Alt ELPA Updates
Thank you for competing the Alt ELPA summative assessment, which closed on March 13. Alt ELPA reports are available in the Cambium platform under the reporting portal. Hard copies will be sent to the District of Attendance later this month. More information will be e-mailed to Alternate Assessment Test Coordinators. The Alt ELPA Screener window will close on May 8, 2026, and will reopen for the 2026-2027 school year on August 3. Please remember that students must be determined eligible for Alternate Assessments before taking the Alt ELPA Screener.
MSAA Updates
The MSAA test window ended on April 24. Over 6000 students completed MSAA testing. The MSAA system is closed until reporting opens on July 13. Only District Test Coordinators will have access to the MSAA reporting portal.
Securely Shredding and Deleting MSAA Test Materials
Test Coordinators are responsible for ensuring that printed test materials are securely shredded after the testing window closes. Downloaded folders and test materials (DTAs, printed versions of a student's test, etc.) must be permanently deleted from the desktop. Test Administration Manuals are not secure test materials and do not have to be shredded. These materials may be discarded. Do not send any materials to ADE.
MSAA Reports
The MSAA reporting portal will be open from July 13 - September 18, 2026. Reports will be available for ELA, Mathematics, and Science. Reports are available at the District of Attendance (DOA) so your tuitioned-out and privately placed students will not be included in your reports. Please work with the DOA to get the results. More information on downloading reports and receiving hard copies of the student reports will be sent to the test coordinator in July.
MSAA User Access
All users will be removed from the MSAA system after reporting closes. You will no longer have access to any student or administration information. You will continue to have access to sample items and other instructional resources. User accounts will be created again in January. This step is necessary to keep the systems up to date.
2027 MSAA Administration
The Spring 2027 MSAA test administration window has not been finalized. Please plan for approximately the same window of mid-March until end of April. The confirmed test window will be shared with Alternate Assessment Test Coordinators when it is available.
Professional Development Hours Certificate
Professional development (PD) hours certificates will be e-mailed to the Alternate Assessment Test Coordinators. Please distribute the PD certificates to those individuals who completed the TA and/or TC training modules. There are separate certificates for Test Coordinators and Test Administrators for both Alt ELPA and MSAA. Please contact us if you need a list of your test administrator training status for Alt ELPA or MSAA.
