Michigan Merit Examination MME

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Michigan Merit Examination (MME)

• Spring 2009 MME Preparation

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Welcome and Introductions

• Michigan Department of Education - OEAA
• Jim Griffiths
• Pat King

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Welcome and Introductions

• ACT
• Jim Washburn
• Diane Weyer

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Todays Agenda

• Whats new for Spring 2009
• Who tests in Spring 2009
• How to conduct a successful test administration
• MME critical dates and schedule

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Todays Agenda, continued

• Review of the test site establishment process
• Review of testing requirements (facilities
  staffing)
• Training workshops what to expect, who must
  attend, who should attend
• Students testing with accommodations

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Todays Agenda, continued

• Home school students
• Non-public school students
• Helping students prepare for the MME
• Sources of Information
• Questions and Answers

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Questions?

• Email answers_at_resa.net
• Fax [phone]

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Whats New

• Fall Retest eliminated!

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Whats New for Spring 2009

• Day 1 ACT Plus Writing
• No changes

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Whats New for Spring 2009

• Added the WorkKeys Locating Information test
• Day 2 is now WorkKeys only
• Students are eligible for the National Career
  Readiness Certificate (NCRC)

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Whats New for Spring 2009

• All Michigan components will be administered on
  Day 3
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies

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Whats New for Spring 2009

• 40 minutes each all multiple-choice
• The Michigan constructed response has been
  eliminated
• Social Studies is now only one part

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Whats New for Spring 2009

• Only selected items from the ACT and WorkKeys
  will contribute to the MME subject scores
• MME Science based on the high school content
  expectations (HSCE)

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Who Tests in Spring 2009?

• Grade 11
• ALL students who are not taking the MI-Access

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Who Tests in Spring 2009?

• Grade 12
• Students who have not tested previously
• Students who did not receive a valid MME score in
  all subjects

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What is a valid MME subject score?

• Performance Level 1 Advanced
• Performance Level 2 Proficient
• Performance Level 3 Partially proficient
• Performance Level 4 Not proficient

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MME Subject Score Not Valid

• No scale score or Performance Level
• Nonstandard accommodation
• Did not meet attemptedness
• Prohibited Behavior
• Misadministration

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How to Conduct a Successful MME Test
Administration
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How to Conduct a Successful Test Administration

• Become familiar with MME procedures and calendar
• Assign responsibilities
• Manage the test day schedule
• Read all training materials and supervisor manuals

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How to Conduct a Successful Test Administration,
continued

• DONT wait until its too late
• DONT miss DUE DATES
• Ask Questions Dont assume
• STATE TESTING is NOT ACT National Testing

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MME Test Dates

• Initial Testing (Spring 2009)
• March 10 ACT Plus Writing
• March 11 WorkKeys
• March 12 Michigan Components

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MME Test Dates

• Makeup Testing (Spring 2009)
• March 24 ACT Plus Writing
• March 25 WorkKeys
• March 26 Michigan Components

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MME Test Dates

• Accommodations Testing Windows (Spring 2009)
• Day 1 March 10 March 24
• Day 2 March 11 March 25
• Day 3 March 12 March 26

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Major Activities for Spring 2009

• Establish/renew Michigan high schools as test
  sites by
• September 19

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Major Activities for Spring 2009

• Identify/confirm key staff
• Test Supervisor (TS)
• Back-up Test Supervisor (BU)
• Test Accommodations Coordinator (TAC)

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Major Activities for Spring 2009

• Apply for testing accommodations
• Train key staff
• Test Supervisor
• Back-up Test Supervisor
• Test Accommodations Coordinator

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Spring 2009 MME Schedule
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Spring 2009 MME Schedule
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Spring 2009 MME Schedule
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Spring 2009 MME Schedule
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MME Test Center Renewal/Establishment

• Renewal/Establishment Packets sent to high
  schools the week of August 25
• Sent to HS principals
• Courtesy copy sent to District Assessment
  Coordinators

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MME Test Center Renewal/Establishment

• Principals select/confirm your schools Test
  Supervisor, Back-up Test Supervisor, and Test
  Accommodations Coordinator

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MME Test Center Renewal/Establishment

• Complete the MME Appointment of Testing Staff
  School Information form
• Deadline for return of Principals materials
  September 19

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MME Test Center Renewal/Establishment

• Review key documents
• Standard Testing Requirements
• School Schedule and Site Options for
  Administration of the 2009 Michigan Merit
  Examination

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Key Documents, continued

• Summary of Test Administration Policies
• Qualifications and Responsibilities for Test
  Supervisors and Back-up Test Supervisors

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Key Documents, continued

• Qualifications for Test Accommodations
  Coordinators

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MME Test Center Renewal/Establishment

• Documents to be returned by September 19, 2008
• Principals MME Appointment of Testing Staff
  School Information form
• Test Supervisors - ACT State Testing 2009 Test
  Supervisor and Facilities Profile

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MME Test Center Renewal/Establishment, continued

• Back-up Test Supervisors - ACT State Testing 2009
  Back-up Test Supervisor Profile
• Test Accommodations Coordinators - ACT State
  Testing 2009 Test Accommodations Coordinator
  Profile

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Assessment Sites

• Preferred site is in a quiet wing of the high
  school
• School in session for all students, or
• School for testing students only

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Assessment Sites, continued

• Off-site administration
• Community College
• ISD/RESA
• Other public facility
• Other private facility
• Each site must be approved by ACT
• (deadline December 12, 2008)

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Assessment Facilities

• Choice of testing rooms for standard time
  administration
• Uncrowded seating prefer classrooms with 25-30
  examinees
• Manageable security prefer no more than 100
  examinees in one room
• Good lighting, comfortable temperature, quiet
  atmosphere

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Assessment Facilities

• Adequate writing surfaces
• No lapboards permitted temporary surfaces
  resting on chair arms or back of chair in front
  must be reviewed and approved by ACT
• Must accommodate both test booklet and answer
  document

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Assessment Facilities

• Seating arrangements (Applies Equally to Desks
  and Tables)
• Seats must be assigned by testing staff as
  students enter room
• Minimum of 3 feet apart side-to-side (measured
  shoulder-to-shoulder)
• Minimum of 3 feet apart front-to-back (measured
  head-to-head)
• All students must face the same direction,
  directly behind one another

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Assessment Facilities

• Freedom from distractions
• No one not involved in testing may be in the room
• Uninterrupted testing period required for all
  days of testing
• No unnecessary noises (bells, public address
  systems, etc. must be turned off)
• Testing rooms must be separated from regular
  school activities

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Exception for Day 2 and Day 3 Only

• Students permitted in building or wing for
  instructional purposes only
• Bells
• Public Announcements
• Permitted ONLY if hardship situation

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Required MME Personnel

• Test Supervisor
• Responsible for all MME assessment activities
• Responsible for all testing materials
• Back-up Test Supervisor
• Responsible to serve if Test Supervisor unable to
  do so
• Will assist the Test Supervisor

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Required MME Personnel

• Test Accommodations Coordinator
• Assures that each student requiring
  accommodations applies for them - ACT-approved or
  state-allowed
• Coordinates all Accommodations Testing for your
  school
• These personnel needed in each high school
• Named by September 19

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Avoiding Conflicts of Interest

• Test (and Back-up) Test Supervisors have access
  to secure test materials prior to testing.

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Avoiding Conflicts of Interest

• To avoid the appearance of a conflict of
  interest, and to protect relatives (children,
  step-children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews,
  siblings, in-laws, spouses, and persons under
  your guardianship) from allegations of
  impropriety
• Test (and Backup) Supervisors may not be related
  to any examinee taking the ACT/WorkKeys in
  2008-2009 anywhere in Michigan.
• Room supervisors and proctors may not assist in a
  room where any relative is being tested

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Avoiding Conflicts of Interest

• TACs May not be related to or guardian of any
  examinee participating in MME accommodations
  testing anywhere in Michigan this year. (see list
  of relatives / guardians on prior slide)

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Avoiding Conflicts of Interest

• Testing staff supporting accommodations May not
  be involved in coaching high school athletics or
  college athletics (applicable only if student
  testing with accommodations participates in
  athletics)

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Training Workshops what to expect, who must
attend, who should attend

• Half Day Training Sessions
• Workshop materials available at each session

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Training Workshops what to expect, who must
attend, who should attend

• ONLY for Named Test Staff -- ALL New Test
  Supervisors, Back-up Test Supervisors, and Test
  Accommodations Coordinators are Required to
  Attend. Ideally, testing staff from each school
  will attend the same workshop session.

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Training Workshops what to expect, who must
attend, who should attend

• What if all staff members have been previously
  trained?
• Strongly recommend at least one key staff person
  attend

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Training Workshops what to expect

• What will be covered
• Testing Requirements before, during, and after
  testing
• Procedures for Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3
• Ordering materials
• Returning materials

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Training Workshops what to expect

• Avoiding the Pitfalls
• Testing with Accommodations
• In-school training for room supervisors and
  proctors
• Question and Answers

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Training Workshops what to expect

• Arrive Early All Attendees must sign-in
• This Training Is ONLY for TS, Backup TS, Test
  Accommodations Coordinators, and District
  Assessment Coordinators

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Training Workshops what to expect

• If your school staff has not been trained YOUR
  School will NOT be allowed to participate in MME

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Training Dates and Locations

• Oct 27 Marquette
• Oct 28 St. Ignace
• Oct 29 Cadillac
• Oct 30 Grand Rapids
• Oct 31 Kalamazoo

• Oct 27 University Center
• Oct 28 Lansing
• Oct 29 Detroit
• Oct 30 Warren
• Oct 31 Novi

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Students testing with accommodations

• For the MME Day 1, two types of Accommodations
  will be available
• ACT - Approved Accommodations
• State - Allowed Accommodations

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Students testing with accommodations

• For Days 2 and Day 3, no approval required, based
  on student IEP, 504 plan, or ELL instruction

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Training for TACs

• September 11, 2009
• MME Accommodations Webcast
• Especially for Test Accommodations Coordinators
  (TAC)
• Does not replace the required workshops in
  October
• Principals ensure your TACs view this training

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Home School Students

• Home School students wishing to participate in
  the MME will test at their local public high
  school
• Local Public Schools will need to work with
  local home school students wishing to take the
  MME

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Non-Public School Students

• Non-Public Schools are encouraged to participate
  in MME
• Participation Model 1 fully participate in all
  facets of MME to support your students and
  establish your school as an MME test site

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Non-Public School Students, continued

• Participation Model 2
• Students test at Auxiliary Test Center
• Accommodated students test at your school
• No accommodations testing at Auxiliary Test
  Centers

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Non-Public School Students, continued

• Complete the appropriate test site establishment
  and testing staff forms and return to ACT by
  September 19

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Questions?

• Email answers_at_resa.net
• Fax [phone]

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Helping Students Prepare for MME

• Assure that the high schools curriculum is
  aligned to state standards and the high school
  content expectations

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Helping Students Prepare for MME

• Assure that course content matches course titles

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Helping Students Prepare for MME

• Encourage students to enroll in rigorous college
  preparatory classes (or equivalent ones that
  address the same content with the similar rigor)

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Helping Students Preparefor MME

• Have students participate in reasonable ACT prep
  activities
• Use ACT or commercial products to practice taking
  a timed test
• Become comfortable with the test formats

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Helping to Preparefor MME

• Become familiar with WorkKeys test formats
• www.act.org
• michigan.gov/mme

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Helping to Preparefor MME

• Focus on learning the skills defined in the high
  school standards and the High School Content
  Expectations rather than just practicing
  test-taking skills

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Getting Started Now

• Review past MME reports/Student Data File
• What percent of students take recommended college
  core courses?
• What is the performance of students taking
  college core versus those who did not?
• What are the trends over time?

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Getting Started Now, continued

• What are the implications of MME results?
• For counselors - better course-taking advice?
• For academic departments - improved rigor of
  courses?
• For districts - More rigorous graduations
  requirements?

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Key Resources

• Todays webcast
• September 11, 2008 - Webcast on MME assessment
  accommodations (http//www.mistreamnet.com, click
  on 'Archived Stream)

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For Questions and Comments

• For more information on MME
• www.michigan.gov/mme
• [phone]
• mme_at_michigan.gov

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For Questions and Comments

• For ACT and WorkKeys specific questions
• ACT and WorkKeys State Testing [phone] x
  2800
• ACT State Testing Accommodations [phone] x
  1788
• mi.mme_at_act.org

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Questions?

• Email answers_at_resa.net
• Fax [phone]