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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please see below for timely information and updates for the Maine Through Year and Maine Science Assessments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#104862"><a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/Spring24%20MTYA%20PL%20Opportunities.pdf">Spring 2024 Maine Through Year Assessment Professional Learning Opportunities</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">NWEA and the Maine Department of Education have developed several professional learning (PL) opportunities at various levels of complexity to aid educators in accessing, understanding, and utilizing Through
Year Assessment score results in reading and math. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/Spring24%20MTYA%20PL%20Opportunities.pdf"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="609" height="788" style="width:6.3416in;height:8.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01DA8436.1E28ED30" alt="Text"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Preparing Proctors </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141414">Assessment Security Training </span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141414">Proctors of the Maine Through Year and Maine Science Assessments are required to watch two assessment security trainings once per academic year. Any new proctors who have not yet watched the following two videos
will need to before administration: </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2aU_JbYAck&list=PL-cO8lcaOYu1VmsheoFHcj1fRZLhW7bof&index=21">Assessment Security Overview Training Webisode</a> (5 minutes) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW9uzX9wIes&list=PL-cO8lcaOYu1VmsheoFHcj1fRZLhW7bof&index=20">Assessment Irregularities!<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span> What Now? Security
Training Webisode</a> (3 minutes) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141414">MEA Assessment Security & Data Privacy Agreement </span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141414">Proctors of the Maine Through Year and Maine Science Assessments are required to sign the MEA Assessment Security & Data Privacy Agreement once per academic year. The agreement is found in Appendix E (page 30) of
the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/Maine%20Educational%20Assessment%20Security%20Handbook%2023-24.pdf">Assessment Security Handbook</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141414">.
Any new proctors will need to sign the agreement before administration. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141414">Maine Through Year Assessment Proctor Training Video </span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141414">Proctors of the Maine Through Year Assessment are required to watch the
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slGdg-PY0wY">Maine Through Year Assessment Proctor Training Video</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141414"> (9 minutes) once per academic year. Any new
proctors who have not yet watched the video will need to prior to administration of the assessment.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141414;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">NEW!</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141414"> Maine Science Assessment Proctor Training Video </span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141414">Proctors of the Maine Through Year Assessment are required to watch
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lne6qkBboVo">
Maine Science Assessment Proctor Training Video</a> (9 Minutes).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For more updates on all of Maine’s educational assessments, please see our
<a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/April%202024%20Monthly%20Update.pdf">
April Monthly Update</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Krista<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">________________________________________ </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Krista Averill (she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Assessment Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Office of Federal Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Maine Department of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">23 State House Station<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Augusta, ME 04333-0023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Email</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">:
<a href="mailto:krista.averill@maine.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">krista.averill@maine.gov</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Phone</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">: 207-215-6528<br>
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