January 17, 2022
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Benchmark Assessment Mandate
We would like to take a minute to thank all of the districts who worked so hard to send benchmark assessment data for aggregation through MiDataHub. There was a significant increase in districts providing data from 629 districts with usable data from Summer of 2021 to over 715 in the Fall of 2021. This new batch of data will form the basis of the next set of reports that will be generated to determine where supports are needed to catch students back up. Stay tuned for more information on the 2021-22 data as we progress through the year.

A final report on the 2020-21 school year data was recently released by the Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC). The K-8 Student Achievement and Achievement Gaps on Michigan’s 2020-21 Benchmark and Summative Assessments report breaks down the assessment data into numerous subgroups. This report is a follow-up to Michigan’s 2020-21 Benchmark Assessments report provided in August, which provided grade-level subgroup analysis.
MiLearn
Early Literacy and Mathematics Benchmark Assessments available in MiLearn

The Michigan Linked Educational Assessment Reporting Network (MiLearn) has made available the Early Literacy and Mathematics Assessments (ELMBA). Districts that have completed the process of connecting to MiLearn are able to access reports for ELMBA for the following test cycles: Spring 2021, Winter 2021, and Fall 2020. Reports for Fall 2021 will be available in the near future.

The reports that are currently available are listed below. Availability of reports is controlled at the district level and can vary based on the permissions that have been granted.

  • Early Literacy Student Roster (Educators only)
  • Early Literacy Domain Analysis (Educators only)
  • Individual Student Report (Parents and Educators only)

Before any ELMBA reports can be viewed in MiLearn, authorizations must be set in the DataHub cockpit.

One note: while the authorizations are available to set for all districts, not all Michigan school districts administer the ELMBA. Before granting authorizations to this assessment, be sure your district has given this assessment during at least one of the available test cycles.
For questions about viewing ELMBA Reports in MiLearn or how to join MiLearn, please contact Tim Hall at hallt@michigan.gov.
Technical Updates
An update to the OneRoster API was put into place on Tuesday, January 11th. This update resolves issues experienced by a few districts with API timeouts for some of the vendors. Due to the update taking longer than expected, there was an extended outage for OneRoster API and CSV integrations. This integration is back in service and resolves timeout issues that were previously experienced.
Vendor Corner
EVAAS
Please see the link below for important information related to the opt in process for districts during the 2021-22 school year. 
Xello Family Portal

Districts and PSA’s that have an API integration configuration with Xello in MiDataHub: You are now able to import parent/guardian data through the MIDataHub integration.

If your District/PSA is interested, please have your Xello lead staff member contact Xello support to let them know you’d like the Xello Family Portal implemented; they will then update your MiDataHub/Xello integration.  

They will also provide resources to assist you with the Xello Family Portal roll out.
Participation Update
Participation Count by System