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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#0070C0">Updates for the Maine Through Year Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Week 1 of the six-week window is complete, and over 21,300 tests have been completed in Acacia!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To change a <u>student’s preferred name</u> in Acacia</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, please reach out to NWEA Maine Partner Support at (855) 430-1777. They will complete the change in Acacia
and record the SSID, new name, and date the change was completed in Acacia in case follow-up needs to occur at a later date.<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">To determine if an <u>assessment reset</u> is appropriate and to access the reset request form</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, please see the
<a href="https://www.nwea.org/uploads/Maine-Through-Year-Assessment-Reset-Process-Fall-24_NWEA_Guide.pdf">
Fall 2024 Reset Process Flow</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">The adaptivity of the fall assessment allows for students to see questions from any grade level, without bounds. The goal of the constraint-based engine that drives MAP Growth and the fall administration of
the Maine Through Year Assessment is to, in the end, determine the difficulty level at which a student has a
<i>50% probability</i> of answering a question correctly. As a result, the assessment is expected to present students with questions that are too difficult for them to answer.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If your school’s/SAU’s teachers and students are not already aware that their students are
<i>expected</i> to receive questions that they cannot answer and that those questions may be above the student’s actual grade,
<b>please provide information to teachers and students regarding the adaptivity of the fall assessment</b>. Understanding that questions could be posed about content a student has not yet been taught can help prevent the in-the-moment anxiety that may occur
when these difficult questions are presented unexpectedly.<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">At this time, students whose special education record was added in Synergy at least one business day after their initial enrollment may be
<b>missing the Special Education flag in Acacia</b>. ME OIT is aware of the missing special education status flag in Acacia and is working towards a resolution. The school/SAU can continue to assign accommodations and supports and assess the student as usual
without the Special Education flag being present in Acacia.<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">The <b>Q&A from September’s Office Hours</b> is attached to this email.<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">At the September 11<sup>th</sup> Office Hours, the Maine DOE Assessment Team received the request to develop a
<b>letter for parents/guardians </b>regarding state assessments. A letter about the Maine Through Year Assessment is
<a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/Assessment%20-%20Maine%20Through%20Year%20Assessment%20for%20Parents%20%26%20Guardians%2024-25%20-%209.18.2024.pdf">
available now in English</a> and in the process of being translated. A letter regarding all of Maine’s educational assessments is being developed by the Director of Assessment and will be shared in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Whom do I contact when problems arise?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">NWEA Maine Partner Support<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Maine DOE MEDMS Helpdesk<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Krista Averill, Maine DOE Assessment Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(855) 430-1777 OR <a href="mailto:techsupport@nwea.org">
techsupport@nwea.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(207) 624-6896 OR <a href="mailto:MEDMS.Helpdesk@maine.gov">
MEDMS.Helpdesk@maine.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(207) 215-6528 OR <a href="mailto:Krista.Averill@maine.gov">
Krista.Averill@maine.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Technical issues with the Acacia and MARC (MAP Growth) platforms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Technical issues with the State Solutions Secure Browser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Support with pre-administration activities in Acacia and MARC and with administering the online assessment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">SAU data clean-up tasks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Updating enrollments in Synergy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Missing students from assessment rosters
<u>in NEO</u><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:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Questions related to assessment policy, content, accessibility, scoring, and reporting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Fixing a student who appears on your assessment roster in NEO but not in Acacia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Any other problems that NWEA Maine Partner Support or MEDMS Helpdesk are not able to resolve<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.maine.gov/doe" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Maine DOE</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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| <a href="https://mainedoenews.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Maine DOE Newsroom</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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