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The Smarter Balanced Assessment replaces the NECAP and is a big step forward. Here is some background.  \nHigher academic standards and Smarter Balanced Assessments prepare students for college and career  \nToday students are preparing to enter a globally competitive world requiring more skills and knowledge than ever before. New Hampshire schools have adopted new math and English standards that set higher goals for what our students should know and be able to do. The new standards will give our students and their parents greater confidence and competence as they prepare for college, career and life after highschool.  \nThe new math standards move beyond memorization to focus on gaining understanding of key concepts while learning the standard mathematical procedures like multiplying large numbers or dividing one fraction into another. Students will now be challenged to explain the thinking behind their answers and establish a strong foundation before moving to the next level.  \nHigher English Language Arts standards build more demanding goals for students’reading, writing and all forms of self-expression. Students now read more complex nonfiction and literature and get more opportunities to practice writing and speaking using research and evidence.  \nState and federal law require all schools to give an annual assessment to students in grades 3-8 and once in high school. Starting this year, New Hampshire is using Smarter Balanced for that required annual assessment. But Smarter Balanced is actually a high-quality system of assessments that teachers can use throughout the year to better understand what their students really need. Smarter Balanced Assessments are better at measuring what students really know and can do because they require students to apply the math, reading and writing concepts they are learning to real world problems.  \nParents can have confidence that the new assessments will help them understand where their children are on the pathway to college, career and whatever creative challenges they may choose.  \nA new scoring system  \nSmarter Balanced scores will fall into one of four levels. Students scoring a 4 are on track for college and may even be able to save money by enrolling in dual credit courses in 11th and 12th grade, earning college credit while still in high school. Students who score a 3 are also on target to be college-and career-ready by the end of 12th grade.  \nA score of a 1 or 2 means that the student should be challenged and supported to progress faster in order to have more options after graduation. Students and their parents can use the Smarter Balanced scores to help plan their path through school.  \n“Smarter Balanced will become an important  \npart of how we help children progress in our classrooms. The new test will be an important addition to the rich information  \nwe gather about student learning.”  \nEllen Hume-Howard, District Director of Curriculum Sanborn Regional School District  \nThe Smarter Balanced Assessments will be more challenging and the scores will probably be lower  \nOur schools are now setting higher expectations. So at first fewer students will get high scores on the test. But lower scores do not mean that students have learned less or fallen behind academically. The new scores should not be compared to NECAP because the standards are higher and the assessment is new. Once we receive the results, we will set a new baseline from which to measure future student achievement growth over time.  \nIt’s not an apples-to-apples comparison. It’s a new baseline from which to measure future growth over time.  \nSmarter Balanced Assessment  \nThe new assessments are a step forward Where the NECAP measured basic knowledge, the Smarter Balanced Assessment asks stu","cbCaioLKkzLAU2vo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioLKkzLAU2vo","pdf",1020959,"English","# What is the new Smarter Balanced Assessment all about?\n## New standards for math and English language arts\n## Annual statewide requirement\n# Scoring system and how to interpret results\n## Four score levels\n## Why scores may be lower at first\n# What changes in the assessment\n## Performance tasks and multi-part math\n## Faster online results and adaptive difficulty\n# Accommodations for English language learners and students with disabilities\n## Accessibility tools and alternate options","[{\"question\":\"What is Smarter Balanced Assessment and what does it replace in New Hampshire?\",\"answer\":\"Smarter Balanced Assessment is a new annual assessment system that replaces the NECAP in New Hampshire. 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