Montana students will take the Montana Aligned to Standards Through-Year (MAST) assessment in mathematics and reading/language arts in the 2024-2025 school year. This assessment is Montana’s measure of student proficiency on the state content standards in grades 3-8. These standards establish goals for what all students should know and be able to do in each grade. This assessment includes math and reading/language arts testlets that have items that reflect a range of difficulty levels to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills. Testlets include multiple choice, matching, ordering, short text entry, technology-enhanced, and an ELA constructed writing response test items. Score reports in individual testlets are available throughout each testing window as they are completed and generated.
This through-year assessment provides critical information about student learning, but no single assessment should ever be the sole factor in making an educational decision. It is important to remember that assessments provide only one measure of student learning, but when combined with grades, classroom activities, unit quizzes and tests, and district-level assessments, the results of statewide assessments can help provide a complete picture of your child’s abilities over the course of the school year and path toward academic success on these content standards.
To find resources to aid in interpreting your child’s report, please visit the Parent Resources section of the MAST Portal website. The MAST Student Score Report Interpretive Guidance document directly supports understanding and using student level testlet reports.
Here are some highlights for this student report:
Students receive separate testlet scores for each math and reading/language arts testlet.
Information is provided at the standard and question level to better understand student performance.
Math testlet reports include misconceptions students are demonstrating through response patterns, while ELA testlets include information on clustered topics of standards.
Students will receive a separate summative score for math and reading/language arts.
We are excited to provide your child’s score reports through a secure website called Kite® Parent Portal! Kite Parent Portal allows you to access your child’s score reports from all assessments administered through the Kite Student Portal.
To get started, please watch this introductory video to learn about Parent Portal: https://vimeo.com/905694120.
When ready, access the Parent Portal at https://parentportal-testlet.kiteaai.org. Enter your email address registered with your child’s school district in the Email Address field. You will then be emailed an access code that is valid for 24 hours. Continue to set up your account and access your student’s scores as they complete testlets. Links to the introductory video and the Parent Portal are available on the district website. https://www.parkcityschools.org/
Additional resources can be found on the MAST Portal. Here you will find the Kite Parent Portal Manual and guides to student score reports. As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact your student’s teacher(s) or building principal.
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