Summer 2014 LEAP/GEE Test Administration

1. Summer 2014 LEAP/GEE Test Administration

2. Assessment Louisiana Believes LEAP Series Summer Retest LEAP: For students in grade 4 or 8 that Did Not Pass GEE, LAA 2 (grades 10 and 11 only): For students who need to meet graduation requirements Materials All LEAs will receive initial materials for the LEAP and GEE summer retests based on student eligibility and for the LAA 2 summer retest based on Spring 2014 enrollment verification counts. Text-to-Speech - Kurzweil Text-to-speech accommodated forms of the LEAP, GEE, and/or LAA 2 summer retest are available upon request by the local school district for students with a documented instructional and assessment accommodation of assistive technology on the IEP or 504 IAP.

3. Assessment June 2014 6/10-30 • Enter and assign TA numbers to all LEAP and GEE test administrators LEAP, GEE, and LAA2 retest materials delivered to LEA • LEAP and LAA2 (gr. 10 and 11) rescore requests received by DRC and additional materials for LEAP, GEE, & LAA2 summer retest due RETURN2 RETURN1 LEAP, GEE, andLAA2 makeup LEAP, GEE,and LAA2retest initial RETURN 3 *Studentswhoneedto retestinGEEor LAA2Mathematicsand/orEnglishLanguageArts andScienceandSocialStudies(threeormoretests)shouldtaketheSciencetestonFriday, June27 andtheSocialStudiestestonMonday,June30. LEAP, GEE, andLAA2 makeup Scores projected for release: August 6, 2014. Louisiana Believes

4. TestAdministratorSystem • TheTestAdministratorSystem(partofLEAPweb)is refreshedforsummertesting,whichmeansthatall previousnamesandnumbershavebeenremoved. • FromTuesday,June10,throughMonday,June30, SchoolTestCoordinatorsmustenterandassignTA numberstoallLEAPandGEE testadministratorsviatheTestAdministratorSystem. • TestadministratorsmustusetheirassignednumberforallLEAPandGEE teststheyadminister. • ThesummeradministrationofLAA2willnotuse TAnumbers.

5. SummerRemediationFieldonLEAPand LAA2AnswerDocuments • FieldH1needs tobecoded for anystudent whoparticipatedinsummerremediation provided by theschoolorthe district.

6. GeneralAlerts • SchoolTest Coordinators(STCs) must assignTA numbers Tuesday,June 10– Monday, June 30, andverifythat allLEAPand GEE used documentshavea TA number codedinfieldH2.Failureto codetheTAnumbercouldresultina testing irregularity. • Securitychecklistsmust be usedtotrackmaterials.Electroniccopiesareavailable on www.LEAPweb.org.Besureto indicateon the checklistswhichunusedanswer documentsreceivedTestNotTaken labels. Put student names on the checklist. • STCsmust usetheprovidedresealableplasticbagsfor the return ofLEAP and GEE approved home studyprogramand LEAP nonpublicschoolstudents’answer documentsto the DistrictTestCoordinator(DTC).Nonpreidentifiedbar-codelabels fromtestingsitesmustnotbeaffixedtoanswerdocumentsfor these students;the DTC willaffix nonpreidentifiedlabelswithsitecode 998or 999aftertestingas needed. • STCsmust returndistrictofficedocuments(securitychecklistcopies,testing irregularitiesdocumentation,the Oath of Securityand ConfidentialityStatement)in theprovidedenvelope.TheDTC shouldreturn the envelopefor subsequentpickups as needed. Scan required paperwork whenever possible. • STCsmust providetest administratorsa listofstudentsapproved for accommodations,as wellas the accommodationsthe studentsare to receive. • When testingstudentsapproved for accommodations,test administratorsmust makesurethey providethe assignedaccommodationsand codetheprovided accommodationson the students’answerdocuments.

7. PackagingAlerts • Whenpackagingmaterialsforreturn,stacksecurematerialsaccordingto securitynumbers.Thiswillaidinverifyingmaterialsagainstsecurity checklists. • Returns 1and2:Usedanswerdocumentsformorethanonegrade orcontentareamaybeboxedtogetherbutmustbestackedbygrade andbycontentarea. • Returns2and3:TheSchoolTestCoordinatoratatestingsitemay boxLEAPandGEEmaterialstogether,butLAA2materialsmustbe boxedseparately. • Return3:Testbookletsmustbeboxedseparatelyfromunused answerdocuments,butmaterialsformorethanonegradeand contentareamaybeboxedtogether.Returnlarge-printandbraille testbookletsintheiroriginalshippingboxes.Makesuretoreturn brailleinstructions.

8. PackagingAlerts(continued) • DRCReturnBagsforScorableMaterials • ForLEAPandGEE: • Districts andschoolsareprovided large,gussetedbagstoprotectscorable materialsfromwaterorotherpotential damageduringtransit. • MakesuretheSchool TestCoordinatorusedaDRCreturnbagineachschool boxcontaining LEAP and/orGEEscorablematerials. • LEAP andGEEtestmaterialsshouldbereturnedinboxesprovidedbyDRC. • ForLAA2: • Districts arealsoprovidedone large,gussetedbagtoprotectLAA2scorable materials. • Afterverifyingscorablematerialsfromeachtestingsite,packagescorablematerials fortheentiredistrict byplacingthemintoaDRCreturnbaginbox1.Seal thebagwithoneoftheprovidedplastic ties. • LAA 2 testmaterialsshouldbereturnedinboxesprovidedbyDRC.

9. LEAPTestingSchedule

10. GEE TestingSchedule *GEEstudentswho aretestinginScienceandSocialStudiesandalsotestingin Mathematicsand/orEnglishLanguageArtsshouldtaketheMathematicstestonTuesday, June24; theEnglishLanguageArtstestonWednesdayandThursday, June25 and26; theScienceteston Friday,June27; andtheSocialStudiesteston Monday,June30.

11. LEAP/GEEReturnScheduleforSchoolTestCoordinators *Science/SocialStudiesanswerdocumentsforGEEstudentswhotestedinatleastthree subjectswillneedto bereturnedaftertestingconcludesonMonday,June30.

12. LocationofSecurityNumbersonLEAPandGEEDocuments ANSWERDOCUMENT TESTBOOKLET Usethis security numberto inventory andtrack Usethis security numberto inventory andtrack Lithocodenumber: use thistodocumentsuspected incidentsof cheatingor administrativeerror

13. SampleLEAP/GEETestingSite SecurityChecklist • TheLEAP/GEEchecklist includesasummary anda detailedlist ofsecure materialsassignedtoa testingsite. • Electronicsecuritychecklists are availableonline at www.LEAPweb.org. • There is a blankpageat the endofthechecklist to recordsecuritynumbers ofadditional materials. • Keeporiginalsonfile at the school and copiesat the districtforone year.Do not returntoDRC.

14. SampleLEAPStudent/LabelRoster LEAP studentsidentifiedas needingtoretestwill receivea preidentifiedlabelforEnglish LanguageArts and/or Mathematics. Thesecolumnsindicatethe identifiedcontentareasinwhich studentsneedtoretest. Completethis informationfor studentswhodonotreceive preidentifiedlabels.Recordthe numbersfrom thenonpreidentified bar-code labels affixedtotheir answerdocuments.

15. SampleGEEStudent/LabelRoster GEEstudentsidentifiedasneeding toretestwill receivea preidentified labelforEnglishLanguageArts, Mathematics, and/or Science/Social Studies. Thesecolumnsindicatethe identifiedcontentareasinwhich studentsneedtoretest. Completethis informationfor studentswhodonotreceive preidentifiedlabels.Recordthe numbersfrom thenonpreidentified bar-code labels affixedtotheir answerdocuments.

16. PreidentifiedLEAP/GEEBarcode Studentswhohavebeenidentifiedas needingto retestwillreceiveapreidentified label.TheDistrictTestCoordinatorwill distributeallpreidentifiedlabelstosummer testingsitesbeforetestingbegins. ALIGNTOPOF LABEL SMITH,JOHN GRADE:8 GENDER:M STATEID:XXXXX9999 DOB: 06/06/2000 Forthesummertestonly,preidentifiedlabels shouldbeaffixedto answerdocumentsonly forstudentswho areexpectedto test. Unusedbar-codelabelsmustbereturned withreturn3materials. P510419 9999999 09 PelicanParish BayouElementarySchool LEAP/GEESUM 2014 ELA Ifastudenttooknopartof atest,thestudent’sunusedanswerdocumentshouldbe returnedwithallotherunusedanswerdocuments.TheSchoolTestCoordinatormust affixTestNotTaken Labelstounusedanswerdocumentsthathavebar-codelabels and/orhand-codedstudentinformation.

17. Non-preidentifiedLEAP/GEE BarcodeLabels ALIGN TOPOF LABEL L510419 9999999 09 PelicanParish BayouElementarySchool LEAP/GEE SUM2014 BAR-CODE LABEL A nonpreidentifiedbar-codelabelmust beaffixedtoanyhand-codedanswerdocument. Whenhandcodingstudentidentificationinformation,followthedirectionsintheLEAPand GEETestAdministrationManual.Remember,thefieldsmustbecodedexactlythesame onall answerdocumentsforastudent.

18. AffixingBarcodeLabelsto AnswerDocuments Answerdocumentsthatare tobescoredshouldhavea preidentifiedornonpreidentified label*affixedhere. *TheDistrictTestCoordinatormust affixnonpreidentifiedlabelstoanswer documentsforLEAPandGEEapproved homestudyprogramorLEAPnonpublic schoolstudentswhodidnotreceive preidentifiedlabels.

19. ApprovedHomeStudyProgramand LEAPNonpublicSchoolStudent Labels • TheDistrictTestCoordinator(DTC)willaffixpreidentifiedlabelsforLEAPandGEEapprovedhomestudyprogramand LEAPnonpublicschoolstudentsasappropriate. • IfLEAPandGEEapprovedhomestudyprogramorLEAPnonpublicschool studentsdonotreceivepreidentifiedlabels,studentinformationontheiranswer documentsmustbehandcoded,butlabelsfromthesummertestingsitemust notbeaffixedtotheseanswerdocuments.TheDTCwillaffixnonpreidentified labelstotheseanswerdocumentsaftertesting. • SchoolTestCoordinatorswillplaceallanswerdocumentsforLEAPandGEE approvedhomestudyprogramstudentsandLEAPnonpublicschoolstudentsintheprovidedplasticbagsandgivethemdirectlytotheDTC. • Page20 (forDistrictTestCoordinators)andpage39(forSchoolTest Coordinators)intheTestCoordinatorsManualcontaininstructionsforreturning testmaterialsforapprovedhomestudyprogramandLEAPnonpublicschool studentsinreturn2.

20. TestNotTakenLabels (affixedbySchoolTest Coordinator) After allmakeup testingiscompleted,the SchoolTest Coordinatormust: TESTNOTTAKEN DOCUMENTLABEL (YELLOW) LEAP/GEE • Inspecteachunusedanswerdocument withabar-code labeland/orhand-coded informationfor student responsesbefore affixinglabels. • AffixyellowTestNotTaken labelsoverpreidentified ornonpreidentifiedbar-codelabels.(Program-specific labelsareprovided,so makesureyou affix the correct label.) • Indicateon the SchoolSecurityChecklistwhichunused answerdocumentsreceivedTestNotTaken labels. Unusedanswerdocumentswithoutbar-codelabelsor hand-coded studentinformationdo notneeda label.Do notaffixTestNotTaken labelsto answerdocumentsfor studentswhosetestsshouldbevoided.

21. UnscorableDocumentLabels (affixedbythe District Test Coordinator) UNSCORABLEDOCUMENTLABEL (BLUE) • Unscorabledocumentlabelsareprogram- specific. • Useifan answerdocumentwas • torn ordamaged, • intendedforanother student,or • marked withink,highlighters,markers,or crayon. • Unscorableanswerdocumentsmustnotbe thrown away. • Any studentresponsesmust be transferred to a hand-coded answerdocument to be scored. • Documentationabout theincidentshouldbe keptbythe DistrictTestCoordinator and the School Test Coordiinator. INSTRUCTION SHEET (PROVIDED TO DTC WITH SHEETOF UNSCORABLE DOCUMENT LABELS)

22. LEAP/GEEUsedandUnused Answer Documents SUMMER2014RETESTONLY

23. (Grades 10 and 11 only) IMPORTANTDATES,SAMPLE DOCUMENTS,AND REFERENCE MATERIALS

24. LAA2TestingSchedule * LAA2studentswhoaretestinginScienceandSocialStudiesandalsotestingin EnglishLanguageArtsand/orMathematicsshouldtaketheEnglishLanguageArtsteston TuesdayandWednesday,June24 and25; theMathematicstestonThursday, June26; theScienceteston Friday,June27; andtheSocialStudiesteston Monday,June30. NOTE:IfastudentisretestinginbothLAA2 andGEE,seepage48intheLAA2 Test AdministrationManualforcrossovertestingschedules.

25. LAA2ReturnSchedulefor SchoolTestCoordinators June 27(F) • Return2 • AllLAA 2answerdocuments,used*andunused • AllusedandunusedLAA 2testbooklets,includinglargeprintand braille- • AllunusedLAA2bar-codelabels *Science/SocialStudiesanswerdocumentsforLAA 2studentswhotestedinatleastthree subjectswillneedto bereturnedaftertestingconcludesonMonday,June30.

26. LocationofSecurityNumbersonLAA 2Documents ANSWERDOCUMENT TESTBOOKLET Usethis security numberto inventory andtrack Usethis security numberto inventory andtrack Lithocodenumber: use thistodocumentsuspected incidentsof cheatingor administrativeerror

27. SampleLAA2SchoolSecurity Checklist • LAA2SchoolSecurityChecklists are blankforms, andSchoolTest Coordinatorsmust fill inall information. • Electronicsecuritychecklists are availableonlineat www.LEAPweb.org. • Recordsecuritynumbersof additionalmaterialsrequested. • Keeporiginalsonfile at the school and copiesat thedistrict foroneyear.Donot returnto DRC.

28. Sample LAA2 Student/LabelRoster SinceLAA2studentsdonot receive preidentifiedlabels, completeall sections ofthis form.Make sure torecord thenumbers fromthe nonpreidentifiedLAA2 bar-code labelsaffixedto students’answer documents.

29. LAA2BarcodeLabels Thereareno preidentifiedlabelsor preidentifiedanswerdocumentsforLAA2 summerretesters.Beforetestingbegins,a bar-codelabelmustbeaffixedtoallLAA 2 answerdocumentsandstudentidentification informationmustbehand codedaccordingto directionsintheLAA2 TestAdministration Manual. Ifastudentistestingusingmorethanone answerdocument,bar-codelabelsmustbe affixedtoeachandthefieldsmustbecoded exactlythesame. LAA 2 ALIGNTOPOF LABEL P510489 3999999 09 001PelicanParish LAA2SUM2014BAR-CODELABEL Ifastudenttooknopartof atest,returnthestudent’sunusedanswerdocument withallotherunusedanswerdocuments.TheSchoolTestCoordinatormustaffixTest NotTakenlabelstounusedanswerdocumentsthathavebar-codelabelsand/or hand-codedstudentinformation.TheDistrictTestCoordinatorwilldistributeTestNot Takenlabelstoschoolsupon requestbytheschool.

30. TestNotTakenLabels (affixedbySchoolTest Coordinator) After allmakeup testingiscompleted,the SchoolTest Coordinatormust: TESTNOTTAKEN DOCUMENTLABEL (YELLOW) LAA2 • Inspecteachunusedanswerdocument withabar-code labeland/orhand-coded informationfor student responsesbefore affixinglabels. • AffixyellowTestNotTaken labelsoverbar-code labels. (Program-specificlabelsareprovided,somakesureyou applythe correctlabel.) • Indicateon the SchoolSecurityChecklistwhichunused answerdocumentsreceivedTestNotTaken labels. Unusedanswerdocumentswithoutbar-codelabelsor hand-coded studentinformationdo notneeda label.Do notaffixTestNotTaken labelsto answerdocumentsfor studentswhosetestsshouldbevoided.

31. UnscorableDocumentLabels (affixedbythe District Test Coordinator) UNSCORABLEDOCUMENTLABEL (BLUE) • Unscorabledocumentlabelsareprogram- specific. • Useifan answerdocumentwas • torn ordamaged, • intendedforanother student,or • marked withink,highlighters,markers, or crayon. • Unscorableanswerdocumentsmustnotbe thrown away. • Any studentresponsesmust be transferred to ahand-codedanswerdocument to be scored. • Documentationabout theincidentshouldbe keptbythe DistrictTestCoordinator and t he School Test Coordinator. INSTRUCTION SHEET (PROVIDED TO DTC WITH SHEETOF UNSCORABLE DOCUMENT LABELS)

32. LAA 2 Used and Unused Answer Documents SUMMER2014RETESTONLY *SchoolTestCoordinatorsshouldreturn allLAA2materialstotheDistrictTest Coordinatorinreturn2.

33. Assessment Louisiana Believes EOC Summer Retest For initial testers who may have completed an EOC course and earned Carnegie credit for an EOC course after May 23, 2014 and before June 27, 2014. For initial testers seeking to earn proficiency credit for an EOC course with an EOC test. For retesters who scored Needs Improvement and need to pass an EOC to meet graduation requirements. Materials All materials for test coordination and administration are available at www.eoclouisiana.org

34. Assessment June 2014 EOC registration window EOC registration window EOC retest Louisiana Believes

35. Assessment Louisiana Believes

36. Assessment Registration Alerts DTCs must schedule schools for testing before STCs can begin cleaning up class rosters and registering students. Registering during the two-week window gives your schools the opportunity to plan ahead. Student enrollment data will be uploaded into the EOC Tests system from a file provided by the LDOE. Retest students who may need to pass EOC tests for graduation will be uploaded into Retester classes. For collapsed summer school testing sites, secondary STC assignments should be provided to the primary STC designated for summer retest administration Louisiana Believes

37. Assessment Registration Alerts Student enrollment data does not include the assignment of testing accommodations. Before student testing begins, accommodations must be entered for all students with special education, section 504, or LEP status. Note: If accommodations are not assigned to students before testing begins, students will not receive the accommodations Large Print or Tests Read Aloud and the correct form will not be assigned for students using braille. This could result in an administrative error.