January 28, 2008 Michigan Merit Examination Spring 2008 Critical Update Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability Michigan Department of Education

January 28, Welcome Jim Griffiths Manager – Assessment Administration and Reporting Pat King Specialist – MME Administration and Reporting

January 28,  Day 3 Administration  Administration Manuals  Bar Code Labels  Test Form Numbers  Return Pickup Dates  Elimination of Fall Retest Overview – Important Changes

January 28, Overview – Accommodations What’s New and Improved?  Student Transfers  Special Situations  Reminder – Extended Time Only Accommodated Form 0812

January 28, Questions during the video conference… FAX:

January 28, Day 3 Administration  Michigan Science and Social Studies  Must be administered in one session on the morning of Day 3  Thursday, March 13, 2008  Administering on Day 2 is NOT an option

January 28, Day 3 Administration  Accommodated Day 3 may NOT begin before Thursday, March 13, 2008  Makeup Day 3 must be administered on Thursday, March 27, 2008

January 28, Day 3 Administration  Consequences  Student Test Scores Voided  Will NOT count toward AYP  Students ineligible for Michigan Promise scholarship funds

January 28, Day 3 Administration  Exception Requests  Must be based on pre-existing contractual issues  Must receive prior approval from OEAA,  NO exceptions granted to administer prior to Day 3

January 28, Day 3 Administration  Communication  November 6, 2007 Memorandum  December 19, 2007 Memorandum   What’s New  Spring 2008 Administration

January 28, Administration Manuals  MME Administration Manual  Standard Time Testers  MME Administration Manual for Students Testing with Accommodations

January 28, Administration Manuals  Printed prior to the change  Disregard ALL references to administering Day 3 on the afternoon of Day 2

January 28, Administration Manuals  Non-secure shipment  ERRATA single page  Distribute with manuals   Revised Manual posted  Single pages posted by 2/1/2008

January 28, Bar Code Label Required!  No Bar code label  No score  Ineligible Students  NO PreID Printed label  NOT able to print label

January 28, Bar Code Label Required!  Grade 12 labels shipped separately - one shipment  Day 1  Day 2  Day 3

January 28, Test Form Number Required!  Verbal instructions in Administration Manual – Read verbatim  Missing Form Number – No Score

January 28, Material Return – Date Change  Day 1 – To ACT  March 12, 2008  Pre- scheduled – Do NOT call FedEx  FAX Order for Makeup Materials to ACT

January 28, Material Return – Date Change  Day 2 and Day 3 – to Pearson  March 14, 2008  Pre- scheduled – Do NOT call FedEx  Order Makeup Materials on the OEAA Secure Site

January 28, Material Return – Date Change  Makeup Day 1 – To ACT  March 26, 2008  Pre- scheduled – Do NOT call FedEx  Final Return to ACT

January 28, Material Return – Date Change  Makeup Day 2 and Day 3 – to Pearson  March 28, 2008  Pre-scheduled – Do NOT call FedEx  Final Return to Pearson

January 28, Material Return - Accommodated  Day 1 Complete – ACT  Day 2 and Day 3 Complete – Pearson  No Makeup  Two week window

January 28, Extended Time Only Form  Two week Accommodated Testing Window  Must use Accommodated Form 0812  Order using OEAA Secure Site  May NOT use Initial or Makeup Form

January 28, Accommodations Transfer  ACT-Approved or State-Allowed  ACT State Testing Transfer Request Form  Form available at  February 15, 2008 deadline

January 28, Accommodations – Special Situations  Situations that become known after February 15  February 29, 2008 deadline  Form available at

January 28, Accommodations – Special Situations  Transfer Student  New Student  State-allowed only  Late Medical Onset  Newly Identified Disability

January 28, Reminder – Preliminary Roster  ACT-Approved Accommodations  February 8 Review deadline

January 28, Reminder  Fall MME Test Cycle Eliminated  One Retest Opportunity – Spring 2009

January 28, Your contact information  Verify MME profile information ( address) on the OEAA Secure Site  Materials Order and Shipment Tracking Tab  Profile Tab  Send corrections to

January 28, OEAA Contact Information   

January 28, OEAA Contact Information  Pat King  Jim Griffiths

January 28, Questions during the video conference… FAX:

January 28, Thank you!  Video conference sites throughout Michigan  Wayne RESA – Mistreamnet  Sam LoPresto  And You!