Assessment and TestingAccountability Programs :

Test Results to Arrive in Stages

Results of spring testing will be available as follows:

Summary of Test Results – A statewide summary of student performance on 2008 assessments, including Reading and Mathemtatics MCA-II, MTELL and MTAS is now available on the main Assessments web page.

GRAD Reading – Beginning June 6, districts could review the preliminary results for the Grade 10 Reading MCA-II/GRAD. Final school and district results will be available to the public on June 30 at the School Report Card site. Retests will begin in September.

Grade 9 GRAD Test of Written Composition – On June 16, the results were publicly released and reports sent to districts, including a hard copy of Individual Student Reports, Summary Reports in PDF format, and the DSR File on CD.

Reading and Math MCA-II, Reading and Math MTAS, MTELL and TEAE/MN SOLOM – On Thursday, June 26, districts could retrieve embargoed results from the Educator Portal. Later that day, the press had access to the test results. On Monday, June 30, the test results as well as preliminary AYP results were on the Educator Portal for school districts. In addition, the public could access them at the School Report Card site. Printed test reports will be delivered to districts in late July.

Science MCA-II – On Friday, August 15, districts can retrieve embargoed assessment results from the Educator Portal. On Tuesday, August 19, the public will be able to see the assessment results at the School Report Card site. On Friday, August 29, districts will receive their reports.

Minnesota Assessment Conference – August 7, 2008

Save the date! The Minnesota Assessment Conference will be held on Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at Northwestern College in St. Paul. This year’s featured speaker will be Susan L. Rigney, Ed.D. from the US Department of Education. Sue Rigney is currently responsible for monitoring state implementation of the standards, assessment and accountability requirements under NCLB. Other sessions on a wide range of assessment-related topics will offer District Assessment Coordinators, teachers, and administrators opportunities to learn more about their areas of interest.

The brochure with session details and registration information is posted on our Conferences and Workshops page.

Testing Schedule, July 2008

22    BST & GRAD Writing Retests for Grades 10-12

23    BST Math Retests for Grades 11-12

24    BST Reading Retests for Grades 11-12

25    BST (Reading, Math, Writing) & GRAD (Writing) Retests (Make-up)

Contact Information

If you have a question about any of the statewide assessments, please contact the person that serves your area code:

   218 & 320: Julie Nielsen-Fuhrmann, 651-582-8837
   507 & 952: Roger Anderson, 651-582-8841
   651 & 763: Tracy Cerda, 651-582-8692
   612: Jennifer Burton, 651-582-8622