New district testing for students

Below is some information from Ms. Inskeep about a change in how our district is going to conduct academic testing:

·          NWEA stands for Northwest Evaluation Association (www.nwea.org)

·         The actual assessments are called MAP (grades 3-5) and MPG (grades K-2)

o   MAP means “Measures of Academic Progress”

o   MAP is 3 tests, approximately 50 minutes each.

§  Reading, math, language usage

o   MPG (MAP for Primary Grades) is 2 tests, anywhere from 25-50 minutes depending on student

§  Reading and math

o   Tests are adaptive, meaning that they are individualized for each student.

o   Tests find instructional level, not mastery.  They will tell us specifically what kids are ready to learn.

This link takes parents to a “Parent Toolkit” on the NWEA website.  The toolkit is a PDF file with information and FAQs.  https://www.nwea.org/resources/parent-toolkit/

This widget is live on the parent myCCS page.  It is in the upper left hand corner and provides links to practice tests that parents and kids can take, as well as some games that are focused on using the mouse.