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

2. MEAP-Access & MOPLS Today’s Topics Update on MEAP-Access
Michigan’s Online Professional Learning System (MOPLS)
Update and Request
Common Core Assessment Consortia
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3. 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
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4. 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.
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5. 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
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6. 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)
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7. 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
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8. 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
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9. 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
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10. MEAP-Access Resources
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11. 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
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12. MOPLS Assessment Selection Guidelines
Currently available on Michigan Virtual University’s LearnPort,
Companion to printed document
User-driven presentation
Suitable for multiple audiences and training approaches
Student-centered system for matching student needs to the assessment
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13. Sample Screenshot
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14. 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 or visit for downloadable form
"MOPLS Exceptional Lesson Plan Response Form for Math"
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15. CCSS Assessment Consortia
SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
General Assessments
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)
Alternate Assessments
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16. SBAC
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17. 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
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18. Vince Dean – deanv@mi.gov Dan Evans – evansd2@mi.gov
Contact Information
Vince Dean –
Dan Evans –
Linda Howley –
Phil Chase –
Joanne Winkelman –
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19. www.mi.gov/mi-access www.mi.gov/meap www.mi.gov/mme
Resources
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