Welcome to the Weekly CTC Webinar West Virginia Department of Education Office of Assessment and Accountability March 12, 2014 While you wait for the webinar to begin, please be sure to check your speaker and microphone settings by using the Audio & Video wizard in the upper left of your screen. Click on the icon that has a red gear with a microphone.

Agenda WESTEST 2 – oSite readiness test – oTAS live accounts vs Demo accounts – oPractice test scheduling – oOperational test scheduling – oTesting window end date – oOutside vendor request Online Writing – oRequest resets /add students / change grade levels – oAccommodation errors – oHome school rosters on ISOFT – oLists of Students Not Tested, In Progress or Blank Essays EXPLORE, PLAN and COMPASS – oGenerating COMPASS reports NAEP – oSchool changes Smarter Balanced Field Test – oGeneral Information – oAccommodations – oTide DLM Field Test WV Writes/Acuity Q&A

WESTEST 2

. Technical difficulties Complete the disruption form on Schools/counties let us know if you are scheduling a new test. Site Readiness Test

March 13, 2014 at 10:00 AM Q&A

Technologists Demo Site Use practice test usernames, passwords and access codes to test system. Students Must be scheduled using the live TAS Opened March 10 One session loaded into system Do not need to reschedule into testing sessions New session needed for each administration to a student Practice Test

Blocking RulerEraserHighlighterManipulatives (ruler, calculator)Mark for Later ReviewOption (Answer choice) EliminatorReference Sheets (grades 5-11) Slide 7 WESTEST 2 Tools

Technologists Should NOT use usernames, passwords and access codes to test system. Students Must be scheduled using the live TAS Scheduling can start at anytime. Students loaded into system alphabetically Need to reschedule into testing sessions One session = 4 content areas One period = 1 content area Operational Test

Each county’s testing window should correlate to the last instructional day for students. If you have an IE day after the last day for students which students might be attending, please let us know. Testing Window End Date

Outside Technology Vendor

WESTEST 2 Online Writing

WOW Reset App Use to request resets of student logins and assign new passages/prompts add new students enrolled in WVEIS between Jan. 27 and Feb. 7, 2014 (Daily Delta Gap Period) request grade changes made in WVEIS between Jan. 27 and Feb. 7, 2014 (Daily Delta Gap Period) Submit requests by 3 p.m. each day Requests submitted after 3 p.m. will be sent to CTB the next day Wait at least two days before trying to retest the student

Accommodation Errors Remind principals/BLCs to verify WVS.326 forms against IEPs, Section 504 Plans, and LEP Plans Caution examiners to double check for students who require accommodations

Accommodation Errors Considered a testing administration breach Level 2 violation that results in an investigation Obtain written statements from Principal (if not BLC) – ultimately responsible for testing in school BLC Examiner Special education teacher and/or case worker (if involved in test administration or responsible for verifying 326 form)

Accommodation Errors Obtain written statements from Principal (if not BLC) – ultimately responsible for testing in school BLC Examiner Special education teacher and/or case worker (if involved in test administration or responsible for verifying 326 form) Send copies of security agreements and Verification of Training (Appendix G) forms

Accommodation Errors Under Accommodated – Student did not receive required accommodation School must notify parent Parent given two options 1.Invalidate student’s test and have student retested with accommodations 2.All student’s test to be scored as submitted Get it in writing

Accommodation Errors Over Accommodated – Student received an accommodation he or she shouldn’t have School must notify parent Student’s test must be invalidated and student retested without accommodations

Home School Rosters Each county’s home school rosters are posted under Secure File Sharing in Isoft Updated rosters will be posted with new additions highlighted If student is not on roster, contact our office for number

ACT COMPASS

COMPASS Student and School Reports

School Reports Print and distribute student reports – After testing letters (Parent Information File Folder) Create CSV or Excel file (optional) Request ESDR report from ACT (optional)

Directions COMPASS User Guide, pages 41 – 42 WVDE COMPASS webpage – Training Link Generating Single Report Generating Batch Report Generate Customized List Report – COMPASS File Cabinet: Reports Folder COMPASS Student Report, School File and ESDR PowerPoint – Presented during December CTC meeting – Renamed (COMPASS Results CTC December 2013)

Fall testing packages will not be available after April 11, 2014.

NAEP

School Changes for Reminder School changes information needs to be sent to Vickie Baker by March 24, Changes include construction of new buildings, grade configuration changes, closures of old schools, consolidations, and address changes.

Smarter Balanced Field Test

How To Log In Click on TIDE button to manage student files. Click on TA Interface for testing. When buttons are blue they are active. If you have not received your link simply put in your username (your access ) and click on “Forgot Your Password.” If that still does not work please contact your CTC. He/She may need to add you in TIDE.

Accommodations & Locally Set TIDE Values

Smarter Balanced Field Test Smarter Balanced Smarter Balanced website has more specific guidelines on manuals, user guides, TIDE, and other resources  test/resources/ test/resources/ Two additional documents have been created that provide instructions on how to access and use the American Sign Language (ASL) feature and Glossaries feature within the online delivery system.  American Sign Language (ASL) feature: content/uploads/2014/02/Embedded- Accommodation-ASL-Instructions-Final.pdfhttp://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp- content/uploads/2014/02/Embedded- Accommodation-ASL-Instructions-Final.pdf  Glossaries feature: content/uploads/2014/03/Embedded- Designated-Support-Glossaries.pdfhttp://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp- content/uploads/2014/03/Embedded- Designated-Support-Glossaries.pdf

Participation Guidelines The document includes references to current state policies and procedures. Updated to using the crosswalk

Smarter Balanced Universal Tools Available to any student. Designated Supports Available for Students with LEP, IEP and 504 Plans Accommodations Available for Students with IEP and 504 plans. Embedded Into the platform Breaks Calculator Digital Notepad English Dictionary English Glossary Expandable Passages Global Notes Highlighter Keyboard Navigation Mark for Review Math Tools Spell Check Strikethrough Writing Tools Zoom Color Contrast/P28 Masking /P37 Text-to-Speech /P01 Translated Test Directions/P30 Translations(Glossary)/P31 Translations (Stacked)/P32 Turn off Any Universal Tools/P33 American Sign Language/P34 Braille/P03 or P35 Closed Captioning/P36 Text-to-Speech/P13 Non- Embedded Provided locally Breaks English Dictionary Scratch Paper Thesaurus Bilingual Dictionary /R15 Color Contrast/P38 Color Overlay/P39 Magnification/P23 Read Aloud/P02 Scribe/R04 Separate Setting/T09 Translations(Glossary)/P41 Abacus/R05 Alternate Response Options/R11 Calculator/R19 Multiplication Table/R20 Print on Demand/P40 Read Aloud/P14 Scribe/R04 Speech-to-Text/R21

Code Summary Exhibit 2.Acceptable Options and Accommodations for Students With Disabilities by WV-MAP Assessment Options and Accommodations Key: AAccommodation allowed WVEIS Code OOption to standard conditions allowed to all students N Not allowed WESTEST 2 RLA Multiple Choice WESTEST 2 RLA Online Writing Mathematics WESTEST 2 Science WESTEST 2 Social Studies ACT EXPLORE ACT PLAN ACT COMPASS APTA Smarter Balanced Presentation P01 Use text to speech, excluding ELA reading passages (Smarter Balanced, WESTEST 2 & NAEP) ANAAANNNMNA P02 Have test read aloud verbatim, excluding passagesANAAAAAAAOA P03 Use braille or other tactile form of printAAA AAA ANNAA P06 Have test presented through sign languageNAAAAAAAAON P13 Use text to speech, including ELA reading passages (Smarter Balanced–for documented need, grades 6-11) NNNNNNNNNNA P14 Have test read aloud, including passages (Smarter Balanced –for documented need for grades 6-11; students who are blind/low vision grades who do not yet have adequate braille skills) NNNNNNNNNNA

Smarter Balanced Reading Supports P01 Use text to speech, excluding ELA reading passages (Smarter Balanced & NAEP) P02Have test read aloud (All WV-MAP tests excluding Smarter Balanced ELA reading passages, WESTEST 2 RLA/Online Writing, ACT COMPASS Writing Skills and NAEP Reading) P13Use text to speech, including ELA reading passages (Smarter Balanced –for documented need, grades 6-11) P14Have test read aloud, including passages (Smarter Balanced –for documented need for grades 6-11; students who are blind/low vision grades 3-11 who do not yet have adequate braille skills)

TIDE The following values will be uploaded and automatically set in TIDE: – American Sign Language, Closed Captions, Masking, Permissive Mode, Print on Demand, Streamlined Interface, Text-to-Speech, and along with Non-Embedded Designated Supports and Non-Embedded Accommodations. *These values in TIDE must be set locally:  Color Contrast (P28)  Print Size (P22)  Translation Language glossaries (P31)

Print Size (P22) TIDE Locally Set The default print size for all tests is 14 pt. The default font for ELA tests is Times New Roman. The default font for math tests is Verdana. No default zoom applied = 1X (default) – Level 1 = 1.5X – Level 2 = 1.75X – Level 3 = 2.5X – Level 4 = 3X

Color Contrast (P28) Locally Set By default, tests are presented with black text on a white background. Students who require a different combination of text and background should be assigned the appropriate setting. Color options: Reverse Contrast, Black on Rose, Medium Gray on Light Gray, Yellow on Blue

Translation (Glossary) TIDE Locally Selected ELA – English (default) Students can open a glossary to view terms presented on the test that may be unfamiliar to them. By design, all students can access the English glossary word list as a universal tool, unless this is disabled (“None”) or overridden by another language. – None (no glossary) MATH – If a combination glossary is selected (e.g., English and Arabic or English and Russian), then the student will have access to both. – If a single glossary is selected (e.g., Mandarin), then the student will only have access to that glossary. The English glossary will not be available.

Translation (Glossary):Math English (default) Combinations English and Arabic English and Cantonese English and Filipino English and Korean English and Mandarin English and Punjabi English and Russian English and Spanish English and Ukrainian English and Vietnamese Single Set Arabic Cantonese Filipino Korean Mandarin Punjabi Russian Spanish Ukrainian Vietnamese No glossary

Reminders  Review your (P32) Provide stacked translations (Spanish). This support will need more time. Both English and Spanish will be presented.  Keyboard commands document provides keyboard commands students can use to navigate between test elements, features, and tools. (see link below)  (R20) Multiplication table for use is found at:

State Accommodations Monitoring Policies West Virginia Policies: 2340, 2419, 2417 provide guidance for accommodations for students with IEP, 504 and LEP plans. All required district and state assessments must provide accommodations monitoring using the WVS.326 Process. Students should always receive the accommodations identified in their plans for other assessments. Individual accommodations data is archived in the West Virginia Education Information System (WVEIS). 41

DLM Field Test

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