The MMSA Assessment and Evaluation staff have contributed to documents produced in support of the implementation of Maine's Learning Results and Local Assessment System. These documents include:
Grand Ideas and Practical Work: The Maine LAS Resource Guide. (1998)
available at
http://mainegov-images.informe.org/education/lres/mlss.pdf
Measured Measures: Technical Considerations for Developing a Local Assessment System. (2000)
available at
http://www.maine.gov/education/g2000/mm.htm
Maine's Balance of Representation: Information and Results. (2003)
available at
http://mainegov-images.informe.org/education/lsalt/LAS/LAS_docs/Rep/BalanceOfRep.pdf
LAS Guide: Principles and Criteria for the Adoption of Local Assessment Systems. (2003)
available at
www.mecas.org
Considering Consistency: Conceptual and Procedural Guidance for Reliability in a Local Assessment System. (2005)
available at
www.mecas.org