MAP Assessment & NWEA Resources

Assessment in the Archdiocese of Seattle – Catholic Schools

The Archdiocese of Seattle is committed to ongoing student learning assessment and data review by utilizing the MAP Growth assessments in Reading and Math (required) and Language and Science (recommended) in our K-8 schools. Our Catholic schools can plan to schedule testing during the following windows of time:

2025-2026 Testing Dates

Each test is unique, and each test-taker is unique, so there is no “one test time” that works for all schools. The average time it takes a student to complete any one assessment ranges from 30 minutes to 50 minutes, however, students are given the time they need to complete each assessment successfully.

Archdiocesan Expectations: 

Each school participating in MAP testing will offer teachers the time and training to thoughtfully and collaboratively look through MAP test results after each season of testing. This should be done in grade-band PLCs and a common report should be used to determine how to best communicate academic achievement and growth to parents. The OCS has partnered with NWEA to provide virtual trainings in how to use data from MAP reports after the close of testing windows.

It is of utmost importance that teachers and parents feel empowered by the information that MAP data provides and make necessary instructional, curricular and supportive interventions to ensure Catholic schools are meeting the academic needs of all students.

Need help? Reach out to the following:

Customer Support – 877-469-3287 – for questions specific to your school’s rostering, issues with student tests, technical support during testing windows.

Katie Doyle – katie.doyle@nwea.org – for questions about reports, how to interpret scores and support for teachers.

For 2025-2026 each school must send a data analyst (or data leader) to our Archdiocesan NWEA trainings in September and October. More information can be found here: Archdiocesan NWEA MAP Data Analysts and Data Leaders – My Catholic School

Resources from 2025-26 Trainings:

Capacity building deck- 9-23 Presentation

ArchSea.Fall 2025 Data Dive.10.8.25

Recording from 10.8.25 – GMT20251008-223205_Recording_2560x1440 on Vimeo

Check out the newest 25-26 NWEA Resources here, including a template Letter Explaining New Norms to Parents: New Norms Letter to Parents 2025

October 16th Worksheets and Resources

1. Arch Sea10.16 Goal Setting Training Agenda

2. Arch Sea.Goal Setting Step by Step

3. Features of GS Convos

4. MAPGrowth_2025_NTL_goal-setting_NWEA_infographic

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ROSTERING QUESTIONS? START HERE: https://padlet.com/jessica_knierim/NWEARostering

The MAP testing ROSTER template can be found here: https://teach.mapnwea.org/contents/templates/Roster_File_Template.xlsx