Dear Parent or Guardian:
In the next few weeks, your child will take assessments called
Measures of Academic Progress™
(MAP). We give students MAP assessments to determine your child's
instructional level and to
measure academic growth throughout the school year, and from year to
year in the areas of Math
and Reading. Your child will take the assessments on a computer.
MAP assessments are unique in that they adapt to be appropriate for
your child's level of
learning. As a result, each student has the same opportunity to
succeed and maintain a positive
attitude toward assessing. Over the next few days, your child will
spend a total of about 2 hours
completing these assessments.
Beginning this school year, students in grades 1-8 take the
assessments in September, January
and May. Kindergarten students will begin the assessments in January
and continue in May.
Student Progress reports will be sent home to families in October and
June.
Teachers use the information within the Student Progress Reports to
create small groups for
differentiated instruction so that they can meet the learning needs of
every student in the
classroom.
For more information on resources for parents, please visit our AAPS
NWEA site here: http://
www.aaps.k12.mi.us/ins.technology/nwea.
Sincerely,
Alesia L. Flye
Deputy Superintendent for Instructional Services
