MAP Testing

MAP^® Growth Assessments

During the week of September 18^th your child will take diagnostic assessments called Measures of Academic Progress^® (MAP^®). We give students MAP assessments to determine your child’s instructional level and to measure academic growth throughout the school year, and from year to year in the areas of Reading and Mathematics. Your child will take the tests on a Google Chromebook.

MAP assessments are unique in that they adapt to be appropriate for your child’s level of learning. As a result, each student has the same opportunity to succeed and maintain a positive attitude toward testing.  And with MAP assessments, we can administer shorter tests and use less class time while still receiving detailed, accurate information about your child’s growth. Over the next few days, your child will spend a total of about 2 hours completing these tests.

Each school year, students in grades K - 5 take the assessments in Aug-Sept, January and May. Following each testing period, you will receive a report showing your child’s growth.

We are truly excited to begin a new era that focuses on every child’s individual growth and achievement. Partnering to help all kids learn, parents and teachers can have a profound positive effect on the lives of our children.

For more information, see:
https://www.nwea.org/resources/a-parents-guide-to-map/

Sincerely,

Third Teachers

Mandie Badrak, Kirstyn Duncan, Omi Ford, 

Sarah Morphey, Mac Rozzell, and Sandra Saint-Val