1. Spring 2015 FSA ELA & Math AND FCAT 2.0 Science

2. Test Administration Schedule
Test administrators must allow the exact amount of time allotted for test sessions and must not collect test materials or instruct students to submit computer-based tests until the end of the test session.
While some students may finish before the time allotted for testing ends, this policy is in place to provide a fair environment for students who require all or most of the allotted time and to avoid pressuring any student to finish early.

3. Policy
Session Order
Students must complete Session 1 before they begin Session 2 (and Session 2 before Session 3)
Students who move on to Session 2 on day one of a two-day test should be allowed to complete in the same day
Makeup test concerns
Testing two different sessions/subjects in the same room
Makeup tests for two-day tests should not have Session 1 scheduled on the last day of the window

4. Test Materials
CBT
Students participating in the computer-based Grades 6–8 FSA ELA Reading Component, Grades 6–8 FSA Mathematics, and FSA EOC assessments will receive the following materials as applicable:
CBT Worksheets (ELA Reading Component only)
Florida Computer-Based Testing Work Folders (Mathematics and EOCs only)
Reading Passage Booklets (ELA Reading Component with eligible accommodation only)
Paper-based accommodated test materials will be provided for students who require them.

5. Test Materials Scientific Calculators
CBT
Scientific Calculators
Grades 7 and 8 FSA Mathematics and Algebra 1 EOC assessments include a scientific calculator in the test delivery system. The scientific calculator is available for Session 2 and 3 of the Grades 7 and 8 Mathematics and for Session 2 of the Algebra 1 EOCs.
Handheld scientific calculators MAY be provided to ALL students during the appropriate test sessions.
Providing a calculator in the incorrect test session or with prohibited functionalities is cause for test invalidation.

6. Headphones/Earbuds
Grades 6-8 students need headphones or earbuds for all CBT ELA Reading tests.
No specifications, but suggest testing them out to make sure they work with computers.
Students may use their own headphones or earbuds.
A sound test is built in to the beginning of the assessments and students are asked to verify that headphones and earbuds are working prior to entering the test.

7. Test Materials
CBT
Support During Testing
During testing, a test administrator should not attempt to resolve technical issues if it is disruptive to students. The test administrator must have a way to contact the school assessment coordinator or technology coordinator without leaving the room unattended. If a student has difficulty logging in or gets kicked out of his or her test more than once, the student should not continue to attempt to log in until the issue is diagnosed and resolved.
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8. Test Security
CBT
PBT
Per Test Security Statute, s , Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Florida State Board Rule, 6A , Florida Administrative Code (FAC), inappropriate actions by school or district personnel can result in student or classroom invalidations, loss of teaching certification, and/or involvement of law enforcement.
Examples of prohibited activities include the following:
Reading or viewing the test items before, during, or after testing
Revealing the test items
Copying the test items
Explaining or reading test items for students
Changing or otherwise interfering with student responses to test items
Copying or reading student responses
Causing achievement of schools to be inaccurately measured or reported

9. Test Security Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
The security of all test materials must be maintained before, during, and after test administration. Under no circumstances are students permitted to assist in preparing secure materials before testing or in organizing and returning materials after testing.
Used planning sheets/reference sheets are secure materials and must be treated as such. After ANY administration, initial or make-up, test and answer books, test tickets, passage booklets, and used planning sheets must be returned immediately to the school assessment coordinator and placed in locked storage. The Test Materials Chain of Custody Form must be maintained at all times.

10. Test Security Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
All test administrators and support staff must:
Sign a Test Administration and Security Agreement test security, Page 231
Sign a Test Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreement, Page 233
Maintain an accurate Security Log, page 237
Test administrators must NOT administer tests to their family members. Students related to their assigned test administrator should be reassigned to an alternate test administrator. In addition, under NO circumstances may a student’s parent/guardian be present in that student’s testing room.

11. Test Irregularities/ Security Breaches
Test administrators should report any test irregularities (e.g., disruptive students, loss of Internet connectivity) to the school assessment coordinator immediately. A test irregularity may include testing that is interrupted for an extended period of time due to a local technical malfunction or severe weather. School assessment coordinators must notify district assessment coordinators of any test irregularities that are reported. Decisions regarding test invalidation should not be made prior to communicating with the district assessment coordinator.
Test administrators should report possible breaches of test security (e.g., secure test content that has been photographed, copied, or otherwise recorded) to the school assessment coordinator immediately. If a security breach is identified, the school assessment coordinator must contact the district assessment coordinator.
CBT
PBT

12. Test Irregularities/ Security Breaches
For test irregularities requiring further investigation by the district and for security breaches, a written report must be submitted within 10 calendar days after the irregularity or security breach was identified.
District assessment coordinators should submit the report through FDOE’s ShareFile site (fldoe.sharefile.com), using the process outlined in the manual.
CBT
PBT

13. Appendices
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PBT
Appendices in the Spring 2015 FSA Test Administration Manuals include:
Appendix A—Accommodations
Appendix B—Customer Support
Appendix C—Florida Test Security Statute and Rule
(B in FCAT 2.0 Science TAM)
Appendix D—Forms and Signs
(C in FCAT 2.0 Science TAM)

14. Appendix D: Forms and Signs
CBT
PBT
Appendix D: Forms and Signs
Appendix D (C in Science TAM) contains the following forms and signs to be copied and used before, during, or after testing:
Test Administration and Security Agreement page 231
Test Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreement page 233
Security Log page 237
Administration Record/Security Checklist page 239
Do Not Disturb Sign page 241
Electronic Devices Sign page 243

15. Seating Charts Seating Charts CBT PBT
You are required to maintain an accurate seating chart for your testing room. The chart should record the following:
Room name/number
Subject
Student names and their locations in the room during testing
Direction each student is facing
Date
Starting and stopping times
Your name
Test group code (PBT) or Session ID (CBT)
Laptop assignments

16. Seating Charts Seating Charts (cont.)
CBT
PBT
Seating Charts (cont.)
All seating charts must indicate the front and back of the room.
If students using extra time are moved to a new location or the seating configuration changes during testing, a new seating chart must be created.
Seating charts must be returned to your school assessment coordinator after testing.
If you are conducting computer-based testing on laptops or other mobile devices, identify and record the device on which each student is testing.

17. Accommodations General Information about Accommodations page 211
CBT
PBT
General Information about Accommodations page 211
Appendix A in the Spring 2015 Manuals provides information concerning allowable accommodations for students with disabilities and ELLs. The test administrator and the school assessment coordinator are responsible for ensuring that arrangement for accommodations have been made prior to the test administration dates.
All students must be provided with the allowable statewide assessment accommodations on their plans. The accommodations provided to each student and the accommodations used by each student must be documented in the record of required administration information for both NGSSS and FSAs

18. Accommodations
FSA Student grid sheets do not include fields for recording this information.
It is no longer required to enter this information into PearsonAccess or TIDE. Documentation must be maintained at schools, however, and may be needed for investigations of test irregularities.

19. Accommodations General Information about Accommodations (cont.)
CBT
PBT
General Information about Accommodations (cont.)
For eligible students participating in the computer-based FSA ELA & Math Tests, the following accommodations are available:
Accommodated Computer-Based Forms
Masking  Masking + Text-to-Speech
Text-to-speech
All students have accessibility features
Writing Passage Booklets
Regular print Reading or Writing Passage Booklets
Large print Reading or Writing Passage Booklets
Paper-Based Test Materials
Regular print  Uncontracted braille
Large print  One-item-per-page
Contracted braille

20. Accommodations CBT Tools and Accommodations
Both platforms: color contrast, zoom, line reader are universal tools (TN 8 also has a magnifier)
Accommodations: answer masking and text-to- speech (formerly ScreenReader)
For CBT tests, text-to-speech (formerly ScreenReader) features will be available on the appropriate read-aloud portions for students who are assigned this accommodation in the system.
Any portions of tests that may be read aloud to students may also be signed for students with this accommodation. 

21. Read-Aloud Accommodations
FOR FSAs ONLY!
FSA ELA Reading – Students with an oral presentation accommodation on their IEP/504 plans may have the directions, test questions, and answer choices read aloud to them. The Reading passages may NOT be read aloud to students. 
FSA Mathematics – All mathematics directions, test questions, and answer choices may be read aloud to students with this accommodation (this policy has not changed).

23. Test Administrator During Testing
CBT
Create, Start, Monitor, and Close the Test Session
In the TA Interface within TDS, you will create, start, monitor, and close the test session you are administering.
Ensure you understand how to complete these steps BEFORE administering a test, and discuss any questions or concerns you have with your school assessment coordinator or technology coordinator.
Ensure that you have test tickets, which contain the following student login information for all students in your testing room:
First Name as it appears in TIDE
Username provided in TIDE
Have teachers log into the system NOW.

24. Test Administrator During Testing
CBT
Get out your laptops and open up a web browser page to Create the Test Session
Go to
Click the “Test Administrator” icon
Click the “Test Administration” icon
Log in to the Test Administrator Interface with your username and password.
Select the test you will be administering, and then
Click “Start Session.”
Record the Session ID, which students will need to log in to the test. The Session ID should be displayed where it is visible to all students and should also be recorded on your seating chart.
After students have logged into the test, complete the following steps to start the test session:
In the Test Administrator Interface, select the “Approvals (#)” button to review the list of students ready to begin testing.
Ensure that all students have logged in correctly; then, select “Approve All Students.”
To log in to the test, students will enter their Usernames, their First Names (passwords), and the Session ID. It is important that students enter their Usernames and First Names exactly as they appear on their test tickets.

25. Test Administrator During Testing
CBT
Monitor the Test Session
During testing, monitor student progress by viewing the “Student Status” column in the Test Administrator Interface.
This page automatically refreshes every 60 seconds. When the page refreshes, student statuses are updated.
If students have technical issues, contact your school assessment coordinator or technology coordinator for assistance immediately. Your attention should not be diverted from students at any time during testing.

26. Test Administrator During Testing
CBT
Close the Test Session
Once all students have submitted their tests, end the test session immediately by clicking “Stop Session” in the Test Administrator Interface. This will pause any remaining tests, so only select “Stop Session” after all students have submitted their tests.
Then log out of the Test Administrator Interface by clicking “Log Out” in the upper right corner of the screen.
Keep Time
Keep accurate time when administering a test session.
Record starting and stopping times in the spaces provided in the script and also display these times for students. Remember that failure to provide the correct amount of time will likely result in test invalidation.
Follow your script for allotted time. Please use the “Time guideline” charts in your script.

27. Test Administrator During Testing
CBT
Maintain Test Security (cont.)
For CBT only:
If students leave the room during a CBT test session for short breaks (e.g., restroom), it is recommended that visual blocks be applied to students’ computer screens (e.g., monitors turned off, folders taped to screens) instead of pausing a student’s test. If a student’s test is paused in TDS, that student must log back in and be approved in TDS before he or she can continue testing.
For a longer break, you must secure a student’s computer by pausing the student’s test. Students may pause their own tests before leaving their seats. If the student has not paused his or her test, you must pause the test via the Test Administrator Interface. Your school assessment coordinator will provide instructions.

28. Test Administrator During Testing
CBT
PBT
Supervise Test Administration
Your full attention should be on students at all times during testing. If issues arise during testing please your phone to contact your school assessment coordinator; however, it is not appropriate to use the computer or phone for unrelated activities (such as grading or personal communication) during a test session.
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29. Pages to Turn In
Turn in today : Test Administration & Security Agreement pages (we can provide your certificate #)
Security Log – turn in on testing day, make sure you sign in and out as well as anyone else who enters your testing area

30. Pages to Read Test Administration Policies & Procedures Page 3-8
Test Security Policies & Procedures
Pages 9-14
Test Administrator Responsibilities Before Testing
Pages 17-22
Test Administrator Responsibilities During Testing
Pages 23-27
Scripts for ELA Reading th grade
We are using Option A
Pages 45-61
Scripts for Math Component Test:
6th grade
7th & 8th grade
Pages
Pages

31. Pages to Read Test Administrator Responsibilities After Testing
Appendix A – Accommodations
Pages
Appendix C – Florida Test Security Statute & Rule
Pages
Appendix D – Forms & Signs
Pages

32. Tickets (CBT Only) FSAs
The school assessment coordinator will provide test tickets for the students testing in a room.
Each test ticket includes a student’s Username and First Name for logging in to a computer- based test.
Test tickets are generated in TIDE.

33. During Planning until 3 p.m.
Check-In Dates
April 8th – 9th
During Planning until 3 p.m.
Room 223
Please come at the beginning of the class period to make sure you can complete the process.
Thank you!

34. Test Administration Manual
Scripts and instructions for administering the paper-based Grades 8 FCAT 2.0 Science Test are included in this manual.
Grade 8 FCAT 2.0 Science is 2 sessions administered over one day.

35. Test Materials Test Books Answer Books
PBT
Test Books
Grades 8 students receive NGSSS FCAT2.0 Science Test Books.
Answer Books
Grades 8 students receive NGSSS FCAT2.0 Science Answer Books.
Periodic Table
Only Grade 8 Students will receive a periodic table
Calculators
Students will be provided with a four-function calculator

36. What to read… Test Administration Policies & Procedures pages 1-7
Test Security Policies & Procedures pages 12-17
Test Admin Responsibilities Before Testing pages 21-25
Test Admin Responsibilities During Testing pages 26-27
Grade 8 Script pages 43-55
Test Admin Responsibilities After Testing page 61
Appendix A- Accommodations pages 89-95
Appendix C: Forms pages

37. What you will need:
PBT
Materials will be checked in prior to your day of testing.
You test group code will be on the folder in your basket
You will use the Administration Record/Security Checklist when pre-checking in your materials
Materials to be returned after testing: Test booklets, Answer books, Security Log, Administration Checklist with attendance, Seating Chart

38. What’s New
TestNav 8
The login information on Student Authorization Tickets and the Session Roster has been updated to reflect the Sign In screen in TestNav 8.
The Login ID has been changed to Username.
The Test Code has been changed to Password.

39. What’s New Electronic Practice Assessment Tools (ePATs)
All students* must participate in an ePAT session prior to this administration to familiarize themselves with the different features of the TestNav 8 testing platform.
The computer-based practice tests (accommodated and non-accommodated), also called ePATs, and scripts for administering ePATs are posted separately at
Students should be made aware that they can access ePATs on their own at this location.
* Unless the took the same EOC during the winter adminsitration