1. ITBS END OF YEAR ALTERNATE STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT
Spring Training Powerpoint
Program Guide:

2. End of Year Alternative Assessment Options
i_Ready: Diagnostic AP3 will be used as the End of Year Alternative Assessment.
Training webinar and program guide is posted to
ITBS is only for students who can not access the i-Ready platform.

3. What is the ITBS End of Year Alternative Assessment?
An assessment that complies with the established criteria of the Florida’s public school student progression law.
Students must demonstrate reading proficiency as required by Section , Florida Statute.
Students may take the ITBS only one time during this administration window.
Offered at the end of May- early June after FSA scores become available.

4. Ways to Demonstrate Reading Mastery for Grade 3 Promotion
Spring 2019 Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) English Language Arts assessment
or,
Spring 2019 Grade 3 Portfolio
Spring 2019 End-of-Year Alternate Assessment (i-Ready or Iowa Test of Basic Skills ITBS)
Summer 2019 Alternative Assessment for Grade 3 Promotion
Fall 2019 Grade 3 Mid-Year Promotion

5. Students To Be Tested
Students who scored in Level 1 on the Grade 3 Spring 2019 FSA and will not take the
i-Ready CBT.
Have not met any of the state’s other “good cause” criteria.
Paper based accommodations
Large print or Braille
Reminder: Students may participate in ONLY ONE alternative assessment at the end of the school year.

6. Schedule of Activities
May 6-10: View this power point
Week of May 13 : Order ITBS materials online
June 7: Return all secure ITBS materials to TDC.

7. Accommodations Accommodations must be provided to:
Students with disabilities (SWD) who have current IEPs
Students with current Section 504 plans
English language learners (ELLs), Levels 1-4
The passages and test items
MUST NOT be read to students

8. Accommodations English Language Learners (ELLs)
Flexible Setting
Flexible Timing
Assistance in Heritage Language
Dictionary
Review specifics in the guide

9. Accommodations Students with Disabilities and Section 504
Flexible Setting
Flexible Timing
Recording of Answers
Flexible Presentation (No oral presentation of test items)
Revised Format (call TDC to request)

10. Preparing Materials for Testing
Materials made be ordered beginning May 13 online
Verify counts of testing materials.
Report missing materials immediately to TDC at
Contact TDC for additional materials, if needed.
Securely store all test materials.

11. Testing Materials Test Booklet Performance Matters (PM) Answer Sheet
The Complete Battery, which contains the Reading Comprehension subtest.
Test Booklets are consumable. Students will marks answers directly in the booklets.
Performance Matters (PM) Answer Sheet
Answer sheets generated on PM.
Student name must be written at the top of the answer sheet.
Transcribe student responses once the assessment is complete.

12. Answer Sheet

13. Scanning / Baseball Card

14. Training School Test Administrators and Proctors
Carefully select test administrators/proctors
Training should include:
Students to be tested
Adhering to the Directions For Administration (DFA)
Test Timing and subtest to administer
Providing accommodations
Ensuring optimal testing conditions
Test invalidations

15. Distribution & Tracking of Materials
Test booklets are secure materials but do not include security numbers.
Inventory materials and report discrepancies immediately to the Test Distribution Center at
Use Teacher Count Sheets to account for test materials distributed to test administrators.
Test administrators must report discrepancies in counts to test chairperson.
Monitor to ensure procedures are being followed in each testing room.

16. Administering the Test
Maintain security procedures.
Morning administration is recommended.
If a test is invalidated, there is no other opportunity or test that can be given in place of this assessment.
Complete all scanning by June 6 or sooner.

17. Important ITBS Test Administration Information
Reading Comprehension
Time Limits
Test Book Pages
Item Numbers
Part 1*
25 Minutes
Pages 7-13
Items 1-17
Part 2*
30 Minutes
Pages 14-19
Items 18-37
*Both parts must be completed to receive a score.

18. Absences and Invalidations
Record student name on Record of Absences, Exemptions, and Invalidations Form.
Make-up sessions can be given any day during the testing window.
In the event of an invalidation of a group of students, call SAET, at , immediately.

19. Damaged Test Booklet or Answer Sheet Procedures
Transfer all student identification information and student responses onto a new answer sheet and shred the damaged document.
Verify that all transferred information has been correctly gridded and process for scoring.
Test booklets that become soiled due to illness should be reported to SAET at and securely destroyed at the school site.
Write “DAMAGED” across the front of a test booklet which is torn or written on and return it to the TDC as directed.

20. Scanning Answer Sheets
Answer sheets must be scanned via G2D by June 4.
Results will be accessible after scanning under the “Advanced Reporting” tile.
A student must obtain a raw score of 22 or higher in order to be considered for promotion. .

21. Returning Testing Materials
Place the originals of the following completed forms in a return envelope, in Box 1 and retain copies for your records.
All Record of Absences, Exemptions, and Invalidations forms
All Teacher Count Sheets
School Procedural Checklist

22. Don’t forget to order ITBS materials online and pick up at TDC.
REMINDERS
Don’t forget to order ITBS materials online and pick up at TDC.

23. Sources of Information
Administration of the ITBS
Ms. Mayda Cabeza, Director I or
Request materials/Return materials
Test Distribution Center
Performance Matters help desk