|  | | Home > Assessment |  | Testing is used at TIES to measure student achievement and growth. TIES uses both formative and summative assessments in alignment with the MN Dept. Of Education and Federal ESEA/NCLB requirements. TIES uses data to determine which skills and standards individual students need work with and to guide Individual Learning Plans for all students.
The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) are given in math and reading. Classroom tests are given by individual teachers on a more regular basis and include quizzes, mid-terms, chapter tests and final exams, among others. Both types of tests give educators an idea of how well their students are learning the concepts presented to them in the classroom.
Title I Assessments
The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCAs) and alternate assessments (MCA-Modified and Minnesota Test of Academic Skills (MTAS)) are the state tests that help districts measure student progress toward Minnesota's academic standards and also meet the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Students take one test in each subject. Most students take the MCA, but students who receive special education services and meet eligibility requirements may take one of the alternate assessments instead. The list below gives the tests available for each subject, with grades given in parentheses behind each test.
Reading: MCA (grades 3-8, 10) or MCA-Modified (grades 5-8,10) or MTAS (grades 3-8, 10)
Mathematics: MCA (grades 3-8, 11) or MCA-Modified (grades 5-8, 11) or MTAS (grades 3-8, 11)
Science: MCA or MTAS (grades 5, 8 and high school)
This year, students taking the Math MCA assessment have three chances to pass the assessment beginning in February.
Please see the assessment schedule for the 2011-2012 school year below.
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Testing_Calendar_2011-2012.pdf
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