For purposes of the Quality Education Accountability Act:

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 79-758

  • Process: shall mean a summons, subpoena, or notice to appear issued out of a court in the course of judicial proceedings. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

(1) Assessment means the process of measuring student achievement and progress on state-adopted standards;

(2) Assessment instrument means a test aligned with state standards that is designed to measure student progress and achievement; and

(3) National assessment instrument means a nationally norm-referenced test developed and scored by a national testing service.