MEA 2020-21

April 16, 2021

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I am writing to provide you with information about the Maine Educational Assessments for the 2020-21 school year. Some important highlights below:

Math and Reading

• The Maine Department of Education has partnered with NWEA to provide a new testing platform for Maine students.
  

• Students in grades 3-8 and 3rd year of high school will be required to participate in the NWEA MAP Growth during the spring 2021 administration window, in addition to Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 administration windows (to be announced). The Spring 2021 administration will include assessments in Math, Language and Reading. Remote administration will be available for students who are not currently receiving face to face (in-person), classroom-based instruction. 
  

• NWEA’s platform, the MAP (Measured Academic Progress) Growth, are adaptive online assessments. These assessments are not pass/fail and are designed to show what students are ready to learn and measure student growth over time. 
  

• Assessment administration window is open until June 15, 2021.`
  

Science

• The Maine Science assessment, new for the 2021 assessment administration and provided by New Meridian, will be administered to students in grades 5, 8 and 3rd year of high school.  
  

• Remote administration of these assessments cannot be provided and must be administered in person.
  

• Assessment administration window is from May 17 - June 11, 2021.
  

Teachers and staff are currently participating in training on administration of the NWEA MAP Growth assessments. Prior to taking these assessments, students will be provided the opportunity to become familiar with the new testing platform via practice test sessions. We anticipate beginning the administration of the NWEA assessments during the month of May.

Sincerely,
Trevor Flood
Principal

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