Welcome Calendar of Events Test Highlights Test Administration Who Must be Tested Staff...

Newark Public SchoolsSchool Staff Training

April 2014

for Grades 3 - 8

New

Jersey

Assessment of

Skills and

Knowledge

AGENDA

¨ Welcome¨ Calendar of Events¨ Test Highlights

¨ Test Administration¨ Who Must be Tested

¨ Staff Responsibilities ¨ Before Testing¨ During Testing ¨ After Testing

¨ Test Materials¨ Q & A

Apr 21-23 NJASK 5,6,7,8 Test materials delivered to schools

Apr 23 Last day to order additional materials

ASK 7, 8

Apr 28 - 29 ASK 7, 8 Regular testing (ELA1, ELA2)

April 30 ASK 7 Regular testing (Math Day 1)

ASK 8 Regular testing (Math)

May 1 ASK 7 Regular testing (Math Day 2) ASK 8 Regular testing (Science)

May 2, 5ASK 7, 8 Return ALL Completed Answer Folders to OPPRA (Friday by 4 pm, Monday by noon)

May 5-9 ASK 7, 8 Make-Up Testing (FLEXIBLE)

May 9, 12 ASK 7, 8 Return ALL Remaining Answer Folders to OPPRA (Friday by 4 pm, Monday by noon)

May 12 ASK 7, 8 Test Booklets picked up by Motor Pool

ASK 7,8 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Apr 21-23 NJASK 5,6,7,8 Test materials delivered to schools

Apr 23 Last day to order additional materials

ASK 5,6

May 5-6 ASK 5,6 Regular testing (ELA1, ELA2)

May 7-8 ASK 5,6 Regular testing (Math1, Math 2)

May 9, 12 ASK 5, 6 Return ALL Completed Answer Folders to OPPRA (Friday by 4 pm, Monday by noon)

May 12-16 ASK 5, 6 Make-Up Testing (FLEXIBLE)

May 16,19 ASK 5, 6 Return ALL Remaining Answer Folders to OPPRA (Friday by 4 pm, Monday by noon)

May 19 ASK 5,6 Test Booklets picked up by Motor Pool

ASK 5,6 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Apr 21-23 ASK 3,4 Test materials delivered to schools

May 12-13 ASK 3,4 Regular testing (ELA1, ELA2)

May 14-15 ASK 3,4 Regular testing (M1, M2)

May 16 ASK 4 Regular testing Science

May 16, 19 ASK 3,4 Return ALL Completed Test Booklets to OPPRA (Friday by 4 pm, Monday by noon)

May 19-23 ASK 3,4 Make-Up Testing (FLEXIBLE)

May 23 ASK 3,4 Return ALL Test Booklets (Used & Unused) to OPPRA (Friday by noon)

ASK 3,4 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

On each day of testing, ASK 3-8 administration must begin by 9 a.m.

Inclement Weather &

Emergency School Closings

DELAYED OPENING: test ONLY if entire section can be administered before lunch break.

FAX IRREGULARITY REPORT to OPPRA (x6435) with the following information:

- Reason for delay or cancellation,

- Date & section of delayed or cancelled testing, and

- Revised testing schedule.

PROCEED WITH REMAINING TESTING SCHEDULE as planned.

RESCHEDULE CANCELLED TEST SECTION to occur the FIRST available non-testing day.

Test Highlights

LAL Day 1

LAL Day 2

ASK 7,8 Administration TimeEnglish Language Arts

Section

36 MULTIPLE CHOICE 4 OPEN ENDED

2 WRITING TASKSFIELD TEST COMPONENT

Item Type Time

1 HR, 45 MIN

1 HR, 50 MINto

2 HRS, 10 MIN

Divided Between

On each day of testing, ASK 3-8 administration must begin by 9 a.m.

Math Day 1

Section

42 MULTIPLE CHOICE10 SHORT CONSTRUCTED

RESPONSE 5 EXTENDED CONSTRUCTED

RESPONSE (Includes Field Test)

Item Type Time

1 HR, 4 MIN

1 HR, 9 MINMath Day 2

Math

42 MULTIPLE CHOICE10 SHORT CONSTRUCTED

RESPONSE5 EXTENDED CONSTRUCTED

RESPONSE (Includes Field test)

2 HRS, 13 MIN

ASK 7

ASK 8

Divided Between

ASK 7,8 Administration TimeMathematics

Science

Section

63 MULTIPLE CHOICE3 OPEN ENDED

(Includes Field Test)

Item Type Time

2 HRS

The Periodic Table of Elements is NOT in the Test Booklets. At the time of the Science test, the Periodic Table of Elements must be distributed to students.

ASK 8 Administration TimeScience

LAL Day 1

LAL Day 2

Section

31 MULTIPLE CHOICE3 OPEN ENDED

2 WRITING TASKSFIELD TEST COMPONENT

Item TypeTime

1 HR, 30 MIN

1 HR, 30 MIN

36 MULTIPLE CHOICE4 OPEN ENDED

2 WRITING TASKSFIELD TEST COMPONENT

Divided Between

ASK 5

ASK 6

ASK 5,6 Administration TimeEnglish Language Arts

LAL Day 1

LAL Day 2

Divided Between

1 HR, 45 MIN

2 HRS to2 HRS, 15 MIN

Section

43 MULTIPLE CHOICE10 SHORT CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE 5 EXTENDED SHORT CONTRUCTED

RESPONSEFIELD TEST COMPONENT

Item TypeTime

1 HR, 8 MIN

1 HR, 8 MIN

43 MULTIPLE CHOICE8 SHORT CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE 4 EXTENDED SHORT CONTRUCTED

RESPONSEFIELD TEST COMPONENT

ASK 5

ASK 6

ASK 5,6 Administration TimeMath

Math Day 1

Math Day 2

Divided Between

1 HR, 4 MIN

1 HR, 9 MIN

LAL Day 1

LAL Day 2

Section

18 MULTIPLE CHOICE

Item TypeTime

1 HR, 30 MIN

1 HR, 30 MIN 27 MULTIPLE CHOICEDivided Between

ASK 3

ASK 4

ASK 3,4 Administration TimeEnglish Language Arts

3 OPEN ENDED2 WRITING TASKS

FIELD TEST COMPONENT

ASK 3,4

Math Day 1

Section

43 MULTIPLE CHOICE8 SHORT CONSTRUCTED

RESPONSE 4 EXTENDED CONSTRUCTED

RESPONSE (Includes Field test)

Item Type Time

1 HR, 3 MIN

1 HR, 8 MINMath Day 2

ASK 3, 4

Divided Between

ASK 3,4 Administration TimeMathematics

Science

Section

43 MULTIPLE CHOICE3 OPEN ENDED

(Includes Field Test)

Item Type Time

1 HR

ASK 4 Administration TimeScience

Who Must Be Tested

- General Education

- Limited English Proficient (except LEP <1 Year English Version LAL)

- Special Education (unless APA)

- Retained Students

Who Must Take be TestedAll public school students in New Jersey, including:

Limited English Proficient Students(Non-Spanish Speaking)

All LEP students must take the test, with ONE exception: Non-Spanish speaking LEP students who have been in the US for less than 1

year (enrolled after 7/1/2013) are EXEMPT from ELA ONLY

LEP students who are exempt from ELA still have to take the Math (ASK 3-8) and Science (ASK 4, ASK 8).

You MUST provide one or more of the following accommodations:

– Additional time - 150% of the regular administration time.– Translate directions ONLY into the student’s native language. – Use of Word-for-Word BILINGUAL TRANSLATION Dictionary, preferably

one normally used by the student as part of the instructional program.

You MUST test ANY student receiving accommodations in rooms SEPARATE

from general education students.

FORMER LEP students are NOT permitted LEP accommodations.

Translation of passages, items, prompts, and tasks are NOT permitted.

Former LEP students who are 1 year (F1) or 2 years (F2) exited from an LEP program, must be identified on answer document for AYP purposes

See Appendix D

Extra time is added to EACH individually timed

part:

40 min Part = 60 min Part.

Grades 3 – 8 have Spanish Versions of NJ ASK available.

All questions on the test and all ancillary items are written in Spanish.

If a Student takes the Spanish version of NJASK, that student will receive a Spanish ISR.

Students may use word-for-word translation dictionary.

Students will not be penalized for answers in English.

The administration time noted in the Spanish Edition Examiner Manual includes the accommodation of Additional Time up to 150%.

Limited English Proficient Students(Spanish Speaking)

Guidelines for Taking NJ ASK Spanish Version

Newly arrived (on or after 7/1/13) Spanish speaking students should take NJASK Spanish version. (Grid LEP <; TID AND TIS <1)

Students who have been enrolled in public school in U.S. for one or two years are also eligible.

English is considered Beginning or Entering (Or Developing according to WIDA Standards).

Instructed in a Bilingual Education Program.

Spanish version is optional. It is up to the individual schools to decide whether or not to use it. Note: Spanish speaking students are NOT exempt from ELA.

Limited English Proficient Students(Spanish Speaking)

Entry Year English Prof. Level Test Recommended

SY13-14Entering/

Beginning (PL1-2)Spanish

SY 12-13Entering/

Developing (PL1-3)Spanish

SY 11-12Developing/

Reaching (PL 3-6)

English with accommodations

ASK Spanish Test Takers - WIDA English Language Proficiency Level 1-3

• Limited English Proficient Students(Spanish Speaking)

Second Year LEP Students may “mix and match” versions of the test.

They are allowed to take the English Version of one Section and the Spanish

Version of another.

You must complete Irregularity Report if student uses more than

one test booklet or answer folder

Temporary / Emergency Section 504 Plan

Sprained or broken arm (etc.) prior to test: prepare a temporary/emergency Section 504 Plan.

Students allowed to receive test modifications & accommodations described in Appendix A of the Test Coordinator Manual.

Modifications & accommodations (extra time, scribe, computer, etc.) must be included in Section 504 Plan.

504 and SE/504 ACCOMM bubbles must be gridded.

A. Setting Accommodations

Examples:- Administering the test

individually in a separate room

- Seating the student near the examiner or proctor

D. Test Procedure Modifications

C. Test Material Modifications

B. Scheduling Accommodations

Examples:- Adding time as needed

- Providing frequent breaksExample:- Use large-print or Braille versions

Examples:- Reading test questions or items

aloud. (Never read aloud or sign passages)

- Dictate oral responses to a scribe.

APPENDIX AAcceptable Accommodations or Modifications

There are 4 codes to identify test accommodations:

APA Students

All Special Education students who are NOT taking the ASK 3-8 MUST take the Alternate Proficiency Assessment [APA].

The APA is available in Mathematics, Language Arts Literacy, and Science (Grades 4, 8).

Contact OPPRA immediately if you need LP or Braille materials.

LP & Braille materials are shipped with regular materials but in SHRINK WRAPPED KIT.

Kit includes SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS & OMITTED ITEMS LIST that MUST be used.

SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS MUST be reviewed PRIOR to testing.

LP & Braille tests MAY NOT be the same as rest of school. THEREFORE, ONLY use LP & Braille kit materials provided.

All responses must be TRANSCRIBED to a REGULAR ANSWER FOLDER.

Large Print / Braille

Staff Responsibilities

4 Key Roles

EVERYONE involved in testing is

responsible for maintaining test security.

• School Test Coordinator – Provides oversight for the test administration in school building

• Chief Examiner – Administers regular and make-up tests for assigned students

• Proctor – Assists the Chief Examiner in the administration of regular and make-up tests for assigned students

• Hall Monitor – Maintains the integrity of the physical environment near testing sites

Test Security

Security is the district and school’s responsibility.

Absolutely NO copying of test booklet or other secure materials.

Security breaches may have:

– Financial consequences for the school,– Professional consequences for staff, and– Disciplinary consequences for students.

Inform ALL school personnel of security procedures prior to all test administrations.

Training Staff: Test Security Form

ALL school staff trained

by STCs MUST sign

this form on the day they

receive training.

School Test Coordinator MUST sign EVERY

Agreement

Training Staff: Confidentiality Form

ALL school staff who will be assigned a test booklet

to read items aloud or to serve as an educational interpreter MUST sign this form.

Examiners who will read items aloud

or serve as an educational interpreter

are the ONLY staff to

receive a TB

School Test Coordinator MUST:• Sign• Note Justification for TB• TB #

Before Testing

Students should be well spaced, each with ample surface area.

Assigned Seating.

Good lighting & ventilation.

Clock & chart to display remaining time.

Monitors to keep hallways quiet & testing rooms undisturbed.

Testing Sites

Testing Sites

Students should be seated at least three feet apart

3 ft

Testing Sites

Students Last Names: A-F& TB #s= 10051 - 10056

Last Name = A and TB#10051sits here

Seat students in Alpha Order by last name and distribute TB in Numeric

order.

X XXX Last Name = F and

TB#10056sits here

Our School’s Security Plan

Turnkey Training

Storage of Secure Materials: “Two Lock” Minimum Rule

Shipment Problems

Distribution Center: Must be in a Central Location in Building

Missing Test Booklets

Chain of Command

Sick / Disruptive / Late Student

Fire / Emergency Procedures

Inclement Weather

Acknowledgement Statement

Student Rosters

Student rosters should be prepared for EVERY testing room. Use eBoard Templates!

Information for completing roster can be obtained using Quick Export in PowerSchool

Student rosters are used to:Ensure students are testing in the correct room Verify correct gridding by studentsKeep attendance records

There are 2 Student Roster templates: Student Attendance Roster (Used by Examiner & STC)

Class Door Roster (Sign for Testing Room Door)

Chief Examiner Responsibilities

• Receive student rosters, room and seating arrangements from school test coordinator.

 • Count all test booklets received from the STC and verify the

sequence of test booklet numbers before signing the School Security Checklist.

• Ensure that all required test materials and supplies have been provided by STC.

 • Document attendance using student roster provided by STC.

• Alert STC to any corrections needed to the Pre-ID labels.

• Make all necessary announcements to students concerning the test administration.

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Repeat this procedure for each day of Regular

Testing

Use the School Security Checklist to track the

exchange of test materials on each day of

testing.

Caren VerdeCaren Verde Vice Principal

5/1/12

973.111.1111

20092012 ADMINISTRATION

School:_________________________________Examiner:_______________________________Room:__________________________________Test Administration:_______________________

Directions: 1. List -in alphabetical order by last name- every student who will be tested.2. Indicate the appropriate characteristics of each student (i.e. LEP, T-I, SE, Exempt from Passing, etc.)3. Indicate student attendance for each day of testing. In the Not Present columns, enter a "1" ONLY if student is NOT PRESENT.

L M S

LALDAY 1

(Grades 3-8)

LALDAY 2

(Grades 3-8)

MATHDAY 1

(Grades 3-8)

MATHDAY 2

(Grades 3-8)

SCIENCEDAY 1

(Grades 4&8)

TOTAL ABSENCES 0 0 0 0 0

SE(01-17)

LEP(<, 1, 2, 3, F1,

F2)

LEP Exempt

(LAL Only)

APA Not Present

NJ ASK STUDENT ROSTER

SASIDStudent Name504

(Y/N)

SE/504 Accommodations

(A-D)Test Booklet/

Answer Folder #

List name of every student who will be testing

in alphabetical order.Indicate ALL Demographic Info

(Downloaded from PowerSchool)Indicate student attendance

for each testing day.Enter a “1” if a

student is absent.

After testing, all Student Rosters returned to Coordinator. A copy is also sent to OPPRA.

NJ ASK STUDENT ROSTER

Hall Monitor Responsibilities• Assist the STC, if

necessary, in posting Class Rosters outside rooms that will be used for testing.

• Assure that all testing rooms and entry and exit doors near testing sites have “Do Not Disturb” signs.

Please do not disturb!Testing in progress

NOISE

Examiner: _____________ GRADE ____3____ 4___5____ 6___7____ 8Room: _____________ Proctor: _____________

.Directions:1. List (in alphabetical order) the names of every student who will be tested.2. Indicate the appropriate characteristics of each student (i.e., LEP, SE, APA, etc.)NOTE: Examiner should use this roster to POST ON CLASSROOM DOORS

NJ ASK STUDENT ROSTER

LAL D1 LAL D2FIRST NAMELAST NAME

Math 2Math 1

NOT PRESENT

Science

Class Door Rosters are signs.They are ONLY

for posting within school

During Testing

Chief Examiner Responsibilities

• If necessary, direct students in gridding student information on answer folders.

• Distribute test booklets one by one to each student.

•  Maintain security during the test administration. Chief Examiners should be present in assigned rooms for the entirety of a test session.

• Enforce testing time requirements and clearly display the countdown of remaining testing time.

• Notify STC IMMEDIATELY of any missing test booklets and used answer folders, and keeps students in the testing room until the school coordinator releases students.

• Provide all applicable test modifications and accommodations.

Proctor Responsibilities

• Walk around the room when students are gridding Test Booklet Number information on Answer Folders to ensure data is correctly bubbled.

• Assist Chief Examiner in ensuring that each student receives only 1 test booklet (and answer folder if applicable).

 • Ensure that students break only open the section of the test book that

is being administered.

• Answer student questions related to the test directions.

• Watch for students who might make extraneous marks or calculate on the answer folders instead on scrap paper or in test book.

Chief Examiner & Proctor Responsibilities

• Ensure that students are working in the correct test booklet section and answer folder section by observing the symbols at the top of each test booklet and answer folder page.

 • Refrain from coaching or providing any assistance to students other

than the directions outlined in the Examiner Manual.

• Be positioned at different points in the room while the test is being administered.

 • Examiners and proctors should not be eating, using cell phones,

grading papers, reading, or engaging in any other activity that distracts them from providing oversight for students appropriately progressing through the test.

Chief Examiner & Proctor Responsibilities

Hall Monitor Responsibilities

• Ensure that halls outside of testing rooms remain quiet.

• Ensure that students and staff not involved in ASK do not enter testing sites during the administration of the assessments.

• Escort students to restrooms throughout testing, including specified breaks.

• Provide temporary relief for proctors who escort students out of testing rooms for restroom breaks or emergencies.

Test Materials

Student Provisions for Math/ELA/Science Sections

Students must be provided with:

- Math Reference Sheets

- Calculators- Blank graph, grid and/or scratch paper

(All parts of Math) - Periodic Table (Gr 8)

- Writer’s Checklist

New Math Reference Sheets Gr 3-8

- Grade 3: Math Ruler

- Grade 4: Math Protractor and Ruler

- Grade 5: Math Reference Sheet & Ruler

- Grades 6-8: Math Reference Sheet, Ruler & Protractor (2-sided)Students must have a Math Reference Sheet during testing.

Overage may be used for instruction AFTER testing.

Before Testing

Schools MUST provide students with calculators.

Students MAY use own calculator.

Examiners MUST have extra calculators.

BEST calculator for a student to use is the calculator which the student uses every day.

ALL calculators must have minimum acceptable functions.

REMOVE instructional manuals & function reference sheets before testing.

Memories & programs MUST be cleared before & after testing.

Calculator Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Functions

Algebraic Logic – automatically follows standard order of mathematical operations.

Memory – at least one memory cell.

Clearing Mechanism.

Students do not need graphing calculators.

3rd and 4th Grade – ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide

5th and 6th Grade – ability to manipulate fractions without converting to decimals

7th Grade – ability to find whole number powers of real numbers

8th Grade – ability to do powers and roots of any degree

Additional Calculator Functions

In grades 3-4, calculators will be permitted on one of the remaining timed parts of the test. The remaining parts of the test consist of MC and ECR questions.

In grades 5-8, calculators will be permitted on three of the remaining timed parts of the test. The remaining parts of the test consist of MC and ECR questions.

Students with IEPs allowing the use of a calculator or manipulatives, may use them during the MC and ECR parts of the test (non calculator active) if the accommodation is documented in the IEP

Allowable manipulatives: Circular counting chips Number line Abacus

When to use a Calculator

Students MUST

have a new checklist for each day of

testing.

Overage may be used for

instruction AFTER testing.

New English Language Arts Protocol Gr 3-5

The Poem Prompt MUST NOT BE READ TO ANY STUDENT. Students are required to read the poem prompt by themselves and respond to the writing task.

Classified students with an IEP or Section 504 Plan that contain “read aloud” instructions, CANNOT HAVE THE POEM PROMPT READ ALOUD TO THEM.

Common Core State Standards states that reading and writing are intertwined and as a result it is one of the “transitions” in our assessment .

ASK 8 Science Reference Sheet

Overage may be used for instruction

AFTER testing.

If there is no label, fill in all items.

If Pre-ID Label is correct, then affix it AND grid in Test Booklet # (Gr 5-8), and Form (Gr 5-8).

If it is incorrect, make corrections.

If it is missing, grid everything.

For students with no Pre-ID Label ID, start on left with Last and First Name.

There are no ODP or ORP bubbles. Filling in Sending Site is the only indication of

ODP or ORP.

Can change“School Use Only” fields of

the Pre-ID Label

Correcting Pre-ID

If Pre-ID label has incorrect Name, DOB, CDS Code, or SID you CANNOT correct

these on the Answer Folder

3 0 0 5 4 6 3 0 0 5 4 6

Examiners MUST grid their SMID on EACH answer document for EACH testing day.

3 0 0 5 4 6 3 0 0 5 4 6

5 7 7 1 0 8

If there is more than 1 examiner, submit the SMID of the person

playing the most direct role in the administration

Only SMIDs of examiners who actually administered

the test should be gridded. Not Proctors.

SMIDs must be gridded on each testing day even if

they are on the pre-id label. The gridded SMID

overrides the pre-id label

Corrections to the SMIDs can also be addressed

during Record Changes

Examiner Staff Member IDs (SMID)

Add any missing information by bubbling

Remove incorrect informationby bubbling asterisk

Student Becomes Ill While Taking the Test (Bio Hazard)

1. The examiner must contact the STC; the STC must contact the DTC. The DTC will contact all other necessary state and county representatives.

2. Transcribe work from the soiled answer folder to a new answer folder. - If the child is not going to complete the test section during make-up

testing, a V1 should be bubbled on the new booklet or answer folder. - If the child is going to continue during make-up testing, he/she will

continue in a new booklet or answer folder at the next timed part.

3. The soiled booklet must be placed in a plastic bag for security and health related purposes.

4. The STC must complete an Irregularity Report.

5. The STC and the DTC must make arrangements to destroy the soiled materials within 24 hours of the incident.

6. The Chief School Administrator, DTC, and STC must sign a statement of assurance on official school letterhead documenting the following: security/booklet number, grade, subject, time and date of destruction of the soiled and/or biologically unsafe testing material(s).

What to do if….

What to do if….

Student Becomes Disruptive or Cheats During Test

Student Breaks Seal on Booklet on Wrong Day Test Booklet is Lost During Day of

Testing

VOID the section with V2. Since a day cannot be voided, the entirety of LAL, Math or Science would be voided.

Replace booklet, mark broken booklet “Wrong Section Opened” and complete Irregularity Report, noting both test booklet numbers. Return everything to OPPRA.

Call OPPRA immediately. Allow no one to leave. Halt all testing and wait for the County to arrive.

What to do if….

Student Becomes Ill

While Taking the Test (NON Bio Hazard)

VOID the section with V1 if unable to complete the remaining parts. Student may make up parts of unfinished section to which they were NOT exposed. Student may NOT retake any part of the test or return to an incomplete part from a previous sitting.

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1 Clark Bruce 6 4 5 7 9 8 6 3 1 0 0 2 5 4 X 35 & 36 reversed

9 Raymonds Rose 8 5 2 3 6 9 0 0 6 4 5 7 1 5 X Student became ill during test

If anything goes wrong, fill out an irregularity report.

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After Testing

Chief Examiner Responsibilities• Collect all test booklets individually from students. Inspect test

booklets to ensure that all answer folders have been removed.

• Ensure that every student has gridded in test book number and form on the answer folders.

 • Transcribe responses onto answer folders for students who require

this modification.

• Grid in the designated area for the testing day, the Examiner SMID on each student’s answer document, regardless of whether or not a pre-id label is used.

• Return ALL testing materials, including student rosters and irregularity reports, to STC immediately after testing each morning. Test booklets must be returned in numerical order.

Proctor & Hall Monitor Responsibilities

Proctors • Assist in the collection of ancillary

materials: reference sheets, scratch paper, calculators.

Hall Monitors• Ensures that no one - students or staff -

leave a testing site until the Chief Examiner has accounted for all test booklets.

¨ ALWAYS assign seats and leave ample space between students. No two students should be seated next to one another. Move chairs as deemed necessary.

¨ ALWAYS make sure that blackboard and bulletin boards contain NO RELATED INFORMATION.

¨ ALWAYS report promptly to your assigned test site.

¨ ALWAYS walk around the test site to make sure instructions are being followed.

¨ ALWAYS read the directions in the examiner manual verbatim. Examiners may answer student questions related to test directions ONLY.

ALWAYS

¨ Never read a newspaper, grade papers, use cell phone or engage in any activity other than observing students while test is being administered.

¨ Never allow cell phones to be in student’s possession. They are to be turned off and collected before testing.

¨ Never permit food or beverages in the test site.

¨ Never allow students to use unauthorized reference materials.

¨ Never allow students to use pen.

¨ Never instruct students to pass test booklets up an aisle/row.

¨ Never allow students to make extraneous marks on the answer folders.

¨ Never allow bookbags, purses, jackets, etc to be near students’ desks.

¨ Never read or review a test booklet. Its contents are secure material and must remain confidential to preserve the validity of the test.

¨ Never answer questions regarding test items. Students cannot be given assistance beyond what is in the examiner manual.

NEVER

Your primary influence is in the

environment that you create.

P. Senge, 2000

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