Testing and Accommodations Greenwood School District 50
Feb 22, 2016
Testing and AccommodationsGreenwood School District 50
Addressing Tests on IEPs Testing Matrix: It is important that all
tests listed for each grade level be included/addressed on the IEP
Changes Made to IEPs It is important that Guidance Counselors
and Instructional Specialists be promptly notified whenever changes are made to IEPs that relate to testing.– PowerSchool has to be coded accordingly
The BIG data pull of the year occurs just before the 90th Day in January. This data pull determines the customized materials received for PASS, Spring HSAP, ELDA, and Spring EOCEP.
Changes made to the IEP and 504 plans immediately before testing may not reflect accommodations that are in the best interest of the student.
Daily Instruction and Testing Testing accommodations and/or
supplemental materials and devices must be consistent with those used routinely in classroom instruction and assessment throughout the school year.
Not all instructional accommodations are appropriate for a standardized assessment as they may invalidate the test results.
Accommodations Accommodations should make
the test accessible. Accommodations should not be provided to give a student an advantage.
Standard accommodations: do not change the meaning of the results
Non-standard accommodations: change the meaning of the results and therefore produce invalid scores
Accommodations Before selecting an accommodation,
please ask, “Can the student access the test without this accommodation?” If the answer is “yes” then do not assign the accommodation.
All accommodations should be supported by relevant data and/or documentation
Oral administration is appropriate for students who are non-readers or students who are reading significantly below grade level
Accommodations IEP teams should select accommodations
that do not invalidate test scores – standard accommodations.
If a student uses a non-standard accommodation, then the student is considered to be a non-participant. Non-participants count against schools for the State Report Card and the ESEA Waiver (formerly AYP).
PASS, HSAP, and EOCEP tests are used for state and federal accountability.
Highlighters The use of highlighters, colored
overlays, and colored pencils may be used by any student for any test. This is no longer an accommodation.
Highlighters and colored pencils may be used in test booklets. They may not be used on the answer document.
Testing Timeline Materials ordered in
August/September– HSAP (given in October)– EOCEP (given in December/January)– EXPLORE (given in October)
Materials ordered in December/January– ELDA (given in February/March)– PASS (given in March and May)– HSAP (given in April)– EOCEP (given in May/June)
Ordering Materials Orders for customized materials (oral
scripts/CDs, large print, etc.) are placed months in advance
If materials aren’t ordered at that time and have to be ordered later, schools are charged for these materials.– Costs range from $7 to approximately $55 for
individual items Schools do not have to pay if the materials
are for a new student. Schools do have to pay if the materials were not ordered or if a change was made to an IEP/504 plan.
Example of Additional Materials Order
A change is made to a 7th grader’s IEP in February. It is determined that oral administration is needed for all five subject areas tested on PASS.
Additional cost to the school for this one 7th grade student is $130.– Oral test booklet for Writing, ELA, math,
science, and social studies: $7 each ($35)
– Oral script/CD for each test: $19 each ($95)
ELDA Students in Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd
grades participate through inventories; teachers observe students for particular skills.
Students in grades 3-12 take a test that has reading, writing, listening, and speaking sections.
ELDA is now given as an online assessment.
ELDA Standard Accommodations
– Setting, Timing, Scheduling, Presentation, Response Options, Supplemental Materials and Devices
Customized Materials– Braille, Large-Print (both require special
coding in PowerSchool)
MAP for Grades 2 and Above
Reading/Language test can not be read to students, else the test is invalid
Math test can be read to students. Numbers and symbols cannot be pronounced.
Response options: dictate or point to responses for scribe
Setting: individual or small group
MAP for 1st Grade Primary MAP is given to 1st graders.
This test is read to all students by the computer.
ITBS and CogAT Small group or individual
administration Large-Print Transfer Answers
PASS Standard Accommodations
– Setting, Timing, Scheduling, Presentation (oral ELA for grades 5-8 only, CDs not scripts are now used), Response Options, Extended Response Options, Supplemental Materials and Devices, Calculator (grades 5-8 only, for math only, basic four-function)
Customized Materials– Braille, Large-Print, Loose-Leaf, Sign Language
(each require special coding in PowerSchool)– Oral Administration (CDs for 5th-8th, Script for
3rd-4th), Braille Admin Script, Signed Admin Script, Sign Language DVD (each associated with special coding in PowerSchool)
NAEP Districts and schools are randomly
selected each year. Students in grades 4, 8, and 12 may
be selected to participate.
Setting, Timing, Scheduling, Presentation, Response Options
STAR Setting, Timing, Scheduling,
Presentation, Response Options
EXPLORE, ACT Extended time Alternate test formats
– Braille, audio DVDs (oral), scribe
PLAN is in this family of tests, however, our students no longer take it.
EOCEP Is now given as an online assessment Standard Accommodations
– Setting, Timing, Scheduling, Presentation, Response Options, Supplemental Materials and Devices
Customized Materials– Large-Print, Loose-Leaf, Braille, Sign
Language (each require special coding in PowerSchool)
– Oral Administration (associated with special coding in PowerSchool)
AP, SAT, PSAT Extended time Presentation
– Large print, Braille, Reader Response Options Setting
Prior approval by College Board is required
HSAP Standard Accommodations
– Setting, Timing, Scheduling, Presentation, Response Options, Spelling, Supplemental Materials and Devices
Customized Materials– Large-Print, Loose-Leaf, Braille, Sign
Language (each require special coding in PowerSchool)
– Oral Administration (associated with special coding in PowerSchool)
ESOL/LEP Students with Documented Disabilities
See handouts from TAMs for additional guidelines related to their accommodations