Welcome to New Mexico Public Education Department Assessments Help & Support
The New Mexico Public Education Department Assessments Help and Support website provides information to assist you in administering the NM-MSSA ELA, Mathematics, SLA, NM-iMSSA, and formative assessments, grades 3-8, and Spanish Reading SBA High School summative assessment.
Announcements
Enhancements are being made to the iTester Platform for 2025-26. The enhancements, with a timeline for release can be found (opens in new tab) here.
Key Dates
(opens in new tab) 2024-2025 NM-iMSSA Math, ELA Key Dates
Upcoming Events
AUG 4
Beginning of Year (BOY): Administration Window
August 4 - September 26, 2026
NOV 10
Middle of Year (MOY): Administration Window
November 10, 2025 - January 9, 2026
MAR 30
End of Year (EOY): Administration Window
March 30, 2026 - May 22, 2026
Professional Learning
Cognia in partnership with the New Mexico Public Education Department will conduct a series of webinars aimed at supporting educators in understanding the assessment components of the New Mexico Balanced Assessment System and how they support high quality instructional practices.
This section will house any important information that educators will need in order to capitalize on this resource. Here you will find dates, descriptions and registration links to any upcoming Webinars as well as recording of past webinars for your review.
Upcoming Events
There are no upcoming events at this time.