Settings | NWEA

User Story

As an Admin user who is responsible for setting up the tier levels for Reading Assessments, I need a simple way to select tier levels once for the entire school year so that our testing data is sorted in the respective tier each time a student takes a test.

UI

• The user sees ELA Tab opened or clicks on ELA Tab.

Open

(ELA Tab-View Screen)

• To edit the default settings, user clicks on Edit button.

• To cancel edits and restore to default, user clicks on Cancel button.

• To save changes and apply settings, user clicks on Save button.

Open

(Edit button Selected)

• To view information for Performance Level, user clicks on or hovers over information icon.

• To remove Performance Level information, user clicks on Close.

• To view information for Test Percentile, user clicks on or hovers over information icon.

• To remove Test Percentile information, user clicks on Close.

Acceptance Criteria

• Follow same navigation and functionality as already built for ELA Tab | Cut Scores | Settings | MTSS Dashboard

• NWEA-Map assessments are for Kindergarten through Grade 12.

Default Settings (See image: ELA Tab-View Screen):

• Tier 1 : 41% to 100%

• Tier 2 : 21% to 40%

• Tier 3 : 0% to 20%

• Given no changes are made, we will calculate inclusion into each tier from TestPercentile field ( See page: Integrations Fields | NWEA-MAP as follows:

  • Tier 1 contains percentiles with a minimum of 41 and a maximum of 100.

  • Tier 2 contains percentiles with a minimum of 21 and a maximum of 40.

  • Tier 3 contains percentile with a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20.

Editing Settings (See image: Edit Button Selected)

• Tier 1 Performance Level (High) with TestPercentile (>80) is not editable.

• Tier 3 Performance Level (Low) with TestPercentile (<21) is not editable.

• Edited fields include:

  • Tier selection for Performance Level (HiAvg) with TestPercentile (61-80)

  • Tier selection for Performance Level (Avg) with TestPercentile (41-60)

  • Tier selection for Performance Level (LoAvg) with TestPercentile (21-40)

• All performance levels need to be assigned a Tier level with the following restriction:

  • Tier 2 selection must contain a higher TestPercentile range than Tier 3 and a lower TestPercentile range than a Tier 1 selection.

  • Example: Given user assigns Tier 2 to the HiAvg Performance level, then they cannot assign Tier 1 to the Avg Performance level.

• Given edits are made, then we will calculate inclusion into tiers from the TestPercentile field according to the user’s selections.

• Given edits have been made to settings, then we will show the admin name and date the changes were made. (See image: Admin Name)

Tier Notices

• Tier notices are provided using TestPercentile.

  • Given student’s assessment falls within the Tier 2 TestPercentile range set in this section and the student does not have an intervention plan (Tier 2 or Tier 3 plan qualifies-user can have a Tier 3 plan for a student who has scored within the Tier 2 ranges), then we will show a Tier 2 Notice.

  • Given student’s assessment falls within the Tier 2 TestPercentile range set in this section and the student currently has a Tier 3 plan, then we will NOT send a Tier 2 Notice.

Approaching indicators Using TestPercentile field selections. (Applies to both Reading and Math)

• Given both the Tier 2 ranges (LoAvg 21 to 40) and the Tier 1 ranges (Avg 41 to 60) are in the default setting and the student has a TestPercentile value of 39 or 40, then we show the Approaching Tier 1 indicator.

• Given both the Tier 3 ranges (Lo <21) and the Tier 2 ranges (LoAvg 21 to 40) are in the default setting and the student has a TestPercentile value of 19 or 20, then we show the Approaching Tier 2 indicator.

• Given admin user has customized the Tier selections, we apply Approaching indicators when the TestPercentile is within 2 points from the cut off for the less intensive tier.

  • Note: Tier 1 is the least intensive, Tier 3 is the most intensive meaning the child is most in need of academic support.

At Risk indicators Using TestPercentile field selections. (Applies to both Reading and Math)

• Given both the Tier 1 ranges (Avg 41-60) and the Tier 2 range (LoAvg 21-40) are in the default settings and the student has a TestPercentile value of 41 or 42, then we show the At Risk of Tier 2 indicator.

• Given both the Tier 2 range (LoAvg 21-40) and the Tier 3 range (Lo < 21) are in the default setting and the student has a TestPercentile value of 21 or 22, then we will show the At Risk of Tier 3 indicator.

• Given admin user has customized the Tier selections, we apply At Risk indicators when the TestPercentile is within 2 points from the cut off for the more intensive Tier.

• TestPercentile scores dictate Tier Level Filters returns.

• TierPercentile scores dictate appearance of tier level color changes in classroom reports when no intervention plan is in place and student’s assessment score indicates that student should have a Tier 2 or Tier 3 plan.

User Story

As an Admin user who is responsible for setting up the tier levels for Math Assessments, I need a simple way to select tier levels once for the entire school year so that our testing data is sorted in the respective tier each time a student takes a test.

UI

Acceptance Criteria

• Apply all the same rules and functionality shown above for Reading.

• Information icons results reveal the same information as is shown in reading.

User Story

As an Admin user who is responsible for setting up the tier levels for NWEA-MAP Assessments, I need to have a safeguard in place so that I don’t forget to include all three tiers in my custom selections.

UI

Acceptance Criteria

• Given the user has not included Tier 2 in their selections, we will show an error message and prevent the selections from being saved until the correction is made.

• Please also see Section 1 above. Look for: Acceptance Criteria for Editing Settings