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2016 – 2017 Guide to State AssessmentsTesting times for the MME components are below andon the following pages. For detailed information ononline testing windows and paper/pencil testing dates,see the Spring 2017 Testing Schedule for Onlineand Paper/Pencil Assessments on pages 17–20 ofthis document.Please note: The SAT Accommodations Testingwindow has been extended to two weeks forstudents with certain non-standard accommodations.Only students who appear on the Non-standardAccommodations Report (NAR) are eligible to testwithin the 2-week window. Students approved fortesting over two days must be tested on consecutivedays.SAT with EssaySAT SectionsTime(in minutes)Reading65Break10Writing and Language35Math (no calculator)25Break5Math (with calculator)55Break2Variable section with Reading, Writing, or Math QuestionsN/ABook collection/Essay distribution15Essay50Total (hours, minutes)*4h, 22m*does not include pre-administration timeACT WorkKeysTestsTime(in minutes)Reading for Information45Applied Mathematics45Break*15Locating Information45Total (hours, minutes)2h, 30m* ACT requires that you allow a break of 15 minutes at the end of Applied Mathematics (test 2) toallow examinees to relax or go to the restroom. No cell phones may be used during the break.7Office of Standards and Assessment (OSA)Phone: 877-560-8378 Website: www.michigan.gov/baa Email: baa@michigan.gov

2016 – 2017 Guide to State AssessmentsM-STEP Science and Social StudiesOnlineGrade11Paper/Pencil 4-week testing window Designated paper/pencil test date Science: 1 session (1 test ticket) – 50 minutes Science: 1 Part – 50 minutes Social Studies: 1 session (1 test ticket)– 50 minutes Social Studies: 1 Part – 50 minutes Breaks can be provided during the test sessionsusing the software’s pause feature MI-ACCESS ALTERNATEASSESSMENTSMI-Access Alternate Assessments are administered atthree levels:MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) – Forstudents who have, or function as if they have, amild but significant cognitive impairment, and whoseinstruction is most closely aligned with the "high"range of the Essential Elements Range of Complexity.MI-Access Supported Independence (SI) – Forstudents who have, or function as if they have, amoderate cognitive impairment, and whose instructionis most closely aligned with the "medium" range of theEssential Elements Range of Complexity.MI-Access Participation (P) – For students whohave, or function as if they have, a severe cognitiveimpairment, and whose instruction is most closelyaligned with the "low" range of the Essential ElementsRange of Complexity.MI-Access assessments are based on the EssentialElements with Michigan Range of Complexity forELA and Mathematics, Extended Grade LevelContent Expectations for Social Studies (FI only),and Extended Benchmarks for Science. The alternatecontent standards can be found on the MI-Accessweb page (www.michigan.gov/mi-access).8MI-Access Functional Independence (FI)The MI-Access FI assessments will be administeredonline in Spring 2017. A paper/pencil format will beavailable for those students and schools that are notable to test online.The FI assessments include: English language arts (Grades 3–8 and 11)which consists of two parts – both parts mustbe completed:1. Accessing Print and Using Language –online and paper/pencil2. Expressing Ideas (Constructed Writing) –paper/pencil ONLY Mathematics (Grades 3–8 and 11) Science (Grades 4, 7, and 11) Social Studies (Grades 5, 8, and 11)MI-Access FI Online AssessmentsOnline tests in each content area will have two partsand will remain untimed. Students can complete onepart in a single day with the flexibility to have multiplebreaks during the day when needed, or test overmultiple days.Office of Standards and Assessment (OSA)Phone: 877-560-8378 Website: www.michigan.gov/baa Email: baa@michigan.gov

2016 – 2017 Guide to State Assessments WIDAMI-Access Participation and SupportedIndependence (P/SI)Only the answer document is online for P/SI. Studentswill continue to experience activity-based observationitems as well as selected-response items using picturecards or instructional materials. Primary AssessmentAdministrators will enter the scores for each studentfor both the Primary and Shadow AssessmentAdministrators into the online answer document.It is strongly recommended that Primary and ShadowAssessment Administrators view the MI-AccessParticipation and Supported IndependenceScoring Rubrics Online Training Program. A linkto this video program is found on the MI-Accessweb page (www.michigan.gov/mi-access) underProfessional Development Opportunities.The P/SI assessments include: English language arts (Grades 3-8 and 11) Mathematics (Grades 3-8 and 11) Science (Grades 4, 7, and 11)NOTE: There is no social studies test for P/SItherefore, the IEP teams must determine whichlocally developed or approved tests for students ingrades 5, 8, and 11 will be used.College Entrance and Work SkillsAssessmentsStudents taking the MI-Access assessments are notrequired to take the college entrance or work skillscomponents of the MME. These students may takethe ACT WorkKeys assessment if the IndividualizedEducation Program (IEP) team determines its anappropriate assessment.9WIDA ACCESS for ELLs 2.0Michigan's federally required, summative assessmentfor students identified as English Learners (ELs),is the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs 2.0. This annualassessment is designed to measure K–12 ELs ontheir progress in learning the English language.This includes a status of their development ofReading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking skills.WIDA ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 is aligned to the WIDAEnglish Language Development (ELD) standards thatMichigan adopted in 2013.This assessment can be administered online ingrades 1–12. A paper/pencil form of the assessmentis available in grades K–12 for schools and somestudents who may not yet be technology-ready or havea disability that requires this form of an assessment.Test Session Timing and SequenceScheduling online testing sessions: The Listening and Reading domains mustbe administered first in the testing window,for student in grades 1-12. Because theassessment is staged-adaptive, scores fromstudents’ performance in these two domainswill determine their tier (A or B/C) for Writing. Students do not need to be separated bytier (A, B, C) when being administered theassessment. However, students must still betested in the appropriate grade-level cluster. Breaks can be provided during the testsessions using the software’s pause feature.However, a single domain test should not bebroken into separate administrations.Office of Standards and Assessment (OSA)Phone: 877-560-8378 Website: www.michigan.gov/baa Email: baa@michigan.gov

2016 – 2017 Guide to State Assessments Each online domain requires a separate testticket . Students in:3–5 students per computer lab/test setting .A small number of students is necessaryto ensure that student responses are notpicked up by another student’s microphone .It is possible that students’ scores may benegatively impacted if a significant amount ofbackground noise or interference is capturedin their response . grades 1–3 will have three tickets: Listening Reading Speaking grades 4–12 will have four tickets: ListeningScheduling paper/pencil testing sessions: For students taking the paper version of theWIDA ACCESS for ELLs 2 .0, the domains maybe administered in any order . Reading Speaking Writing Breaks can be provided to students during thetest sessions as long as materials are keptsecure . Students must utilize a microphone for theSpeaking domain . Students must utilize headphones for alldomains . Although students may be group-administeredthe Speaking domain, WIDA recommends onlyGrade LevelClustersACCESS for ELLs 2.0 – Online(Grades 1–12)ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 – Paper/Pencil(Grades K*–12) 1, 2–3, 4–5, 6–8, and 9–12 K*, 1, 2, 3, 4–5, 6–8, and 9–12 test platform captures and scores studentresponses 1-12: 25–40 minutes up to 40 minutes up to 35 minutes 35–45 minutes students listen to prompts and speak intoheadsets to record their answers test Administrator plays pre-recordedspeaking prompts with a CD student responses are automatically sent toDRC for rating and scoring students speak their responses to TestAdministrators up to 30 minutes test Administrators score student speechduring administration 15–35 minutes per student The table below and on the following page outlineskey differences between grades 1–12 online andpaper/pencil . Please note that all times listed areestimates.table continued on the next page10Office of Standards and Assessment (OSA)Phone: 877-560-8378 Website: www.michigan.gov/baa Email: baa@michigan.gov

2016 – 2017 Guide to State AssessmentsACCESS for ELLs 2.0 – Paper/Pencil(Grades K*–12)ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 – Online(Grades 1–12)Writing Grades 1–3: students complete the full Writingtest (prompts and responses) on paper Grades 4–12: students read prompts on thecomputer screen Grades 4–12: students keyboard or handwriteresponses based on Michigan’s guidelines—keyboarding is the default setting. keyboarded responses are automatically sentto DRC; handwritten responses will need to beshipped up to 65 minutes Tier A, Grade 1: up to 35 minutes students read prompts on a paper testform Tier A, Grades 2-12: Up to 60 minutes Tier B/C: up to 65 minutes students handwrite responses on apaper test form test booklets are returned to DRC andscored* Test administrators planning to administer the Kindergarten form of the assessment can plan on an average of 45 minutes per student.The Kindergarten assessment is administered individually and is semi-adaptive, which may change the administration time depending onstudents’ English proficiency levels (low proficiency shorter administration time, high proficiency longer administration time).WIDA Alternate ACCESS for ELLsDistricts have the option to use the WIDA AlternateACCESS for ELLs paper/pencil assessment. Thisassessment is designed for students who are ELs andare also students with significant cognitive disabilities.This assessment is available in grades 1–12 only(Grade level clusters: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12). Eachsection of this test (Listening, Reading, Speaking, andWriting) is estimated to take approximately 20 minutes.Additional information about test administration canbe found on the WIDA website (www.wida.us) as wellas within the Secure WIDA Portal. EARLY LITERACY ANDMATHEMATICS BENCHMARKASSESSMENTS (K–2)The Early Literacy and Mathematics BenchmarkAssessments for grades 1 and 2 will be operational inFall 2016, and for grades K–2 in Spring 2017. Thesebenchmark assessments are completely aligned toMichigan’s academic content standards, and are11administered online only (no paper/pencil version).The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) willprovide the Michigan-developed Early Literacy andMathematics Benchmark Assessments for grades 1and 2 in the fall and grades K, 1, and 2 in the spring,or districts may choose to use a different benchmarkassessment tool. There is no planned high stakesaccountability for benchmark assessments in 2017.If a district chooses to administer a benchmarkassessment other than Michigan’s Early Literacy andMathematics Benchmark Assessment, the chosenassessment must meet the benchmark definitionand criteria. The MDE has provided guidancearound benchmark assessments by supplying adefinition and specifying the criteria, detailed inthe Guidance on Early Literacy and MathematicsBenchmark Assessments (K-2) document, whichis posted on the Early Literacy and MathematicsBenchmark Assessments web page (www.michigan.gov/earlylitandmath). The MDE does not have anapproved list of ELA or mathematics benchmarkassessments. It is the district’s responsibility to ensuretheir selected benchmark assessment meets both thedefinition and criteria of benchmark assessments setby MDE.Office of Standards and Assessment (OSA)Phone: 877-560-8378 Website: www.michigan.gov/baa Email: baa@michigan.gov

2016 – 2017 Guide to State AssessmentsStudents for whom an IEP team determinesthat Michigan’s Early Literacy and MathematicsBenchmark Assessment is not appropriate would notbe required to take the assessment. For example,an IEP team may determine that the best course ofinstruction for a student is on alternate academiccontent expectations for ELA and mathematics(Essential Elements). That same IEP team maythen determine and document that Michigan’sEarly Literacy and Mathematics Assessment is notappropriate for the student since it is aligned to thegeneral academic standards, and not the alternateacademic standards.English Language Arts (ELA)K–2Early Literacy and Mathematics Testing WindowsFall 2016October 3–21, 2016Spring 2017April 10–May 26, 2017The Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 online administrationof the benchmark assessments will use the sameonline delivery engine as the M-STEP assessments.The Fall 2016 testing window for grades 1 and 2is October 3–21, 2016. The Spring 2017 grades K,1, and 2 tests may be given at any time during theM-STEP testing window (April 10 – May 26, 2017)in order to allow schools maximum flexibility inscheduling. Schools participating in the Early Literacyand Mathematics online assessments need topre-identify their students in the Secure Site using thePre-ID function. There is no need to inform the Officeof Standards and Assessment (OSA) via telephone oremail on the intent to participate. (See the followingtables for session and timing information.)12OnlineG ra d eonly 3-week testing window for grades 1 and 2in Fall 2016 7-week testing window for grades K, 1,and 2 in Spring 2017 2 sessions (2 test tickets: Part 1, Part 2) Breaks can be provided during test sessionsusing the software’s pause feature. K–P art 1: 30–40 minutesPart 2: 30–40 minutes 1 – Part 1: 30–40 minutesPart 2: 30–40 minutes 2 – Part 1: 35–45 minutesPart 2: 35–45 minutesMathematicsOnlineG ra d eK–2only 3-week testing window for grades 1 and 2in Fall 2016 7-week testing window for grades K, 1,and 2 in Spring 2017 2 sessions (2 test tickets: Part 1, Part 2) Breaks can be provided during test sessionsusing the software’s pause feature. K–P art 1: 25–35 minutesPart 2: 25–35 minutes 1 – Part 1: 25–35 minutesPart 2: 25–35 minutes 2 – Part 1: 35–45 minutesPart 2: 35–45 minutesOffice of Standards and Assessment (OSA)Phone: 877-560-8378 Website: www.michigan.gov/baa Email: baa@michigan.gov

2016 – 2017 Guide to State Assessments RESOURCESStudent TutorialsThe Office of Standards and Assessment (OSA)has created Student Tutorials. These are studentnarrated videos that introduce teachers and studentsto the online tests and tools contained in the EarlyLiteracy and Mathematics, M-STEP, and MI-Accessassessments this spring. The Student Tutorials aredesigned to be administered in a group setting, suchas the classroom. The tutorials can be accessed oneDIRECT (https://mi.drcedirect.com/default.aspx), byselecting All Applications General Information,and then clicking on the Test Tutorials tab. Click onthe icon under the Action column. This takes you tothe tutorial page. The student tutorials can also beaccessed in INSIGHT. Open INSIGHT and on thebottom of the page select the DRC INSIGHT OnlineAssessments Tutorials link.An important component of the Student Tutorials isthat they provide explicit training on the pause/exit/end test functionality of the online testing engine. Inaddition, the tutorials explain how to access and usespecific tools.The OSA recommends that classroom teachersintroduce online testing to their students by playingthe Student Tutorial video in class to show studentshow the online testing system and tools work.Once the Student Tutorial video is shown anddiscussed in the classroom, teachers then scheduletime to provide students hands-on practice throughthe use of the online Sample Item Sets and theOnline Tools Training (OTTs) described below.Online Sample Item Sets and OTTsAnother important resource schools can access areOnline Sample Item Sets for students in grades K–2,and grades 3–8. Sample Item Sets are a select groupof test items in ELA, mathematics, science, and socialstudies that encompass different item types, such asmultiple choice, constructed response, and variouskinds of technology-enhanced items. The sets provide13students practice in solving grade-level and contentspecific test items aligned to Michigan’s contentstandards. Since the item sets are embedded in theonline test engine used to deliver state assessments,students will develop familiarity with taking testsonline while they practice using the test engine’sonline tools and navigation buttons. The SampleItems Sets are not considered “Practice Tests,” as apractice test implies a test with the same number ofitems and similar level of difficulty as an actual test.The Sample Item Sets are contained in a broader unit- Online Tools Tutorial (OTT). INSIGHT OTTs (require INSIGHT softwaredownload)To begin an Online Tools Training, have studentsdouble-click on the DRC INSIGHT OnlineAssessments icon. Once INSIGHT is open,the new screen will show the three separateprograms: M-STEP, MI-Access, and EarlyLiteracy and Mathematics with the OTT andTest Sign In links as well as a fourth Test Sign Infor which is Reserved for Pilot Testing (see thesample on the following page). Students shouldthen select the Online Tools Training link underthe appropriate program, select a content area,then select a grade level. Once the programopens, all students should enter the Usernameand Password displayed on the sign-in screen. Public OTTs (software not required—mustbe accessed in the Chrome browser)These OTTs are available on the OTT portal(https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi) IfChrom

Spring 2017 Testing Windows. The M-STEP and MI-Access testing windows for . Spring 2017 will span 7 weeks from April 10 – May 26, 2017 . The M-STEP window is divided into two 4-week grade level sub-windows: . Online testing for Grades 5, 8, and 11: April 10 – May 5, 2017 .