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[quote=Anonymous]I missed this news from January:

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDMSDE/bulletins/40689ba

MSDE is hiring a new vendor to redesign the MCAP again (new tests in 2026-2027), and has some ChatGPT babbleslop to justify it:

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“We are strengthening the value of the assessment program for Maryland students,” said Dr. Carey M. Wright, State Superintendent of Schools. “This opportunity to thoughtfully redesign our assessment program with community input allows Maryland to better measure student performance and academic growth.”

*  Improve technical quality and validity by adopting assessments that meet current psychometric standards, including the transition to multi-stage adaptive testing to better measure student performance across the full range of achievement.

* Increase equity and accessibility through enhanced accommodation delivery, ensuring more consistent, timely, and appropriate access for students with disabilities and multilingual learners.

* Enhance instructional usefulness by incorporating an optional interim assessment program that provides educators with actionable data to inform instruction throughout the school year.

* Expand and strengthen assessment content by augmenting the existing MSDE item bank to ensure an adequate number of questions at all difficulty levels, allowing for greater flexibility and an increased number of released items.

* Improve efficiency and coherence by consolidating multiple vendors into an integrated assessment platform, reducing complexity and improving system alignment.[/quote]

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