Michigan Merit Examination (MME) Overview

Michigan Department of EducationOffice of Educational Assessment and Accountability

Pat KingSpecialist – MME Administration and Reporting

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MME Overview

• What is the MME?

• Design of the MME

• What’s New for Spring 2009?

• CTE Reports

• National Career Readiness Certification (NCRC)

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What is the MME?

• State high school assessment

• State of Michigan legislative requirement

–Revised School Code

–State School Aid Act

• Grade 11

• March 1 – June 1

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Design of the MME

Must contain all of the following:

1. College entrance or placement exam with a writing component

2. Work skills assessments

• Reading and Mathematics

• Eligibility for Employment Certification

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Design of the MME

3. Social Studies component

4. Any component necessary to meet federal requirements • NCLB

• US Department of Education approval

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Design of the MME

MME Day 1 – ACT Plus Writing

MME Day 2 – WorkKeys• Reading for Information

• Applied Mathematics

• Locating Information (new Spring 2009)

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Design of the MME

MME Day 3 – Michigan components• Mathematics

• Science

• Social Studies

Alignment to HS Standards and Content Expectations

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Design of the MME

• Three components administered over three days

• Student must take complete MME to receive valid MME scores in each subject and to count as tested

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Design of the MME

• MME subject scores– derived from items from two or more

components administered over multiple days

– Only selected items from ACT and WorkKeys components count toward MME subject score

– improve balance and alignment to HS content expectations

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Design of the MMEMME

ReadingMME

WritingMME

MathematicsMME

ScienceMME Social

Studies• ACT Reading

• WorkKeys Reading for Information

• ACT English

• ACT Writing

• ACT Mathematics

• WorkKeys Mathematics

• WorkKeys Locating Information

• Michigan Mathematics

• ACT Science

• Michigan Science

• WorkKeys Locating Information

• Michigan Social Studies

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CTE Score Reports

• Paper Reports

• Distributed to CTE centers

• Individual Student Reports

• Student Roster–By subject

–All students within the same code

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Reported by Standard

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Design of MME

• Provides Student:–Free national college entrance test

–Free national workforce readiness evaluation

–Michigan Promise eligibility• (up to $4000)

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National Career Readiness Certification

• Based on three WorkKeys assessments• Reading for Information

• Applied Mathematics

• Locating Information

• MME Day 2

• WorkKeys score range = 3 through 7

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National Career Readiness Certification

• Three levels of distinction– Gold

• Minimum score of 5 on all three tests

– Silver• Minimum score of 4 on all three tests

– Bronze• Minimum score of 3 on all three tests

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National Career Readiness Certification

• Individual Student Option - No fee– Register online www.myworkkeys.com

– Name and student ID number as printed on WorkKeys score report – gridded on Day 2 answer document

– Obtain verifiable certificate number that employers can access

– No paper copy (paper copy may be purchased for $15)

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National Career Readiness Certification

• School Option – data file–Purchase WorkKeys data file

–Contains certificate number, log-in, and password for each NCRC eligible student

–$250 per school plus $2.50 per each student

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National Career Readiness Certification

• School Option – paper copy– School receives paper NCRC for each

eligible student in addition to the data file

– Mailed to school approximately 30 days after qualifying scores are received in ACT data warehouse

– $250 per school plus $5.00 per each eligible student

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National Career Readiness Certification

• School Option – Note

Schools registered to provide certificates to Grade 12 students taking the Locating Information this year (not part of MME) will not have to pay additional $250 activation fee to provide certificates to students in Grade 11

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NCRC Eligibility

• Student who takes translated version of WorkKeys tests is not eligible for NCRC–Audio translation (Spanish or Arabic)

–Reader script translated into student’s native language

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Additional Information

• www.michigan.gov/mme

• www.act.org/workkeys

• mme listserv

• Questions?Email mme@michigan.gov

Phone 877-560-8378 (toll free)

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Contact Information

Pat King

Specialist – MME Administration and Reporting

Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability

Michigan Department of Education

PO Box 30008

Lansing, MI 48909

(517) 335-6780

kingp@michigan.gov