Neag School of Education Teachers for a New Era Assessment Committee Agenda October 30, 2006 Meeting Purpose: To introduce and disseminate information relevant to the committee charge for the 2006-2007 academic year 12:00-12:20 Lunch 12:20-12:42 Welcome Committee member introductions Purpose of the meeting Committee Charge: Where we have been and where we are going Committee Rules Mary Yakimowski Scott Brown Heather Nicholson Round Table Presentations and Discussion 12:42-12:58 Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) Presenters: Al Larson Susan Kennedy Facilitator: Joe Madaus 12:58-1:23 Statistical Models Presenters: Betsy McCoach Xing Liu Jane Rogers Facilitator: Mark Olson Hierarchical Linear Modeling Ordinal Regression Analysis Vertical Scaling 1:23-1:27 Data Currently Available for Analysis Presenters: Mary Yakimowski Scott Brown Description of TNE Surveys 1:27-1:55 Entrance, Exit, Clinic, and Alumni Surveys Presenters: Heather Nicholson Mary Yakimowski 1:55-2:00 Meeting Adjourns Summary of meeting Next Steps Mary Yakimowski