MCA & MTAS Test Information

• PearsonAccessNext - secure test management site
• Minnesota Pearson Access Non-Secure site - Resources and manuals for MCA/MTAS administration
• Learning Management System (LMS) (Test Security Trainings)
• TestNav 8 Online Support (support for app that students use to test)
• SPPS School MCA/MTAS Testing Schedules 2022-2023
• SPPS School Assessment Coordinator (SAC) list 2022-23

• SAC Training PowerPoint 2023-24 (PDF) - will be available Feb. 12, 2024
• Train Your Staff 2023-24 (PPTX) - will be available Feb. 16, 2024
• Questions from SAC Training - Feb. 2023 - will be available Feb. 12, 2024
• 6 Common Questions about Test Security for Statewide Testing

Guides and Manuals

• MCA Online Testing User Guide 2024
• MCA Data Entry User Guide 2024
• MTAS Task Administration Manual 2024
• MTAS Data Entry Guide 2024
• PearsonAccess Next User Accounts Guide 2024
• Testing Directions: Online, Paper, and Overview of Student Directions 2024 (includes translations)

NEW! LMS (Learning Management System) Resources

• Eligibility Requirements for the MTAS
• MTAS Task Administration Manual 2023
• Reporting Groups User Guide 2023
• MTAS Data Entry User Guide 2023 
• MTAS Data Collection Form 2023
• MTAS LCI Data Form 20223
• MTAS actions in PearsonAccess Next 2023
• Testing 123 - Alternate Assessments

Prior to Testing

• Accommodations for Students with an IEP or 504 Plan 2022-23
• Determining eligibility for High School Science MCA/MTAS
• Estimated Testing Times MCA 2022-23
• Family Announcement Letters - Generic - new letter available Feb. 2023
  • Available in 5 languages
  • Do not share the above link directly with families, download or copy documents to then share
• MDE Guidance for Universal Supports and Accommodations 2023-24 - NEW!
• Receiving Secure Test Materials 2023
• Student iPad set-up: How to Manually Load TestNav to iPad
• Student Preparation
  • Student Readiness Tools - NEW!
    • Replaces Item Samplers & Student Tutorials beginning 2023-2024

During Testing

• Additional Materials Request Form 2023
• Calculator Guidelines 2023
• Math Formula Sheets (all grades)
• MCA/MTAS Irregularities 2022-23
• MDE Site Monitoring List 2022-23
• Test Administration Report (TAR)
• Test Session Attendance Form 2023
• TESTING: Do Not Disturb Sign
• Testing Directions: Online, Paper, and Overview of Student Directions 2023 (includes translations)
• Technology Troubleshooting (TestNav issues)
• Tracking Student Progress Guide

Resources for Test Monitors:

• MCA Online Testing User Guide - session monitoring information starts on page 26
• Video training module: 'Managing MCA Test Sessions in PearsonAccess Next'
  • Link to TMS login page - once logged in, the training module will automatically open
• Testing Directions: Online (English) - required to be provided to Test Monitors
  • In addition to scripted directions, this document contains:
    • Test management scenarios
    • Test Monitor Checklist
    • Testing information
    • Online testing procedures
• Tracking Student Progress Guide

After Testing

• Returning Secure Test Materials 2023
• On-Demand Reports Quick Guide 2023
  • MDE: Using Preliminary Results
  • On-Demand Reports and Export in PAnext - TMS training module
• MDE: Testing 123 - A Resource for Teachers
• MDE: Appropriate and Inappropriate Uses of MCA Results
• Individual Student Reports (ISRs) Resources

• MDE Statewide Testing Family website
• Parent Fact Sheets - MCA/MTAS (translations available on MDE Family website)
• Achievement Level Descriptions (translations available on MDE Family website)
• Understanding Statewide Assessment Results - Spring 2022
• MDE Statewide Testing: Parent/Guardian Participation Guide and Refusal Information
• MCA/MTAS Family Information website

Additional resources are available on the SPPS Testing Parent/Guardian Information webpage.