NECAP (New England Common Assessment Program) Reading, Mathematics and Writing Assessment State Assessment meeting the requirement of No Child Left Behind Legislation  Grades 3-8 and 11   Beginning in fall 2005, the Vermont Department of Education introduced a new state testing program for students in grades 3 through 8. The New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP), a series of custom-designed tests developed in collaboration with the Rhode Island and New Hampshire departments of education, measures students’ proficiency on reading, math and writing grade level expectations. Reading and math will be assessed at every grade level 3 through 8 and writing will be assessed in grades 5 and 8. In the fall of 2007, grade 11 will be assessed also in reading, math and writing.   Return to Assessment Page Return to Milton Elementary School Page