Congratulations You Are a MI-Access Coordinator!

1. Congratulations You Are a MI-Access Coordinator! Now What?

2. Presentation will include • What is MI-Access • Roles and Responsibilities of a MI-Access Coordinator (District and School) • Determining Appropriate State Assessment • MI-Access On-line System • Pre-ID Process • Return of Materials • MI-Access Results • Resources

3. Presenters Peggy Dutcher Ed Mancari

4. What is MI-Access? • SBE Michigan Educational Assessment System • MEAP • MI-Access • Michigan’s alternate assessment for SWD • IDEA • NCLB

5. District MI-Access Coordinator

6. General Responsibilities • Each LEA/ISD must designate a District Coordinator • Person might also be the MEAP Coordinator • Responsible for coordinating ALL aspects of MI-Access • Primary contact for MDE and BETA/TASA • Appropriate assessment practices and ethical standards

7. Communication Protocol Teacher/Assessment Administrator School Coordinator District Coordinator BETA/TASA MI-Access Toll-free Hotline 888-382-4246 MI-Access E-mail: mi-access@tasa.com

8. General Responsibilities • Draft Guidelines for Determining Participation in State Assessment for Students with Disabilities • MEAP • MEAP with assessment accommodations • MI-Access • Participation • Supported Independence • Functional Independence

9. Prior To Receiving Assessment Materials • Order MI-Access Training Materials • Update MI-Access Coordinator information • Submit teacher and student counts • Pre-ID information • October 13 – November 11, 2004

10. MI-Access Online System • What is it? • Individualized Link and Password • Update Coordinator information • Update Coordinator Information • Listserv • Enter training materials counts • Enter teacher/student counts • Order additional MI-Access assessment materials • What to do about new students

11. Pre-ID Process • Pre-ID student scan documents • Demographic update • Coordinates with MEAP

12. Assessment Materials have Arrived

13. BEFORE • Review materials in Coordinator Packet • READ the MI-Access Coordinator and Assessment Administrator Manual • View MI-Access Teleconference • January 19 • Inventory assessment materials received from BETA/TASA • Order additional materials, if needed

14. BEFORE • Make sure School MI-Access Coordinators and assessment administrators are trained EVERY year. • How to administer • How to complete scan documents • Distribute assessment materials • Ensure assessment materials are secure

15. DURING • Must be accessible for questions • Monitor assessments • Order materials, if needed • Keep materials secure

16. AFTER • Make sure all assessment materials are returned • Check materials for accuracy • Prepare assessment materials for shipping • Return of Materials Packet • Package used and unused assessment materials • Ship materials • MUST be shipped by due date

17. School MI-Access Coordinator

18. Roles and Responsibilities • Many of the responsibilities are the same • School Coordinators do NOT package and ship the assessment materials

19. Demographic Update • What is it? • Why do it? • Working with the District MEAP Coordinator • Password • Experience • When will it take place?

20. MI-Access Results • MI-Access Handbook • Summary Reports • Listing Reports • Disaggregated Summary • Individual Student Reports • Embargos

21. MI-Access Results • District Coordinator responsibilities • School Coordinator responsibilities • Assessment Administrator Responsibilities

22. Resources • The Assist newsletter • www.mi.gov/mi-access • www.mi-access.info • MI-Access Toll-free Hotline: 888-382-4256 • E-mail address: MI-Access@TASA.com • Training Materials • MI-Access Handbook • MI-Access District Coordinator Listserv

23. MDE CONTACTS Peggy Dutcher dutcherp@mi.gov Janet Lower lowerj@mi.gov 517-241-4416