{"id":626,"date":"2016-06-02T16:10:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T21:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/?p=626"},"modified":"2016-06-03T10:37:24","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T15:37:24","slug":"june-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/2016\/06\/02\/june-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome<\/h1>\n

Welcome to June 2016 e-newsletter. This issue is packed with events and activities in which NCEO is involved this spring. One big event was the launching of the NCEO Facebook page. Please visit and like us! Some new reports and tools are also highlighted in this issue, including a Lessons Learned<\/em> document, an updated Principles for Inclusive Assessment <\/em>report, and a new Data Analytics <\/em>tool on the demographics of ELs and ELs with disabilities. \u00a0With June the month for the National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) in Philadelphia, we also highlight the pre-conference forum we are holding with the Assessing Special Education Students SCASS and the EL SCASS \u2013\u00a0Common Language for States and Assessment Vendors.<\/em> It focuses on the need for developing a common language around accessibility and accommodations for all students. We hope that you will join us for this important discussion. Finally, we describe the NCSA sessions in which NCEO is involved.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u2013 Martha Thurlow, NCEO Director<\/em><\/p>\n

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NCEO Launches Facebook Page<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"Facebook-cover-small\"NCEO recently launched its Facebook page. NCEO hopes that being on Facebook will Increase visibility of NCEO and its work, share with wider audiences its products, inform audiences on upcoming activities, and keep TA partners engaged with NCEO.<\/p>\n

read entire story here<\/a> …<\/p>\n

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Lessons Learned About Assessment from Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in College and Career Ready Assessments<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"LessonsLearnedAboutAssessment-cover\"Recent surveys of teachers found that students with disabilities like many of the features of the new college- and career-ready (CCR) assessments that were recently rolled out by states and consortia. Still, teachers identified assessment challenges that need to be addressed to improve student outcomes.<\/p>\n

To address these challenges NCEO and the National Center on Systemic Improvement recently co-published a Brief on Lessons Learned About<\/em> Assessment from Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in College and Career Ready Assessments. <\/em><\/p>\n

read entire story here<\/a> …<\/p>\n

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Principles of Inclusive Assessment<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"Report-400-cover-for-Web\"NCEO released an updated version of its Principles<\/em> report, one that recognizes a dramatically changing assessment landscape. The report, titled Principles and Characteristics of Inclusive Assessment Systems in a Changing Landscape, <\/em>is an update of the 2008 Principles<\/em>. It reflects the broader perspective that acknowledges that the Principles <\/em>apply to English learners (ELs) and ELs with disabilities, as well as to students with disabilities. The principles also apply to all types of assessments, not just those used for accountability purposes.<\/p>\n

read entire story here<\/a> …<\/p>\n

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New Data Analytics<\/em> Interactive Tool on English Learners (EL) and ELs with Disabilities<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"DataAnalyticsCover4new\"NCEO just published a new Data Analytics, State and National Demographic Information for English Learners (ELs) and ELs with Disabilities, 2012-13<\/em>. <\/em>There is wide variation across states in the most common home languages, and the percentage of ELs and ELs with disabilities.<\/p>\n

read entire story here<\/a> …<\/p>\n

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NCSA Pre-Conference Session: Common Language for States and Assessment <\/strong><\/h1>\n

Please join NCEO, the ASES SCASS, and the EL SCASS for a pre-session at the National Conference on Student Assessment titled \u201cCommon Language for States and Assessment .\u201d This NCSA pre-session will bring together states, assessment vendors, and other educational stakeholders to address the need for developing a common language around accessibility and accommodations for all students.<\/p>\n

read entire story here<\/a> …<\/p>\n

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NCEO at the National Conference on Student Assessment<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"2016-NCSA-BANNER-710-x-235-h-final(0)\"The 2016 National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) is the premiere forum for assessment practitioners to discuss what is happening in the real world of educational assessment\u2014what is new, what is going on at the state and federal level, what works, and what does not. This year, the NCSA meeting will be held in Philadelphia, PA, on June 20-22, and NCEO staff members will participate in several sessions.<\/p>\n

read entire story here<\/a> …<\/p>\n

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NCEO\u2019s National Assessment Center is supported through a Cooperative Agreement (#H326G110002) with the Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. The Center is affiliated with the Institute on Community Integration at the College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota. The contents of this report were developed under the Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Education, but do not necessarily represent the policy or opinions of the U.S. Department of Education or Office within it. Readers should not assume endorsement by the federal government.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Project Officer: David Egnor<\/strong><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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