1 / 42

Michigan Merit Examination (MME)

Michigan Merit Examination (MME). Spring 2010 MME Accommodations Briefing September 22, 2009. Welcome and Introductions. Michigan Department of Education Jim Griffiths Pat King. Welcome and Introductions. ACT Jim Washburn Diane Weyer. Objective.

Gabriel
Download Presentation

Michigan Merit Examination (MME)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Michigan Merit Examination (MME) Spring 2010 MME Accommodations Briefing September 22, 2009

  2. Welcome and Introductions • Michigan Department of Education • Jim Griffiths • Pat King

  3. Welcome and Introductions • ACT • Jim Washburn • Diane Weyer

  4. Objective • Understanding the different types of accommodations available on the MME • ACT-Approved vs State-Allowed • National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) eligible • Standard vs Nonstandard

  5. Objective • Understanding the impact of each type of accommodation on student results

  6. Objective • What accommodations require ACT approval? • What accommodations are a local decision?

  7. Objective • How to use the MME Accommodations Summary Table – revised Spring 2010 • How to obtain the appropriate accommodated test materials for eligible students

  8. Reminder • Does NOT replace the required MME Test Accommodations Coordinator (TAC) training in November

  9. MME Assessment Design • Day 1 – ACT Plus Writing • Day 2 – WorkKeys • Reading for Information • Applied Mathematics • Locating Information

  10. MME Assessment Design • Day 3 – Michigan components • Mathematics • Science • Social Studies

  11. MME AccommodationsTest Window • Day 1 – ACT Plus Writing March 9 – 23, 2010 • Day 2 – WorkKeys March 10 – 24, 2010 • Day 3 – Michigan components March 11 – 25, 2010

  12. MME AccommodationsTest Window • Test Sequence • Each student must take each test in sequence • All of Day 1 in sequence • before all of Day 2 in sequence • before all of Day 3 in sequence

  13. Glossary of Terms • State Testing – ACT or WorkKeys Standard Time Testing during a statewide administration (not national testing) • State Special Testing – ACT or WorkKeys Accommodated Testing during a statewide administration (not national testing)

  14. Accommodation Type • ACT-Approved or State-Allowed • Applies to Day 1 Testing only • ACT Plus Writing

  15. Day 1 DVD • Day 1 Information • ACT DVD Introduction

  16. New for Day 1 • State Allowed Preliminary Roster • ACT Administration Instructions— State-Allowed Accommodations

  17. TAC Establishment/Renewal Packets • Accommodations Forms included • Procedures document • TAC Profile Form • Due to ACT October 12 • Public Schools – online • Nonpublic schools - paper

  18. TAC Checklist of Dates • Application for ACT-Approved Accommodations • Due to ACT December 1, 2009 • Request for State-Allowed Accommodated materials • Due to ACT January 22, 2010

  19. Day 1 Transfer Request • MME Day 1 ACT Plus Writing State Testing Transfer Request Form • Purpose is to transfer a student’s ACT State Testing accommodations from one school to another

  20. ACT AccommodationsSpecial Situations • Transfer Accommodations • A-A or S-A deadline February 12 • New Student • A-A deadline January 22 • S-A deadline February 12

  21. ACT AccommodationsSpecial Situations • Emergency Medical or Late Onset Condition • A-A or S-A deadline February 12 • Newly Identified Disability • S-A deadline February 12

  22. MME AccommodationsSummary Table • Primary resource in determining Day 1 accommodations application process • Available on the MME web page www.michigan.gov/mme Spring 2010 Assessments box Accommodations link • Revised Spring 2010 MME

  23. MME AccommodationsSummary Table

  24. MME AccommodationsSummary Table • Eligible for ACT-Approved? • State-Allowed only? • Local Decision?

  25. Day 2 and Day 3 Accommodations • WorkKeys and Michigan components • Local decision • Based on student’s IEP, 504 Plan, or ELL instruction • Accommodation student receives during regular instruction

  26. Day 2 and Day 3 continued… • No paperwork to submit • Order accommodated materials on the OEAA Secure Site: December 1 – January 11 www.michigan.gov/oeaa-secure

  27. NCRC Eligibility • WorkKeys scores obtained using accommodations marked “E” may be eligible for the NCRC provided the necessary criteria to earn one of the four levels of Certificate are achieved.

  28. NCRC Eligibility, cont. • WorkKeys scores obtained using accommodations marked “NE” are NOT eligible for the NCRC.

  29. Day 2 WorkKeys Accommodations • WorkKeys scores will not be issued for students using accommodations marked as “Not permitted”. • Student does not count as tested for the MME • Student is not eligible for Michigan Promise

  30. MME AccommodationsSummary Table

  31. MME AccommodationsSummary Table • Standard accommodation (S) • Does NOT change the construct of the test • counts toward: • Valid MME scores • Student Michigan Promise eligibility • School accountability • If supported by the student’s IEP, 504 Plan, or ELL instruction

  32. MME AccommodationsSummary Table • Nonstandard accommodation (NS) • Does change the construct of the test • Does NOT count toward: • Valid MME scores • Student Michigan Promise eligibility • School accountability

  33. Accommodations Materials • ACT ships Day 1 and Day 2 accommodations materials to TAC • Day 1 in kits by individual examinee • Day 2 not in kits

  34. New for Day 2 – Spring 2010 MME • WorkKeys Combined Test Booklet • Test Booklet Cover Differentiation • State Special Testing Manual

  35. Accommodations Materials • Day 3 accommodations materials • One secure shipment to Test Supervisor • Standard time • Accommodated materials • Chain of custody from TS to TAC

  36. TAC Responsibilities After Testing • Day 1 Answer Folder Supplement • Day 2 Answer Folder Supplement • Day 3 Administration Manual

  37. Accommodated Return Shipments • Day 1 Return Envelopes • Day 2 Plastic Polymailer Bag process • Both return to ACT in Iowa City, IA

  38. Accommodated Return Shipments • Day 3 Chain of Custody from TAC to TS for combined return shipment to Measurement, Inc. in Durham, NC

  39. Additional Information • Required TAC Training • One half-day session • November 2-5 • MME web page www.michigan.gov/mme Spring 2010 Administration box Accommodations link

  40. ACT Contact Information For ACT or WorkKeys specific questions: • ACT State Special Testing (Accommodations) • 800-553-6244 ext. 1788 • ACTstateaccoms@act.org

  41. MME Contact Information • oeaa@michigan.gov • 877-560-8378

  42. Questions?Email: answers@resa.netFax: 734-334-1857

More Related