{"id":188,"date":"2015-03-26T13:08:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T17:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/adsa\/?p=188"},"modified":"2015-03-26T13:08:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T17:08:04","slug":"m-step-update-from-mempsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/adsa\/2015\/03\/26\/m-step-update-from-mempsa\/","title":{"rendered":"M-Step update from MEMPSA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Dr. Venessa Keesler, Deputy Superintendent from MDE was gracious enough to join us at our MEMSPA March board meeting. She shared some insight and MDE perspective regarding the M-STEP transition giving us hope and reliving some anxiety.\u00a0She highlighted the 5 following points regarding the upcoming assessment:<\/p>\n

\n1. \u00a0“We are in the final weeks before the first MSTEP administration.\u00a0 Our goals is to have a clean assessment for as many students as possible, with as many students online as possible. We appreciate the 82% of districts who are ready to go online–but also appreciate the districts who decided that they were not adequately prepared and chose to be online.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 For those who are going online–we acknowledge that it’s scary and that there are a lot of unknowns, and that although we are optimistic and preparing in every way possible, we don’t go online as a state until we go online as a state.\u00a0 We have to rip the bandaid off (so to speak) and try it and then have an ongoing dialogue about where it’s going well and where it’s not, and also, problem solve with schools and districts.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 We want to try to hold schools\/districts “harmless” to the greatest extent possible.\u00a0 This means no high stakes decisions from these test data, limiting public reporting to the extent we\u00a0are able, and turning data back to schools and districts for informational purposes.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Accountability: we will not be naming priority, focus or reward schools this year<\/strong>, and we are hoping to not name again until 2017–getting us two years of data from a stable assessment, and also putting us on a multi-year cohort cycle.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 I truly encourage people to contact me directly if they have questions or issues leading up to MSTEP or during administration.\u00a0 My email is keeslerv@michigan.gov<\/a>.\u00a0 MDE will problem solve with districts and schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In addition, you can click here to download a short presentation\u00a0M-Step<\/a>\u00a0highlighting the M-STEP transition. It may be helpful when sharing information with parents and other stakeholders.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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