MAP-A

As contractor to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, ARC administers the alternate assessment of the Missouri Assessment Program, the MAP-A. ARC provides services including assessment planning; production of informational, training, and assessment materials; delivery of administration training; hand-scoring of assessments; and reporting of achievement levels.

Timeline

In the current school year, MAP-A activities follow the timeline below.

Enrollment Window	September 21, 2009 - October 30, 2009
ProFile Opens	September 21, 2009
MAP-A Materials Shipment Begins	December 7, 2009
Transfer Student Participation Deadline	January 8, 2010
Collection Period 1	January 11, 2010 - February 5, 2010
Collection Period 2	February 8, 2010 - March 5, 2010
Return-by Date	March 10, 2010
ProFile Closes	March 26, 2010

Enrollment

To enroll students in MAP-A, please visit our MAP-A Enrollment Site.

Resources

Missouri district testing coordinators, special education directors, and teachers of MAP-A students will find helpful information about how to administer the MAP-A in the Instructor's Guide and Implementation Manual here.

To find the 2009-2010 version of ProFile, the web-based software you can use to record and print students' MAP-A information, click here. Don't forget to download and read the ProFile manual here, because updates are added each year!

News and updates, sample entries, Alternate Grade-Level Expectations, and more helpful information and resources may be found on the MAP-A page of DESE's web site.

University of Missouri
College of Education

Assessment Resource Center

MAP-A

Timeline

Enrollment

Resources