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MAP Growth Newsletter Information

2024-2025

MAP Growth is the ASD and State of Alaska required benchmark/interim reading and mathematics assessment for students in grades 3-9.  Grades 10-12 students identified as needing Tier II and Tier III reading and mathematics support also take MAP Growth as part of the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø School District's MTSS framework.

Alaska's Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) has partnered with NWEA to implement a creative approach to a balanced statewide assessment that connects fall and winter MAP Growth benchmark/interim assessments and the Alaska spring AK STAR summative assessment.  AK STAR eliminates the spring benchmark/interim assessment window for grades 3-9 by combining the summative and benchmark assessment into one test that produces a spring benchmark score, which includes a growth measure.  More information is available at the State of Alaska AK STAR website, .

MAP Growth is an online, adaptive assessment that provides each student a personalized testing experience with data that speaks to their individual progress and growth in mathematics and reading.

The MAP Growth reading and mathematics benchmark will be administered in person during the 2024-2025 fall and winter benchmark windows.  The spring benchmark will be embedded in the AK STAR summative assessment as outlined above. 

• Fall Benchmark 1: September 3 - September 13 (make-ups through September 20) 

• Winter Benchmark 2: December 2 - December 13  (make-ups through December 19)

• Spring Benchmark 3: embedded in AK STAR administered during the summative assessment window:  March 24 - April 4  (make-ups through April 25)

  • MAP Growth assessment only: Grades 10-12 identified as needing Tier II and III support

MAP Growth practice tests and tutorials allow students and families the opportunity to become familiar with the types of questions and tools available on the actual MAP Grow assessments such as the highlighter and calculator.  An overview of these resources with links to the practice tests are compiled on the .