Michigan Merit Exam

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Michigan Merit Exam To Be or Not to Be?

• OEAA 2006 Conference
• Sessions 44 and 50

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Is it to be?

• Yes
• November 1 Letter from USED
• . . . It is likely to be fully compliant. .
  However, additional evidence is needed to show
  how Michigans new assessments meet the standards
  and assessment requirements under ESEA.

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Additional Evidence

• 2.0 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS
• Description of standard setting procedures and
  participants for the MI-Access Participation and
  Supported Independence, and evidence of Board
  adoption.
• Evidence of Board adoption of achievement
  standards for the MME

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Additional Evidence

• 4.0 - TECHNICAL QUALITY
• Documentation of technical quality indicators,
  except standard setting and materials previously
  submitted, as listed in the Peer Review Guidance
  for the MME as administered in spring 2007.
• Final technical manuals for the 2006-07 MME and
  MI-Access assessments.

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Additional Evidence

• 5.0 ALIGNMENT
• Evidence of alignment of the MI-Access
  Participation and Supported Independence with
  grade-level content standards.
• 7.0 REPORTS
• Sample MME Assessment Reports at the student,
  school, and State levels.

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Special Populations

• Students with and IEP
• Section 504 Plan
• English Language Learners

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Its Not just the ACT!

• Day 1 ACT
• English language arts
• Mathematics
• Reading
• Science
• Writing

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Its Not just the ACT!

• Day 2
• WorkKeys
• Reading for Information
• Applied mathematics
• Michigan Component
• Mathematics

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Its Not just the ACT!

• Day 2, 3 or 4
• Michigan
• Science
• Social Studies

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Can a student take just one content area of the
MME?

• No

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MME ELA Score

• ACT English
• ACT Reading
• ACT Writing
• WorkKeys Reading for Information
• Social Studies constructed response

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MME Mathematics Score

• ACT Mathematics
• ACT Science
• WorkKeys Applied Mathematics
• Michigan Mathematics

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MME Science Score

• ACT Science
• Michigan Science

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MME Social Studies Score

• Michigan Social Studies

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MME or MI-Access?

• Since there is not a single MME ELA, mathematics
  or science assessment a student with and IEP will
  take either MME or MI-Access.

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Science and Social Studies

• Q If I have a student who has taken MI-Access FI
  ELA and mathematics, but took MEAP science and
  social studies, how will the student now be
  assessed in science and social studies?

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Science and Social Studies

• A First of all, if a student can take MEAP
  science and social studies, the student should
  not be taking MI-Access. However, for student who
  do take MI-Access, the IEP Team must determine
  how the student will be assessed in science and
  social studies until MI-Access assessments in
  these content areas are developed.

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ACT Approved v State Allowed Accommodations Forms

• Forms only apply to Day 1
• ACT approved
• IEP
• Section 504
• State-Allowed
• IEP
• Section 504
• ELL

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WorkKeys and Michigan Components

• If receive ACT approved use as a guide
• State-Allowed accommodations
• Day 1
• Day 2
• Day 2, 3, or 4
• No form submitted to approve accommodations

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Will state-allowed accommodations result in a
valid MME score?

• Yes, if a standard accommodation
• No, if a nonstandard accommodation

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NOTE Readers

• For MME a reader is considered a STANDARD
  assessment accommodation
• ACT and WorkKeys measure comprehension
• No Michigan ELA components
• Must order scripts that must be used

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MME Accommodation Summary Table
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Accommodations Okay for ALL Students

• Designated accommodations can be used by ANY
  student
• 17 accommodations are local decisions for any
  student
• (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 33, 34,
  35, 47, 48, 53)

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All MME Components are Timed Extended Time

• If student has Day 1 ACT approved extended time
  use for WorkKeys and Michigan components

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Extended Time Must Determine

• If student does not have ACT approved extended
  time
• Must determine the amount of extended time
• Use the following as a guide.
• ACT allows extended time of 3 hours when a reader
  is use maximum time for WorkKeys and Michigan
  components is 3 hours.

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Resources Available

• Web pages
• www.mi.gov/mme
• www.mi/gov/mi-access
• Procedures for Requesting ACT Test Accommodations
  Request for ACT Approved Accommodations Form
• Application for State-Allowed Accommodation
• Example completed forms
• ACT Practice Test Order Form

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Resources

• October 18 Webcast
• www.mistreamnet.com
• Regional Meetings
• Required for test supervisor, back up test
  supervisor, and Test Accommodation Coordinator
  (by invitation)

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MME Accommodation Questions

• mi.mme_at_act.org
• Peggy Dutcher
• dutcherp_at_mi.gov
• Marilyn Roberts
• robertsm_at_mi.gov

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Questions and Answers