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

NM-iMSSA NM-MSSA Spanish Reading SBA Formative

NM-iMSSA

(opens in new tab) 2025-2026 NM-iMSSA Math, ELA Key Dates

Upcoming Events - Middle of Year (MOY)

Online Portal available for Pre-ID Bulk Upload, Manual Student Enrollment through the Duration of the MOY iMSSA Admin Window
November 10, 2025 – January 9, 2026

Portal Ready for Test Scheduling Opens
November 10, 2025

MOY iMSSA Administration Window Opens
November 10, 2025

MOY iMSSA Administration Window & Portal Close
January 9, 2026

MOY iMSSA Final Individual Student Reports (ISRs) Available in Data Interaction
January 12, 2026

MOY iMSSA Item Analysis Reports Available in Data Interaction
January 12, 2026

MOY iMSSA Final Student Reports Available in the Family Portal
January 16, 2026

Upcoming Events - End of Year (EOY)

Online Portal closed for state summative pre-ID work
January 10 – 14, 2026

Online Portal available for Pre-ID Bulk Upload (Window 1)
January 15 – March 14, 2026

Pre-ID Bulk Upload unavailable while Summative MSSA is in progress
March 16 – May 1, 2026

Online Portal available for manual student enrollment, user inventory, etc.
March 16 – May 22, 2026

Portal Ready for Test Scheduling Opens
March 30, 2026

Online Portal available for Pre-ID bulk Upload (Window 2)
May 4 – May 22, 2026

EOY iMSSA Administration Window Opens
March 30, 2026

EOY iMSSA Administration Window & Portal Close
May 22, 2026

EOY iMSSA Final Individual Student Reports (ISRs) Available in Data Interaction
May 26, 2026

EOY iMSSA Item Analysis Report Available in Data Interaction
May 26, 2026

EOY iMSSA Final Student Reports Available in the Family Portal
May 29, 2026

NM-MSSA

(opens in new tab) 2025-2026 NM-MSSA Key Dates

Upcoming Events - Paper-Based Testing (PBT)

Initial Ordering Window
December 1, 2025 – January 9, 2026

Additional Ordering Window
February 23 – April 23, 2026

All PBT Test Materials ordered in the initial ordering window and printed manuals delivered to districts/schools two weeks prior to testing
March 16, 2026

Paper Testing Administration Window Ends
April 24, 2026

TRANSCRIBE PAPER TESTERS’ RESPONSES INTO ITESTER PLATFORM
May 1, 2026

NO PAPER TEST MATERIALS RETURN
Must destroy paper materials locally & securely store them

Upcoming Events - Computer-Based Testing (CBT)

NM-MSSA Practice Tests available in Browser and PBT downloadable files in the Help & Support Page
24/7, all year round

NM-MSSA Test Administrator’s Manual (TAM) available online in the Help & Support Page
February 2, 2026

NM-MSSA Test Coordinator Manual (TCM) available online in the Help & Support Page
February 2, 2026

NM-MSSA Human Reader Test Administrator Script available online in the Help & Support Page
February 2, 2026

NM-MSSA Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual (AFAM) available online in the Help & Support Page
February 2, 2026

Printed manuals delivered to districts/schools two weeks prior to testing
February 27, 2026

Additional Ordering Window for MSSA ELA, SLA, MATH Online Testing
February 23 – April 23, 2026

Online Portal is CLOSED for PED loading of additional student Pre-ID data
January 9 – January 14, 2026

Online Portal REOPENS and Ready for Administrative Work Pre-Online Testing Window
January 15, 2026

Inventory Enrollment Rosters After PED Upload of Additional Students Window OPENS
January 15, 2026

District Enrollment Rosters Inventory/Pre-ID Bulk Upload/Correction Window CLOSES
March 13, 2026

Manual Online Student Roster Updates/Bulk Upload of Online student Roster CONTINUES
January 15 – May 1, 2026

Online Portal READY for Test Scheduling
March 9, 2026

Online Testing Administration Window BEGINS
March 16, 2026

Online Testing Administration Window for Preliminary Reports ENDS
April 9, 2026

Online Testing Administration Window with no Preliminary Reports ENDS
May 1, 2026

Post-Online Testing Administrative Work Window
May 4 – May 6, 2026

Paper Testers’ responses transcribed into Portal No later than
May 1, 2026

Online portal closes for NM-MSSA post online admin related tasks
May 6, 2026

Online portal remains open for EOY iMSSA interim testing
May 22, 2026

Spanish Reading SBA

Formative