When are students tested? 1
3rd grade
6th grade
10th grade
What subjects are tested? 1
Language Arts
Writing
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
What types of questions are used? 1
Multiple choice
Short written response
Extended written response
How are test results used? 1
Curriculum planning
Improvement of instruction
Professional development
Program evaluation
What tests are used? 1
New Hampshire Educational Improvement Assessment Program
Are students with disabilities exempt?
2, 3
Exemption only considered for students for whom assessment will not
yield a valid indication of how the student functions in a given content
area, as determined by IEP team.
What accommodations are available so
that students with disabilities can participate? 2
List of accommodations approved by state Department of Education.
How are scores of students with disabilities
reported? 2
School, district, and statewide reports combine ("aggregate") scores
of students with and without disabilities.
The percentage of students at each proficiency level is reported based
on the number of students in a grade, rather than the number of students
participating in the assessment.
The number and percentage of students excluded is reported.
Footnotes:
1 Source: PEER Project Survey to expand and update information from Annual Survey of State Student Assessment Programs: Data on 1995-96 Statewide Student Assessment Programs. (Fall 1996). Council of Chief State School Officers.
2 Source: PEER Project review of state policy documents. Documents provided by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). Information confirmed and updated by the PEER Project through direct communication with state officials.
3 NOTE: The IDEA Amendments of 1997 require that all students be included in statewide assessments.
New Hampshire Department of Education
Special Education Services
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Concord, NH 03301-3860
603- 271-3741
603-271-1953 Fax
www.state.nh.us/doe/education/html
Contact: Nate Norris, Special Education Consultant
nnorris@ed.state.nh.us
William Ewert, State Assessment Director
New Hampshire Parent Center on Disability
Parent Information Center
P.O. Box 2405
Concord, NH 03302-2405
603-224-7005 Voice & TDD
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Contact: Judith Raskin