Kentucky Alternate Assessment-Alternate K-PREP 2014-2015

1. Click here to download the Administration Guide (Required for completion of this training) Kentucky Alternate Assessment-Alternate K-PREP2014-2015 Alternate Assessment Attainment Task Part 2.1

2. Desired Outcomes • Participants will be: • Knowledgeable of the content areas assessed by Attainment Tasks • Trained on test security procedures • Trained on appropriate accommodations • Qualified to administer the Attainment Tasks • Prepared to pass a qualifying quiz for administration of the Attainment Tasks 2 Alternate K-PREP

3. Attainment Tasks Are Designed To: 3 • Provide an alternate assessment to the Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) for students with significant cognitive disabilities in • Reading • Math • Writing • Science • Social Studies • This is required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004 (IDEIA 2004, reauthorized in 2007). Alternate K-PREP

4. An Attainment Task • Assesses skills that evidence performance of specified standards • Uses an activity that is based on an authentic task (e.g., similar to a task that might occur in real life) • Requires the student complete a task, working step by step as directed by the teacher • Scores are entered into an online data base system 4 Alternate K-PREP

5. Test Security 5 • Attainment Taskmaterials are considered secure testing materials and must be kept secure. • Do not reproduce except as directed in materials (e.g., extra copy for cutting apart pictures, enlarging task, additional copies for test administration, etc.). • Do not take notes on the task to be used for test preparation. • Do not share the task with unauthorized persons. • Return all materials to the Building Assessment Coordinator, District Assessment Coordinator, or Director of Special Education to be securely destroyed. Alternate K-PREP

6. Prior to Administering the Test 6 • Complete this online training module. • Complete and pass the online qualification quiz. • Teachers must pass the quiz in order to continue with the test and will have three opportunities to do so. • Print two copies of your quiz certificate from the email response. • File a copy of the quiz certificate in the AAAF. • Provide a copy of the quiz certificate to the District or Building Assessment Coordinator prior to receiving testing materials • Sign the Code of Ethics and file in the AAAF. • Review the Attainment Task Resource Guide for Administration. Alternate K-PREP

7. AT Resource Guide • Provides additional information to help clarify testing protocols and facilitate instruction including • Adaptations and modifications • Specific content items • Information about orienting students to materials • A picture glossary of sample terms for each content area • The resource guide may be used all year for instructional purposes.

8. Receiving Testing Materials • Each school with students participating in the alternate assessment will receive one Attainment Task testing binder for the grades represented in the school. • Materials will be shipped for test window 1 the week of October 20, 2014 and will be received no later than October 24th. • Copies of Attainment Tasks can be made in order to provide to another alternate assessment teacher in the school or to cut pictures apart for administration without damaging the original.

9. Key Dates for Test Administration Click here for Part 2.2 of the Attainment Task Training 9 • The task administration for window one begins November 3, 2014. • The attainment task administration for window one closes December 12, 2014. • The Student Registration Database (for score entry) will open for window 1 and TAR November 3, 2014 and will close for AT entry only on December 19, 2014. Alternate K-PREP