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An update from Academic Standards, Instruction and Assessment — July 23, 2025
Important Dates
May 19–Sept. 1: Retrieve early ACCESS and WIDA Alternate ACCESS results in Test WES
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Please ensure that the contact information for the District Assessment Coordinator (DAC), District Technology Coordinator (DTC), EDIAM Identified Official with Authority (IOwA), and other roles in the Minnesota Department of Education-Organization Reference Glossary (MDE-ORG) are current. This database is used by MDE and service providers when contacting DACs or other district or charter school personnel. Mailing addresses should also be verified in MDE-ORG as these are used when shipping reports and secure test materials.
All contact information in MDE-ORG is updated and maintained by the district’s Site Verification Coordinator (SVC). You can look up the SVC for your district in MDE-ORG. If the SVC has any questions about the process, they can contact mde.school-verify@state.mn.us for support.
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Minnesota IT (MNIT) Services and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) are preparing for scheduled maintenance of MDE’s Education Identity & Access Management (EDIAM) Security System the weekend of Aug. 1–4. All EDIAM-secured web applications and secure reports will be unavailable starting 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1 for security system maintenance. All impacted web applications and secure reports will be available again by 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 4.
After the maintenance is complete, the link to launch the EDIAM User Profile system will change to: https://sec.education.mn.gov/EDIAMProfile/. MDE website links will be updated during migration. However, any users who bookmarked the old EDIAM User Profile link in their web browser will have to update their bookmark after the migration. The MDE website has instructions on How to create a web browser favorite for an EDIAM-secured application. This, and other information, can be found on the Data Submissions webpage.
Any EDIAM Security System issues encountered after migration should be reported to the EDIAM Helpdesk at useraccess.mde@state.mn.us.
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The Academic Standards, Instruction and Assessment division is currently seeking candidates for the Data, Reporting, and Test Integrity Supervisor. This position will ensure current and newly developed statewide assessments are reliable, valid, and defensible assessments; assessment results are reported accurately; and research is conducted in a timely and meaningful manner. This position will manage the scoring and reporting processes, including scheduling and coordination with outside assessment vendors and MNIT, as well as collaborating with internal division teams.
If you or someone you know may be interested in a new and challenging opportunity, consult the position description and application instructions on the State of Minnesota Careers website. The Job ID is 86838, and the posting is open until Aug. 5. Visit the State of Minnesota Careers website for more information and to apply.
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