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OSSLT 2014

OSSLT 2014. Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test: Administration and Support for Students March 27 th , 2014. Learning Goals. To become familiar with the administration of the OSSLT and your professional responsibilities as a teacher. Agenda. 1. Reviewing the Administration Guide

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OSSLT 2014

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  1. OSSLT 2014 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test:Administration and Support for Students March 27th, 2014

  2. Learning Goals • To become familiar with the administration of the OSSLT and your professional responsibilities as a teacher

  3. Agenda 1. Reviewing the Administration Guide • The Test at a Glance • Professional Responsibilities • Test Day Instructions and “What Happens If...?” 2. Reviewing the Guide to Accommodations, Special Provisions, Deferralsand Exemptions 3. Follow up support "Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.“ –Bill Clinton (1994)

  4. Documents Required Go to: www.eqao.com Click on: Educator Resources Click on: Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

  5. EQAO’s Video Guide to Key Test Administration Procedures http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcnoYjh3GOQ

  6. Test at a Glance (page 3)

  7. Participation in the OSSLT (page 3) Successful completion of the OSSLT is a requirement for students who entered Grade 9 in September 2000 or later and are working toward an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). Students can also meet this requirement through the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC), but must have had at least two opportunities to take the test (at the principal’s discretion, this may be reduced to one) and have been unsuccessful at least once (refer to PPM 127). All students eligible for the test must be accounted for, including English language learners and students with special education needs, even if the students are to be deferred or exempted or plan to fulfill the literacy requirement through the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC) during the current school year.

  8. Participation (page 3) First-time eligible students: • entered Grade 9 in the 2012–2013 school year or • entered Grade 10 in the 2013–2014 school year from out of province. Previously eligible students: • were absent or deferred for, or unsuccessful on, one or more previous administrations; • were previously exempted but are now working toward an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD); • entered Grade 11 or 12 in the 2013–2014 school year from out of province or • enrolled in an adult education program and began Grade 9 in or after the 2000–2001 school year. Note: • A student deferral does not constitute an opportunity to write and therefore does not qualify the student to take the OSSLC.

  9. Professional Responsibilities for the Administration of the OSSLT (page 4) • All staff (including scribes and prompters) must adhere to the responsibilities outlined in the guide. • Principals & teachers are responsible to ensure fair and consistent administration of the test as outlined in the guide. • Examples of Actions that Breach EQAO Policy & Procedures: • Opening and reviewing test packages before administration of first session • Coaching the students during the test • Failure to follow the instructions in the guides

  10. Teachers’ Steps (page 5) Before Administration Steps 1-4: Getting Started

  11. Test Day Instructions for Teachers (pages 6-7)

  12. What Happens If… (page 8-9)

  13. Impacts on Reporting: What happens if…?

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