Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Presenter: Rachel Iaconelli-Scheyer Director of Curriculum Director of Curriculum Ocean City School District Ocean City School District

MAP Overview  HOW is the MAP test being implemented?  WHAT is a MAP test?  WHY is the Ocean City School District using the MAP test?  WHICH resources are being utilized? (Test Reports & Instructional Resources)  WHERE do I go for more information? 2

Grade LevelFall MAPWinter MAPSpring MAP 1 st GradeReading & Math 2 nd -3 rd Reading & Math 4 th -8 th Reading & Math (Science) Reading & Math (Science) 3 District MAP Planning –

4 WHAT is the MAP Test? Measures of Academic Progress State-aligned computerized adaptive tests that accurately reflect the instructional level of each student and measure growth over time. This test provides the instructional level of the student. This test provides the instructional level of the student.

5 QUALITY FEATURES OF MAP TEST ADAPTIVE INDICATE INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL ENCOURAGES GROWTH & ESTABLISHED GROWTH TARGETS PROVIDES USEFUL DATA

6 The RIT Scale  An EQUAL Interval Scale  NOT Grade Level Dependant  Measures Academic Growth  Enables teachers to recognize where to focus attention and how to provide instruction

7 Use More than One Point of Data Local - Classroom State Periodic (MAP) Triangulation

8 MAP Resources  Reports & Instructional Resources for Teachers  Teacher Report (Alpha & RIT)  Class Breakdown by RIT  Lexile Report  Student Focused Goal Setting Worksheets  Grade-Level, School, & District Reports  Summary Reports by Cluster  Student Growth Summary Reports  Achievement Status & Growth Report (Pre & Post)  Reports for Parents  Individual Student Progress Report

9 Normative Data: Bringing Context to the Data  Grade-level norms  Typical performance  Fall and spring  New norms every 3 years  2011 NEW Norms!

10 Interpreting the Class Breakdown by Overall RIT Report

11 Interpreting the Class Breakdown by Goal Report Kayana (225)

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13 Individual Student Progress Report  District Average  Norm Group Average  Student Growth  Typical Growth  Descriptors

14 A Lexile (  A unit for measuring text difficulty  Semantic difficulty (Word Frequency)  Syntactic complexity (Sentence Length)  Linked to the RIT score  Doesn’t evaluate:  Genre  Theme  Content  Interest  Quality

15 Dynamic Reporting Suite: Lexile Report Workbook p. 47 M

16 WHAT should I expect from my chid? Student Goal Setting  Set growth goals  Monitor Progress

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18 Student Growth Summary Report

19 Achievement Status and Growth (ASG) Summary Class Report

20  Growth Index  Percent of Students Meeting Target  Percent of Target Met  Screen shot of summary info Achievement Status and Growth (ASG) Summary Class Report

21  Parent Toolkit  Sample Parent Letters