Assessments
Parent Resources - Assessments
What Parents Should Know About Assessments
Student Testing - What Parents Can Do to Help Students Prepare
Sample Parent Reports
What to expect When Your Student Takes the M-STEP
Michigan Read by Grade Three - Full Video
Read by Grade Three - Parent Tip Video
Facts for Families: What is the Read by Grade Three Law?
Facts for Families: What is a Good Cause Exemption Process?
- Good Cause Exemption Letter - For Parents to Print and Complete
MI-ACCESS
Michigan's Alternate Assessment
Understanding PSAT 8/9 Results for Parents
Understanding PSAT 10 Results for Parents
MME - SAT / ACT WorkKeys / M-STEP Science and Social Studies
How to read your child's score report
SAT Free Practice
National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
KRA (Kindergarten Readiness Assessment)
- More information to come
Staff Resources - State Assessments
- District Assessment Calendar
- Assessment Integrity Guide
- Security Compliance Form
- Assessment Security Training
- Spotlight - MDE Weekly Newsletter on Assessment and Accountability
M-STEP
- M-STEP Test Administration Manual (TAM)
- M-STEP Online Test Directions
- Online Tools Training and Sample Item Sets
MI-ACCESS
- MI-Access - Functional Indepence (FI) Test Administration Manual
- MI-Access - Participation (P) and Supported Independence (SI) Test Administration Manual
- MI-Access P/SI Online Answer Document Instructions for Score Entry
- MI-Access FI Online Tools Training and Sample Item Sets
PSAT 8/9
PSAT 10
SAT
ACT WorkKeys
Staff Resources - District Assessments
NWEA
- NWEA
- CCSS MAP Growth K-2 Reading & Mathematics Content
- RIT Reference Charts (Sample Questions)
- RIT Reference Charts (Sample Questions) - MAP Growth
- NWEA MAP Growth normative data
- MAP Growth K-2: How to Choose Screening Tests and Skills Checklists
- Setting meaningful and realistic growth goals
Performance Matters
Performance Matters
Teachers should use the naming convention for all items or tests created:
- MC.Building.GradeLevel.Teacher.Subject.Content.Year
- Example: MC.Seminole.3.Hill.Math.EquivalentFractionsTest.2020