Nevada Alternate Assessment (NAA)

The NAA is the state assessment of alternate achievement standards. The assessment is administered to less than 1% of all students in Nevada who meet the strict criteria required in order to be assessed with the NAA. Beginning in 2009-10, the NAA assesses student academic performance on Nevada Content Standards through direct observation of specific tasks. Each task is an indication of a specific academic skill that has been linked to grade level content. These observations are recorded as digital video-clips that are scored by the classroom teacher. Later, during a validation score session, a second scorer will view the digital video-clips and validate that the score provided by the classroom teacher is accurate. Additional information can be found on the Nevada Proficiency Examination Program. For further information, please contact Lisa Ford (lford@doe.nv.gov).

Coordinator / Administrator Manuals

• Nevada Alternate Assessment Test Coordinator’s Manual (TCM) (pdf)

• Nevada Alternate Assessment Test Administrator’s Manual (TAM) (pdf)

• Nevada Alternate Assessment Quick Reference Guide (pdf)

• 2009-2010 Nevada Alternate Assessment Teacher Gathered Materials List (pdf)

• 2009-2010 Nevada Alternate Assessment Object Exchange List (pdf)