Governing Board) meeting, Coral Gables, FL

31 Main NAEP (History/Geography) and field test data collections end

April

2 NAEP State Service Center Planning Committee meeting, Alexandria, VA

2 Technology-Based Assessments begin

6 The Nation's Report Card: Fourth-Grade Reading 2000 

(NCES 2001Ð499)

6 The Nation's Report Card: Fourth-Grade Reading Highlights 2000 

(NCES 2001Ð513)

18 NAEP Contractors meeting, Washington, DC

19-20 Math Steering Committee meeting, Washington, DC

23Ð26 Math Planning and Technical Committees meeting, Washington, DC

24 NAEP State Service Center Planning Committee meeting, Baton Rouge, LA

February

1-3 DAC (Design and Analysis Committee) meeting, Washington, DC

2001 Highlights

Milestone events, meetings, and publication release dates

January

8 Main NAEP (History/Geography) and field test

data collections begin

16Ð18 EIAC (Education Information Advisory Committee)

meeting and ASAP (Association of State Assessment

Programs) meeting, San Antonio, TX

17 NAEP FACTS: NAEP Scoring of Twelfth-Grade

Persuasive Writing (NCES 2000Ð488)

17 FOCUS ON NAEP: How Does NAEP Ensure Consistency in

Scoring? (NCES 2000Ð490)

17 NAEP FACTS: NAEP Scoring of Fourth-Grade Narrative Writing (NCES 2000Ð495)

19Ð20 Math Steering Committee meeting, Washington, DC

22 NAEP FACTS: NAEP Scoring of Eighth-Grade Informative Writing (NCES 2000Ð506)

24 NVS (NAEP Validity Studies Panel) meeting, Washington, DC

26 NAEP FACTS: Student Subgroup Achievement on the NAEP 1997 Arts Assessment (NCES 2000Ð453)

26 NAEP FACTS: Student Musical Activities and Achievement in Music: NAEP 1997 Arts Assessment 

(NCES 2000Ð454)

26 NAEP FACTS: Frequency of Arts Instruction for Students (NCES 2000Ð510)
May

7 Foreign Language Committee meeting, Arlington, VA

7-10 EIAC (Education Information Advisory Committee) meeting, Washington, DC

7-11 NCES Fellows ProgramÑwith special emphasis on NAEP users

10Ð12 NAGB meeting, Annapolis, MD

16 NAEP Web Site feedback meeting, 1990 K Street, NW

24 NVS (NAEP Validity Studies Panel) meeting, Washington, DC

June

1 Technology-Based Assessments end

4Ð7 Math Steering, Planning, and Technical Committees meeting, Washington, DC

5 NAEP Contractors meeting, Baltimore, MD

24-27 CCSSO (Council of Chief State School Officers) Large-Scale Assessment Conference, Houston, TX

27 EIAC (Education Information Advisory Committee) meeting, Houston, TX

27 NAGB meeting, Houston, TX

July

9 NAEP Contractors meeting, Washington, DC

12-14 DAC (Design and Analysis Committee) meeting, Princeton, NJ

17 NAEP Network meeting, Washington, DC

18-20 Workshop on interpretation and use of NAEP data, Washington, DC

23 NAEP State Service Center Planning Committee meeting at WESTAT,

Rockville, MD

24 The Next Generation of Citizens: NAEP Civics AssessmentsÑ

1988 and 1998 (NCES 2001Ð452)

25 Press pre-briefing workshop for release of NAEP Mathematics 2000 Report Card,

1990 K Street, NW

26 Association pre-briefing for release of NAEP Mathematics 2000 Report Card, 1990 K Street, NW

27 Release of NAEP Mathematics 2000 Report Card and NAEP Data Tool

31 The 1998 High School Transcript Study User's Guide and Technical Report (NCES 2001Ð477)

31 The 1998 High School Transcript Study Tabulations: Comparative Data on Credits Earned and 

Demographics for 1998, 1994, 1990, 1987, and 1982 High School Graduates (NCES 2001Ð498)

August

2 The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2000

(NCES 2001Ð517)

2 The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics Highlights

2000 (NCES 2001Ð518)

2 The Nation's Report Card: State Mathematics 

2000 Reports (NCES 2001Ð519)

2-4 NAGB meeting, Arlington, VA

8 NAEP Contractors meeting, Washington, DC

31 The NAEP 1998 Technical Report (NCES 2001Ð509)
October

11Ð13 DAC (Design and Analysis Committee) meeting, Washington, DC

17 NAEP State Service Center Planning Committee meeting at WESTAT, Rockville, MD

19 Impact of Selected Background Variables on Students' NAEP Math Performance 

(NCES 2001Ð11)

19 The Effects of Accommodations on the Assessment of LEP Students in NAEP

(NCES 2001Ð13)

19 The Measurement of Home Background Indicators (NCES 2001Ð19)

26 NAEP State Service Center Planning Committee meeting, Baltimore, MD

29Ð11/1 Foreign Language Committee meeting, Princeton, NJ

30 Association pre-briefing for Science release, 1990 K Street, NW

September

6 NAEP State Service Center Planning Committee meeting, 

Alexandria, VA

14 Assessing the Best: NAEP's 1996 Assessment of Twelfth-Graders Taking 

Advanced Science Courses (NCES 2001Ð451)

19Ð20 NAEP State Service Center Planning Committee meeting at WESTAT,

Rockville, MD

21 NAEP Year-at-a-Glance 2000 (NCES 2001Ð520)

28 NAEP FACTS: Student Jobs and Volunteer Service (NCES 2001Ð485)

28 NAEP FACTS: Civics: What Do 4th Graders Know, and What Can They Do? 

(NCES 2001Ð460)

28 NAEP FACTS: Civics: What Do 8th Graders Know and What Can They Do? 

(NCES 2001Ð462)

28 NAEP FACTS: Civics: What Do 12th Graders Know, and What Can They Do? 

(NCES 2001Ð461)

November

13 BOTA (National Academy of Science Board on Testing and Assessment) meeting for sponsors,

Washington, DC

15Ð17 NAGB meeting, Washington, DC

20 Science release Association briefing, 1990 K Street, NW

20 NAEP 2000 Science Highlights (NCES 2002Ð452)Ñfirst Web-only release of major report

28 BOTA (National Academy of Science Board on Testing and Assessment) workshop on

reporting results for accommodated students, Washington, DC

30 NVS (NAEP Validity Studies Panel) meeting, Washington, DC

December

10Ð13 EIAC (Education Information Advisory Committee) meeting, Rosslyn, VA

11 "No Child Left Behind" approved by the Congressional Conference

Committee

13 "No Child Left Behind" approved by the House of Representatives

18 "No Child Left Behind" approved by the Senate

January 8, 2002 January 8, 2002

"No Child Left Behind "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" Act of 2001"

signed by President George W. Bush
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

(Que Ningn Nio Se Quede Atrs)

The exact wording of the legislation reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA),

called the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, cited above, can be found in HR1 Title I, Part A, Sec. 1111 and

in HR1 Title VI, Part A, available on the Web at http://thomas.loc.gov or http://edworkforce.house.gov.

¥ Any state wishing to receive a Title 1 grant must include in the stateÕs plan that it

submits to the Secretary of Education an assurance that beginning in the 2002-

2003 school year, the state will participate in the state-level NAEP in reading and

mathematics at grades 4 and 8. The federal government will pay for the

administration of these state NAEP assessments. NAEP will conduct national and

state assessments at least once every 2 years in reading and mathematics in

grades 4 and 8.

¥ State participation in NAEP other than in the biennial reading and mathematics

assessments at grades 4 and 8 is voluntary. No rewards or sanctions to states, local

education agencies, or schools will be based on state NAEP results. Participation in

NAEP is not a substitute for the stateÕs own assessment of all students in grades 3

through 8 in reading and mathematics called for by "No Child Left Behind."

¥ Likewise, local education agencies receiving Title 1 subgrants must include an

assurance in their Title 1 plans that they submit to the state that they will

participate in biennial state NAEP assessments of grades 4 and 8 reading and

mathematics if they are selected for the NAEP sample. Otherwise, participation in

other NAEP assessments is voluntary for students, schools, and local education

agencies.

¥ Parents and members of the public shall have access to all assessment data,

questions, and assessment instruments in a secure setting. Parents of children

selected to participate in NAEP must be informed before the administration of the

assessment that their child may be excused from participating and is not required

to complete the assessment or to answer any question.

Important Aspects of Aspects of No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind Relevant to NAEP elevant to NAEP Participation
NAEP Assessments NAEP Assessments Ð 2001

US History US History

Total number of student booklets processed

Number of public school students

Number of private school students

Number of discrete constructed-response 

items administered

Number of responses scored

Number of additional responses scored from 

previous assessments (for 68 trend items)

Total number of constructed 

responses scored

32,696 Ð

28,773 Ð

3,923 Ð

106 Ð

399,174 Ð

48,573 Ð

447,747 Ð

Total Main Assessment Total Main Assessment

Total number of student booklets processed

Number of public school students

Number of private school students

Number of discrete constructed-response 

items administered

Number of responses scored

Number of additional responses scored from

previous assessments (for 121 trend items)

Total number of constructed 

responses scored

60,140 Ð

52,885 Ð

7,255 Ð

195 Ð

780,651 Ð

87,253 Ð

867,904 Ð

Tally of booklets, items, and Tally of booklets, items, and

responses, by subject responses, by subject

27,444 Ð

24,112 Ð

3,332 Ð

89 Ð

381,477 Ð

38,680 Ð

420,157 Ð

Total number of student booklets processed

Number of public school students

Number of private school students

Number of discrete constructed-response 

items administered

Number of responses scored

Number of additional responses scored from

previous assessments (for 53 trend items)

Total number of constructed 

responses scored

Geography
Students in Geography

Students in History

Sessions in 311 Public Schools and 

63 Private Schools (374 total schools) 

in Geography and History

9,660 Ð

12,135 Ð

1,388 Ð

To accurately represent the academic performance

of 3,224,360 twelfth-graders in 33,000 public

and private schools across the nation

NAEP Assessed Grade 12 Samples of: NAEP Assessed Grade 12 Samples of:

NAEP Assessed Grade 4 Samples of: NAEP Assessed Grade 4 Samples of:

To accurately represent the academic performance To accurately represent the academic performance

of 4,104,300 fourth-graders in 81,000 public  of 4,104,300 fourth-graders in 81,000 public 

and private schools across the nation and private schools across the nation

Students in Geography

Students in History

Sessions in 276 Public Schools and 

89 Private Schools (365 total schools) 

in Geography and History

7,779 Ð

7,893 Ð

817 Ð

Students in Geography

Students in History

Sessions in 846 Public Schools and 

262 Private Schools (1,108 total schools) 

in Geography and History

27,476 Ð

32,725 Ð

3,387 Ð

Total Samples, Grades 4, 8, & 12 Total Samples, Grades 4, 8, & 12

Tally of students, sessions, Tally of students, sessions,

and schools, by grade and schools, by grade

NAEP Assessed Grade 8 Samples of: NAEP Assessed Grade 8 Samples of:

Students in Geography

Students in History

Sessions in 259 Public Schools and 

110 Private Schools (369 total schools) 

in Geography and History

10,037 Ð

12,697 Ð

1,182 Ð

To accurately represent the academic performance

of 3,920,800 eighth-graders in 51,000 public

and private schools across the nation

NAEP Assessments NAEP Assessments Ð 2001
NAEP Web Site NAEP Web Site

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ 46,52959,664 52,164 50,857 45,288 36,744 37,570 66,644 45,837 58,190 89,347 44,898

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

Monthly Visits to NAEP Web Site Monthly Visits to NAEP Web Site

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