MADSEC is the professional association
for administrators of special education in the State of Maine.
Maine's Personalized Alternate Assessment Portfolio (PAAP) Process 2004-2005
State and Federal laws require that all students be included in the Comprehensive Assessment System. Three avenues of assessment (standard administration, administration with accommodations, or alternate assessment) must be provided for all state and district assessments, including the Maine Educational Assessment, the Local Assessment System (LAS), and assessments of No Child Left Behind Grade Level Expectations. The Personalized Alternate Assessment Portfolio (PAAP) is Maine’s alternate assessment model and is designed to provide access for those students who require accommodations so significant that they change what is being measured.
MEA PAAP: This portfolio format allows students to produce work embedded in daily instruction throughout the year to be used as the basis for assessment of their performance. State Rubrics for the Content Areas assessed on the MEA serve as the common elements for planning, instruction and scoring. The 2003-2004 school year was the first year of full implementation of the MEA PAAP. 528 PAAPs were submitted for spring scoring. Scores were communicated to parents and schools in early summer through separate reports for Achievement and Accountability. The 2004-2005 training and scoring sessions for the MEA PAAP will similar to last year.
NCLB: Grade Level Expectations (GLE) PAAP: In early spring 2004, the blueprint for the GLE assessment was presented. Currently the accompanying structures for accommodations and alternate assessment are being developed, again ensuring three avenues of participation for students. It is anticipated that the GLE PAAP will be field-tested during the 2004-2005 school year with full implementation in 2005-2006.
Contacts: If you have questions about any aspect of Maine’s PAAP system please contact:
Mona Baker
207-624-6825
mona.baker@maine.gov
Alternate Assessment Coordinator
Linda Parkin
207-624-6782
linda.parkin@maine.gov
PAAP Professional Development
Resources:
PAAP Web page: www.mecas.org/paap
MEA web page: http://www.state.me.us/education/mea/meahome.htm
Local Assessment Web Page: http://www.state.me.us/education/lsalt/LAS/
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