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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Good morning!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Wednesday, September 11<sup>th</sup> at noon, the Maine DOE Assessment Team will be hosting our monthly Office Hour. (<a href="https://networkmaine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkfuCvrTIoGdfM5UfryOBF8E2QcbFKZGFX#/registration">Register
here</a>.)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> NWEA will be joining us for the Q&A portion at the end of the Office Hour to answer any of your questions regarding pre-administration activities. Please note that NWEA has different teams with different
specializations, and the NWEA team joining us on Wednesday works exclusively with the assessment platforms. They will be able to answer any questions related to technical issues you are experiencing with the assessment platforms. They will not be able to answer
questions regarding scoring, assessment design, or the assessment content.<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">If you do have questions regarding scoring, I recommend signing up for one of the
<b>Understanding Scores from the Maine Through Year Assessment professional learning sessions</b>. Participants will learn about the two score types produced by the Maine Through Year Assessment: RIT scores and the Maine scale score, including their similarities,
differences, and uses. <u>Opportunities for Q&A will be provided, and participants may submit their questions prior to the session</u>. If you have specific questions, please send them to me in advance of the meeting so that I can reach out to NWEA’s psychometricians
for additional information if needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt">Sep 24, 2024 3:30-5:00 PM (<a href="https://networkmaine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwocOCgqz0oG9RAmLEiInMh56s27B98c7Ex">Registration Link</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="pdt-xs" style="color:#232333;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt">Oct 10, 2024 3:30-5:00 PM (<a href="https://networkmaine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpdO6hpjIrG9TCP_-NFCJ57diZfbHV6_wE">Registration Link</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">NWEA’s professional learning sessions</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> start next Tuesday! Please see the
<b><a href="https://www.nwea.org/uploads/Maine-Fall-2024-Professional-Learning-Opportunities-Flyer.pdf">flyer</a></b> for a list of available sessions. The<b>
<a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/4eeabbe7-c882-43e6-82c2-1b41563a3c9f/websitePage:21b52fcf-92b6-48e9-8c0e-3250724a96b4">
registration landing page</a></b> provides more information on each session.<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">Maine Science Assessment scores will become available in the Kite Reporting Platform in mid-October. To support schools and SAUs in understanding and utilizing score reports from the Maine Science Assessment,
the following two iterations of a professional learning session will be provided:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Maine Science Assessment: Understanding & Utilizing Score Reports<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Participants will learn how the structure of the Maine Science Assessment reflects the three dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards (disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices,
and crosscutting concepts) as well as how score reports can inform educational decision making.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Oct 29, 2024 3:30-4:30 PM (<a href="https://networkmaine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvdemtqDsjH9Sc2_xDeAATBYRke8G3inr-">Registration Link</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Nov 4, 2024 3:30-4:30 PM (<a href="https://networkmaine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpfu-grzMvHtP8-xnDSa7ewLY0GS7UHERB">Registration Link</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></b></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">As always, please let me know if you have any questions!<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" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">________________________________________ </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Krista Averill (<a href="https://pronouns.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">she/her</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Assessment Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Office of Federal Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Maine Department of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">23 State House Station<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Augusta, ME 04333-0023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Email</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">:
<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">Phone</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: 207-215-6528<br>
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