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Measured Progress is a pioneer in authentic, standards-based assessments, providing innovative and flexible assessment solutions for the K-12 educational community. We promote common language around accessibility and accommodations for states and assessment vendors.

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  1. About Us • Measured Progress, a not-for-profit organization, is a pioneer in authentic, standards-based assessments. We connect the K–12 educational community with innovative and flexible assessment solutions.

  2. Welcome. Common Language around Accessibility and Accommodations for States and Assessment Vendors Jake Goldsmith

  3. Agenda • Measured Progress approach • Accessible Portable Item Protocol(APIP) • Function vs. Label • Impact

  4. Measured Progress Approach

  5. Measured Progress Approach • Options

  6. Measured Progress Approach • Program implementation

  7. Authoring • NTS environment

  8. NTS

  9. Accessible Portable Item Protocol (APIP)

  10. Three major components: Accessible Assessment Content: include alternate or supplemental content representations, sequences, and/or information about companion material. Test Taker Personal Needs Profile (PNP): Information is used with the APIP QTI package by having all information needed to enable the various accessibility elements in the assessment content. Assessment Delivery System: Delivery system combines the accessible content (APIP QTI) and the PNP to deliver the appropriate testing experience for all test takers. • What is APIP?

  11. APIP is a STANDARD Accessibility is a GOAL Measured Progress uses the IMS* APIP (Accessible Portable Item Protocol) and QTI (Question and Test Interoperability) standards, enabling clients to create, share, and use assessment content with rich support for accessibility. This allows the test developer or publisher the ability to tailor the presentation of the question items to fit the accessibility needs of the user. The APIP v1.0 standard is based on the IMS QTI v2.1 specification. The APIP standard expands the QTI model into a comprehensive framework that encompasses the requirements for creating accessible tests. IMS Global Learning Consortium APIP vs. Accessibility

  12. Ability to manipulate each parsed section

  13. Ability to adjust based on inclusion order

  14. PNP – Personal Needs Profile Updating per student based on IEP or 504 • PnP tool

  15. Customizable Accessibility Options

  16. Function vs. Label

  17. Read aloud

  18. Color Contrast

  19. Masking

  20. Zoom

  21. Highlight

  22. Impact

  23. Configuration Challenges • Following items across platforms • Vendor transition/maintenance expenses • Core item set vs state specific items • Documentation expenses

  24. Reporting • Tracking longitudinal data • Comparisons to students in other systems

  25. Confusion to schools/students • Simplify the language • Embedded, non embedded, supports, and accommodations, universal tools, embedded accommodations requiring IEP documentation, embedded supports requiring team documentation • Training challenges • Ensure student has correct accommodations • Minimize helpdesk calls • Minimize test interruptions

  26. It’s all about student learning. Period.

  27. Thank you. Goldsmith.jake@measuredprogress.org

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