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Guidelines for Participation in State Assessment

Guidelines for Participation in State Assessment. Vince Dean, Director Office of Standards and Assessment. The MEAS. Components of the MEAS MME MEAP MEAP-Access (2011) MI-Access ELPA. Grades/Content Areas Assessed. Participation in the MEAS.

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Guidelines for Participation in State Assessment

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  1. Guidelines for Participation in State Assessment Vince Dean, Director Office of Standards and Assessment

  2. The MEAS Components of the MEAS • MME • MEAP • MEAP-Access (2011) • MI-Access • ELPA

  3. Grades/Content Areas Assessed

  4. Participation in the MEAS • The vast majority of students will participate in the general assessments (MEAP & MME). Students who participate fully in the general education curriculum without identified disabilities or special circumstances will participate in MEAP or MME without accommodations. • Most students with disabilities will be able to participate in the MEAP, MEAP-Access or MME when provided with standard, appropriate accommodations.

  5. MEAP-Access Operational Fall 2011

  6. Background - 2% Regulation • Previous assessment choices • Regular assessment (MEAP) • Alternate Assessments-Alternate Achievement Standards (MI-Access) • Neither of these options provided the best assessment of what some students know and can do. • Regular assessment too difficult • AA-AAS too easy and not full range of content

  7. MEAS Assessment Continuum

  8. MEAP-Access Goal • MEAP-Access completes the continuum, provides a valid, and fair measure of the achievement of students who struggle with the academic content areas of ELA and Math, and who do not meet grade level expectations for the grade in which they are enrolled.

  9. The Michigan Department of Education was awarded a grant to develop AA-MAS to fulfill two important needs in the MEAS: Design process for modifying the existing MEAP (ELA & Math) grades 3-8 by reducing length and difficulty levels while assessing GLCEs. Create an online professional development system usable throughout the state. MEAP-Access Background

  10. MEAP-Access Status • Operational Fall 2011 • During 2010-11 (when MEAP-Access was not operational), • Reviewed other states’ Modification guidelines • Created Michigan’s Modification Guidelines • Revised MEAP items using Guidelines • Considerable Michigan stakeholder involvement

  11. Assessment Accommodations Overview

  12. Accommodations • IEP team may designate ANY accommodations it deems necessary. • Student needs • Routinely used in instruction

  13. Participation in the MEAS • Assessment Accommodation Summary Table: for MEAP, MI-Access, ELPA, and NAEP - all State Board of Education approved, standard (S) and non-standard (NS) accommodations • MME Accommodations Summary Table • ‘Universal Accommodations’ –available to all students

  14. Sample Table Page

  15. Accommodations Summary Table • Nonstandard accommodation (NS) • Parents must be informed if selected • Does change the construct of the test • Does NOT count toward • Valid assessment scores • school accountability

  16. IEP Team Decision-Making Responsibilities and Considerations

  17. Determine Appropriate State Assessment • The IEP Team has two responsibilities by law: • Choose which state assessment • Choose accommodations (if any) • Getting started…

  18. Content Areas Assessed • Determine if the student is in one of the tested grades • Remember, same grade as reported in MSDS

  19. Determine Appropriate State Assessment • Never choose based on disability category alone • Never choose based on one piece of data • Must consider curriculum and instruction

  20. Assessment Continuum Options • IEP Team has the flexibility to have a student participate in MEAP, MEAP-Access or MI-Access FI in different content areas • Note: MI-Access Supported Independence and Participation students are not included in this option (must take these assessments in all content areas)

  21. Determine Level of Independence • Full Independence • Functional Independence • Supported Independence • Participation

  22. Assessment Accommodations • Decision must be made for each content area • Must be documented • Communicate about consequences

  23. IEP Team Decision-Making Questions • What content standards? • What does instruction look like? • Level of independence? • Assessment? • Accommodations?

  24. Resources for IEP Team State Assessment Decisions • OSE-EIS New State Model IEP Material • Michigan Statewide Assessment Selection Guidelines (manual) • Draft available for several years • 2010-11 version posted October and April • Revised and updated for 2011-12; posted mid-August 2011 • Companion: MOPLS online learning module

  25. Guidelines Manual

  26. Resources • Web resources • www.mi.gov/oeaa • www.mi.gov/mi-access • www.mi.gov/meap • www.mi.gov/mme • www.mi.gov/meap-access • www.mi.gov/elpa • www.mi.gov/ayp • www.mi.gov/ose-eis • www.mi.gov/osi • mi.learport.org

  27. OEAA Contact Information • MEAP: spencers1@michigan.gov • MI-Access: howleyL@michigan.gov • ELPA: paulj@michigan.gov • MME: caswellm@michigan.gov • MEAP-Access: evansd2@michigan.gov

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