Digging into Richland
One’s MPG Data
Presented by the
Office of AARE and Office of EC
MPG Skills Checklist Tests
• What – Tests assess the knowledge about a certain skill.
• Who – Tests can be given to any child in grades K or
above.
• When – Tests can be given anytime as often as needed.
• How – Tests can be given in whole group, small group
or individual test sessions by classroom teacher and/or
interventionist.
***Staff person does need a MAP proctor role assigned.***
• Test Form – Same questions are asked each time in
random order .
• Number of Questions – 10 to 35 for math and 14 to 52
for reading.
MPG Skills Checklist Tests
• How to Administer:
– The proctor or teacher should follow the same
protocol when giving the Skills Checklist tests as they
did for MAP testing.
– The proctor or teacher should first log into the student
testing computers using the MAP username/password.
Username: rcsd1map
Password: RCSD1m@p
– The proctor or teacher should then set up their testing
session under Manage Test Sessions. Select the
appropriate students and click Assign Test.
MPG Skills Checklist Tests
• Select Test:
MAP District Summary Report
(Aggregated by School)
MAP District Summary Report
MAP District Summary Report
MAP Standard Deviations
Under 11: NWEA recommends whole group instruction.
Over 18: NWEA recommends differentiated instruction.
Between 11 and 18: NWEA recommends small group instruction.
2011 NWEA RIT Scale Norms Study
MPG…
Our Golden Treasure!!
Let’s Get Digital!
To view on your device:
www.richlandone.org
Click “Departments”
Click “Early Childhood”
Scroll down to “ECE” Resources
Look for MAP/MPG presentation
(formatting may be a little skewed)
Switch back and forth to notepad to take important notes!
Why do we use MAP?
Why use MPG (Map for Primary Grades)?
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Reduces the time you spend performing one-on-one assessments
Helps evaluate needs before teaching a unit or lesson
Helps group students for instruction
Assesses the need for intervention
Provides information to inform parents
Gather growth data and get learning statement to inform instruction
Helps transition to MAP in 3-5 grade
It is
reliable!
1. Information
MAP Hotlist of Information
https://www.nwea.org/content/uploads/2014/07/Comprehensive-Guide-to-MAP-K-12-Computer-Adaptive-Interim-Assessment.pdf
COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE to MAP K-12
https://www.nwea.org/content/uploads/2014/08/MPG-Assessment-Content-Common-Core-Jul13.pdf
https://www.nwea.org/content/uploads/2014/07/EarlyChildhoodAssessment-ImplementingEffectivePractice.pdf
https://www.nwea.org/assessments/test-item-development/
Test Question Development
https://www.nwea.org/content/uploads/2014/07/ParentToolkit_0.pdf
Parent Toolkit (English and Spanish)
http://www.nwea.org/resources/help_map/simple/Home_Right.htm#CSHID=670|StartTopic=Content%2FOverview%2FEducatorHome.htm|Skin
Name=BlueSkin
https://www.nwea.org/content/uploads/2014/07/Parent-Toolkit-Spanish_Final_0.pdf
Educator Help Center
http://www.nwea.org/resources/PGM2_MAP_Reports_Reference.pdf
Map reports reference guide
http://www.nwea.org/resources/QRM2_Primary_Grades_Test_Selection_QuickRef.pdf
Primary grade test selection
http://www.nwea.org/resources/PGIDguide.pdf
Primary Grades Resources
http://www.nwea.org/resources/DesCartesExplained.pdf
Understanding Des Cartes better
REPORTS
MAP REPORTS FINDER---SUPER RESOURCE!
http://www.nwea.org/resources/help_map/simple/Home_Right.htm#CSHID=695|StartT
opic=Content%2FUsingTestResults%2FMAPReportsFinder.htm|SkinName=BlueSkin
History of Scores!
So how can we use these to help us?
Plan
WORKING PLC’s!
Materials Needed:
Agenda
 Helpful
Reports (does not have to be all of them)
 Highlighters
 Paper
 Anchor Charts
 Folders/notebooks/organizational boxes/etc.
to build student assessment portfolios—bring them to each plc/data
meeting
 Start Digging!
 Get to know your students’ individual needs and TRACK the progress!
Helpful RTI Monitoring
Tool
Idea:
Assign a member of
the leadership team to
monitor 1 or 2 specific
grades to ensure
effective data and RtI
team meetings. Use
this form to document
students, goals,
strategies
For example:
Principal-K
CRT-1st
Coach-2nd
Intervetionist-PreK
What will it look like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk7yqlTMvp8
Support Plans:
List kids’
names here
Volunteers: (4)
DO
Connect
to the Resources Provided:
(Des Carte, Khan Academy)
 Read and Learn if you don’t understand
 Work together as a team to drill down to specific
tasks you need to complete
Retain and Maintain
What they could learn
What they are ready
to learn now
IDEA:
Build a Math
Word Wall!
MAKE GREAT
POSTER
RESOURCES For
YOUR MATH
CENTERS for kids
to fall back on!
http://www.nwea.org/resources/PGIDguide.pdf
Read how the
questions were
asked and
mimic in your
classrooms. Get
the students
used to seeing
this kind of
language!
To
Download:
Khan provides
interactive
exercises with
instant
feedback
Not just shapes but
Different areas of shapes!
Reinforcement Videos!
CHECK
Meet again and again and again for short, productive,
effective analysis meetings
Provide evidence and documentation (anecdotal notes,
mini assessments, pre and post tests, etc.
 Discuss with team
 Try other strategies, come back to see if they worked
 Track progress (or lack of)
 Test again---this is where you will see your hard work
pay off!!
ACT!
(With a little help from ECE!)
Helpful Data Tracking Tools!
http://www.richlandone.org/group_profile_view.aspx?id=dc6fb866-dd314609-aa8f-041e8db4b598
Big Picture Assessment Tracker
Time to Practice!
General data analysis….
Look in your folder at the class reports of 2 teachers (random) that have
been provided. Use the template to jot down a question, discovery, and
follow up you may have regarding the data you see.
Electronic RTI Tracker
Math Categories
Reading Categories
Percentiles
TIERS
Grade
Level
Notes
and/or
goals
You can customize how you want!
Questions about Data
Discoveries
No Surprise
We will use this report:
TIER 3
TIER 2
TIER 1
1.
Look at categories and
make simple mental notes
2.
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Add up students in Lo/LoAvg. columns
(Burgundy and Orange columns)
• Add up percentiles in these columns
• Look at top of excel sheet to look for the
name of the goal area.
Write down the total number of students
Write down the total percentage of students
• Repeat in each column (Avg., HiAvg & Hi)
• Repeat for each teacher
• Repeat for Reading
3.
Mental Notes
of blue box
MPG
MAP for PRIMARY GRADES
Our True Golden
Treasures!
Kim Spivey 2014 Department of Early Childhood Education