M-STEP and MI-Access Initial Material Orders

Initial Material Orders for M-STEP and MI-Access grades 3–8 and HS is now available on the Secure Site through 5:00 p.m., February 18.  If you are administering the M-STEP and/or MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) online you may still need to order the paper/pencil version of the test for a few students and you can do so at this time. Detailed instructions can be found at www.michigan.gov/securesitetraining under the Quick References section.  A few important things to note:

• M-STEP and MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) standard testing booklets have been populated on the Initial Material Order screen based on the number of student’s pre-identified on the Secure Site to M-STEP. This does not mean there is an order placed.
  • The number of standard test booklets will update as you pre-ID students and unassign students for paper/pencil testing. Once you “Save” the order, the number of booklets will NOT continue to update. However, users can manually update the order through 5:00 p.m., February 18.
  • Even though the standard testing booklets field for M-STEP and MI-Access FI have been populated based on pre-ID, you must “Save” it for it to become an order.
• There are no CDs or DVDs available for M-STEP ELA and math. Schools will follow the Read Aloud guidelines located at www.michigan.gov/MSTEP for students requiring an audio accommodation and using the paper/pencil test.
• A district level user of the Secure Site can change the shipping destination from the default of school to district. It can be changed for one school within the district but it will be applied to all schools in the district. There is not an option to make different selections for the schools in the district. If requesting shipping to the district, the boxes will be labeled by school to assist the district in distribution.
• MI-Access FI ELA: Expressing Ideas is NOT available online and all students must take it using the paper/pencil test. All schools, including schools testing online, administering the FI ELA: Expressing Ideas will need to place an order for paper/pencil FI ELA: Expressing Ideas on the Secure Site. Note: ELA (Expressing Ideas and Accessing Print) cannot be split with M-STEP.
• All MI-Access initial material orders will be sent to the district office. There is no option available to have materials sent to the buildings.
• MI-Access Participation (P) and Supported Independence (SI) are administered to the student one-on-one and a test booklet is not needed for each student. All schools administering the P and SI will be required to enter the number of administrators under the material order page to ensure the appropriate number of materials are sent to properly assess students. Teachers will record student responses online and not in a test booklet.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at 877-560-8378 and select option 3 or email baa@michigan.gov.