Goals

The purposes of the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) Plus are:

1. to assist Missouri educators and citizens in an awareness and understanding of the Grade Level Content Expectations (GLEs) that are prescribed by the "No Child Left Behind" legislation as well as their alignment to the Missouri Show-Me Standards and Curriculum Frameworks;
2. to facilitate the development and publication of a model curriculum for each content area, beginning with the content areas tested first through the "No Child Left Behind" legislation, Communication Arts and Mathematics;
3. to train a cadre of teachers with expertise in their content area (Communication Arts or Mathematics) to serve as regional leaders in order to enhance the opportunities for continued professional development and support for districts in the region as they align their curriculum with the GLEs;
4. to provide quality professional development for teachers as they teach and assess the GLEs using research-based instructional strategies and performance-based assessments to improve student achievement; and
5. to provide on-going site-level support for low performing schools as they incorporate the GLEs into their taught curriculum.
6. MAP Plus will provide regional trainings to increase the knowledge and skills of district personnel in: understanding the requirements of NCLB legislation related to standards, assessments, accountability, and adequate yearly progress; analyzing their MAP assessment data to assist them in making better informed decisions about the instructional needs of all students (including subpopulations); and understanding the guidelines for MAP test preparation, administration, and test material return.