Welcome to the RSU No. 67 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Page
MAINE EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT (MEA) The Maine Educational Assessment (better known as the M.E.A.) is a statewide assessment program that began as a response to the Maine Assessment of Educational Progress (M.A.E.P.) of the early 1970’s and to the Education Reform Act of 1984. The test was first administered to students in Grades 4, 8, and 11 during the 1985-86 school year. Beginning with the 1998-99 school year, the test was aligned with Maine’s LEARNING RESULTS (1997) in reading, writing, mathematics, and science. Beginning with the 2008-09 school year, the test will be aligned with 2007 LEARNING RESULTS. In 2005-06, the M.E.A. was expanded to include Grades 3 through 8:
Beginning in 2008-09, the Science portion of the Grade 4 MEA was moved to Grade 5. Grade 11 students no longer take the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA). Instead, they are required to take the Maine High School Assessment (MHSA), which is a combination of the College Board's SAT, beginning in 2005-06, and an Augmentation Test in Mathematics, beginning in 2006-07. In 2007-08, a test in science was added. District- and school-level information about student performance on the MEA for the past three years can be viewed by clicking on the links below.
NEW ENGLAND COMMON ASSESSMENT PROGRAM Beginning with the 2009-10 school year, the Maine Department of Education began administering the New England Common Assessment Program for reading and mathematics, Grades 3-8. Tests are now given during the first three weeks of October each year. Beginning in 2010-11, a writing assessment in Grades 5 and 8 will also be administered. Science and Technology is still assessed with a Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) in the spring.
For more information about assessment in RSU No. 67, contact Donna J. Vigue (207) 794-6500 |
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