Sanborn Regional School District

                        District Report Card 2007-2008

  District Northwest Evaluation Association

        Measures of Academic Progress

                District NWEA MAP Summary

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tests are state-aligned computerized adaptive assessments that provide accurate, useful information.

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) are state-aligned computerized adaptive tests that accurately reflect the instructional level of each student and measure growth over time.

NWEA believes in an assessment that:

• Gives a child the chance for success.
• Students find engaging.
• Respects classroom time.
• Provides useful information.

MAP tests provide highly accurate results that can be used to:

• Identify the skills and concepts individual students have learned.
• Diagnose instructional needs.
• Monitor academic growth over time.
• Make data-driven decisions at the classroom, school, and district levels.
• Place new students into appropriate instructional programs.