8th Grade NAEP Testing on Wednesday, February 15
The following letter is soon to come home to a randomly selected group of eighth grade students from the NAEP Program (National Assessment of Educational Progress) and me.
Please see the letter below. If you have any questions, please contact me:
January 27, 2017
Dear Parent or Guardian:
The John T. Nichols Middle School
will participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on
February 15, 2017. NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing
assessment of what students know and can do in various subjects. It is
administered by the National Center for Education Statistics, within the U.S.
Department of Education. NAEP is different from our state assessment because it
provides a common measure of student achievement across the country. The
results are released as The Nation's Report Card, which provides information
about student achievement to educators, parents, policymakers, and the public.
Your child will take a
mathematics or reading assessment. The assessment also asks students questions
about their daily routine and their educational experiences. For example,
students are asked if there is a computer at home and about the amount of
reading they do. Student responses are anonymous, and they provide context and
meaning to the assessment results. Please visit http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/booklets.asp
to review sample questions.
The
assessment takes about 90 to 120 minutes for most students. The results are
completely confidential (in accordance with the Confidential Information
Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347).
The information
collected is used for statistical purposes only.
- Your
child’s grades will not be affected.
- Students
may be excused for any reason, are not required to complete the
assessment, and may skip any question.
- While
the assessment is voluntary, NAEP depends on student participation to help
policymakers improve education. However, if you do not want your child to
participate, please notify me in writing by February 10, 2017.
There is no need to study in
preparation for NAEP, but please encourage your child to do their best. A
brochure that explains what participation in NAEP means for you and your child
is available at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/parents/2012469.pdf.
Contact Gregory Thomas at
(508)946-2020 x3503 or at
gthomas@middleboro.k12.ma.us if you have any
questions.
We are excited that our
school is participating in NAEP. We know that John T. Nichols Middle School's
students will show what our nation’s students know and can do.
Sincerely,
Martin R. Geoghegan
Principal
