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Winslow Elementary School Assessment Calendar
2025-2026
Winslow Junior High School Assessment Calendar
2025-2026
TBD
Winslow High School Assessment Calendar
2025-2026
TBD
Questions and Answers
What is assessed?
Maine Science and Engineering Standards (i.e., the Next Generation Science Standards)
The assessment focuses on performance level expectations based on three-dimensional learning that incorporates science & engineering practices and cross-cutting concepts with disciplinary core ideas.
Who participates in the Maine Science Assessment?
Students in grades 5, 8, and 3rd year of high school
What is the format of the assessment?
Online (Paper-based forms are available as an accommodation per an IEP or 504 plan.)
Questions occur in clusters around a common problem scenario.
When is the assessment given?
Click here to see MDOE Assessment Calendar
Sample Test Questions
Science Practice Testing ONLINE.pdfGrades 5, 8, & High School
Online Test Samples
The MSAA Science is Maine’s alternate assessment for science. This assessment is administered in grades 5, 8 and 3rd year of high school and is designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. The assessment is based on the alternate achievement standards in science, the Extended Performance Expectations [EPEs], which are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards.
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