Can the kids re-take the MAP-M, MAP-R

[Anonymous]

Can the kids re-take/re-try the MAP-M or MAP-R assesments. Is this allowed in MCPS.

[Anonymous]

They take it three times a year in elementary school. Is that what you're asking?

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/sharedaccountability/calendar/estesting.aspx

[Anonymous]

I'm in Howard County but our elementary kids take it 3 times a year (fall, winter, and spring). The scores are only used by the teachers to track progress. We are told not to worry if the score it low. The score is not used for anything except showing the teacher what areas need improvement.

[Anonymous]

Can they repeat the test is what I was wondering.

[Anonymous]

They do repeat the test. They take it three times a year.

[Anonymous]

Yes, op, the kids can retake the test - just email your kid's teacher and say you want her to retake it and why. I did that once when my dc's map-r score was sognificantly different lower than the prior test - I wanted to know if it was an off day or if there was an issue.

I never understand why posters bother to respond when they know they are not answering the question as the op intended it ... To the pp's, what you are described ng is not retaking the test, it is taking it again at the next planned test date.

[Anonymous]

12:03, I think we needed you to explain a scenario when a parent would want a traditional "retake" rather than just waiting until the next test administration. They already take the tests A LOT - or at least IMO three times a year is a lot of testing.

So thank you for explaining such a scenario in a way the OP did not. We get it now.

[Anonymous]

They can re-take it once per administration. My child had an IEP, and every time DC scored low on the MAP (which would have re-enforced my argument for an IEP) the school would simply re-test him immediately. They are supposed to have a reason to do this (like noisy test area, etc.) -- not just a low score. One year my DC was tested 5 times on the MAP-R - once in the fall, twice in the winter and twice in the spring. (He was dyslexic and not getting appropriate instruction in school, which we were arguing about, and the school just kept re-testing him in an effort to artificially pump up scores.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They can re-take it once per administration. My child had an IEP, and every time DC scored low on the MAP (which would have re-enforced my argument for an IEP) the school would simply re-test him immediately. They are supposed to have a reason to do this (like noisy test area, etc.) -- not just a low score. One year my DC was tested 5 times on the MAP-R - once in the fall, twice in the winter and twice in the spring. (He was dyslexic and not getting appropriate instruction in school, which we were arguing about, and the school just kept re-testing him in an effort to artificially pump up scores.)

omg - how did you find this out???

[Anonymous]

I'm sure the kid said so. A 9 year old will tell you these things....

[Anonymous]

My child was retested last spring after his score dropped significantly from fall and nobody thought the low score was accurate to him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, op, the kids can retake the test - just email your kid's teacher and say you want her to retake it and why. I did that once when my dc's map-r score was sognificantly different lower than the prior test - I wanted to know if it was an off day or if there was an issue.

I never understand why posters bother to respond when they know they are not answering the question as the op intended it ... To the pp's, what you are described ng is not retaking the test, it is taking it again at the next planned test date.

Somewhat OT, but how did you even find out that the score was lower?? We don't get the scores sent home at our school. Does your school send home MAP-R scores?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, op, the kids can retake the test - just email your kid's teacher and say you want her to retake it and why. I did that once when my dc's map-r score was sognificantly different lower than the prior test - I wanted to know if it was an off day or if there was an issue.

I never understand why posters bother to respond when they know they are not answering the question as the op intended it ... To the pp's, what you are described ng is not retaking the test, it is taking it again at the next planned test date.

Somewhat OT, but how did you even find out that the score was lower?? We don't get the scores sent home at our school. Does your school send home MAP-R scores?

They're not normally sent home (at least at our school). You can send an email to the teacher asking them to send you the scores when they get a moment, and I've always gotten responses within 48 hours.

[Anonymous]

My kid's scores come home with their report cards. It's way too late for a re-take by then, especially since their taken 3 times a year.

It's not like the MAP scores count toward anything official. They're not used for grades or school rating. It's just to measure the ongoing progress of the student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, op, the kids can retake the test - just email your kid's teacher and say you want her to retake it and why. I did that once when my dc's map-r score was sognificantly different lower than the prior test - I wanted to know if it was an off day or if there was an issue.

I never understand why posters bother to respond when they know they are not answering the question as the op intended it ... To the pp's, what you are described ng is not retaking the test, it is taking it again at the next planned test date.

Somewhat OT, but how did you even find out that the score was lower?? We don't get the scores sent home at our school. Does your school send home MAP-R scores?

My DC mentioned the re-test. I regularly make FERPA requests for MAP scores. Our school doesn't give them out, but under FERPA, if you write a letter requesting an educational record (like a MAP test score) then the school system is obligated to provide it to you by law. I also requested the special sub-score breakdowns that are available to teachers. The school had to provide it. I also asked the school system to provide a record of the 1st test, but they claimed that they could not do that because the "computer system" forced them to overwrite the re-test score so that the original score could no longer be seen.

After that, I wrote a letter asking the school did not have my consent to re-test my child without informing me first and providing me a copy of the record of the pre-re-test score.

The school system tested DC 5 times and only once did DC score higher (in the middle of the year). 4 out of 5 scores showed less than the required increase. 1 score showed a great increase, so much so that I asked my child about it. DC reported that some of the questions were the same, so maybe that's why DC did better. School kept working that one increase even though it was followed by significantly lower scores over the next year. School kept insisting that that one higher score was the accurate one and showed they were teaching adequately. I finally just gave up and withdrew our child for a private SN school.

This was in MCPS BTW.