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

2. January 28, 20082 Welcome Jim Griffiths Manager – Assessment Administration and Reporting Pat King Specialist – MME Administration and Reporting

3. January 28, 20083  Day 3 Administration  Administration Manuals  Bar Code Labels  Test Form Numbers  Return Pickup Dates  Elimination of Fall Retest Overview – Important Changes

4. January 28, 20084 Overview – Accommodations What’s New and Improved?  Student Transfers  Special Situations  Reminder – Extended Time Only Accommodated Form 0812

5. January 28, 20085 Questions during the video conference… Email:mme@michigan.gov FAX:517-335-1186

6. January 28, 20086 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

7. January 28, 20087 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

8. January 28, 20088 Day 3 Administration  Consequences  Student Test Scores Voided  Will NOT count toward AYP  Students ineligible for Michigan Promise scholarship funds

9. January 28, 20089 Day 3 Administration  Exception Requests  Must be based on pre-existing contractual issues  Must receive prior approval from OEAA, oeaa@michigan.gov oeaa@michigan.gov  NO exceptions granted to administer prior to Day 3

10. January 28, 200810 Day 3 Administration  Communication  November 6, 2007 Memorandum  December 19, 2007 Memorandum  www.michigan.gov/mme www.michigan.gov/mme  What’s New  Spring 2008 Administration

11. January 28, 200811 Administration Manuals  MME Administration Manual  Standard Time Testers  MME Administration Manual for Students Testing with Accommodations

12. January 28, 200812 Administration Manuals  Printed prior to the change  Disregard ALL references to administering Day 3 on the afternoon of Day 2

13. January 28, 200813 Administration Manuals  Non-secure shipment  ERRATA single page  Distribute with manuals  www.michigan.gov/mme www.michigan.gov/mme  Revised Manual posted  Single pages posted by 2/1/2008

14. January 28, 200814 Bar Code Label Required!  No Bar code label  No score  Ineligible Students  NO PreID Printed label  NOT able to print label

15. January 28, 200815 Bar Code Label Required!  Grade 12 labels shipped separately - one shipment  Day 1  Day 2  Day 3

16. January 28, 200816 Test Form Number Required!  Verbal instructions in Administration Manual – Read verbatim  Missing Form Number – No Score

17. January 28, 200817 Material Return – Date Change  Day 1 – To ACT  March 12, 2008  Pre- scheduled – Do NOT call FedEx  FAX Order for Makeup Materials to ACT

18. January 28, 200818 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

19. January 28, 200819 Material Return – Date Change  Makeup Day 1 – To ACT  March 26, 2008  Pre- scheduled – Do NOT call FedEx  Final Return to ACT

20. January 28, 200820 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

21. January 28, 200821 Material Return - Accommodated  Day 1 Complete – ACT  Day 2 and Day 3 Complete – Pearson  No Makeup  Two week window

22. January 28, 200822 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

23. January 28, 200823 Accommodations Transfer  ACT-Approved or State-Allowed  ACT State Testing Transfer Request Form  Form available at www.michigan.gov/mme www.michigan.gov/mme  February 15, 2008 deadline

24. January 28, 200824 Accommodations – Special Situations  Situations that become known after February 15  February 29, 2008 deadline  Form available at www.michigan.gov/mme www.michigan.gov/mme

25. January 28, 200825 Accommodations – Special Situations  Transfer Student  New Student  State-allowed only  Late Medical Onset  Newly Identified Disability

26. January 28, 200826 Reminder – Preliminary Roster  ACT-Approved Accommodations  February 8 Review deadline

27. January 28, 200827 Reminder  Fall MME Test Cycle Eliminated  One Retest Opportunity – Spring 2009

28. January 28, 200828 Your contact information  Verify MME profile information (email address) on the OEAA Secure Site  Materials Order and Shipment Tracking Tab  Profile Tab  Send corrections to mi.mme@act.org

29. January 28, 200829 OEAA Contact Information  www.michigan.gov/mme www.michigan.gov/mme  mme@michigan.gov mme@michigan.gov  877-560-8378

30. January 28, 200830 OEAA Contact Information  Pat King 517-335-6780 kingp@michigan.gov  Jim Griffiths 517-373-4332 griffithsj@michigan.gov

31. January 28, 200831 Questions during the video conference… Email:mme@michigan.gov FAX:517-335-1186

32. January 28, 200832 Thank you!  Video conference sites throughout Michigan  Wayne RESA – Mistreamnet  Sam LoPresto  And You!