MEAP-Access & MOPLS Update Vince Dean, Ph.D. Director, Office of Standards & Assessment Bureau of Assessment & Accountability MAASE; April 13, 2011

MEAP-Access & MOPLS Today’s Topics Update on MEAP-Access Michigan’s Online Professional Learning System (MOPLS) Update and Request Common Core Assessment Consortia 11/14/2018

Michigan’s Educational Assessment System Type of Assessment Based On MEAP/MME General GLCEs/HSCEs MEAP/MME with Accommodations MEAP-Access AA-MAS GLCEs Functional Independence AA-AAS Extended GLCEs Supported Independence Participation 11/14/2018

Federal Regulation Alternate Assessments based on Modified Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) Cover the same grade-level content as MEAP. The ‘bar’ is modified, not the grade-level content standards themselves. 11/14/2018

Michigan’s AA-MAS Approach USED Grant Award: Use General Assessment (MEAP) to Develop an Alternate Assessment Based on Modified Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) Develop Online Curricular and Instructional Supports to Improve Student Achievement 5 11/14/2018 11/14/2018

MEAP-Access Design MEAP-Access is a modified version of MEAP— Fewer Items, sessions Fewer Answer Choices Less complex formats Based on MEAP-Access Pilot (winter 2009) 11/14/2018

MEAP-Access Status Delayed until Fall 2011 due to low participation, item functioning/reliability Plan: Review other states’ Modification guidelines Create Michigan’s Modification Guidelines Revise MEAP items using Guidelines 11/14/2018

MEAP-Access Plan, continued Administer MEAP-Access in Fall 2011 Conduct Cognitive Labs around state to test out formats and revised items Do further revisions/write new items as necessary Embed items on MEAP and MI-Access FI in Fall 2010 Conduct BSC, CAC review of new and field-tested MEAP-Access items and passages Administer MEAP-Access in Fall 2011 11/14/2018

MEAP-Access Assessment Options IEP Teams have the flexibility to have a student participate in MEAP, MEAP-Access or MI-Access (FI only) for different content areas. Example 1: MEAP Reading & Writing, MEAP-Access Mathematics Example 2: MEAP-Access Reading and Writing, MI-Access FI Mathematics 11/14/2018

MEAP-Access Resources 11/14/2018

MOPLS New initiative from BAA Focus on training related to assessment and connections to instruction Funded under GSEG grant and vendor contracts Different options for user access and course credit Provides schools and districts with additional source for robust, research-based, job-embedded professional learning to staff 11/14/2018

MOPLS Assessment Selection Guidelines Currently available on Michigan Virtual University’s LearnPort, http://mi.learnport.org Companion to printed document User-driven presentation Suitable for multiple audiences and training approaches Student-centered system for matching student needs to the assessment 11/14/2018

Sample Screenshot 11/14/2018

MOPLS Next projects being planned through BAA - Math and ELA for Struggling Students Gathering place for best practices, instructional models, and assessment-based research on challenging concepts We need your help! This project will feature videos of Michigan teachers delivering their “best lessons” in math and ELA Contact Erika Bolig (BoligE@michigan.gov) or visit www.michigan.gov/oeaa for downloadable form "MOPLS Exceptional Lesson Plan Response Form for Math" 11/14/2018

CCSS Assessment Consortia SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) General Assessments Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Alternate Assessments 11/14/2018

SBAC 11/14/2018

DLM Brainstorming activity with Michigan teachers on April 19th Week long meetings in Kansas to develop Common Core Essential Elements (e.g., EGLCEs) ELA in late April Mathematics in May Each state sending a team SWD & content experts 11/14/2018

Vince Dean – deanv@mi.gov Dan Evans – evansd2@mi.gov Contact Information Vince Dean – deanv@mi.gov Dan Evans – evansd2@mi.gov Linda Howley – howleyl@mi.gov Phil Chase – chasep2@mi.gov Joanne Winkelman – winkelmanj@mi.gov 11/14/2018

www.mi.gov/mi-access www.mi.gov/meap www.mi.gov/mme Resources www.mi.gov/mi-access www.mi.gov/meap www.mi.gov/mme www.mi.gov/meap-access www.mi.gov/elpa 11/14/2018