Who We Are

Michigan Performance Assessment Cadre

MiPAC is a professional learning opportunity offered by the Michigan Assessment Consortium in collaboration with the Office of Educational Supports (OES) and Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability (OEAA) of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). It is part of a larger initiative to provide Competencies and Assessment Structures and Supports for Competency-Based Education. MiPAC teacher participants create and pilot assessments for use in CBE learning environments.

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Our Mission


  • Develop performance assessments based on the Michigan Model Competencies for K-12 ELA and Mathematics.
  • Build a cadre of skilled assessment developers.
  • Share the collection of assessments and support the educators who use them.

Benefits of MiPAC


Learn

About the Michigan Model Competencies for Mathematics and ELA, and about competency-based education and assessment.

Develop

Skills to create performance assessments and rubrics.

Collaborate

With colleagues from across the state.

Practice

Calibrating the scoring of performance assessments.

Participate

In a research agenda focused on measuring student competencies through performance assessment.

Partners and Affiliates

Building on the work begun by the Center for Assessment, the MiPAC work is overseen by the Michigan Assessment Consortium in collaboration with the Office of Educational Supports (OES) and Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability (OEAA) of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). Pearson enriches the project through the use of their collaborative scoring platform.

Meet the Team

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Kathy Dewsbury-White
Project Oversight | Michigan Assessment Consortium
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Ed Roeber
Project Director | Michigan Assessment Consortium
Phoebe gohs
Phoebe Gohs
Test Administration and Reporting Manager | Michigan Department of Education
Steve nemeckay
Steve Nemeckay
Educational Consultant | Michigan Department of Education
Kristen strausbaugh
Kristen Strausbaugh
M-STEP Test Administration and Reporting Consultant  | Michigan Department of Education
Kristy walters
Kristy Walters
MiPAC Team Lead Math 3-5  | Corunna Public Schools
Ninette soares
Ninette Soares
MiPAC Team Lead Math 6-8  | Farmington Public Schools
Jenny sanford
Jenny Sanford
MiPAC Team Lead ELA 6-8  | Springport Schools
Rebecca kiebler
Rebecca Kiebler
MiPAC Team Lead ELA 9-12   | Tecumseh Public Schools
Jianna taylor
Jianna Taylor
MiPAC Team Lead ELA 3-5  | EdReports
Linda Wayck
Linda Wayck
Communications Director | Michigan Assessment Consortium
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John Lane
Senior Research Associate | Michigan Assessment Consortium