Montana Aligned to Standards Through-Year (MAST) Program Portal
About the Program
The Montana Aligned to Standards Through-Year (MAST) Program features a series of short, standards-aligned math and ELA tests that are administered throughout the year. The goal of this assessment is to develop a system that provides timely and relevant feedback for teachers and students, as well as comparable summative data for education leaders. This “classroom up” approach will provide flexible opportunities for students to demonstrate learning while providing actionable data to stakeholders throughout the education system.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SYSTEMS (TECH PLATFORMS)
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
- MAST Install Links, Whitelisting & Training Videos
- Montana MAST ELA Testlet Timing Document
- Montana MAST Math Testlet Timing Document
- MGA ELA Writing Scoring Rubric G3
- MGA ELA Writing Scoring Rubric G4-5
- MGA ELA Writing Scoring Rubric G6-8
- Math Reference Sheets
- Math Standards Blueprint
- ELA Standards Blueprint
STANDARDS AND MANUALS
- MAST Accessibility Guide: 2024-2025 School Year
- MAST Accommodations & Accessibility Crosswalk Document
- MAST Test Administration Manual: 2024-2025 School Year
- 2024-2025 User Management Quick Reference Guide
- MAST Before Testing Tasks
- Math Assessment Specifications
- ELA Assessment Specifications
- Classroom-Level Score Report Interpretive Guide
- Student-Level Score Report Interpretive Guide
- Kite Educator Portal Manual
- Kite Student Portal Manual
TRANSLATED TEST DIRECTIONS
- Arabic Version of Written Test Directions
- French Version of Written Test Directions
- Spanish Version of Written Test Directions
- Urdu Version of Written Test Directions
- Vietnamese Version of Written Test Directions
- Simplified Chinese Version of Written Test Directions
- Traditional Chinese Version of Written Test Directions
- ASL Version of Testing Instructions with Calculator
- ASL Version of Testing Instructions without Calculator
HELP DESK
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For all help desk inquiries please contact:
kite-support@ku.edu - For content or test design queries please contact: mast@newmeridian.org
- KITE Support Desk: (855) 277-9752 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. MST
KITE TRAINING VIDEOS
SCHEDULE
- Administration Window #1: October 14 - November 22, 2024
- Administration Window #2: January 13 - February 21, 2025
- Administration Window #3: March 24 - May 2, 2025
- Administration Window #4: May 5 - May 23, 2025
MAST TRAININGS
MAST Trainings Use the Zoom link and meeting information below for all dates Meeting ID: 519 423 0992 Password: 406774 | |
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 MAST Training: Click here to view the Recorded training and Slide Deck.
| 3:30-4:30 PM |
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 Click here to view the Recorded training and Slide Deck. MAST Training
| 3:30-4:30 PM |
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 MAST Training: Click here to view the Recorded training and Slide Deck.
| 3:30-4:30 PM |
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 MAST Training Click here to view the Recorded training and Slide Deck.
| 3:30-4:30 PM |
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 MAST Training
| 3:30-4:30 PM |
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 MAST Training
| 3:30-4:30 PM |
LIVE LISTENING / FEEDBACK SESSIONS
We have designed user feedback cycles throughout the school year to ensure continuous improvement of the MAST. These sessions will serve as an opportunity for users like you to share feedback, suggestions, and experiences to help us enhance the usability of the MAST. We value your input and encourage you to participate in these live listening/feedback sessions. Live listening/feedback sessions for MAST Through-Year participating districts:
*Please note that the Zoom link will be the same for all sessions.
- Window 1: December 4, 2024 @ 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Window 2: February 26, 2025 @ 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Window 3: April 30, 2025 @ 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Window 4: May 28, 2025 @ 3:30-4:30 p.m.