O.L. Smith Middle School

M-STEP 2016 Information

Attention Viking Parents/ Guardians,

M-STEP testing will be on Monday, April 11, 2016. Please discuss with your child the importance of practicing and doing their best on the assessment. Our teachers will be working with students on testing taking strategies during school hours but we’re asking for parents to also work with students at home (especially over Spring Break) to increase student readiness using the online practice tests listed below:

2016 Testing Schedule for Online and Paper/Pencil Assessments ONLINE Test Administration Dates*

• Grades 8 : the online tests may be administered on any instructional day April 11 – April 29, 2016

• Grades 6: the online tests may be administered on any instructional day April 25 – May 13, 2016

• Grades 7: the online tests may be administered on any instructional day May 9 – May 27, 2016 •

MI-Access Alternate Assessments—Grades 3–8: the online tests may be administered on any instructional day April 11 – May 27, 2016 *

Online Practice for M-STEP ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies

  • The preview is intended to provide students and teachers with a brief look at the English language arts (ELA), mathematics, science and social studies technology-enhanced item types.  The M-STEP Spring 2016 Preview must be used in Google Chrome. Copy and paste this link into Google Chrome https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1. Click on the 2016 Preview Link, you will then need to click to sign on. Once on the sign in page, use the username and password displayed on the screen to log in.