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Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS)
MAERS Website (requires user name and password)
MAERS Training Materials
- MAERS User Manual (updated 01/2023)
Need a Visual? Check out the MAERS training videos below!
MAERS Reference Materials
- 2021 Assessment Data Match and Screen Changes
- MAERS Data Field Definitions
- Measurable Skill Gain Update
- Online ALP Training Guide
- Performance Measures Tool (PDF)
- Planned Gap Reference
- Program Year Closeout Checklist
- Report Guide (PDF) (updated July 2024)
- Training Activity Module (PDF)
- Unique Identification Code (UIC): CEPI website (MSDS Security Forms)
- Unique Identification Code (UIC): Instructions for Non-Educational Entities
MAERS Forms:
MAERS Help Desk
MAERS Training Videos
MAERS Introduction
Introduction to the Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS): Learn how to navigate the Adult Education website and MAERS Resource page. Learn how to log into MAERS and find the quick links to the Adult Education website and MAERS resource page.
Creating and Copying Instructors
In this Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video, learn how to create and copy instructor entries in MAERS.
Creating and Copying Locations
In this Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video, learn how to create and copy location entries in MAERS.
Creating Classes
Each program year, the program classes must be created in MAERS once the Instructors and Locations are completed. These are the classes the participants will be enrolled into based on the individual’s course of instruction.
Copying Classes
In this Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video, learn how to copy classes from one program year to the next versus creating the class from scratch.
Participant Search
In this Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video, learn how to find participants in MAERS by doing a search using various identifiers.
New Registration
In this Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video, learn about entering a new registration into MAERS by following the Adult Learning Plan.
Continuing Registrations Across Program Years
In this Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video, learn about continuing registrations into the next program year and how to reopen an exited registration.
Online Adult Learning Plan
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses managing the online ALP process through sending a link to the participant, uploading the information into a registration, and reviewing the Online ALP report.
Eligibility - Funding Sources and Program Types
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses selecting funding sources and program types which the participant is eligible for in the program year.
Pre-Test Assessments
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses how to manually enter a pre-test and how to copy over an assessment from last year as the new year's pre-test.
Assessment Data Matching
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses the data match process for assessments.
Class Enrollments by Participants
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses enrolling a participant into one or more classes at one time.
Class Enrollments by Group
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses enrolling multiple participants into one class at one time.
Class Attendance by Participant
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses adding monthly attendance for classroom and distance learning for an individual participant.
Class Attendance by Group
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses entering class attendance for multiple participants within one class.
Post Test Assessments
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses entering a post-test manually, working with a data matched post-test, and identifying gains.
Training Activities
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses the required collection of training activities and training hours for those participants qualifying for State School Aid, Section 107 Special Programs funding or for those in an Integrated Education and Training (IET) program type.
Achievements
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses capturing measurable skill gains and 107 performance measures.
Class Exits
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses exiting participants from classes by individual participant and by group.
Program Exits
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses exiting the participant registration whether the participant completed the program or dropped out of the program.
Continuing Registrations Through Program Years
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses steps to continue a registration for one program year into the next.
Planned Gaps
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses how to continue a registration after a participant has been gone more than 90 days by using a Planned Gap.
System Exits and Reversing Exits
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses System Exits, what they are, and ways to reverse a System Exit or manual Program Exit to make the registration active again.
Follow Up
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses completing the follow up screens towards the required outcome measures.
Program Year Closeout Checklist
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses how to utilize this simple checklist to verify all data is complete, accurate and up to date to close out the program year.
Schedule and Retrieve Reports
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses how to schedule and retrieve MAERS reports.
Reviewing Reports
This Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) training video discusses reviewing the Report Guide to learn how often to schedule and view reports and how to understand and interpret the data.