Has anyone gotten MCAP reports from 2023 testing?

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Anonymous wrote:Someone in admin at my school said they are available in ParentVue. I am pretty sure they are not. Perhaps the school admin was confused because MAP scores are there? I feel like MCPS is just silently protesting because they don't like MCAP.

I agree they are confusing them with MAP.

MAP is a fine test. I'd pay attention to that not MCAP.

MAP is also an MCPS test, whereas MCAP is a state test. It isn't MCPS job to handle MCAP. If you are unhappy, write your state legislator about it.

MCPS has to follow MSDE requirements. And MSDE is requiring MCPS to distribute the reports.

MCPS doesn’t want parents to know how badly their kids are doing in school. Here everyone gets As, and everyone is meeting standards!

Loosen up that tinfoil hat.
Everyone knows that no one's doing great in that test.

There are parents who presume their kid is doing fine because kid gets straight As. MCAP report iis an important data point for them. Even MAP reports aren’t usually sent home — you have to know to go to ParentVue to find it. Not all parents are as in-the-know as DCUM parents.

It is not

Well, it’s important to me. It’s one of the few independent measures we get.

Measure of *what" though?
Says you get a "675 Not Proficient" or a 725 Proficient". What do you do with that information?

If you want useful information, look at their homework/exams or give them a test like Khan Academy where you can see the questions and answers.

The homework/exams are a joke. External exams—MCAP, MAP, AP exams, etc. — are more meaningful

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you who received them. Were they mailed from the district or from the school? We still haven't received ours but the school claims the state sends them out, which I know isn't right.

It's a state test so wouldn't think MCPS has any involvement.

You would think wrong. The state printed them and gave them to MCPS in the fall to send out. They have had electronic access even longer.

Then why didn't the state just mail them out directly to parents?

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you who received them. Were they mailed from the district or from the school? We still haven't received ours but the school claims the state sends them out, which I know isn't right.

It's a state test so wouldn't think MCPS has any involvement.

You would think wrong. The state printed them and gave them to MCPS in the fall to send out. They have had electronic access even longer.

Then why didn't the state just mail them out directly to parents?

Don’t know. But can tell you that I have friends in other MD school systems who got their reports in a timely manner. Only MCPS is incompetent enough not to be able to do this basic function. (They are supposed to mail them out within a month of receiving them.)

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you who received them. Were they mailed from the district or from the school? We still haven't received ours but the school claims the state sends them out, which I know isn't right.

It's a state test so wouldn't think MCPS has any involvement.

You would think wrong. The state printed them and gave them to MCPS in the fall to send out. They have had electronic access even longer.

Then why didn't the state just mail them out directly to parents?

Don’t know. But can tell you that I have friends in other MD school systems who got their reports in a timely manner. Only MCPS is incompetent enough not to be able to do this basic function. (They are supposed to mail them out within a month of receiving them.)

MCPS doesn't want to do secretarial work for the state. So deal with it.

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you who received them. Were they mailed from the district or from the school? We still haven't received ours but the school claims the state sends them out, which I know isn't right.

It's a state test so wouldn't think MCPS has any involvement.

You would think wrong. The state printed them and gave them to MCPS in the fall to send out. They have had electronic access even longer.

Then why didn't the state just mail them out directly to parents?

Don’t know. But can tell you that I have friends in other MD school systems who got their reports in a timely manner. Only MCPS is incompetent enough not to be able to do this basic function. (They are supposed to mail them out within a month of receiving them.)

MCPS doesn't want to do secretarial work for the state. So deal with it.

I'd think they were incompetent if they prioritized this worthless test.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who received them. Were they mailed from the district or from the school? We still haven't received ours but the school claims the state sends them out, which I know isn't right.

It's a state test so wouldn't think MCPS has any involvement.

You would think wrong. The state printed them and gave them to MCPS in the fall to send out. They have had electronic access even longer.

Then why didn't the state just mail them out directly to parents?

Don’t know. But can tell you that I have friends in other MD school systems who got their reports in a timely manner. Only MCPS is incompetent enough not to be able to do this basic function. (They are supposed to mail them out within a month of receiving them.)

MCPS doesn't want to do secretarial work for the state. So deal with it.

MCPS doesn't want parents to know how badly their kids are doing.

[Anonymous]

Those who haven't gotten their child's report from 2023 testing should get in touch with the MSDE Division of Assessment, Accountability, Performance Reporting & Research to let the office know that MCPS is now more than six months late in getting you the info. This is the website: https://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DAAIT/index.aspx

Here are the contacts listed on the website:
Chandra Haislet
Assistant State Superintendent
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

Chantel Bullock
Executive Associate
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those who haven't gotten their child's report from 2023 testing should get in touch with the MSDE Division of Assessment, Accountability, Performance Reporting & Research to let the office know that MCPS is now more than six months late in getting you the info. This is the website: https://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DAAIT/index.aspx

Here are the contacts listed on the website:
Chandra Haislet
Assistant State Superintendent
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

Chantel Bullock
Executive Associate
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

Why would getting a report for a state mandated test with poorly calibrated metrics matter again? I'm grateful MCPS uses MAP not this broken test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those who haven't gotten their child's report from 2023 testing should get in touch with the MSDE Division of Assessment, Accountability, Performance Reporting & Research to let the office know that MCPS is now more than six months late in getting you the info. This is the website: https://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DAAIT/index.aspx

Here are the contacts listed on the website:
Chandra Haislet
Assistant State Superintendent
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

Chantel Bullock
Executive Associate
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

Why would getting a report for a state mandated test with poorly calibrated metrics matter again? I'm grateful MCPS uses MAP not this broken test.

Because it’s an independent measure of what your child knows. MCPS standards are so low, and grade inflation so high, that grades are not meaningful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who received them. Were they mailed from the district or from the school? We still haven't received ours but the school claims the state sends them out, which I know isn't right.

It's a state test so wouldn't think MCPS has any involvement.

You would think wrong. The state printed them and gave them to MCPS in the fall to send out. They have had electronic access even longer.

Then why didn't the state just mail them out directly to parents?

You think it is their test after all?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who received them. Were they mailed from the district or from the school? We still haven't received ours but the school claims the state sends them out, which I know isn't right.

It's a state test so wouldn't think MCPS has any involvement.

You would think wrong. The state printed them and gave them to MCPS in the fall to send out. They have had electronic access even longer.

Then why didn't the state just mail them out directly to parents?

You think it is their test after all?

I suspect they want the school systems to mail them out because they are the ones with the relationship with the parents/students. No other system has a problem with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those who haven't gotten their child's report from 2023 testing should get in touch with the MSDE Division of Assessment, Accountability, Performance Reporting & Research to let the office know that MCPS is now more than six months late in getting you the info. This is the website: https://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DAAIT/index.aspx

Here are the contacts listed on the website:
Chandra Haislet
Assistant State Superintendent
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

Chantel Bullock
Executive Associate
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

Why would getting a report for a state mandated test with poorly calibrated metrics matter again? I'm grateful MCPS uses MAP not this broken test.

If students are required to sit for hours over days for tests that "don't matter," the state via the district is required to show families the results! If they can't get the results out in time, allow parents option to opt out their kid from having to sit for hours over days taking a tests that "don't matter!" Friends in other districts received results a long time ago. Students are close to taking this year's MCAP in a month or so and many MCPS families have still not received results from last Spring. Unacceptable, MCPS. Why doesn't the Board of Education do something about this! Embarrassing, MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those who haven't gotten their child's report from 2023 testing should get in touch with the MSDE Division of Assessment, Accountability, Performance Reporting & Research to let the office know that MCPS is now more than six months late in getting you the info. This is the website: https://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DAAIT/index.aspx

Here are the contacts listed on the website:
Chandra Haislet
Assistant State Superintendent
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

Chantel Bullock
Executive Associate
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

Why would getting a report for a state mandated test with poorly calibrated metrics matter again? I'm grateful MCPS uses MAP not this broken test.

Because it’s an independent measure of what your child knows. MCPS standards are so low, and grade inflation so high, that grades are not meaningful.

Yet they have MAP testing and District assessments neither of which are low standard. And they raised the score standard this year for on-level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those who haven't gotten their child's report from 2023 testing should get in touch with the MSDE Division of Assessment, Accountability, Performance Reporting & Research to let the office know that MCPS is now more than six months late in getting you the info. This is the website: https://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DAAIT/index.aspx

Here are the contacts listed on the website:
Chandra Haislet
Assistant State Superintendent
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

Chantel Bullock
Executive Associate
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

Why would getting a report for a state mandated test with poorly calibrated metrics matter again? I'm grateful MCPS uses MAP not this broken test.

If students are required to sit for hours over days for tests that "don't matter," the state via the district is required to show families the results! If they can't get the results out in time, allow parents option to opt out their kid from having to sit for hours over days taking a tests that "don't matter!" Friends in other districts received results a long time ago. Students are close to taking this year's MCAP in a month or so and many MCPS families have still not received results from last Spring. Unacceptable, MCPS. Why doesn't the Board of Education do something about this! Embarrassing, MCPS.

Because on the list of things that are a priority, this is low. If you need the score for something meaningful, reach out to CO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who received them. Were they mailed from the district or from the school? We still haven't received ours but the school claims the state sends them out, which I know isn't right.

It's a state test so wouldn't think MCPS has any involvement.

You would think wrong. The state printed them and gave them to MCPS in the fall to send out. They have had electronic access even longer.

Then why didn't the state just mail them out directly to parents?

You think it is their test after all?

I suspect they want the school systems to mail them out because they are the ones with the relationship with the parents/students. No other system has a problem with this.

How do you know no one else has a problem with this? No one else in the state is as big.