ETS and N.J. Dept. of Education Launch New Student Data Management Tool for New Jersey School Districts

This is great news for New Jersey."
"The Instructional Data Management System allows school personnel
to view any combination of available performance measures for any
group of variables, including gender, ethnicity, District Factor
Group, and Abbott district status," Commissioner Librera said. Additional information is available at
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Woolsey will
discuss industrial and environmental biotechnology's role in the future of
cellulosic ethanol and other alternative fuels during the plenary session.
"This data tool is a major breakthrough and an enormous help for
educators in this state," Commissioner of Education William L. Librera
said.

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"IDMS is based on the principle of allowing school administrators,
district directors, and teachers to look at data that is specific to
their needs," explains John Oswald, Senior Vice President of
Elementary and Secondary Education at ETS.
It not only allows educators to create accountable instructional
calendars, but also helps them plan instruction guided by data on
student strengths and areas of concern.

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Woolsey will speak Wednesday, April 12, 2006
at the breakfast plenary , scheduled from 7:30 to 9:00 a. To
register, please visit http://www.

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"It reinforces that
learning and testing are comprised of equal parts standards,
curriculum and instruction. It defines the core knowledge and skills
from state standards that are essential for the grade level or course.ets.

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James Woolsey, Vice President,
Booz Allen Hamilton, Former Director of Central Intelligence, will deliver the
speech, "Energy, Security and the Long War of the 21st Century," at BIO 2006
at McCormick Place in Chicago.org/events/2006 /reg/.

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All freelancers and online
publications must register in advance by Friday , March 31, 2006.

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BIO 2006, the Biotechnology Industry Organization's annual convention is
April 9-12, 2006 in Chicago at McCormick Place.
Advance media registration for BIO 2006 is now available online. Only reporters
and editors working full-time for print or broadcast news organizations may
register onsite with valid media credentials.

BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic
institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the
United States and 31 other nations. NJ ASK is the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge,
which tests student achievement in the knowledge and critical thinking
skills defined by the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards in
language arts literacy, mathematics, and science.

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Member of the National Commission on Energy Policy Will Discuss Industrial
Biotechnology and Biofuels

WASHINGTON, R. BIO members are involved in the research
and development of health-care, agricultural, industrial and environmental
biotechnology products. "With this system , administrators and teachers will be able to
make much better use of their testing data."

ABOUT ETS

ETS is a nonprofit institution with the mission to advance quality
and equity in education by providing fair and valid assessments,
research and related services for all people worldwide.

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Former Director of Central Intelligence R. James Woolsey to Speak at BIO 2006

Woolsey is an internationally known expert on biofuels who serves as
Chairman of the Advisory Boards of the Clean Fuels Foundation and the New Uses
Council. "School
personnel can quickly and easily view , compare, and report relative
performance among groups.

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BIO 2006 will feature
more than 180 educational sessions and workshops on finance, partnering, R+D,
science and policy.J.
The process uses ETS 's Instructional Data Management System
(IDMS), and offers districts powerful, easy-to-use tools to create
tables of data for analyzing and reporting NJ ASK results for 2003 and
2004. In serving
individuals, educational institutions and government agencies around
the world, ETS customizes solutions to meet the need for teacher
professional development products and services, classroom and
end-of-course assessments, and research-based teaching and learning
tools.

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Registration is complimentary for credential members of the news media.

Business Editors/Education Writers

PRINCETON, N.org

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----To help school
districts track student achievement, understand performance trends,
improve teaching effectiveness, and analyze results for NCLB
requirements , ETS and the New Jersey Department of Education are
launching a new student data management system throughout the state.

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Founded in 1947, ETS today develops, administers and scores
more than 24 million tests annually in more than 180 countries, at
over 9,000 locations worldwide.

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bio. ETS is providing
IDMS as a value-added service as part of the existing contract at no
charge to the state. It will let them take the
data and make faster decisions on how to improve student achievement.

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He also serves on the National Commission on Energy Policy and was a
member of The National Commission on Terrorism from 1999-2000. The convention is expected to
draw 18,000 CEOs, researchers, policymakers , journalists, and venture
capitalists for three days of networking and learning.