Assessment

The Assessment section provides professional services related to the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

The Assessment Section manages test development, on-going test maintenance, and oversees the test administration for four statewide, large-scale assessments. The MAP assessments test students’ progress toward mastery of the Missouri Show-Me Standards.

Assessment Updates

The following list includes updates to assessment documents, communications from DESE Assessment to District Test Coordinators (DTC) and the release of Administrative Memos concerning the Missouri Assessment Program.

September 2016

9/6/2016 - MAP-A: The Data Management Manual hasbeen updated for the 2016-2017 academic year.
9/6/2016 - MAP Grade-Level Assessment: DRC Memo sent to DTCs - Second Set Of Student Labels
9/1/2016 - MAP Grade-Level Assessment: The Achievement Level Descriptors for Mathematics have been updated.

August 2016

8/30/2016 - MAP Grade-Level Assessment: DRC Memo sent to DTCs - Score Reports Available on the Online Reporting System
8/29/2016 - MAP Grade-Level Assessment: The Grade-Level Assessment Guide To Interpreting Results (GIR) has been posted.
8/22/2016 - MAP-A: Volume 5, Number 3 of the MAP-A Update newsletter sent out.
8/10/2016 - MAP-A: Volume 5, Number 2 of the MAP-A Update newsletter sent out.
8/1/2016 - MAP-A: Volume 5, Number 1 of the MAP-A Update newsletter sent out.

Assessment Resources

End-of-Course

MAP Grade-Level

Other

Future Testing Windows

Assessment	Event	2016	2017	2018
MAP Grade-Level Assessment	Spring Summative	Completed	4/3 - 5/26	4/2 - 5/25
End-of-Course/ Personal Finance	Spring Summative	Completed	2/20 - 5/26	2/19 - 5/25
End-of-Course/ Personal Finance	Summer Summative	Completed	6/5 - 8/25	TBD
End-of-Course/ Personal Finance	Fall Summative	10/3 - 1/20	10/2 - 1/19	TBD
MAP-Alternate (MAP-A)	Spring Summative	Completed	3/27 - 5/19	TBD
MAP-Alternate (MAP-A)	Fall/Winter Instructionally Embedded Assessments Window	9/21/16 - 2/28/17	TBD	TBD
ACT	Paper/Pencil	Completed	4/19 (Make-Up Date: 5/3)	TBD
ACT	Online	Completed	4/19-5/3	TBD
ACCESS for ELLs 2.0	English Language Proficiency	Completed	1/9-3/3	TBD

Assessment Calendar

Assessment	Dates	Event
MAP-A	September 21, 2016 to February 24, 2017	Instructionally Embedded Assessments Window
EOC	October 3, 2016 to January 20, 2017	Fall 2016 Testing Window
Personal Finance	October 3, 2016 to January 20, 2017	Fall 2016 Testing Window
ACCESS for ELLs	October 3, 2016 to November 10, 2016	Test Materials Ordering Window
EOC	DUE November 4, 2016	Fall 2016 Second Pre-Code Window
ACCESS for ELLs	DUE November 4, 2016	Pre-Code Due Date
ACCESS for ELLs	November 14, 2016 to March 3, 2017	Test Setup Available
Grade-Level	November 21, 2016	CDT Test Setup Available
ACCESS for ELLs	December 12, 2016	Districts Receive Test Materials
ACCESS for ELLs	December 12, 2016 to February 24, 2017	Additional Test Materials Ordering Window
Grade-Level	December 19, 2016 to July 28, 2017	CDT Testing Window
EOC	DUE January 27, 2017	Spring 2017 First Pre-Code Due Date
NAEP	January 30, 2017 to March 10, 2017	Grade 4 Math and Reading Assessment
NAEP	January 30, 2017 to March 10, 2017	Grade 8 Math, Reading, Civics, Geography, US History, Writing Assessments
Grade-Level	DUE February 10, 2017	Spring 2017 First Pre-Code Due Date
EOC	February 20, 2017 to May 26, 2017	Spring 2017 Testing Window
Personal Finance	February 20, 2017 to May 26, 2017	Spring 2017 Testing Window
Grade-Level	DUE March 3, 2017	Spring 2017 Second Pre-Code Due Date
EOC	DUE March 3, 2017	Spring 2017 Second Pre-Code Due Date
Grade-Level	DUE March 17, 2017	Spring 2017 Third Pre-Code Due Date
ACCESS for ELLs	DUE March 17, 2017	Deadline To Ship Materials
MAP-A	March 27, 2017 to May 19, 2017	Spring Summative Testing Window
EOC	DUE March 31, 2017	Spring 2017 Third Pre-Code Due Date
Grade-Level	April 3, 2017 to May 26, 2017	Spring 2017 Testing Window
ACCESS for ELLs	April 3, 2017 to April 10, 2017	Data Validation Window
ACT	April 19, 2017	Statewide Paper Administration
ACT	April 19, 2017 to May 3, 2017	Statewide Online Administration
NAEP	April 24, 2017 to May 19, 2017	Grade 8 Writing Assessment
ACT	May 3, 2017	Statewide Paper Administration (Make-Up Date)
ACCESS for ELLs	May 8, 2017	Districts Receive Student Reports
EOC	June 5, 2017 to August 25, 2017	Summer 2017 Testing Window
Personal Finance	June 5, 2017 to August 25, 2017	Summer 2017 Testing Window
EOC	October 2, 2017 to January 19, 2018	Fall 2017 Testing Window
EOC	February 19, 2018 to May 25, 2018	Spring 2018 Testing Window
Grade-Level	April 2, 2018 to May 25, 2018	Spring 2018 Testing Window

Peer Review Status

All states' assessment systems are submitted to the United States Department of Education for Peer Review to document that they meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The current Peer Review status of all components of the Missouri Assessment Program is as follows:

Assessment	Status
Grades 3 - 8 English Language Arts and Mathematics	Full Approval
Grades 5 and 8 Science	Full Approval
Algebra I, Biology, and English II	Full Approval
MAP-A: ELA, Math, and Science (Based On Alternate Achievement Standards)	Full Approval