Exploring the Documents Decide if the situation is a violation or not a violation. Cite the page and paragraph number from the document(s) to support your decision. 12/19/20081DRAFT

Situation 1 Teacher distributed blank graph paper for students to use during the mathematics assessment. Not a Violation Page 7 - Classroom Materials Acceptable, paragraph 6 12/19/20082DRAFT

Situation 2 Student used a dictionary while taking the social studies test. Violation Page 7 – Classroom Materials Not Acceptable, paragraph 3 12/19/20083DRAFT

Situation 3 Testing contractor discovered four Student Response Booklets with Post-it notes. Handwriting on Post-its didn’t match student writing. Teacher identified writing on Post-its as her own. Changes in answers appeared to be influenced by notes. Violation Page 7 – Administration Practices Not Acceptable, paragraph 1 & 2 12/19/20084DRAFT

Situation 4 Scribe wrote answers on sheet of paper for a student with disabilities who can have a scribe. Student was required to copy answers into a Student Response Booklet as he had done throughout the school year. Not a Violation Page – Inclusions Use of Scribes 12/19/20085DRAFT

Situation 5 Teacher visually scanned student test booklets at the end of the day to make sure scrap paper was removed and to see if students had answered all questions. He noticed one student had written about plans to commit suicide. Teacher photocopied the student’s entry and took it to the principal. Violation Page 5 – Test Security Acceptable, paragraph 5 12/19/20086DRAFT

Situation 6 Student began test then left for a doctor’s appointment. When student returned she was allowed to complete test. Not a Violation Page 10 – Administration Practices Not Acceptable, paragraph 1 12/19/20087DRAFT

Situation 7 General education students had access to two organizational templates (such as 4 Column) during assessment. Violation Page 7 – Classroom Materials Not Acceptable, paragraph 1 & 5 12/19/20088DRAFT

Situation 8 A test booklet was lost due to a lack of security. Materials were stacked in an unlocked classroom for three hours. Violation Page 6 – Test Security Not Acceptable, paragraph 4 12/19/20089DRAFT

Situation 9 Teacher kept rough drafts from the previous year’s On-Demand Writing test. The drafts may have been used to prepare for the current year’s test. Violation Page 5 – Test Security Not Acceptable, paragraph 1 12/19/200810DRAFT

Situation 10 Student hospitalized for severely broken leg (in traction). Homebound teacher administered the test to the student in the hospital. Not a Violation Page 5 – Inclusions Summary, paragraph 4 Page 13 – Section 4, part B 12/19/200811DRAFT

Situation 11 Teacher allowed four middle school students to go to lunch before finishing test. Students finished the test after lunch. Violation Page 9 - Administration Practices Acceptable, paragraph 6 12/19/200812DRAFT

Situation 12 In a testing session, teacher allowed one group of students to complete sections A and B of Reading, while other classes completed only section A of Reading. Violation Page 10 – Administration Practices Acceptable, paragraph 2 12/19/200813DRAFT

Situation 13 Students had similar answers, but had not copied. It was determined that one had listened intently as another dictated answers to scribe. Violation Page 9 – Administration Practices Not Acceptable, paragraph 1 12/19/200814DRAFT

Situation 14 Student has a learning disability that significantly impacts her reading ability. Her IEP states materials may be presented orally. The guidance counselor had her come to his office so he can read the test to her. Not a Violation Page 9 – Administration Practices Not Acceptable, paragraph 1 Acceptable, paragraph 1 12/19/200815DRAFT

Situation 15 A school needs to use multiple scribes and readers with special education students. The school schedules these scribes and readers to provide accommodations at the same time in a single room. Violation Page 9 – Administration Practices Not Acceptable, paragraph 1 12/19/200816DRAFT

Situation 16 The district has three new students that have been identified as needing specific accommodations to be included in a 504 Plan. The ARC immediately develops a plan, close to testing, which will allow the students to use the accommodations for instruction and during testing. Not a Violation Page 6 – Inclusions 2a, b, c 12/19/200817DRAFT

Situation 17 Due to a shortage of calculators, a school changes the testing order to provide all students the opportunity to use calculators for the Mathematics sections of the KCCT. Violation Page 10 – Administration Practices Not Acceptable, paragraph 2 12/19/200818DRAFT

Situation 18 A student routinely uses a word processor with word prediction as outlined in his 504 Plan and uses both features for KCCT. Not a Violation Page 9 – Administration Practices Acceptable, paragraph 1 Page 6 – Inclusions 2a, b, c 12/19/200819DRAFT

Situation 19 Documentation of a student’s IEP is shared with the proctor that will be administering the state assessment to the student. Not a Violation Page 9 – Administration Practices Acceptable, paragraph 1 12/19/200820DRAFT

Situation 20 A proctor questions student use of a personal cueing notebook which seems to be very content specific. Additional investigation finds that all special education students have the exact same notebook. Violation Page – Inclusions Prompting and Cueing 12/19/200821DRAFT

Situation 21 During the testing window, a mobile depicting the three branches of government hangs from a classroom ceiling. Violation Page 7 – Classroom Materials Not Acceptable, paragraph 1 12/19/200822DRAFT

Situation 22 Each day teachers visually scanned test booklets for good faith effort checklists. While scanning teacher made notes about the content of items students answered incorrectly. Violation Page 5 – Test Security Not Acceptable, paragraph 3 12/19/200823DRAFT

Situation 23 Student was taking the math portion of the KCCT. He used from his prompting and cueing notebook, a cue card with multiple mathematical formulas and sample problems. Violation Page of the Inclusions document Use of Prompting and Cueing 12/19/200824DRAFT

Situation 24 A student with illegible handwriting was given a scribe. Violation Page of the Inclusions document Use of Scribes 12/19/200825DRAFT

Situation 25 Five LEP students were purposely assigned the same form of the test so one interpreter could work with all the students at the same time. Not a Violation Page 11 – Inclusions Section C, 1, paragraph 2 12/19/2008DRAFT26