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Personalized Alternate Assessment Portfolio (PAAP)

Designed specifically for students with significant cognitive disabilities, the Personalized Alternate Assessment Portfolio (PAAP) is the alternate to Maine’s required state assessments (the Maine Educational Assessment [MEA], the Maine High School Assessment [MHSA], and the PSAT/NMSQT).  The PAAP is a fully implemented academic assessment that provides the basis for achievement and accountability reporting.

The PAAP measures individual student progress towards the Maine Learning Results – the standards which identify what all Maine students, including those with unique learning needs, are expected to know and be able to do. Scores are reported for accountability purposes under No Child Left Behind in grades 3-8 through the MEA or the PAAP, and through the MHSA or the PAAP during their third year of high school. PSAT/NMSQT participation is required for 10th and 11th grade students to inform teaching and learning. Resulting scores are not reported for accountability. The PAAP also serves as the alternate for that assessment as noted above.

Students taking the PAAP provide evidence of their progress through tasks that demonstrate academic progress towards the common content standards, but measure steps that are backed down developmentally form the levels at which their grade level peers are measured.

Explore links on this page to learn more about alternate assessment in Maine.

What's New:

2008-2009 PAAP CD

Writing Assessment Cancelled for Grades 5 and 8

Revised 2008-2009 PAAP Manual is Now Available Online

The PAAP Manual has been updated to include the most recent revisions to the Maine Comprehensive Assessment System, including the suspension of Writing assessments for 2008-2009. Click on this link for more updated PAAP materials:

  • 2008-2009 Visual Guide to a Complete PAAP
  • 2008-2009 Portrait of a PAAP
  • 2008-2009 PAAP Flow Chart
  • Preparing a PAAP for Submission

2008-2009 MEA/MHSA Policies and Procedures

2008-2009 Fall Workshop Series

Fall Workshop Evaluation Survey

US Department of Education Agrees to Allow Partial PAAPs

2007-2008 PAAP Scores - State Reports

PAAP ListServe

2007-2008 Achievement Level Cut Scores

Identifying Maine Students Appropriate for Alternate Assessment

The 2008-2009 PAAP Rubrics

The Maine Alternate Assessment Achievement Level Descriptors

2006-2007 Technical Manual of the Maine Comprehensive Assessment System

Documenting technical aspects of the 2006-2007 MEA and PAAP.

For Parents: Learning Opportunities for Your Child through Alternate Assessments

Determining a Child's Appropriate Assessment Avenue

MEA and PAAP Reports Release and Need for Verification

 

Updated 11/13/08 - pb

 

The PAAP ListServe

The PAAP ListServe has been established to help provide improved communications related to the Personalized Alternate Assessment Portfolio, accommodations, instruction for students with significant cognitive disabilities, and other associated issues. Through this online service, we will be able to disseminate information in a timely manner to all subscribers. Information might include, but will not necessarily be limited to, links to pertinent Web sites, supplementary training materials, responses to questions of general interest that are submitted by subscribers, and changes in Federal law or rules that impact alternate assessment. This is a free service provided by the Maine Department of Education, and requires no subscription renewal. Subscribe today! Connect to the PAAP ListServe.

 

Username and Password Required for PAAP Task Bank

Beginning with the 2007-2008 academic year, the PAAP Task Bank will only be accessible by entering a secure Username and Password.  Due to the exclusive nature of materials contained in the Task Bank, and in an effort to provide a higher level of confidentiality to individuals taking the PAAP, we believe limiting access to such sensitive information is prudent.

* Note: Most of the documents provided on this website are in PDF format. In order to access these materials, you will need the Adobe Reader program installed on your computer. Your District Technology Coordinator should be able to help you if you have any questions about using Adobe Reader. For further information, or to download Adobe Reader for free, click on the Adobe Reader icon below.

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