The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) provides
important information on what America’s students know and can do
in various subject areas. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
requires that all states receiving Title I grants participate in
the NAEP assessments. More than 7,000 NAEP staff will administer
the assessment to over 1,000,000 students in more than 19,000 public
and private schools across each state and the nation.
The NAEP 2009 assessment will be given in mathematics, reading,
and science in grades 4, 8, and 12 from January 26 to March 6,
2009. A subset of high schools will be selected to participate
in the High School Transcript Study. In schools selected for this
study, transcripts will be collected in the spring and summer of
2009, after the administration of NAEP. In addition, various special
studies may occur in a few schools. Results from the math and reading
assessment will be reported in the fall of 2009 in The Nation’s
Report Card. Results from the science assessment will be reported
at a later date. Because NAEP is given to a sample of students
within each state, no district, school, or individual student reports
are generated. The sampling is constructed to ensure that the statewide
results are a valid indicator of how Tennessee students perform
relative to other states and the nation.
Tennessee has always shown strong participation in the NAEP assessments,
and we look forward to another successful year. We thank our participating
schools for their commitment and support, and we stand behind our
students as they show dedication and excellence during this important
assessment.
