Maine Assessment & Accountability System MAARS Maine Assessment & Accountability System Statewide Training November 13-16, 2017

Welcome to MAARS Training… Charlene Tucker Director of Assessment & Accountability Maine Department of Education

Introductions… Mr. Gregory Newcom, Chief Customer Officer greg.newcom@focalpointk12.com Dr. Nathan Buhl, Chief Academic Officer nathan.buhl@focalpointk12.com

Today’s Agenda… Welcome & Introductions… 9:00AM-9:15AM Part 1: Review of MAARS 9:15AM-10:00AM Part 2: User Management 10:00AM-10:30AM Part 3: New Features & Application 10:30AM-10:45AM ---------------------------------Break (15 Minutes)---------------------------- Part 4: Q&A +Feedback Session 11:00AM-12PM

Training URL: https://me.backpack.education/Planner Housekeeping… Accessing MAARS Production URL: https://lms.backpack.education   Training URL: https://me.backpack.education/Planner Training Users: district.user.12 school.user.12 roster.user.12 Parking Lot Training Password: MAARS123 Ticket Out the Door

4 Key Objectives… Understanding available reports/features and how to access various reports Understanding how to manage users & rosters Understanding how to use the new filters management feature Understanding how to get HELP/SUPPORT

Part 1: Review of MAARS Confidential Reports: District & School Quick Reports Student Quick Report Interactive Reports Assessment Dashboard Filters vs. Subgroups District, School, & Roster Views Subgroup Dashboard Student List Public Reports: Quick Reports

Part 2: User Management User Roles District Admin District User School User Roster User Rosters

Part 3: New Features & Application Filters Management (Local Subgroups)

BREAK!

Part 4: Q&A + Feedback Roster Management Data Export Needs ISR Distribution

Thank you!