MAC Related Events include:
- MAC Trainers Meetings: professional development for MAC Trainers who train District Lead Scorers
- New Scorer Training: initial professional development for new scorers who will be leaders of scoring sessions back at their own districts; these scorers then participate in the MAC Scorer Training
- MAC Scorer Training: professional development for new and experienced District Lead Scorers on the current year's test in order to lead a scoring session for a specific grade level
DATES & LOCATIONS
The meetings will be from 8:30-3:00 p.m.
| 10/21/08 | MAC Toolkits 2nd/3rd, SIAC, Hayward [TBP] |
| 10/21/08 | MAC Toolkits 4th/5th, Franklin-McKinley School District Office - [Directions] |
| 10/21/08 | MAC Toolkits 6th/7th, TBA |
| 10/22/08 | MAC Toolkits 8th/9th/10th, San Mateo Foster City District Office - [Directions] |
| 10/23/08 | MAC Toolkits 2nd/3rd, Franklin-McKinley School District - [Directions] |
| 10/23/08 | MAC Toolkits 4th/5th, Palo Alto Unified School District Office - [Directions] |
| 10/23/08 | MAC Toolkits 6th/7th, SIAC, Hayward [TBP] |
| 10/23/08 | MAC Toolkits 8th/9th/10th, TBA |
| 2/10/09 | New Scorer Training, Fremont Unified School District [Directions] |
| 3/03/09 | MAC Trainers Meeting, TBA |
| 3/04/09 | MAC Trainers Meeting, TBA |
| 3/05/09 | MAC Trainers Meeting, TBA |
| 3/11/09 | MAC Trainers Meeting, TBA |
| 3/13/09 | MAC Trainers Meeting, TBA |
| 3/17/09 | North School Districts MAC Scorer Training 3rd grade and 6th grade - SIAC, Hayward [TBP] South School District MAC Scorer Training 3rd grade and 6th grade - Palo Alto USD [Directions] |
| 3/18/09 | North School Districts MAC Scorer Training 4th grade and 7th grade - San Mateo-Foster City School District [Directions] South School Districts MAC Scorer Training 2nd grade - Cambrian School District [Directions] 4th grade - Palo Alto USD [Directions] 7th grade - Fremont USD [Directions] |
| 3/19/09 | North School Districts MAC Scorer Training 5th grade - Palo Alto USD [Directions] 8th grade/Algebra and Algebra/Geometry - Fremont USD [Directions] South School Districts MAC Scorer Training |
REQUIREMENTS
MAC Trainers are selected by the MAC Director to ensure quality control training and scoring of annual MARS exams. District Lead Scorers are selected by member districts to learn the annual scoring procedures and rubrics, lead the scoring of all student exams within the district, and select a random sample of students’ papers to be audited for reliability.
MATERIALS
Scoring materials are supplied at all trainings.