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............................................................................................ 3  \nWhat does the Nevada Growth Model provide?...................................................................................... 3  \nWhat is Growth? ....................................................................................................................................... 3  \nWhy is Growth important? ....................................................................................................................... 3  \nHow much Growth is enough? ................................................................................................................. 4  \nWhat grade level assessments are used to calculate a Growth Score? ................................................... 4  \nHow many years of data are used to calculate Growth?.......................................................................... 4  \nWhich students have Growth data on the NGM? .................................................................................... 4  \nHow does Nevada measure Growth? ....................................................................................................... 4  \nWhat is a Student Growth Percentile, SGP? ............................................................................................. 4  \nWhat does Percentile mean, and how is it used in the NGM? ................................................................. 4  \nWhat is an Academic Peer? ...................................................................................................................... 4  \nAre academic peer groups comprised of students who have the exact same assessment result? ......... 5  \nWhat are the minimum and maximum student counts allowed within an academic peer group?......... 5  \nCan students from charter schools be in the same peer group as a public school? ................................ 5  \nWhat is an Adequate Growth Percentile, AGP?........................................................................................ 5  \nWhy isn’t AGP represented by a number like SGP and MGP results? ...................................................... 5  \nWhat is a Median Growth Percentile, MGP? ............................................................................................ 5  \nWhat is considered Low and High Growth?.............................................................................................. 6  \nWhat years of Assessment Data were used to calculate the recently released Growth Scores? ............ 6  \nWhen will the next release of Growth Scores take place? ....................................................................... 6  \nAre student demographics used in calculating Growth Scores? .............................................................. 6  \nWhy are high schoolers not included in growth results? ......................................................................... 6  \nWhy are K-3 students not included in growth results? ............................................................................ 6  \nWhat happens if a student transfers school mid-year?............................................................................ 6  \nWhat happens if a student misses the assessment for any reason? ........................................................ 7  \nWhat if a student is retained a grade?...................................................................................................... 7  \nWhat if a student skips a grade?............................................................................................................... 7 ","cbCaidCsM2GvneAq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidCsM2GvneAq","pdf",266151,"English","# General Questions\n## What is the Nevada Growth Model (NGM)?\n## What does the Nevada Growth Model provide?\n## What is Growth and why is it important?\n## How is Growth calculated and how much is enough?\n## What are SGP, AGP, and MGP?\n## What defines low and high growth?\n## What data years are used and when are scores released?\n## Who is included, and who is not (high school, K-3)?\n## How are transfers, missed tests, retention, and skipped grades handled?\n## Can growth data be recreated?\n## Is Growth the same as proficiency?\n## What laws pertain to the NGM and when was it created?\n## How do LEAs access individual Growth Scores?","[{\"question\":\"What is the Nevada Growth Model (NGM)?\",\"answer\":\"The Nevada Growth Model (NGM) is Nevada’s approach to measuring student growth and reporting Growth Scores. 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