Under the federal regulations in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, state education agencies must provide evidence that the English proficiency of English Language Learners (ELL's) is improving. Missouri chose the MAC II Test of English Language Proficiency as a way to determine statewide progress from year to year. The MAC II evaluates English proficiency in four areas: Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing. In addition to providing a statewide assessment, the test scores can also help teachers. The results can help identify students' strengths and weaknesses in English proficiency, track individual progress from year to year, and determine how well the ESL services are working for students.

Schools throughout Missouri must administer the MAC II test to all students receiving English as a Second Language (ESL) services during the annual testing window. Students who have exited ESL services within the last 2 years will also be tested.

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 Quick Reference Guide (requires Acrobat Reader to view this file which is free)

 Interpreting the MAC II

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 Links:

 DRP Levels for Textbook Readability This gives DRP readability levels for a wide variety of textbooks. This is a free resource. http://tasaliteracy.com/rto/rto-main.php

Resources:

New Missouri Cutscores!!!!!!!(MS Word) These numbers are significantly different from those found in the MAC II Test Administrator's Manual. Care still must be used when looking at these numbers because students ought to be "proficient" in all areas, not just an overall average.

 MAC II Timeline(MS Word) This gives an overall view of MAC II responsibilities and deadlines

 Summary of DRP Norms for Native English Speakers (MS Word) This table was taken from the MAC II handbook. It enables you to compare the DRP score your LEP students receive with that of native-speaking peers in their classroom.

A comparison of DRP (100 point scale) with AR (ATOS scale) Additional information can be found at http://research.renlearn.com/research/pdfs/62.pdf

English Competency Levels for each Language Domain(PDF) ELL coordinators are encouraged to make sure LEP students are proficient in all language domains when using the MAC II as part of the district's exit criteria