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TCAP 2013-14Accommodations

TrainingOctober, 2013

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Training ObjectivesAt the end of today’s training, you will: Know who decides about

accommodations Know which students are eligible Understand the criteria when selecting

accommodations Gain understanding on how

accommodations are given Know the process and requirements for

documenting accommodations PACESetters!

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District Core Assessment Team

DAC – District Assessment Coordinator Kimberly Terry – X28335

SPED Rep. – Sharon Hurst ELL Rep. – Jean Burke CBLA Rep. – Lisa Escàrcega SAC – School Assessment

Coordinator PACESetters!

Types of Accommodations

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Today we will focus on State AssessmentAccommodationsonly.

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Accommodations Accommodations are changes

made to the assessment procedures in order to provide a student with access to comprehensible information and an equal opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and skills without affecting the reliability or validity of the assessment.

Accomm.(pg.141)

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Decisions about Participation and Accommodations

Decisions should be based on needs of individual student (not by category or program) and based on content area.

Decisions should be made by a team which includes the student’s teacher and parent or guardian (signature req’d) in the content area being assessed.

If the student has an IEP, the IEP team should make the decision. This includes participation in CoAlt.

Accomm.(pg.144)

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Criteria for Accommodations

Accommodations need to be in place 3 months prior to the assessment being administered.

Accommodations must be in place for Assessments given regularly at the district, school, or classroom level.

Accommodations must be documented.

Accommodations are content specific.

PACESetters!Accomm.(pg.144)

New this year and last year

Must sign and provide a verification of removal (pg 213)

Must bubble on the back of the student test book ALL bubbles for every accommodation the student used during testing

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Accomm.

RemindersCombined Reading/Writing session Only Reading accommodations given

for all items except the last question that is a Writing item and Writing acc. are given for that item.

Scribe is restricted Word prediction on writing is restricted

but allowed for students on IEP or 504 Reminder: Spelling is not allowed

Reminder: Spelling of words is not an allowable accommodation

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Exceptional Situations Effects on students must be

considered. More than one accommodation is

allowed. New students to the district Students newly identified as SPED Students with health issues Nonstandard accommodations

Accomm.(pg.145)

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4 Categories of Accommodations for Statewide Assessments

Standard Accommodatio

ns• Students with

a documented need

Restricted Accommodatio

ns• Students with

IEP or 504 and meet the criteria for each

Nonstandard Accommodatio

ns• Students with

an IEP or 504• Must turn in

nonstandard accommodation request form to me by Dec. 1

Linguistic Accommodatio

ns• Students

identified as English language learners

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Presentation Response Setting/Environment

Timing/Scheduling

Within each category of accommodation there are 4 types…..

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13Accomm.(pg.148) PACESetters!

Presentation Accommodations

Pg.60p68

p72

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Accomm.(pg.44)

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(Page 55)

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Response Accommodations

Accomm.(pg.161)

Pg.65

Pg.65

Pg.65

Pg.68

p74

p74

P74 & 81

p78

P74 & 81

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Accomm.(pg.45)

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Setting Accommodations

Accomm.(pg.171)

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Timing Accommodations

Pg.66

Pg.67Accomm.(pg.176)

P75&76

p77

Nonstandard Accommodations Examples of approved

nonstandard accommodations include: individualized communication equipment related to a student’s needs and the use of specialized papers (lined paper, graph paper).

Examples of nonstandard accommodations that would not be approved due to impact on integrity, validity, reliability or comparability of assessment results include: reading the reading test, allowing graphic organizers during writing assessment, or providing multiplication tables for the math CSAP

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Accomm.(pg. 182)

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Nonstandard Accommodations

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Linguistic Accommodations Direct Linguistic: Adjustments of text of assessment

to reduce the linguistic load needed to access the test

Indirect Linguistic: Adjustments to the conditions

under which the assessment is given which allow ELA students to use linguistic resources

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ELL Accomm.(pg.22)

P 9&10

P 24&25

P 23

P23&24

P 22&23

P 27

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P 25

P 25 &26

P26&27

Reading Writing Math Science Code Grouping Sp. Inst.

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Documenting Accommodations

All accommodations must be documented and placed into students cum folders.

Documentation in a teacher’s grade book is not acceptable

Parents and students must be notified of accommodations given for state assessments.

Example form on pg.113PACESetters!

Accomm.(pg. 57 and 144)

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Accommodations Documentation Sample forms are available –

On Division of Accountability and Research website http://www.aps.k12.co.us/assessment/csap_data.htm

Sample provided at training Parent signature is required (pg.

144) NOTHING needs to be turned into

the Division of A & R. PACESetters!

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Timelines/LogisticsAssessment Window/Test Order

Test window is March 3-March 21 3rd grade Reading window Feb.24-March

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Note: Reading/Writing, Math, Science tests may be given in any order

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Schedule Options May adjust order of sessions to accommodate

scheduling needs of school. All test sessions must be administered in

the order in which they appear in the test booklets.

Students within the same building must take the same session(s) at the same time.

EXCEPTIONS: Writing grades 4 - 10

Session 1 (draft) and session 2 (final copy) must be scheduled on two consecutive sessions without a weekend in between.

Students accommodated with different testing time. PACESetters!

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Sample Session Schedule Minutes

Students Complete Front Page of Test Booklet5-10

Distribution of materials 5Directions/Examples 5-10Testing time60-65TOTAL 75-90

**Teachers should work as teams to verify administration of times and content to be assessed.**

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Resources Division of Accountability and Research

CSAP page http://www.aps.k12.co.us/assessment/csap_data.htm

ELL Accommodations manual link http://assessment.aurorak12.org/assessment-and-resources/csap/csap-2011-manuals/

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Resources cont. Accommodations manual link

http://assessment.aurorak12.org/assessment-and-resources/csap/csap-2011-manuals/

Colorado Department of Education CSAP information http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/documents/csap/usa_index.html

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