CommunicationAccountability Programs :

The division of Research and Assessment regularly communicates with District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) and other interested district staff through the weekly DAC Update, occasional monthly "Test Items" newsletters and the Pretest Workshops in January. The publications are distributed via email on Wednesdays. Recent issues of Test Items are also available in the Newsletter section below.

If you would like to sign up to receive these weekly updates, send your request to mde.testing@state.mn.us.  Please include the following information:  Name, position/title, district, school, e-mail, phone, fax, and mailing address.  (If the school uses a P.O. box, please include the street address, along with city and zip code.)

Research and Assessment Contacts
If you have a question about any of the statewide assessments, please contact the person who 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