The OEAA Assessment for Students with Disabilities Program (ASWD)has received numerous requests from people to add their name to the District MI-Access Coordinators Listserv. Since this Listserv is reserved for District MI-Access Coordinators it has not been able to accommodate these requests. Now it is possible to join one or more Listserv. Please share this information with your colleagues, parents and community members who are interested in receiving information related to state assessment and accountability in Michigan. The following describes the Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability's (OEAA) lists that are currently available to join and those lists that will be available soon.

Thank you for sharing this information. I hope these new Listservs will be helpful to everyone who is interested and may have responsibilities related to one or more of the four program in the OEAA.

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Sign Up for the OEAA LISTSERV

The Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability (OEAA) has recently established more than one LISTSERV to communicate information and announcements with administrators, teachers, parents, and community members – virtually any interested party who would like to receive news and information about the four OEAA programs. They are free and open to the public.

When you join any of the special interest lists below, you will automatically be included in the MDE-OEAA list. The MDE-OEAA list will be used to send messages of interest to members of all the special interest lists described below. However, if you are not interested in any of the lists below, you may join just the MDE-OEAA list. But remember, you will miss information that is sent only to members of the special interest lists. (MDE-OEAA Listserv COMING SOON)

SPECIAL INTEREST LISTS

MDE-ACCOUNTABILITY - available for individuals with an interest in Education YES! and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) issues COMING SOON

MDE-ASWD - is available for all individuals with an interest in state assessment for students with disabilities. (AVAILABLE NOW)

MDE-ASSESSING ELL – available for all individuals with an interest in the assessment of students who are English language learners. (COMING SOON)

MDE-MEAP - is available for all individuals in the Michigan Educational Assessment Program. (AVAILABLE NOW)

How Do I Join a LISTSERV?

To join a LISTSERV, send an email message to listserv@listserv.michigan.gov.

In the body of the e-mail message, type Subscribe "NAME OF LIST" (minus the quote marks) followed by your name (optional). Leave the subject line of your email blank.

Example: type the following in the e-mail message if you wish to join Assessing Students with Disabilities Listserv (MDE-ASWD).

Subscribe MDE-ASWD Jane Doe

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