MAP Testing Begins For St. Louis Public Schools Students

(March 30, 2007) – Students in the St. Louis Public Schools have begun taking the annual Missouri Assessment Program (MAP). Testing will continue through April 27. The MAP tests identifies the knowledge, skills, and competencies that students should acquire by the time they complete high school and to evaluate students progress toward those academic standards.

“Our teachers work very hard each year preparing our students to take the MAP tests,” said Superintendent Dr. Diana Bourisaw. “We are asking parents and guardians to help our students prepare to take these important exams,” she added.

The District is offering the following advice for parents to prepare their children for this year’s MAP tests:

Help with material review
Have students well rested and relaxed
Serve a healthy breakfast
Help to ease any of the student’s fears about taking the test
Don’t be late. Several sections of the MAP are timed, so being prompt and having enough time to finish the test are very important

Students also need to prepare themselves by:

Reading the test instructions carefully
Completing the questions
Make sure the question number and answer number match
Pacing themselves so that they don’t spend too much time on questions for which they don’t know the answer
Checking answers at the end if time permits
Having extra pencils and erasers
Wearing comfortable clothing

The Spring 2007 MAP includes assessments in Communication Arts (Grades 3-8 and 11), Mathematics (Grades 3-8 and 10), Science (Grades 3, 7 and 10), and Social Studies (grades 4, 8, and 11).