New to NRS?

Visit About NRS to learn more about the program and Getting Started to orient yourself to the website.

See the NRS test benchmark table for information on assessment benchmarks by educational functioning level.

The NRS Implementation Guidelines, the core of the NRS, may be downloaded for printing or viewed online in a searchable format. See the latest version (September 2009) that includes new guidance for reporting students race and ethnicity.

Review products and services developed for the NRS in the NRS Product Showcase.

What's New

• A new edition of the NRS Implementation Guidelines (September 2009) is now available. This latest version includes new guidance for reporting student race and ethnicity and minor editorial changes.
• 2009 NRS Regional Training materials available on NRSWeb.
• Guide for 2009 NRS Regional Training Now Available Online.  This year's training focuses on The Local Connection: Building a Data Use Learning Community
• New NRS Tips: Read about the new standards for collecting and reporting race and ethnicity data for the NRS
• NRS Policy on Reporting Distance Education Students: Read the guidance from DAEL on the details of reporting these students this year.