NWEA Bridging Manual: Getting Started with the NWEA Bridge

Step 1

Begin by signing the NWEA Bridging Contract with School Pathways.
Once we have received the signed contract, we will turn on the NWEA module for your School

Step 2

NWEA will send you the link to their Login Page once you have contracted with them.
Sign into NWEA login page and set up your User Name and Password.
You will also need to establish a User Name and Login for School Pathways in the NWEA system. School Pathways will need this information in order to establish the link for both the Import and Export bridges.

On the next screen, click on MODIFY PREFERENCES

Next click on Modify District:

Step 3

In this step you will be setting up specific areas for the NWEA Import part of the bridge. On the Modify District Page, there are 3 sections: Schools, Grades, Programs and Ethnic Groups. (There will be no changes to Programs area.)

Schools

Begin by entering your School Name in the NWEA Standard Name column
Next, in the Custom Name column enter the name of your Learning Center(s).

You are now finished with this area.

Grades

First, click the “PK” radial button: next click on “Edit Name” button.
On the following screen enter the “Custom Name” of TK then click the Submit button. This will return you to the Modify District page in the Grades area.
The fields you will be exporting show under the Custom Name column.

You are now finished with this area.

Ethnic Groups

It is necessary to make some adjustments on the Ethnic Group page.

Click on the radial button for Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Next, click on the “Edit Name” button and customize the name on the next screen to read Other Pacific Islander.
Click on “Submit”.
Image 6
Now, click on the “Add Ethnic Group” button.
On the next screen, chose “White” from the drop-down and add the Custom Name “Not Hispanic or Latino”. Click “Submit”

You are finished setting up for the NWEA Import.

Step 4

Now set up for the NWEA Export bridge.

Using the menu to on the left, go to VIEW REPORTS and click on MAP Growth Reports
On the next screen under Data Tools, click on Data Export Scheduler

On the Data Export Scheduler screen you will modify 5 areas: Enabling, Frequency, Term, Export Type and Contents.

Click the Enable radial button
Frequency: Decide on the Frequency you want the Export to happen and pick that radial button
Term: Chose the starting Term that is appropriate for you. (e.g., if it is the Fall, pick that; if Winter, choose that.) Once you’ve picked the initial term, the Exports will move to the next term automatically.
Export Type: For the Export Type, choose the radial for the Comprehensive Data File
Contents: For the Contents area:
1. Aggregation: Decide if your Aggregation will be by School or District and pick the proper radial button. (Choosing District is our recommendation because it automatically includes all the schools listed)
2. Norms Reference Data: For the Norms Reference Data pick 2015 Norms Data.

When you are all finished in the area, remember to hit SAVE.

Step 5

Log into the PLSIS. Follow this Pathway:
Reports>Export>NWEA Data Export. Click on NWEA Data Export

On the next screen click on Options

Next, click on Page Policies. Add in the email address(es) of the person(s) who should receive error reports. (Separate emails with a comma.) Click “Set Preferences” to save.

If desired, you can go back into the NWEA Data Export page and manually Export you first extracts. Otherwise those extracts will be exported with the Frequency you set up previously.

Your bridge is finished and you are ready to go with exports going over nightly, with imports coming over as often as you set them to come over in your initial setup.

We replace all student data every night so any changes made to a student in the SIS goes up to NWEA nightly.