Maine Through Year Assessment: Math & Reading

All manuals and guides can be found on our Maine Through Year NWEA Connection page.

For Students and Families

• Tutorial Video (Vimeo)
• Tutorial Video (YouTube)
• What is a Computer Adaptive Test? (video)
• 2025–2026 Parent & Guardians Letter [English] — Translations: Arabic, Chinese, French, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese
• 2025 RIT Score Norms: A Letter for Families — Explains the change in the 2025 RIT score norms within the context of the assessment.
• Overview of the Maine Through Year Assessment for Families — Reviews the overall structure of the assessment and the two score types produced for the spring administration. A more detailed version for teachers is available under the "For District and School Assessment Coordinators" section below.

For Proctors

• Proctor Training Video [Transcript]
• Assessment Security Webisodes
• Assessment Administration Guide
• Manage Online Testing Guide — Only for proctors monitoring student progress in Acacia.

For Technology Coordinators

• NWEA System and Technology Guide (Updated July 2025)
• System Requirements Guide
• Online Readiness Tools / Secure Browser Download
• NWEA Status Page — Updates on the availability and performance of MAP Growth & NWEA State Assessments.
• Spring 2026 SAU Data Cleanup Checklist

For District and School Assessment Coordinators

• Assessment Coordinator Training Module
• Assessment Coordinator Guide
• User & Student Management Guide
• 2025–26 Multilingual Learner Exemption Guidance
• Spring 2026 Reset Process Flow
• Overview of the Maine Through Year Assessment for Teachers — Reviews the overall structure and two score types for the spring administration. A more concise version for parents is available above.

Assessment Blueprints

All items on the Maine Through Year Assessment are aligned to the Common Core State Standards. The assessment blueprints specify targets for the distribution and number of operational score points aligned to each content category.

• Fall/Winter Interim Assessment Blueprints: Computer Adaptive
• Fall/Winter Interim Assessment Blueprints: Accommodated Fixed Form (Paper-Based Test)
• Spring Summative Assessment Blueprints: An Overview
• Spring Summative Assessment Blueprints by Standard: Computer Adaptive
• Spring Summative Assessment Blueprints by Standard: Accommodated Fixed Form (Paper-Based Test)

• Through Year Assessment Item Development
• General Achievement Level Descriptors — Define student performance characteristics at each of the four achievement levels: Well Below, Below, At, and Above State Expectations.
• Achievement Level Explorer Tool — Breaks down each General Achievement Level by the grade-level standards assessed in Reading and Math.
• Achievement Level Descriptors — Math (Excel)
• Achievement Level Descriptors — Reading (Excel)

Math Reference Sheet — Provided to all students on the math assessment in fall, winter, and spring. Accessible within the assessment platform; paper copies may also be distributed.

• Math Reference Sheet [English] — Translations: Arabic, Chinese, French, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese
• Desmos Calculators
• RIT to Concept Reference — Enhance instruction for students who scored within a given RIT score range with these word lists and associated concepts.

The following item type samplers represent grade-level content in math and grade-span content in reading similar to content in the summative portion of the Maine Through Year Assessment. They provide students the opportunity to become familiar with the platform and interact with the various tools provided.

Online Item Type Sampler (in web browser) — If you have difficulties accessing the sampler, try clearing your cache.

Math Online Item Type Sampler Answer Keys

• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5
• Grade 6
• Grade 7
• Grade 8
• High School

Reading Online Item Type Sampler Answer Keys

• Grades 3–5
• Grades 6–8
• High School

Paper Item Type Samplers — Math

• Grade 3: For Students | For Teachers
• Grade 4: For Students | For Teachers
• Grade 5: For Students | For Teachers
• Grade 6: For Students | For Teachers
• Grade 7: For Students | For Teachers
• Grade 8: For Students | For Teachers
• High School: For Students | For Teachers

Paper Item Type Samplers — Reading

• Grades 3–5: For Students | For Teachers
• Grades 6–8: For Students | For Teachers
• High School: For Students | For Teachers

• 2025–26 Accessibility Guide
• Supplemental Resource for Text-to-Speech
• 2025–26 Accommodated Paper-Based Assessment Request Form — Use to order standard-print, large-print, and braille paper-based test booklets.

Guidance for Human Reader for Reading Passages (Grades 6+)

• Maine Print Disability Considerations for Accommodations
• Print Disability Flowchart
• Print Disability Checklist
• Human Reader Accommodations Process Flow

Bilingual Word-to-Word Glossaries

A paper-based bilingual word-to-word glossary without definitions is an acceptable designated support for multilingual learners with an Individual Language Acquisition Plan (ILAP). If the student is already using a paper-based bilingual glossary in the classroom, that glossary can be used for the assessment. If the student has been using an online bilingual glossary and needs a paper-based option, NYU Steinhardt's Bilingual Glossaries is a potential resource.

If utilizing NYU Steinhardt's bilingual glossaries for the high school mathematics assessment, NWEA recommends students have access to the Integrated Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2 bilingual glossaries. Almost all terms will appear in the Integrated Algebra glossary, which should be the student's first resource.

Accommodations Protocols

• Human Reader Protocol
• Scribing Protocol

Unique Accommodations

The Maine DOE Assessment Team has an established process for approving student use of unique accommodations on statewide assessments. In rare cases where a student requires an accommodation not included in the standard accommodation list within the Accessibility Guide, this is deemed a unique accommodation. As with any standard accommodation, a unique accommodation may not change the construct being measured by the assessment.

• Unique Accommodation Request Form

• Reports Interpretive Guide
• Achievement Level Descriptor Summaries
• Scoring and Reporting FAQ Document
• 2025–26 Student Score Data File Format — A CSV file available at the SAU level including all test event information. Accessible by District Assessment Coordinators after data validation is completed.

Resources for MAP Growth Reports

• State Solutions Condensed Reports Portfolio
• MAP Growth Report Details

Spring 2025 Individual Student Report Template Translations

• English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Khmer | Kinyarwanda | Lingala | Portuguese | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese

Optional Supplemental Page for Families — Spring 2025

• Grade 3: English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Kinyarwanda | Lingala | Portuguese | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
• Grade 4: English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Kinyarwanda | Lingala | Portuguese | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
• Grade 5: English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Kinyarwanda | Lingala | Portuguese | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
• Grade 6: English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Kinyarwanda | Lingala | Portuguese | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
• Grade 7: English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Kinyarwanda | Lingala | Portuguese | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
• Grade 8: English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Kinyarwanda | Lingala | Portuguese | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
• High School: English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Kinyarwanda | Lingala | Portuguese | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese

If you are a Maine parent/guardian with an exceptionality who requires an alternate format to access any of the above resources, please contact Assessment Team Office Specialist Daniella Crone at Daniella.Crone@maine.gov.

• Structure of the Maine Through Year Assessment (video)
• A Tale of Three Assessments — Similarities and differences between the Maine Through Year Assessment, NWEA's MAP Growth Assessment, and the Maine Science Assessment.

NWEA Professional Learning Online

• NWEA Professional Learning Online
• Direct Link to Through Year Assessment Content (Sign in required.)
• For District Assessment Coordinators: PLO Add Member Instructions

Spring 2025 Technical Report and Appendices

The Spring 2025 Maine Through Year Assessment Technical Report provides technical information on the following topics: Test Design and Development, Administration and Security, Item Statistics/Calibration/Scaling, Technical Quality and Validity, Inclusion of All Students, and Achievement Standards and Reporting.

Spring 2025 Maine Through Year Assessment Technical Report Appendices