Preparation, planning and assessment administration are critical steps is the process of using assessment data to improve teaching and learning. The resources on this page provide assistance with the requirements and best practices of assessment administration.
1. What are the MAP Professional Learning Opportunities in the 2022-23 school year?
All MAP Professional Learning Opportunities are listed in our
2022-23 PLO guide.
There is additional information on all Center events available on our Upcoming Events page.
Also, our annual conference will be held on August 23, 2023 in Novi. For more information on the annual conference, visit our conference page.
2. When are the 2022-23 designated assessment windows?
Fall: October 3 – 21, 2022
Winter (Optional): February 13 – March 3, 2023
Spring: May 15 – June 2, 2023
For additional guidance, please see the Assessment Update for 2021-22 School Year that was distributed to partner schools on August 6, 2021. We recognize that the pandemic may present challenges that impact the reasonableness of these windows and your ability to fulfill these requirements. We strive to be good partners and encourage schools that may experience challenges to reach out to Sherry Betcher at sbetcher@thecenterforcharters.org or Davie Store at dstore@thecenterforcharters.org to discuss flexibility.
The Center provides all of the 2022-23 assessment windows and all assessment-related submission requirements in the Master Calendar of Reporting Requirements Assessment Guide.
Note: Schools with Labor Day waivers from the Michigan Department of Education must follow their customized assessment windows and assessment-related Master Calendar of Reporting Requirements due dates.
3. What are the assessment administration requirements and best practices?
Please see the MAP Assessment Requirements and Best Practices document for a full description of the assessment administration requirements and best practices, and watch the Establishing Exceptional Assessment Environments video.
4. Which grade levels and subject areas must be assessed according to the charter contract?
Please see Section 7b; Educational Goal and Related Measures and Section 7e; Methods of Pupil Assessment of your charter contract for the grade levels and subject areas you are required to assess.
For additional guidance, please see the Assessment Update for 2021-22 School Year that was distributed to partner schools on August 6, 2021. We recognize that the pandemic may present challenges that impact the reasonableness of your ability to fulfill these requirements. We strive to be good partners and encourage schools that may experience challenges to reach out to Sherry Betcher at sbetcher@thecenterforcharters.org or Davie Store at dstore@thecenterforcharters.org to discuss flexibility.
5. Is administration of the winter assessment required?
No, administration of the winter assessment is not required.
- The winter assessment window is highly recommended, but not required.
- The Center does not calculate assessment participation during the suggested winter window, unlike the required fall and spring windows.
- If assessment administration occurs outside of the suggested winter test window, please contact the Center’s assessment team for modifications.
6. What accommodations can be utilized during the administration of MAP?
Please see the MAP Assessment Requirements and Best Practices for a full description of student accommodations.
Please see NWEA’s Accessibility & Accommodations FAQ for a full description of student accommodations as recommended by NWEA.
7. How does the Center calculate student participation rates during the fall and spring designated assessment windows?
The Center obtains the number of students who completed the assessments from the MAP site, enrollment provided by the academy on the Assessment Coordinator Verification form, as well as academy-entered enrollment information from MSDS to complete participation calculations.
Extenuating circumstances (quarantine, hospitalization, incarceration, etc.) prohibiting students from completing the assessment must be noted on the Assessment Coordinator Verification form. The Center may require additional documentation during the participation calculation process for clarification.
For additional guidance, please see the Assessment Update for 2021-22 School Year that was distributed to partner schools on August 6, 2021. We recognize that the pandemic may present challenges that impact the reasonableness of the test windows and your ability to fulfill these requirements. We strive to be good partners and encourage schools that may experience challenges to reach out to Sherry Betcher at sbetcher@thecenterforcharters.org or Davie Store at dstore@thecenterforcharters.org to discuss flexibility.
8. What technical support is available before, during and after assessment administration?
NWEA Partner Support
7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday
877-4NWEA-TS // (877) 469-3287
techsupport@nwea.org
Chat with an NWEA Expert
MAP Help Center for additional assistance
9. What does one need to do before submitting the Assessment Coordinator Verification form (Form A2)?
The Assessment Coordinator Verification form involves a critical process designed to ensure that MAP reports include the test data for all students. To ensure reports holistically demonstrate the achievement and growth for every student you serve, certain student data elements must be accurate and complete on the NWEA website. Prior to submitting Form A2, ensure accurate completion of all students’:
- First and last names
- 10-digit Unique Identification Code (UIC)
- Birthdate
- Grade level
- Gender
- Ethnicity
- School of Record
- Class
- Current Term
If any of the required student demographic information is missing or incomplete, the form will not be accepted in Epicenter. For support with this process, view the Guidance for Verifying Student Data Elements for Form A2 video and/or question 10 below.
Note: This process takes time. Please begin this process at the beginning of the test window and submit Form A2 early to allow time for corrections if needed.
10. How can one ensure leading zeroes on students’ Unique Identification Codes (UIC) are not dropped when creating rosters and opening data files?
When creating and uploading the Class Roster File (CRF):
- Format the Student ID column as “Text” to ensure Excel does not automatically drop leading zeroes when saving, opening and/or uploading the CRF to NWEA’s MAP site.
When opening a Students by District report or a CRF:
- Please refer to the Guidance for Verifying and Correcting Students Data Elements for Form A2 video and/or the written guidance provided below.
- Right-click on the .csv file and select Open with… Select Notepad.
- With the file open in Notepad, Select File => Save As.
- Remove the .csv from the file name and make sure the type is text.
- Close the file in Notepad.
- Open Excel.
- Go to File => Open => go to folder where the file has been saved. NOTE: if the file isn’t shown, select the file type (which will probably say All Excel Files…) and using the drop-down box, select All Files.
- Select the text file and open. A Text Import Wizard will pop up. Select ‘Delimited’ as the file type. Check the box; ‘My data has headers,’ then Next.
- Click on the ‘comma’ box under delimiters, then Next.
- Scroll through the file and locate the UIC in the ‘Student ID’ field. Highlight the column and select ‘Text’ in the Column Data Format box. Click Finish.
- In the spreadsheet that opens, find the Student ID field, and highlight the entire column.
- Right Click, select ‘Format Cells.’
- Go to the number tab and select ‘Text.’ Hit OK, then save the file as an Excel sheet.
11. What are the spring achievement measures?
The NWEA MAP 2020 National Norms (spring benchmarks) are:
Grade | MAP Reading Benchmark
(≥ RIT Score listed) | MAP Math Benchmark
(≥ RIT Score listed) |
3 | 197.12 | 201.08 |
4 | 204.83 | 210.51 |
5 | 210.98 | 218.75 |
6 | 215.36 | 222.88 |
7 | 218.36 | 226.73 |
8 | 221.66 | 230.30 |
12. What requirements are in place regarding students’ retesting?
Please see the
MAP Assessment Requirements and Best Practices document for a full description of the retesting requirements and best practices.