New Mexico Public Education Department Assessments Help & Support
Welcome to the New Mexico Public Education Department Assessments Help & Support Page. This site 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.
What is New for Spring 2025 NM-MSSA Paper Testing?
Starting with spring 2025 NM-MSSA, the NMPED has decided to have no paper test materials (that includes standard print, large print, braille and human reader kits for all subjects and grades 3-8) returned back to Cognia; instead, the LEA’s or District Test Coordinators (DTC) will take care of destroying secure testing materials locally. This, by extension, means that there is no UPS pickup of any paper test materials.
The changes include the following.
- Paper test materials and student responses will no longer be returned to Cognia
- No pre-ID labels or rosters will be provided for paper accommodated test forms
- Paper testing student responses will be scribed into the iTester portal by authorized LEA staff for scoring and reporting
- Paper test materials will be retained or destroyed by the LEA based on PED policy
- UPS Return Service Labels and Return Envelopes will not be provided as No UPS pickup will be necessary
- To view the detailed information on handling NM-MSSA paper testing students’ responses, please click here.
Announcements
- The 2024-25 BOY iMSSA testing administration started August 12, 2024, and will continue through October 11, 2024.
- The 2024-25 MOY iMSSA testing administration window will start November 25, 2024, through January 10, 2025.
- The 2024-25 EOY iMSSA testing administration window will start March 31, 2025, through May 23, 2025.
Key Dates
May
23
EOY iMSSA Administration Window Closes
May 23 @ 9:00 pm MDT
May
23
Online Portal Closes for EOY iMSSA Testing
May 23 @ 9:00 pm MDT
Oct
1
NM-MSSA Practice Tests available in Browser and PBT downloadable files in the Help & Support Page
October 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025
24/7, all year round
Jan
16
Manual Online Student Roster Updates/Bulk Upload of Online student Roster CONTINUES
January 16 - May 2
(anytime once portal re-opens for district pre-ID bulk upload correction window)
Feb
3
Feb
10
Feb
24
Additional Ordering Window for paper NMMSSA
February 24 @ 7:00 am - April 24 @ 5:00 pm MST
(for NM-MSSA PBT only to meet reporting timeline)
Feb
24
Additional Ordering Window for MSSA ELA, SLA, MATH Online Testing
February 24 @ 7:00 am - April 24 @ 5:00 pm MST
(for manuals (TCM, TAM) only)
Jan
31
Feb
24
Additional Ordering Window
February 24 @ 7:00 am - April 24 @ 5:00 pm MST
Feb
28
Mar
17
Testing Administration Window
March 17 - April 25
Mar
17
UPS Pickup Window
March 17 - April 29
Apr
28
UPS Pickup Scheduling (in iServices) must occur no later than
April 28 @ 1:00 pm MDT
Starting with School Year 2024-2025, the formative item sets will no longer be available online; hence, there will no longer be online reporting in Data Interaction associated with them. School educators can still access them via the PDF files which are available throughout the school year.