Test Coordinator Training Fall 2013

1. Test Coordinator Training • Fall 2013 Accommodations

2. Waivers • There is no general SBA waiver.

3. Specific Waivers • Parent Refusal • (in Procedures Manual)

4. Specific Waivers • Medical Exemption (on PED website)

5. Specific Waivers • Waiver for ELLs allows testing in • Spanish

6. Testing Best Practices • Additional time between • sessions • Face student during test • administration • Group students by testing • accommodation • Multiple and frequent breaks • Extended administration time

7. Testing Best Practices • Preferential seating • Schedule additional time between • sessions • Test individually • Test in location with minimal • distraction • Test in small group (fewer than 10) • Visual, verbal, or tactile reminders • to stay on task • Place markers

8. Accommodations All students may use Test Administration Best Practices if individually determined by the Student Assistance Team (SAT).

9. Accommodations Coded accommodations allowed for students with IEPs, 504 Plans, or current ELL status.

10. Biogrid Codes Biogrid codes for all accommodations (See Accommodations Manual)

11. Accommodations • Braille Version • Large Print • Signing of Test • Read Aloud Test Items • Read Aloud to Self • Assist Tech-Presentation • Color Overlays • Math Manipulatives • Manipulating Materials • Blank Graphic Organizer • Scribe-Selected Response • Scribe-Constructed Response • Assist Tech-Response • Audio Record Responses • PED-Approved Accommodation

12. Accommodations • Students must have used accommodations in ________ ___________ prior to use on standardized assessments. • Train _____ and _______ on administration of accommodations. • Maintain ________ of testing accommodations administered.

13. Accommodations • Students must have used accommodations in dailyinstructionprior to use on standardized assessments. • Train TAs and Proctors on administration of accommodations. • Maintain records of testing accommodations administered.

14. Accommodations • TAs must administer accommodations to small groups. • EAs and IAs may administer accommodations one on one, except scribing (must be done by TA).

15. The read-aloud accommodation does not include the reading portion. Do Not Read The Reading Sessions To Any Student!

16. ELLs New to U.S. • First Year In U.S. Only: • Language exemption in reading • Language-proficiency test (W-APT) • substitutes for participation in reading • Must take math and other subjects • Scores do not count towards school grades

17. ELLs: First 3 Years • in U.S. Schools Students may take assessments in native language. SBA/HSGA is available in Spanish.

18. 4th & 5th Years in U.S. Schools Students participate in English language version of assessments. Waiver allows students to continue assessing in native language for 2 additional years. Waiver is only good for one year. Must be resubmitted for a maximum of 2 submissions per student. Waiver must be submitted to PED by specified date.

19. Accommodations for ELLs • Read Aloud in English • Picture Dictionary • Spanish Language Version • Customized Dual Language Glossary • Commercial Word-To-Word Dictionary • Pocket Word-To-Word Translator • Read-Aloud Test Directions in Spanish • Read-Aloud Test Items in Spanish • PED-Approved Accommodation

20. Questions?