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MI-Access, Michigan's Alternate Assessment Program
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that all students with disabilities be assessed at the state level. If the state's general assessment is not appropriate, even with assessment accommodations, the IEP Team must determine how the student will be assessed.

In response to this legislation the Michigan State Board of Education approved the Michigan Educational Assessment System (MEAS). It has three components, Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP), MI-Access and English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA). MI-Access is designed for students for whom the IEP Team has determined that the MEAP assessments, even with assessment accommodations, are not appropriate for the student.

For more information on Michigan's Alternate Assessment Program contact:

Vince Dean, Assessment Consultant for Students with Disabilities, deanv@michigan.gov
Michigan Department of Education
Phone (517) 241-4416
fax (517) 335-1186

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Assessment Window Information

• MI-Access Assessment Schedule Fall 2007-Spring 2010

• MI-Access Spring 2008 Assessment Information
Assessment Window - February 18, 2008 - March 28, 2008

• Updated Spring 2008 MI-Access Pre-ID Information PDF icon

• MI-Access Fall 2007 Assessments Information
(Functional Independence, Supported Independence, and Participation)

• 1% Cap Application and Functional Independence Reallocation Form
The new forms are now available

• 10/17/07 Updated 2007/2008 MI-Access Coordinator and Assessment Administrator Manual - Appendix C

• 2007/2008 Coordinator and Assessment Administrator Manual for Participation, Supported Independence and Functional Independence with Print to Braille Coorespondence

• MI-Access Science Artwork - Updated August 2007

• MI-Access Early Returns Confirmation Form

Participation and Supported Independence

• Final MI-Access Science Assessment Plan
Updated March 2008

• Participation and Supported Independence Released Item Booklets

• Extended Grade Level Content Expectations and Benchmarks
ELA, Mathematics and Science

• Final MI-Access Participation and Supported Independence Assessment Plan for English Language Arts And Mathematics

• MI-Access Performance Level Descriptors

• 2007/2008 Coordinator and Assessment Administrator Manual for Participation, Supported Independence and Functional Independence with Print to Braille Coorespondence

• MI-Access Alignment Report PDF icon
MI-Access Alignment Report

• Participation and Supported Independence Standard Setting Summary Report PDF icon

Functional Independence

• Final MI-Access Science Assessment Plan
Updated March 2008

• MI-Access Functional Independence Released Item Booklets

• MI-Access Functional Independence Assessment Plan

• Functional Independence Extended Grade Level Content Expectations

• MI-Access Performance Level Descriptors

• 2007/2008 Coordinator and Assessment Administrator Manual for Participation, Supported Independence and Functional Independence with Print to Braille Coorespondence

• MI-Access 2006-2007 Functional Independence Manual w/ Grade 11 materials

• MI-Access Functional Independence Technical Manual

• Functional Independence Alignment Study

• MI-Access Alignment Report PDF icon
MI-Access Alignment Report

MME Assessment of Special Populations

• MME Assessment Information for Students with an IEP or 504 Plan, and ELL Students ***********************************************************************

• Michigan Merit Examination Webpage

IEP Team Information

• Accommodations for MEAP, MI-Access, ELPA, and NAEP Summary Table
This table lists all State Board of Education approved, standard (S) and non-standard (NS)accomodations for the above assessments.

• Age/Grade Equivalents for Students in Ungraded Programs

• U.S. Department of Education
New policy by the U.S. Department of Education related to the 1% cap and the calculation of AYP

• NCLB Alternate Achievement Standards for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities - Non Regulatory Guidance

• Updated IEP Team State Assessment Decision-Making Checklist and Flowchart

• Grades and Content Areas Assessed at the State Level PDF icon

• Draft Guidelines for Determining Participation in State Assessment for Students with Disabilities DOC icon

State Assessment Reports for SWD

• Demographic Summary and Item Analysis Reports (State, District, School)

• MI-Access Report Backs - Functional Independence, Supported Independence, and Participation
(scale score ranges, condition codes, comment codes, points earned ranges, P/SI scoring rubrics and so forth)

• MI-Access Performance Level Descriptors

• MI-Access Coordinator & Assessment Administrator Manuals and Handbooks

• STATEWIDE RESULTS

• Instructions for Printing Parent Reports

• MEAP

Conferences

• 2007 OEAA Assessment & Accountability Conference Day 2 Handouts

• 2007 OEAA Assessment & Accountability Conference Powerpoints Days 1 and 2

• MI-Access Spring 2008 Webcast Flyer PDF icon

• 2006 OEAA Fall Conferences Day 2 Presentations

• Michigan Merit Examination Live WebCast

Survey Information

• MI-Access Spring 2008 Coordinator/ Assessment Administrator Feedback Survey

Presentations

• MI-Access Spring 2008 Webcast

• Fall 2006 MI-Access WebCast Q & A

Newsletters

• The Assist Newsletter

Professional Development Opportunities

• MI-Access Committee Application

• The MI-Access Participation and Supported Independence Scoring Rubrics Online Learning Program

• Online Learning Programs

Training Materials

• MI-Access Training Materials
Under Construction Please Check Back

Resources

• MEAP Guide to Reports, High School Assessments, Fall 2006 PDF icon

• NEW OEAA LISTSERV NOW AVAILABLE!

• Alternate Achievement Standards for Students with the most significant Cognitive Disabilities - Non Regulatory Guidance DOC icon

• Final 2% Regulations and Guidance

• Assessment Accommodations State Board Item including Accommodations Summary Table

• Letter to the USDOE regarding the proposed 2% regulation

• Professional Assessment and Accountability Practices for Educators Revised August 2007 PDF icon

• MI-Access Coordinator List

• CEPI School Code Master

Related Web Sites

• U.S. Office of Special Education Programs IDEA Site

• U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

• MI-Access Information Center

• Current MEAP Information

• National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)

• MDE Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services (OSE/EIS)

• Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

• The No Child Left Behind Act

• Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports (MITS)

• National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)



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