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As contractor to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, ARC administers the alternate assessment of the Missouri Assessment Program, the MAP-A. ARC provides services including assessment planning; production of informational, training, and assessment materials; delivery of administration training; hand-scoring of assessments; and reporting of achievement levels.
Timeline
In the current school year, MAP-A activities follow the timeline below.
| Enrollment Window | September 12, 2011 - November 4, 2011 |
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MAP-A Materials
Shipment Begins | December 5, 2011 - January 6, 2012 |
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Transfer Student
Participation Deadline | January 6, 2012 |
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| Collection Period 1 | January 9, 2012 - February 3, 2012 |
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| Collection Period 2 | February 6, 2012 - March 2, 2012 |
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| Deadline for Return Shipping | March 9, 2012 |
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| ProFile Closes | March 25, 2012 |
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Enrollment
To enroll students in MAP-A, please visit our MAP-A Enrollment Site.
Resources
Missouri district testing coordinators, special education directors, and teachers of MAP-A students will find helpful information about how to administer the MAP-A in the Instructor's Guide and Implementation Manual.
To find the 2011-2012 version of ProFile, the web-based software you can use to record and print students' MAP-A information, click here. Don't forget to download and read the ProFile manual here, because updates are added each year!
News and updates, sample entries, APIs, Alternate Grade-Level Expectations, and more helpful information and resources may be found on the MAP-A page of DESE's web site.
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