Assessment Resources
The PSD Curriculum & Assessment Task Force recommends the use of either Riverside Insights ITBS, IowaFlex, or NWEA MAP® Growth assessments. Please see the boxes below for more information on these assessment options.
MAP® Testing Information
To view a recent webinar introducing MAP testing, please click here.
Click here for a pre-test proctor check list.
NWEA MAP® testing windows are set by the individual school site. Other resources, such as parent letters and test reporting/interpretation information, is provided to the user directly by NWEA. Please note that implementation for first time MAP® testing takes 3-4 weeks prior to starting to test.
For more information about NWEA MAP® Growth Assessments for new schools in California please contact Nancy Barber nancy.barber@nwea.org. Schools in AZ and NV please contact Brooke Ray brooke.ray@nwea.org.
Schools with existing NWEA accounts in California should contact Kimberly Cooper Kimberly.cooper@nwea.org and in Arizona and Nevada,
Kelli Shipp Kelli.Shipp@nwea.org for questions and support for your testing accounts.
There are several training options for MAP® Assessments please ask about those as well.
ITBS Testing Information
ITBS Testing Window - October 23 - November 4, 2022
Orders for Fall 2021-22 testing will be emailed directly to administrators by early August 2022. Links below will be updated at that time.
Testing Letter from Rachel Klitzing
Material Ordering Letter
Material Order Form
Account Holder Change Form
IowaFlex
In order to assist you to utilize Data Manager to its fullest capacity, we have provided you with these guides from Riverside Publishing. You will also find below a Compilation Guide for the tests and norms as well as a 5-page report from the University of Iowa that speaks to why your school may have seen a drop in test scores when we switched to the 2011 norms. You may find this information helpful in discussing test scores with your staff and parents. Thank you to Garry Unger for compiling all of this information!