Assessment Overview 2006-2007
Central
Office - 215 N.12th, Nebraska City, NE 68410
(402) 873-6033
Teresa Frields, Educational Diagnostician / Director of Assessment / Curriculum Support
Nebraska City Public Schools
Standards/Assessment/Curriculum/Instruction
Continuous School Improvement
Nebraska City Public
Schools believe that the primary purpose of assessment is to assist
teachers and administrators in instructional and curricular design to
ensure that students achieve the skills and knowledge contained in
local and state standards.
A secondary purpose is to provide accountability,
a means for reporting progress to all the stakeholders in the
educational process. The assessment program will be utilized by the
Board of Education, teachers, administration, and support staff in
making informed decisions designing curricular and instructional
programs which meet the diverse needs of the entire student population.
The assessment system will yield accurate information only when
standards, instruction, and assessment are aligned.
Assessment also directly yields data, which is
used to aid in the overall Continuous School Improvement process. Long and short
term goals are based on the data derived from districtwide assessment.
Strengths and areas of growth focus, are determined and serve as a
means to measure progress. Assessment guides and improves instruction.
School Improvement serves to increase excellence in education. It is
through the assessment and school improvement process, that Nebraska
City Public Schools remains committed to promote student achievement.
The district's mission statement:
Giving
our Best...
Growing Success!
The Mission Statement serves
as a reminder that through careful and appropriate curriculum, assessment and instruction, Nebraska
City Public School Educators offers a quality educational experience
for ALL students.
District Assessment Overview Flowchart 2007-2008
Please view to see a visual representation of the process that Nebraska City Public Schools uses to address Assessment
"School Improvement Connection"
Please
view how Assessment relates to the overall School Improvement Process.
The connection between the collection of data and its relationship to
school improvement is direct and allows the purpose of assessment to
support student learning, instruction and the improvement of
instruction. Various Assessment Team leaders and team members in the
Nebraska City Public Schools are listed.
Assessment Terms
Testing terminology can be found by viewing this link.
"District Assessment Plan"
School
Districts within the State of Nebraska, submit a global assessment plan
yearly to the State for approval as part of accountability and
reporting requirements. This plan is updated yearly. Sections of the
plan include: Special Education and ELL information, the district's
process of addressing the quality indicators of assessment, general
assessment information and assessment terms.
nde
The
Nebraska Department of Education's Web Site provides many useful and
informational sites. By clicking on this link, you will be able to look
up the state standards, view assessment results when they become public
and find information relating to education in Nebraska.
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Public Schools
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