Montana MAST Through-Year Assessment Summit
We are excited to extend an invitation to the first Montana MAST Through-Year Assessment Summit, scheduled for February 27, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
This virtual event is specifically designed for Montana school personnel involved in grades 3-8 assessments as part of the preparations for MAST statewide implementation in the 2024-2025 school year.
Event Highlights:
- Engaging in discussions with keynote speakers from Education First, the Center for Assessment, and New Meridian.
- Topics range from the foundations of through-year assessments to Montana's MAST implementation.
- Participation-based sessions, role-alike discussions, and a panel on family engagement.
- Insights into educator engagement, score report development, accommodations, and instructional utility.
We believe this summit will provide valuable insights and enhance your understanding of through-year assessments. Please mark your calendar, and we look forward to your presence at this informative and collaborative summit. Navigate to the MAST KickOff Virtual Event page to find registration information, agendas, presenter bios, and more!
2023-2024 School Score Report Guidance
Schools are encouraged to disseminate student testlet score reports accompanied by the OPI-provided parent guidance letter in a manner that parallels district progress report delivery. Parents/guardians should receive any newly available testlet reports provided at the next regular reporting interval with all available testlet score reports provided by the end of the year. Testlet reports delivery options include:
- Presenting score reports during parent-teacher conferences
- Sending score reports home through the mail with report cards/progress reports
- Sending score reports home with district-provided assessment results
- Secure file transferring digital reports.
As score reports include data on field test items, it is imperative for schools and families to understand while score reports can provide insight to how participating students performed on items aligned to topics taught in class, each question is still in the field-testing phase and will undergo further analysis to ensure validity and reliability. Therefore, score reports should NOT be disseminated or saved in the following manners:
- Included in student cumulative files.
- Digitally included in district Student Information Systems (InfiniteCampus/Power School)
- Used/included in IEP/504 determination, evaluation, or documentation
- Used to determine or influence student grades
Please find a link to the School Score Report Dissemination Guidance document to help support districts in sharing student score reports while in extended field testing.
MAST Form B Summative
Districts participating in the MAST Form B Summative subgroup will undergo the summative MAST assessment exclusively during the last testing window—April 15 to May 10, 2024. Preparatory and comprehensive support and guidance will be sent via email to the District System Test Coordinator and Authorized Representative of each participating district with the next steps and resources.
Testing Windows for MAST Through-Year districts:
- Testing Window #1: October 23 - November 10, 2023
- Testing Window #2: November 27 - December 15, 2023
- Testing Window #3: January 29 - February 16, 2024
- Testing Window #4: March 11 - April 5, 2024 (ELA performance task)
- Testing Window #5: April 15 - May 10, 2024
Questions?
Please contact Tressa Graveley, Assessment Specialist
The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, Relay Service: 711.
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