Student Assessments and Associated Growth Models for Teacher and Principal Evaluation - Form C

Oct 3, 2026

Student assessments and associated growth models are presented for use in teacher and principal evaluation, framed as a publicly available services summary under a New York State Education Department RFQ process. The form outlines the assessment provider and describes MAP Growth offerings, including English language arts, science, and course-specific mathematics. It specifies grade bands and subjects that generate APPR scores, the target-setting and growth model types (e.g., gain score and growth-to-proficiency), and the administration approach via a fully hosted platform with secure browser controls.

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Pages40

Reading Time1 h 41 min

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Assessment Provider Information

Name and Contact

Assessment and Target Use

Grades and Subjects for APPR Scoring

Technology Requirements and Secure Administration

Availability for New York Districts and BOCES

Required Submission Overview

STUDENT ASSESSMENTSAND ASSOCIATED GROWTH MODELS FOR TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL EVALUATION FORM C PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SERVICES SUMMARY This form will be posted on the New York State Education Department’s Web site and distributed through other means for all applications that are approved in conjunction with this RFQ to allow districts and BOCES to understand proposed offerings in advance of directly contacting Assessment Providers regarding potential further procurements. | Assessment Provider Information | | | --- | --- | | Name of Assessment Provider: | NWEA® | | Assessment Provider Contact Information: | Jennifer Schreiber, Proposal Manager
Email: [proposals@nwea.org](proposals@nwea.org)
[Phone:](Phone:) (503) 624-1951 | | Name of Assessment: | MAP® Growth ™ English Language Arts (ELA), MAP Growth Science and MAP Growth Course-Specific Assessments | | Nature of Assessment: | ASSESSMENT FOR USE WITH STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES WITH A TARGET SETTING MODEL; OR
SUPPLEMENTAL ASSESSMENT WITH AN ASSOCIATED | | | GROWTH MODEL:
GAIN SCORE MODEL
GROWTH-TO-PROFICIENCY MODEL
STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILES
PROJECTION MODELS
VALUE-ADDED MODELS
OTHER: | | What are the grade(s) for which the assessment can be used to generatea 0-20 APPR score? | MAP Growth Course-Specific Mathematics: K-12
MAP Growth Science: Grades 3–8
MAP Growth ELA (Reading and Language Usage) for high school. This is in addition to our currently approved MAP Growth ELA (Reading and Language Usage) for Grades K–10 | | What are the subject area(s) for which the assessment can be used to generate a 0-20 APPR score? | ▪ MAP Growth Course-Specific Mathematics in Algebra 1 , Algebra 2 , and Geometry
▪ MAP Growth Science
▪ MAP Growth ELA (Reading and Language Usage) | | What are the technology requirements associated with the assessment? | MAP Growth assessments are a fully hosted software-as-a-service solution housed on a single platform, the MAP Administration and Reporting Center (MARC) . From the MARC, users can perform the following tasks:
▪ Manage user, student, organization, program, and test data
▪ View MAP Growth reports
▪ Create testing sessions and administer tests
Although MAP Growth does not require any downloading or installation of software , NWEA recommends students use our secure testing browser. Our secure testing browser provides a secure testing environment by prohibiting access to the desktop, internet, and other applications and programs during test administration. | | | The secure testing browser will prevent students from initiating other browser sessions and from having access to other content on the testing device, unless they exit the test. In the event students exit the test during test administration, they will need to log back in and have the proctor reactivate the test before proceeding. As an additional security feature, when a student logs back in after exiting the test, our adaptive test engine will present a new item in place of any item that was presented before the student exited the test. This alleviates potential item exposure the student had, both from a test security and test validity perspective.
MAP Growth assessments can be administered with a variety of devices, operating systems, browsers, and apps. Computer equipment must meet the minimum requirements specified by the manufacturers of the operating system and browser or app in use.
Supported devices and software are provided and regularly updated online at
[https://teach.mapnwea.org/impl/maphelp/Content/MAPSetup/Technolog](https://teach.mapnwea.org/impl/maphelp/Content/MAPSetup/Technolog)[y/SystemRequirements.htm](y/SystemRequirements.htm.)[.](y/SystemRequirements.htm.)
NWEA provides, at no additional cost, all necessary updates and enhancements to our assessments. Our assessment system typically has monthly releases of new features, bug fixes, and changes to improve system performance and stability. | |

FAQs

What assessments are included in this MAP Growth services summary?

The summary lists MAP Growth English Language Arts (ELA), MAP Growth Science, and MAP Growth course-specific assessments, including course-specific mathematics offerings.

What grade levels and subjects can generate APPR scores using MAP Growth?

It specifies course-specific mathematics (K-12), science (grades 3–8), and MAP Growth ELA (reading and language usage) for high school, including support for additional grades in the currently approved MAP Growth ELA list.

What technology and security requirements apply during assessment administration?

The assessments are hosted through the MAP Administration and Reporting Center (MARC) with a secure testing browser that restricts access to other websites and applications; if a student exits, re-login and proctor reactivation are required and the adaptive engine presents a new item.

Oct 3, 2026

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