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Using the CAASPP Individual Student Assessment Accessibility

Profile (ISAAP) Tool

Webinar and Tutorial

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

Using the CAASPP ISAAP Tool 2

Tutorial Components• Overview • Instructions

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Overview


PurposeTo instruct local educational agency (LEA) CAASPP Coordinators and designated staff on how to use the CAASPP Individual Student Assessment Accessibility Profile (ISAAP) Tool to create the online student test settings file.

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CAASPP Version of the ISAAP Tool• The ISAAP Tool has been enhanced for

California users and is available to download from http://caaspp.org. Please look for the CAASPP logo within the tool to ensure you are using the correct version.


About ISAAPQ: What does ISAAP stand for?

A: Individual Student Assessment Accessibility Profile (ISAAP). The ISAAP is a process and a tool developed by Smarter Balanced for use by Consortium states to support a thoughtful and systematic approach in addressing student access needs for the Smarter Balanced interim and summative tests. The ISAAP is optional but recommended.

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About the ISAAP ProcessQ: What is the ISAAP Process?

A: The ISAAP Process involves the following seven steps:

1. Select key staff members who will be involved in any of these seven steps and define their specific roles.

2. Provide information and training to staff according to their role; provide information to parents; and provide information and training to students as appropriate.

3. Identify students who may benefit from designated supports (including students with an IEP and Section 504 plan, English learners, and English learners with disabilities).


About the ISAAP Process(cont.)

A: The ISAAP Process involves the following seven steps:

4. Select the appropriate designated supports and accommodations for each student. The CAASPP ISAAP Tool can be used to match student need to available supports.

5. Enter designated supports and accommodations into the Test Ordering and Management System (TOMS).

6. Perform a pre-administration check of assigned access supports to verify they are correct.

7. Check for delivery of the assigned designated supports and accommodations at the time of the test.

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About the ISAAP Process(cont.)

Q: Is the ISAAP Process required?

A: No. The ISAAP Process is recommended to provide a consistent approach in ensuring all students receive the accessibility supports they need for CAASPP assessments.


About the ISAAP ToolQ: What is the ISAAP Tool?

A: The ISAAP Tool is an Excel workbook with specially designed formulas. The ISAAP tool can be used to:– select the designated supports and accommodations

that match student access needs for the Smarter Balanced assessments.

– produce the online student test settings file that can be uploaded to the Test Operations Management System (TOMS).

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About the ISAAP ToolQ: Is the use of the ISAAP Tool required?

A: No. The ISAAP Tool was developed to help school and LEA staff with the selection and activation of designated supports and accommodations for the Smarter Balanced interim and summative assessments.


About the ISAAP ToolQ: Who should use the ISAAP Tool?

A: The ISAAP Tool can be used by any staff member(s) who is responsible for selecting student accessibility supports for the Smarter Balanced assessments and for entering the assigned accessibility supports into TOMS.

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About the ISAAP ToolQ: What does a user of the ISAAP Tool need to know?

A: The person(s) using the ISAAP Tool to select designated supports and accommodations for students should know:– The student’s instructional needs– The purpose and functions of the designated supports

and accommodations– The recommended use of the supports and

accommodations per the Smarter Balanced Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guideline (UAAG)


About the ISAAP ToolQ: Can the ISAAP Tool be used by

Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Section 504 Plan teams?

A: Yes. The ISAAP Tool can be used by an IEP or 504 plan team; however the ISAAP Tool does not take the place of an IEP or Section 504 plan meeting or document.

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About the ISAAP ToolQ: Which embedded and non-embedded

designated supports and accommodations can I configure for students through the ISAAP Tool?

A: All embedded and non-embedded designated supports and accommodations may be assigned through the ISAAP Tool. However, turning off a universal tool and stacked translations must be activated in the test delivery system.


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*Must be activated in the test delivery system.**Print on demand for stimuli only can be activated in TOMS. If a student(s) need print on demand for items and/or items and stimuli, contact the CDE.

Embedded Non-EmbeddedDesignated Support Accommodation Designated Support Accommodation

Color ContrastAmerican Sign Language (ELA

listening and math items)Bilingual Dictionary (ELA

performance task full writes)Abacus

Masking Braille Color ContrastAlternate Response

OptionsText-to-Speech (math and

ELA items)Closed Captioning (ELA

listening items)Color Overlays Calculator

Translated Test Directions (math items)

Streamlined Interface Magnification Multiplication Table

Translations (glossaries) (math items)

Text-to-speech (ELA reading passages)

Noise Buffers Print on Demand**

Translations (stacked) (for math items)*

Read Aloud (math and ELA items)

Read Aloud (ELA reading passages)

Turn off any universal tools*Scribe (ELA non-writing and

math items)Scribe

Permissive Mode Separate Setting Speech-to-TextPrint Size Translated Test Directions Individualized Aids

Translation (glossaries) (math items)

Special Lighting or Acoustics

Translated Test Directions (math items)

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Preparing to Use the ISAAP ToolQ: What do I need to prepare to complete an ISAAP for

my students?

A: ISAAP Tool users should: 1. Become familiar with the Smarter Balanced tests and the available

designated supports and accommodations.

2. Obtain input from students and parents about students’ needs.

− Provide opportunities for students to try designated supports as appropriate.

3. Understand the recommended uses for designated supports (refer to Matrix One and the UAAG).

4. View this tutorial!

5. Print out ISAAP Instructions.

Instructions on How to Use the ISAAP Tool

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Instructions1. Download the ISAAP Tool from the CAASPP

portal at http://caaspp.org.

2. Open the tool in Excel.– Note: The ISAAP Tool is accessible in Excel

2008 and above.


Instructions3. Enable macros in Excel.

– Note: Screenshots are taken from Excel 2013.

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ISAAP Tool Components• About tab• Instructions tab• 15 individual student tabs • Report tab


Instructions4. After enabling macros, select the [Student1]

tab to begin the process.

5. Fill in the student information on the top of the Student1 sheet.

Student Last Name

Statewide Student

Identifier (SSID)Grade Educator(s)

Completing ISAAP

Comments

Student First Name

Teacher of Record

School (ID or Name)

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Example of a Student Sheet in the ISAAP Tool


Instructions6. In column B, select all the checkboxes that apply

to the student access needs. – Support for executive functioning: attention,

cognition, control, and processing

– Support for persistent calculation disability,

dyscalculia

– Support for reading-related disabilities, print

disabilities, struggling readers

– Support for students needing access in

language(s) of translation

– Support for significant motor difficulties and

recent injury

– Support for vision impairments/blind

– Support for hard-of-hearing/deafness

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Instructions7. In column C, select the documentation provided

for the student access need. – Individualized Education

Program (IEP)– 504 Plan– Educator(s) Recommendation Note: Selecting Individual

Education Program or 504 Planwill populate recommended Designated Supports and Accommodations in column D and column F.


Instructions8. To select a designated support, find the row in

column D with the recommended designated support and select the corresponding cell in column E. An arrow will appear next to that cell with a list of selections to choose from.

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Instructions9. To select an accommodation, find the row in

column F with the recommended accommodation and select the corresponding cell in column G. An arrow will appear next to that cell with a list of selections to choose from.


InstructionsNote: To view guidance on the recommended use of a

designated support or accommodation, hover or click on the selected cell in column D or column F. A window with text describing the tool’s recommended use will appear to the right.

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Instructions10.Repeat this process for additional students on the

[Student2]–[Student15] worksheets.

11.Upon completing each student worksheet, select the [Report] tab to see the comprehensive spreadsheet of all the selections from the [Student #] tabs. This sheet allows users to view all students’ accessibility profile data in a single view.

Resources and Support

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Related Resources• Matrix One (PDF; Updated Sep-2014)• Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations

Guidelines (PDF)• Guidelines: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)• ISAAP Module


Help Desk Support

The California Technical Assistance Center (CalTAC) is here to support all LEA CAASPP coordinators!

Monday–Friday from 7 a.m.–5 p.m. PTE-mail: [email protected]: 800-955-2954

Web site: http://caaspp.org

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