When are students tested? 1
4th grade
8th grade
11th grade
What subjects are tested? 1
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Health Education
Arts & Humanities
What types of questions are used? 1
Extended written response
How are test results used? 1
Curriculum planning
Improvement of instruction
Professional development
Program evaluation
Student awards or recognition
Student monetary awards or scholarships
What tests are used? 1
Maine Educational Assessment
Are students with disabilities exempt?
2, 3
Exemptions considered as last resort if school decides assessment will
not yield a valid indication of how a student functions in a given content
area.
What accommodations are available so
that students with disabilities can participate? 2
List of accommodations approved by state Department of Education.
Other accommodations available with state approval, as recommended
by IEP team.
How are scores of students with disabilities
reported? 2
School, district, and statewide reports combine ("aggregate") scores
of students with disabilities who take all sections of the assessment with
scores of students without disabilities.
School, district, and statewide reports separate ("disaggregate") scores
of students excluded from all or part of assessments and scores of students
in composite or self-contained special education program from scores of
students without disabilities.
Footnotes:
1 Source: PEER Project Survey to expand and update information from Annual Survey of State Student Assessment Programs: Data on 1995-96 Statewide Student Assessment Programs. (Fall 1996). Council of Chief State School Officers.
2 Source: PEER Project review of state policy documents. Documents provided by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). Information confirmed and updated by the PEER Project through direct communication with state officials.
3 NOTE: The IDEA Amendments of 1997 require that all students be included in statewide assessments.
Maine Department of Education
Division of Special Education
23 State House
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-5950
207-287-5900 Fax
www.state.me.us/education/sped2.htm
Contact: David Noble Stockford, Director
david_stockford@dss.doe.state.me.us
Bud Maxcy, State Assessment Director
207-287-5996, Fax: 207-287-5995
Maine Parent Center on Disability
Special Needs Parent Information Network
P.O. Box 2067
Augusta, ME 04338-2067
207-582-2504
1-800-870-SPIN in ME
207-582-3638 Fax
lachance@SATURN.caps.maine.edu
Contact: Janice LaChance