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Guidelines to Testing Accommodations on Final Exams and Applying for External Special Testing Accommodations Special Testing In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), students with a formally diagnosed learning disability may qualify for testing accommodations on school-based assessments and standardized tests. The information in this section only concerns families with a child who qualifies for extra time or some other accommodation. • In order to qualify for extra time or accommodations students need to have a diagnosed learning issue and a full psychoeducational evaluation with a qualified professional. Qualifying for Testing Accommodations in School In order to qualify for testing accommodations in School, students must have a psycheducational evaluation current within five years, an IEP, or 504 Plan on file with the School. It is recommended that parents provide this documentation upon admission to Dwight School. Please note, the external bodies, College Board, ACT, and IB, all have their own rules about how old the evaluation needs to be. Students with proper documentation on file at School will be added to the internal extra time and accommodations list. Accommodations will be granted following the recommendations of the psychoeducational evaluation, IEP, or 504 Plan. The Director of Quest and Special Studies will manage this list. It will be shared with all classroom teachers, K-12. Students on this list will qualify to receive extra time and accommodations on assessments in School only. Students will be required to identify themselves as qualifying for extra time to their teachers at least 48 hours in advance of any examinations. The classroom teachers will then access the list for confirmation. Students who do not confirm accommodations with their classroom teacher at least 48 hours in advance of an assessment may be denied their accommodations. • Students in need of support discussing accommodations with classroom teachers should have their parents contact the Director of Quest and Special Studies. Qualifying for accommodations on internal School assessments does not guarantee accommodations on tests administered by external bodies such as College Board (SAT/PSAT), ACT, or IB. When determining eligibility for internal accommodations, the School follows the rules established by IB, College Board, and the NY State Department of Education. Dwight School Final Exams (Internal Testing Rules Apply) For full details on internal testing accommodations see the Guide to Internal Special Testing. Timeline: Parents are encouraged to provide evaluations detailing accommodations upon admissions. In cases where a child is evaluated and accommodations are recommended for an existing student, parents are required to provide the appropriate documentation to the Head of Lower School Quest or the Director of Quest and Special Studies no later than one month prior to the first day of final exams. A list of test dates for the current school year can be found at the end of this document.

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Guidelines to Testing Accommodations on Final Exams and Applying for External Special Testing Accommodations

Special Testing In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), students with a formally diagnosed learning disability may qualify for testing accommodations on school-based assessments and standardized tests. The information in this section only concerns families with a child who qualifies for extra time or some other accommodation.

• In order to qualify for extra time or accommodations students need to have a diagnosed learning issue and a full psychoeducational evaluation with a qualified professional.

Qualifying for Testing Accommodations in School In order to qualify for testing accommodations in School, students must have a psycheducational evaluation current within five years, an IEP, or 504 Plan on file with the School. It is recommended that parents provide this documentation upon admission to Dwight School. Please note, the external bodies, College Board, ACT, and IB, all have their own rules about how old the evaluation needs to be. Students with proper documentation on file at School will be added to the internal extra time and accommodations list. Accommodations will be granted following the recommendations of the psychoeducational evaluation, IEP, or 504 Plan. The Director of Quest and Special Studies will manage this list. It will be shared with all classroom teachers, K-12. Students on this list will qualify to receive extra time and accommodations on assessments in School only. Students will be required to identify themselves as qualifying for extra time to their teachers at least 48 hours in advance of any examinations. The classroom teachers will then access the list for confirmation. Students who do not confirm accommodations with their classroom teacher at least 48 hours in advance of an assessment may be denied their accommodations.

• Students in need of support discussing accommodations with classroom teachers should have their parents contact the Director of Quest and Special Studies.

Qualifying for accommodations on internal School assessments does not guarantee accommodations on tests administered by external bodies such as College Board (SAT/PSAT), ACT, or IB. When determining eligibility for internal accommodations, the School follows the rules established by IB, College Board, and the NY State Department of Education.

Dwight School Final Exams (Internal Testing Rules Apply) For full details on internal testing accommodations see the Guide to Internal Special Testing. Timeline: Parents are encouraged to provide evaluations detailing accommodations upon admissions. In cases where a child is evaluated and accommodations are recommended for an existing student, parents are required to provide the appropriate documentation to the Head of Lower School Quest or the Director of Quest and Special Studies no later than one month prior to the first day of final exams. A list of test dates for the current school year can be found at the end of this document.

 

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Process: The Registrar will work with the Head of Lower School Quest and the Director of Quest and Special Studies to assign rooms and proctors for students with accommodations. In order to qualify for accommodations on final exams students need to have one of the following on file with the School:

• A complete psychoeducational evaluation dated within the last five years or a current Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan. • A letter from a physician if the accommodations are required due to a medically-treated issue or a physical disability.

Qualifying for Testing Accommodations from External Testing Bodies (ERB/NWEA/College Board/ACT/IB) In addition to receiving accommodations on internal assessments in school, many students also seek extra time or accommodations for external standardized tests and/or IB exams.

• Parents must initiate the application process to the external testing providers (College Board and ACT) by contacting the Director of Quest and Special Studies or the appropriate School coordinator. The School will have coordinators assigned to oversee the SAT and the ACT separately. • The School will apply to IB for accommodations for all students on the internal accommodations list. No parental action is required.

Each of the external testing bodies has a distinct process and set of deadlines. These deadlines are published on the provider websites, in this document, and will be posted on the School calendar. Parents will receive announcements regarding special testing deadlines via email from the School periodically throughout the year. Announcements will also appear in the Monday Mailer and students will hear announcements in Morning Meeting, as they will be posted in the Daily Bulletin. Approval for extra time and accommodations from external bodies (College Board/ACT/IB) is a separate process, requiring an additional application and a current psychoeducational evaluation. This process can take up to eight weeks so parents are encouraged to initiate the application early to each external testing body. It is important to note that being on the internal list and receiving accommodations through School does not qualify a student for extra time on standardized tests. Initiating the application process does not guarantee approval. Dwight School does not have any influence over the decisions of the external testing bodies. If College Board, ACT or IB denies students accommodations, families have recourse to appeal the decision. The School will assist families choosing to appeal to the appropriate organization. Details on applying for accommodations to each testing body are outlined in the following pages.

 

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ERB WrAP (grades 3-5) For information on the ERB WrAP test, visit their website: www.erblearn.org/parents/achievement/writing/wrap. Timeline: Parents are encouraged to provide evaluations detailing accommodations upon admissions. In cases where a child is evaluated and accommodations are recommended for an existing student, parents are required to provide the appropriate documentation to the Head of Lower School Quest or the Director of Quest and Special Studies no later than one month prior to the test date. A list of test dates for the current school year can be found on the final two pages of this document. Process: The Registrar will work with the Head of Lower School Quest to assign rooms and proctors for students with accommodations. ERB allows the School to use its own internal guidelines for determining accommodations for the WrAP test. In order to qualify for accommodations on the ERB WrAP students need to have one of the following on file with the School:

• A complete psychoeducational evaluation dated within the last five years or a current Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan. • A letter from a physician if the accommodations are required due to a medically-treated issue or a physical disability.

Notification: The parents of students qualifying for accommodations will receive an email from the Head of Lower School Quest prior to the test date. This email will confirm accommodations and room assignment. Testing: Students using accommodations will be assigned to specific rooms. Proctors will be briefed on accommodations of all students and specifically assigned to these rooms. NWEA (grades 2-8) For information on the NWEA test, visit their website www.nwea.org. Timeline: Parents are encouraged to provide evaluations detailing accommodations upon admission to Dwight. In cases where a child is evaluated and accommodations are recommended for an existing student, parents are required to provide the appropriate documentation to the Head of Lower School Quest or the Director of Quest and Special Studies no later than one month prior to the test date. Process: The Registrar will work with the Head of Lower School Quest to assign rooms and proctors for students with accommodations. The School will follow the internal extra time and accommodations document for the NWEA. In order to qualify for accommodations on the NWEA students need to have one of the following on file with the School:

• A complete psychoeducational evaluation dated within the last three years for students in grades 2-5 and five years for students in grades 6-8 or a current Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan. • A letter from a physician if the accommodations are required due to a medically-treated issue or a physical disability.

 

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Notification: Parents of students in grades 2-5 qualifying for accommodations and students in grades 6-8 qualifying for accommodations will receive an email from the Head of Lower School Quest prior to the test date. This email will confirm accommodations and room assignment. Testing: Students using accommodations will be assigned to specific rooms. Proctors will be briefed on accommodations of all students and specifically assigned to these rooms. ACT A CT is completely separate from College Board and the SA T. It requires a separate consent form and application. A pproval of accommodations on the SA T does not guarantee approval on the A CT.

The process to register for the ACT and apply for accommodations has drastically changed. Please note that effective for the 2016-17 school year, ACT has gone to an online system. For more information visit the ACT website. Questions about accommodations on the ACT can be submitted via email to the Director of Quest and Special Studies at [email protected]. The School will also have an ACT Coordinator for the 2016-17 school year: Stacey Leou. Additionally, parents are invited contact ACT directly with questions. What is an ACT Coordinator? The ACT Coordinator is the faculty member who assumes the responsibilities related to testing accommodations on ACT tests.

Phone Email Mail

319.337.1332

[email protected] ACT Special Testing

301 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 4028 Iowa City, IA 52243-4028

Timeline: Most students take the ACT for the first time in the spring of grade 11. ACT will not allow families to apply for accommodations without first registering and paying for an ACT. Occasionally, families will opt to register for an ACT in the spring of grade 10, just to confirm accommodations. Once approved for accommodations on the ACT, these accommodations are guaranteed for all future ACT tests.

 

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See below for a list of test windows and corresponding application deadlines for the 2016-17 school year. School-based test windows will start on the date listed below and remain open for three weeks: Test Window Opens Registration Deadline (Late Fee Required) September 10, 2016 August 5, 2016 August 6-20, 2016 October 22, 2016 September 16, 2016 September 17-October 1, 2016 December 10, 2016 November 4, 2016 November 5-19, 2016 April 8, 2017 March 3, 2017 March 4-18, 2016 June 10, 2017 May 5, 2017 May 6-20, 2016 *The February ACT is not given in New York. The final deadlines are set by ACT. Families that miss registration deadlines will have to wait to apply for the next available testing window. Process: The first step is to sign and return the ACT Consent form giving the School permission to provide ACT with the necessary documentation to apply for accommodations. This form is available through the Director of Quest and Special Studies, the ACT Coordinator or the ACT website, here. This only needs to be done once. See sample below.

Consent can be given over the phone or via email, allowing the ACT Coordinator to sign that he or she has received telephone consent.

Before requesting accommodations from ACT, it is important to understand the different ACT timing codes. Most Dwight students are seeking one of the following options; Timing Code 2 (School-based Double Time), Timing Code 7 (School-based Time and ½), or Timing Code 6 (National Test Center Time and ½). Note that students approved for laptop in addition to extended time must opt for Timing Code 2 or 7. There is no laptop accommodation under Timing Code 6.

Timing Code 2 School-based Double Time and Timing Code 7 School-based Time and ½ allow the student to test at School over multiple days. However, if approved under either of these options, each section of the ACT is like an independent test. Time from one section

 

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cannot be used on another section of the test. Timing Code 6 means the student can use extra time is he or she chooses. Timing Code 6 is the only timing code that allows the student to set his or her own pace from section to section within the allowable extended time for the entire ACT. Students seeking any testing accommodations, including extended time over multiple days, need to notify the ACT Coordinator or Director of Special Studies via email. This email must include the specific test window for which the student is seeking accommodations. A student cannot be approved for School-based testing over multiple days without going through the School.

In recent years, some applications for accommodations made to ACT on behalf of Dwight students were denied. In some cases, time was approved but laptop or other requested accommodations were not. The School assisted parents in filing appeals for all but one of the students denied. While there is never any guarantee of success, over 90% of the appeals filed since 2012 resulted in a reversal of the original denial. Please note that all final decisions are made by ACT, not the School.

Once the consent form has been signed and returned to the School, families need to register students for the ACT online here. It is important to register under Special Testing by clicking the tab on the left. See sample registration page below.

ACT will then send the student an email confirming registration. This email will have a link for the School to click to add approved accommodations in cases where the student has prior approval or request accommodations in cases where the student is seeking accommodations for the first time.

Even in cases where accommodations have been approved by ACT, the ACT Coordinator must confirm to ACT that the School accepts responsibility for giving accommodations over multiple days. The School cannot approve accommodations unless the family provides the registration email from ACT. See sample below.

 

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When accommodations are requested, ACT will notify the School within 8 weeks of the initial request. A decision letter will be sent to the ACT Coordinator, who will then notify the family via email. See sample decision letter below.

Once the family has received an approval for accommodations, the student will receive accommodations for all future testing with ACT. In the event families do not get approved for accommodations, they should contact the ACT Coordinator, who can assist with appeal process. This can take two to three weeks.

Testing: While ACT does approve School-based testing, individual schools are not required to offer the ACT. That said, given the significance of the ACT in the college application process, Dwight sees School-based testing as a valuable accommodation for our students. We want to continue to offer School-based testing. However, in recent years, we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of students taking the ACT at School, which has led to an increasing number of challenges. In response to those challenges, we have instituted three (3) options for scheduling test dates. Option One will be a weekend testing schedule with guaranteed dates. Students seeking to do any weekend testing will be required to test on the pre-published School schedule. This will be two Saturdays in the given test window with Sections 1 & 2 of the ACT on the first date and Sections 3-5 on the second

 

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date. Option 1 Test Dates for 2016-17:

• Window 1: September 10 Sections 1 & 2 and September 17 Sections 3-5 • Window 2: October 22 Sections 1 & 2 and October 29 Sections 3-5 • Window 3: December 10 Sections 1 & 2 and December 16* • Window 5: April 8 Sections 1 & 2 and April 15 Sections 3-5 • Window 6: June 10 Sections 1 & 2-June 17 Sections 3-5

*The School is closed for winter break on the second Saturday of the December test. Students taking the December ACT will need to work with the ACT Coordinator to arrange an alternate testing schedule. Option 2: Students willing to test after School can propose an individualized schedule to the ACT Coordinator. Dwight School does not guarantee the ACT Coordinator will be able to accommodate specific requests. Approval of after School testing will be contingent on proctor availability. Option 3: Combine the Saturday sessions and weekday sessions. Remember, all students in the room must be working on the same section as the group. For example, Student A cannot plan to do Section 3 on the first Saturday when the group is doing Sections 1 & 2. Receiving Scores: The ACT Coordinator will pack materials and send them to ACT via FedEx Ground on the first business day after the student completes the test. Parents are free to request FedEx tracking numbers from the ACT Coordinator. All ACT materials will be reviewed by the ACT Coordinator and the Director of Special Studies prior to sending them to ACT. ACT only enters tests into scoring on Wednesdays. Scores are posted by ACT on Wednesdays and Fridays. Scoring can take 3-8 weeks. The school has no influence over the speed ACT scores are reported.

Special Note for Students Taking the ACT Senior Year

In recent years, seniors taking the ACT in September have not always gotten their scores in time to meet application deadlines for some colleges. The School will return completed ACT tests in a timely fashion, as noted above. Once the tests are returned to ACT, the School has nothing to do with scoring or reporting test results. In October of 2015, ACT was forced to publically acknowledge the extreme delay in scoring the September ACT. Steve Kappler, VP of Brand Experience at ACT, issued a statement encouraging colleges to accept screen shots of student’s scores as a provisional measure. You can read the full story here. Practice ACT (grade 9 & 10 only) The Practice ACT will be given in School on the last day of classes before the Thanksgiving holiday each November.

 

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The practice ACT is given at School each year through a third party provider. The third party provider is completely separate from ACT. Unlike the PSAT, which does require a formal application process, the School will use our internal guidelines for determining accommodations for the practice ACT. Students on the internal extra time and accommodations list will receive accommodations for the practice ACT. No parental action is necessary.

Receiving accommodations on the practice ACT does not guarantee ACT will approve the same accommodations for the actual ACT. In order to receive accommodations on the real ACT, families must file a formal application to ACT. The process for applying for accommodations from ACT is described in the preceding section.

Timeline: Parents are encouraged to provide evaluations detailing accommodations upon admissions. In cases where a child is evaluated and accommodations are recommended for an existing student, parents are required to provide the appropriate documentation to the ACT Coordinator or the Director of Quest and Special Studies no later than one month prior to the test date. Process: The Registrar will work with the ACT Coordinator and the Director of Quest and Special Studies to assign rooms and proctors for students with accommodations. The School will use its own internal guidelines for determining accommodations for the practice ACT. In order to qualify for accommodations on the practice ACT students need to have one of the following on file with the School:

• A complete psychoeducational evaluation dated within the last five years or a current Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan. • A letter from a physician if the accommodations are required due to a medically-treated issue or a physical disability.

Notification: Students qualifying for accommodations will be required to confirm accommodations in advance via an online form sent by the ACT Coordinator. Students seeking accommodations who do not receive confirmation should contact the ACT Coordinator or Director of Quest and Special Studies. Testing: Students using accommodations will be assigned to specific rooms. Proctors will be briefed on accommodations of all students and specifically assigned to these rooms.

PSAT & SAT (College Board) College Board and the SA T/PSA T is completely separate from A CT. It requires a separate consent form and application. A pproval of accommodations on the A CT does not guarantee approval on the SA T or PSA T.

Dwight students take the PSAT in School in grades 10 and 11 in the middle of October each year. Receiving accommodations on the PSAT requires prior approval from College Board. Receiving accommodations in School does not guarantee accommodations on the PSAT. Parents are encouraged to initiate the application process no later than the summer of grade 9. For more information on the SAT, visit their website www.collegeboard.org/students-with-disabilities. Questions about accommodations on the SAT can be submitted via email to the Director of Quest and Special

 

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Studies at [email protected]. The School will also have an SSD Coordinator to assist families with the application process. Additionally, parents are also invited contact College Board directly with questions.

What is an SSD Coordinator? The SSD Coordinator is the faculty member who assumes the responsibilities related to testing accommodations on College Board exams.

Phone Email Mail

844.255.7728

[email protected]

College Board SSD Program P.O. Box 8060

Mt. Vernon, IL 62864-0060 Timeline: College Board has all test dates and deadlines on their website. To view all SAT dates for current school year, go to www.collegeboard.org/students-with-disabilities/calendar.

Once approved, the School plays no role in registering students for any SAT tests. Parents are responsible for registering their child for individual SAT tests. Remember to include your SSD number every time you register for the SAT. See below for sample SSD approval letter from College Board.

 

 

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Process: The first step is to sign and return the SAT Consent form giving the School permission to provide College Board with the necessary documentation to apply for accommodations. This form is available through the Director of Quest and Special Studies, the SSD Coordinator or the College Board website. This only needs to be done once. See sample below.

Once the consent form has been signed and returned to the School, families need to register students for the exam.

Students new to Dwight who had their SSD applications processed by another School will need to notify the SSD Coordinator or Director of Quest and Special Studies via email to request his or her SSD number be transferred to Dwight School’s SSD Dashboard. Please note, College Board will not know you changed schools and you will not show up on the Dwight School accommodations dashboard unless we manually transfer your SSD information.

Parents can request the SSD Consent form from the SSD Coordinator or Director of Quest and Special Studies. The form can be downloaded from the College Board website. Unlike ACT or IB, families can initiate the application process to College Board on their own. However, College Board does not recommend this. See Top Five Reasons to Work with your School on the College Board website: www.collegeboard.org/students-with-disabilities/reasons-work-with-school.

To submit a request without the School’s involvement, families must request a paper Student Eligibility Form from their counselor or SSD Coordinator.

 

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Students do not need to request accommodations from SSD a second time. Once a student is approved for accommodations by College Board, he or she will have an SSD# that is valid for the duration of high school and remain in effect until one year after high school graduation (with some limited exceptions). Notification: Parents and the SSD Coordinator will be notified of the decision. In the event a student is denied, College Board will provide a detailed explanation. The School will assist families choosing to appeal the initial decision. Testing: Students approved for School-based accommodations will coordinate the exact location of their SAT with the SSD Coordinator. Most School-based tests will take place on Saturdays. Being approved for extended time on the SAT does not necessarily mean School-based testing.

PSAT (grades 10-11 only) The PSAT will be given in school on October 19, 2016. Timeline: College Board requires students to have a valid SSD number to receive accommodations on the PSAT. Parents will need to work with the School to apply for accommodations. For complete information on applying for an SSD number from College Board, please see preceding SAT section of this document. The PSAT is the first time most students want to use accommodations on a College Board test. It is recommended that parents initiate the application process no later than the summer following ninth grade. Process: The Registrar will work with the SSD Coordinator and the Director of Quest and Special Studies to assign rooms and proctors for students with prior approval for accommodations from College Board. Notification: Students qualifying for accommodations will be required to confirm accommodations in advance via an online form sent by the SSD Coordinator in advance of the test. Students seeking accommodations who do not receive confirmation should contact the SSD Coordinator or Director of Quest and Special Studies. Testing: Students using accommodations will be assigned to specific rooms. Proctors will be briefed on accommodations of all students and specifically assigned to these rooms. IB Diploma Program (grades 11-12) Timeline: IB exams are given in May of grade 12. The School will apply for accommodations from IB for all students on the internal accommodations list in November of grade 12. Parents are required to provide a current psychoeducational evaluation. If the evaluation is on file with the School, no parental action is required. In cases where an existing student has a new evaluation recommending or changing accommodations, parents are required to provide the appropriate documentation to the IB Diploma Coordinator or the Director of Quest and Special Studies no later than November 1 of

 

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grade 12. The School will use our internal extra time and accommodations criteria to determine accommodations on all IB assessments given in School in advance of IB Exams. Please note that receiving accommodations on School-based IB assessments does not guarantee receiving accommodations on IB exams in May of grade 12. Process: The Diploma Program Coordinator will work with the Director of Quest and Special Studies to submit request for accommodations for all Dwight students on the internal accommodations list on or around November 1. All that is needed to apply for accommodations from IB is a psycheducational evaluation or IEP current within 3 years. No parental action is required to initiate this process. The Director of Quest and Special Studies will notify students via email that an application for accommodations has been filed with IB. Any student seeking accommodations on IB exam, but not receiving a confirmation email, should contact the Director of Quest and Special Studies via email. Notification: Students qualifying for accommodations will be required to confirm accommodations in advance via an online form sent by the Director of Quest and Special Studies in advance of the test. Students seeking accommodations who do not receive confirmation should contact the Director of Quest and Special Studies. In cases where IB does not approve all requested accommodations, parents and student will be notified. The School will help facilitate an appeal if necessary. IB has a separate, and stringent, policy regarding accommodations. Unlike College Board or ACT, IB approves extra time in increments of 10%, 25%, 50% and 100%. Often students with recommendations for Double Time (100%) will only receive Time and ½ (50%) from IB. Likewise, students with a recommendation for Time and ½ (50%) will sometimes receive 25% or even 10% extra time. There have also been multiple examples of a student with a recommendation for a laptop accommodation in his or her evaluation or IEP when laptop is not initially approved by IB. The School will support families in the appeal process, but note IB, not Dwight School, will make the final decision. From IB Candidates with assessment access requirements: 4.2.1 The amount of additional time given to a candidate is directly linked to the degree of the access requirement. This would range from 10% additional time (six minutes for each hour of the examination) for candidates with mild challenges to 25% additional time (15 minutes for each hour of the examination) or the standard applicable to most candidates to 50% additional time (30 minutes for each hour of the examination) for candidates with more severe challenges Testing: IB Diploma Program Coordinator will work with the Director of Quest and Special Studies to ensure accommodations are appropriately provided for students approved by IB. Please note, in addition to extra time, the IB Diploma Program Coordinator can approve rest periods as needed. From IB Candidates with assessment access requirements: 4.2.10 Candidates receiving additional time may also receive rest breaks which do not require prior

 

 

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authorization from the IB. An arrangement for additional time is not the same as a rest break: during a rest break the candidate is not permitted to continue working. Students may also qualify for laptop use, a spelling waiver, a reader, or calculator use by having a standard score of 90 or less on an appropriate test of written expression/spelling/information processing/reading speed/reading accuracy/reading comprehension or test of mathematical fluency. Testing: Students using accommodations will be asked to confirm accommodations in advance of IB exams. Proctors will be briefed on accommodations of all students. Students will be asked to confirm their accommodations by responding to a survey sent by the Director of Quest and Special Studies. IB Mock Exams

Students in grade 12 will take Mock IB Exams in March of senior year. The purpose of the Mock Exams is to give students a chance to prepare for the official IB exams by taking a practice test under conditions that simulate the actual IB test.

Mock Exam grades count towards the student’s Dwight grade. As there is occasionally a differential between accommodations approved for school and accommodations approved for IB Exams, some students choose to use school accommodations on mocks.

Given that the IB approves test accommodations that are often different than the accommodations students are used to getting on school-based assessments or on other standardized tests, a student may be approved for less time than he or she is used to getting or may not be approved for a laptop or other accommodation.

 

     Important Dates for Upper School | 2015-16 Special Testing (continued)

Test Date Grade External Approval Requires

Parental Action Recommended Timeline

ACT

December 10

12

YES

Have evaluation current within three years on file at school. Submit

completed ACT application to ACT Coordinator or Director of Quest and

Special Studies.

ACT application deadline November 4.

SAT

January 21

11

YES

Have evaluation current within five years on file at school. Submit signed College Board consent form to SSD Coordinator or Director of Quest and Special Studies.

SAT registration deadline December 21.

SAT

March 11

12

YES

Have evaluation current within five years on file at school. Submit signed College

Board consent form to SSD Coordinator or Director of Quest and Special Studies.

SAT registration deadline

February 10.

ACT

April 8

11

YES

Have evaluation current within three years on file at school. Submit completed ACT

application to ACT Coordinator or Director of Quest and Special Studies.

ACT application deadline March 3.

SAT May 6

12

YES Have evaluation current within five years on file at school. Submit signed College Board consent form to SSD Coordinator or Director of Quest and Special Studies.

SAT registration deadline April 7.

IB

May 8-19

12 YES

Have evaluation current within three years on file at school. School will submit

applications for all IB students on internal accommodations list on Nov 1

of 12th grade.

Confirm status of IB accommodations

September of twelfth grade.

Final Exams June 5-9 9-12 YES

Have evaluation current within five years on file at school at least

one month prior to exam date.

Submit evaluation upon acceptance to

Dwight School.

SAT June 3

12 YES Have evaluation current within five years on file at school. Submit signed College Board consent form to SSD Coordinator or Director of Quest and Special Studies.

SAT registration deadline May 9.

ACT June 10

11 YES Have evaluation current within three

years on file at school. Submit completed ACT application to ACT Coordinator or

Director of Quest and Special Studies.

ACT application deadline May 5.