Assessment Office Hours Friday March 5 2021 Please

Assessment Office Hours Friday March 5, 2021 Please post questions you may have in the chat box – we will work to answer them during the session and add them to a Q & A document. We will begin shortly.

Welcome • Agenda • Updates • • USDOE (review) Contracts • Math & ELA/Literacy • Special Considerations • Q&A

Updates - NAEP • • NAEP 2021 School Survey Study (Online) • Special study related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education • IES & NCES response to Executive Order • Administered through existing NAEP infrastructure Who? • Principals or their delegates • No Student Questionnaires Timeline • Completed monthly through the end of the school year • 15 -30 minutes to complete • Submission of January data due today, March 12 th, by midnight For additional assistance • Resources for assistance with attendance rate questions are available on request • NAEP helpdesk – phone: 800 -283 -6237 or email: naephelp@westat. com

MSAA and MSAA Science Administration window is March 15 -May 14 • All Test Coordinators and Test Administrators are now in the MSAA system. • TCs should confirm their student rosters in the MSAA System. • Training modules must be completed before TA/TC can access the assessments.

ACCESS & Alternate ACCESS for ELLs • Assessment window is well underway with many tests in progress and completed. • 6 weeks remaining in the assessment window. • With the challenges to administration this year, DOE continues to advise that districts begin the assessment sessions as soon as safely feasible. Time flies by!

Updates – New Meridian Contract Science • Contract is fully executed and approved • Kick off meeting implemented • Additional details regarding • Timelines • Manuals • Resources • Technology will be forthcoming.

Updates – NWEA Contract Math & ELA/Literacy • Contract signed, kick off meeting 3/4/21 • Official announcement scheduled to be released 3/5/21 • 3/12/21 – SAU User Agreement • Single administration with no re-assessing • Alignment with NWEA & Maine DOE terminology underway

Updates – Current SAU users • Continue to administer the MAP Growth assessment on their locally determined timeline or schedule. Students will be required to participate in the assessment only once during the assessment window: March 1 – June 15 • NWEA will be directly reaching out to SAUs regarding reimbursement of associated costs for students grades 38, second and third year of high school • • schools will have access to use the assessment with second year of high school students, should they choose Completion and return of SAU User Agreement regarding data-sharing via Docu. Sign.

Updates – NEW SAU Users • Completion and return of SAU User Agreement regarding data-sharing via Docu. Sign. • NWEA WELCOME EMAIL: please complete all onboarding tasks included in the email • Complete the onboarding registration • Register for professional learning using the links provided by NWEA

NWEA Support Dedicated ME toll free number (forthcoming) Timeframe 1 week before, during & 1 week after the administration window All other times Hours 7 am – 6 pm EST 7: 30 am – 4 pm EST

Updates – NWEA Timeline Projected Dates 3/29/21 - 4/2/21 Element Map Growth Basics Professional Learning Remote Assessment Planning for SAU leaders 4/5/21 – 6/15/21* Existing SAU users continue to administer assessment 4/19/21 - 6/15/21 New SAU users administer assessment 8/15/21 – 11/30/21 FALL 2021 assessment window 3/1/22 – 6/15/22 Spring 2022 assessment window * Current SAU users can continue to administer the assessment as previously scheduled

Special Considerations • Bulk upload process information posted • Applicable to COVID-19 • Please reach out to the applicable assessment coordinator for additional information • Additional information on the process • Who needs to complete this? • What it looks like • Bulk process (optional)

Bulk Upload process • • Guidance to submit a bulk request is available on the website COVID-19 related special consideration requests only Reach out to the assessment coordinator to receive the template ADD SPPS- NANCY

Template Completion • • • District School Name SSID Student Name Assessments

Parent Consent Letter • • Parent Consent for a special consideration must be signed by a family member. Consent is required for both individual Significant Medical Emergency requests, and group/bulk COVID requests

Parent Consent Letter Translations • Parent consent letter translated into the 10 most frequently used languages in Maine • Available on the assessment webpages for download • Communication toolbox • Available in Word & PDF https: //www. maine. gov/doe/Testing_Accountability/MECAS/supports

Questions & Answers

@maine. gov Jodi Bossio-Smith • MSAA Math & ELA/Literacy • MSAA Science • ACCESS & Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Nancy Godfrey • Math & ELA/Literacy • Maine Science Regina Lewis • NAEP • International Assessments