Rural & Small District Network

Per our discussion in the rural meetup call, I interviewed Scott Peters for our Graduate Research & Reading group on Friday and asked him about the MAP assessment and identification. He directed me to this report he wrote about the topic, and I am sure he's happy to speak with anyone directly who is figuring out how MAPs might fit into their program - he said he interacts with a lot of Texas districts.

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Katey McIntosh
Graduate Student - Rural Education and Talent Development
Baylor University
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Thank you so much for sharing this, Katey! I stumbled across your post and will be joining the Rural/Small District Network so I don't miss anything. 

Dr. Peters did a session last year on how MAP equates to common ability and achievement tests like CogAT, NNAT, Iowa, iReady, and SBAC. He followed up with me to share some specifics:

I don't know if this will be helpful, but I wanted to give something back. 

Thanks, Katey!

~Blake

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Blake Haygood M.Ed.
Gifted & Talented Specialist
Austin ISD
(512) 414-1700
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-02-2026 09:48
From: Katey McIntosh
Subject: MAPs Testing and GT Identification

Per our discussion in the rural meetup call, I interviewed Scott Peters for our Graduate Research & Reading group on Friday and asked him about the MAP assessment and identification. He directed me to this report he wrote about the topic, and I am sure he's happy to speak with anyone directly who is figuring out how MAPs might fit into their program - he said he interacts with a lot of Texas districts.

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Katey McIntosh
Graduate Student - Rural Education and Talent Development
Baylor University
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