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Lemmer Elementary School!

700 South 20th Street!

Escanaba, MI 49829!
phone: (906) 786-5333!

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February 2016!
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Dear Parents/Guardians,!
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Enclosed you will find your childs Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)/MAP for
Primary Grades MPG (MPG) test results. These tests determine your childs instructional
level and measure academic growth throughout the 2015-2016 school year as well as from year
to year in the areas of reading, language, and math. !

MAP/MPG tests are unique adaptive tests your child takes on a computer. The test is leveled
based on your childs chosen answers. Therefore, your child takes a test specifically created for
his or her learning level.!
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Your childs MAP/MPG results are reported in RIT scores. This is a different type of score
than a typical test that provides a percentage correct. It is also different than many tests that
provide results based on your childs score compared to others in his or her grade. Instead, the
RIT score is an equal-interval scale, like feet and inches, that is independent of grade level. As a
result, we can easily measure growth in learning. This type of score increases the value of the
tests as a tool to improve student learning because it enables teachers to recognize where to
focus attention for your childs learning.!

Also included on this report is your childs Lexile Range This range indicates a students
reading ability and can be correlated to difficulty levels of reading materials. You can find more
information about this measurement at https://lexile.com/about-lexile/lexile-overview/. !

Additional information can be found on both our Title I blog as well as our school website: !
http://drpepinlemmer.weebly.com/nwea-mapsmpg.html!
http://www.eskymos.com/parents/links/nwea_parent_info !

You can also view how our school is meeting the needs of our students through a variety of
school-wide instructional and intervention opportunities: Walk to Intervention, Co-Teaching, &
Enrichment Programs. !
http://drpepinlemmer.weebly.com/walk-to-intervention.html!
http://drpepinlemmer.weebly.com/coteaching.html, http://drpepinlemmer.weebly.com/
leadership.html !

Thank you for taking an active interest in your childs education.