1. The NRS Project NRS Activities Enhancing Performance Through Accountability American Institutes for Research February 2005

2. The NRS Project 2 Prior NRS Projects AIR, working with ED: Developed reporting system Provided training, resources, technical assistance Focused on data quality Focus on using data for program management and improvement

3. The NRS Project 3 New Project: The Third Wave Training and Technical Assistance Assistance with Assessment Issues Data Analyses Publications and Websites

4. The NRS Project 4 Training and TA Assist states with: Developing state report cards Using data to support administrative decisions Using data for program improvement

5. The NRS Project 5 Training and TA Annual training for states Local monitoring, including developing state report cards Using data to support program administration Course on using data for program improvement Training on NRS changes and new requirements

6. The NRS Project 6 Technical Assistance States that need to improve data quality Follow-up to training Using data for program improvement

7. The NRS Project 7 Assistance with Assessment Providing assistance to States on strengthening their assessment systems Developing an assessment database Evaluating the use of assessments

8. The NRS Project 8 Data Analyses Using NRS data to produce: Reports for State Directors Trend Reports Annual Report to Congress Monthly NRS Fast Facts (Topic suggestions welcome!)

9. The NRS Project 9 Pubs and Website Produce publications including: State Administrators’ Guide NRS Implementation Guidelines New technical assistance guides Annual project reports Expand Websites: NRSOnline NRSWeb

10. The NRS Project 10 Questions?

11. The NRS Project 11 NRS Action Plan for 2005–2006

12. The NRS Project 12 Instructions: Action Plan States Teams: Use the NRS Action Plan to brainstorm actions you will take to strengthen NRS policies, procedures, data collection and reporting over the next two years. Whole Group: Share technical assistance and resources needs identified while drafting the Action Plans.