Juniors at Monroe High School will take the new Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) over five days of testing between April 14 and April 28.  The testing with take up the first three hours of the class day.

     M-STEP testing for the juniors will be in the mornings of April 14, April 16, April 21, April 28 and April 30.  If a student were to miss a testing day, that day’s test will be made up the next scheduled school day.  For a student to successfully complete M-STEP, he or she must attend all five testing days. 

     “What is most important to remember about M-STEP testing is that it is a graduation requirement and juniors must complete it as part of this year’s testing cycle,” said Alex Schukow, Monroe High School assistant principal and testing coordinator.  

     M-STEP is new this year, replacing the Michigan Merit Examination (MME) which had been used for a number of years.  M-STEP measures a student’s progress toward college- and career-readiness by assessing their knowledge in English Language Arts, mathematics, science and social studies. 

On testing days, all MHS juniors will come to school at the regular time and test during first-, second- and third hours, take lunch in the third lunch period and then attend their last two classes of the day.  On the five testing days, students must check with the teachers of the classes they are missing to make-up any work they may not have gotten. 

     During testing days, freshmen, sophomores and seniors will attend classes like normal for Tuesdays and Thursdays although there may be some lunch-hour modifications.

     “At Monroe High School, all of our testing will be taken on-line, which is a first.  We have been practicing and testing on-line during classes so our students are familiar with what is needed to successfully complete tests on-line.  Once the testing begins, our proctors cannot assist the students, even if it is on a technical question,” said Mr. Schukow.   

     All juniors are encouraged to access on-line practice sets at home because it is so important for them to know how to use the on-line tools provided in the tests when they take the M-STEP. 

     Over the spring break, if students are interested in practicing, they can go to https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1.  The link must be accessed through Google Chrome.  

Parents with questions should contact Mr. Schukow at Monroe High School at 734-265-3460 after April 13.