1. STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH BROWARD COUNTY ASSESSMENT for PROMOTION (BCAP) Grade 3 Alternate Assessment for Promotion

2. Tuesday, July 21 BCAP Test Books delivered to Schools Monday, July 27Administer Session 1 of BCAP Tuesday, July 28Administer Session 2 of BCAP Wednesday, July 29Administer BCAP Makeups Thursday, July 30Administer BCAP Makeups Monday, August 3BCAP Test Books picked up from Schools 2 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH BCAP TIMELINE

3. BCAP Administration Manual BCAP Reading Booklets for Students Student Answer Sheets (Answer Sheet is titled District Benchmark Assessment: Reading ) Sharpened#2 Pencils Do Not Disturb sign 3 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Materials Needed For Testing

4. Student Answer Sheets WILL NOT be Preprinted with Student ID information. Student info must be HAND-GRIDDED onto the Student Answer Sheets: Student Name Student ID Number (using external number from TERMS) School Number (use Reading Camp School Number) Student Grade Level (current grade level in TERMS) Reading Camp School Name (write in Section E) 4 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Required Information for Answer Sheets

5. BCAP Student Answer Sheets

6. BCAP is an UN-TIMED test. Students may test up to one summer camp school day if they are working productively. Students are allowed to underline or circle words or phrases in the passages or questions. Students may use the empty space in their test books as work space. 6 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Administration Information

7. Who is eligible? Grade 3 Students who are at risk of retention ESE students with current IEPs ELL students 504 students Arrangements for accommodations must be made early in advance of the student(s) being tested. 7 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Administration Accommodations

8. ESE / 504 StudentsELL Students PresentationFlexible Setting RespondingFlexible Scheduling SchedulingFlexible Timing SettingAssistance with directions Assistive Devicesin heritage language Approved Translation Dictionary FSA guideline: Everything but the passage may be read to student. 8 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Possible Student Accommodations

9. Test Administrators will transcribe student answers onto the corresponding Student Answer Sheets. Exactness in transcribing answers is a MUST. 9 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Transcribing Student Answers

10. BCAP Student Answer Sheets

11. It may be necessary to invalidate a test if any of the following situations occur: 1.Student is cheating or has disruptive behavior. 2.Student becomes ill during the test. 3.Incorrect time was allowed to complete the test. If any of the above occur you should write INVALIDATE on the front cover of the student’s test book and answer sheet. Invalidated test books and answer sheets must be returned with your Not-To-Be-Scored materials. 11 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Test Invalidation

12. Maintain a record of: Students present for the BCAP test. Students absent for the BCAP test. Students who were present but whose test books were invalidated. Make copies of all Administration Records for your files and return the originals to Student Assessment & Research with your Not-To-Be-Scored materials. 12 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Administration Record

14. DO: Collect materials daily. Place materials in locked storage when not in use. If materials are lost / missing: Initiate a thorough investigation for the lost item(s). Immediately contact Student Assessment & Research at (754) 321-4250. Ask for Adrienne, Karl or Richard. 14 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Test Security

15. DO NOT: Read the passages or test items. Reveal the passages or test items. Copy the passages or test items. Interpret or read test items or passages for students. Change or interfere with student responses. Cause achievement of schools to be inaccurately measured or reported. Copy or read student responses. 15 Test Security STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH

16. Use Proctors in rooms where more than 30 students will be tested, there should be a proctor trained and assigned to monitor the class as an extra set of eyes in addition to the Test Administrator. Proctors should only serve as assistants to the Test Administrator and should be made aware of all Test Security procedures and policies. 16 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Proctors

17. Before Testing: Prepare the room for testing (cover up visual aides if needed). Receive and prepare all necessary materials needed for testing. During Testing: Distribute test materials. Read the script, VERBATIM, as it is written in the Admin. Manual. Make sure each student writes his or her own name in the space provided on the front of the test book, as stated in the script. Actively, supervise and monitor the administration of the test Maintain test security at all times. 17 Test Administrator Responsibilities STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH

18. After Testing: Collect all Test Books from the students. Notify your Testing Coordinator, immediately, if any materials are lost/ missing. Transcribe answers from the Students’ Test Books onto their corresponding Answer Sheets. The student answers must be transcribed with exactness.  Complete the BCAP Administration Record information.  Return transcribed answer sheets and Test Admin. Manual to the Test Coordinator. 18 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Test Administrator Responsibilities

19. Return Test Materials to the Test Coordinator in this order: 1.BCAP Administration Record. 2.Test Administration Manual. 3.Test Books for Absent students (hold for make-up). 4.TO-BE-SCORED answer sheets. 5.ALL BCAP Test Booklets (used and unused). 19 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Test Administrator Responsibilities

20. Before Testing: Receive and inventory test materials. Train Test Administrators. Prepare Administration Records. Arrange for implementation of students with accommodations. Assign proctors, if needed. During Testing: Actively, supervise the test administration. Maintain test security. Supervise make-up administrations. 20 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Testing Coordinator Responsibilities

21. After Testing: Verify that ALL BCAP test booklets and answer sheets have been returned to you. Notify Student Assessment & Research, ASAP, if any materials are lost/missing. (754) 321-4205. Ask for Adrienne, Karl or Richard. Check that student answers have been transcribed correctly onto their corresponding Answer Sheets. 21 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Testing Coordinator Responsibilities

22. Complete BCAP 2015 Materials Return Form (The original form must be returned with your Not-To-Be- Scored materials). Verify Administration Records are correct (The original forms must be returned with your Not-To- Be-Scored materials). Make copies of ALL forms for your records. 22 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Testing Coordinator Responsibilities

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24. *** To-Be-Scored and Not-To-Be-Scored materials MUST be boxed separately using the correct label color *** To-Be-Scored (Red label) materials include: Transcribed Answer Sheets packed with all of the answer sheets facing in the same direction. Completed BCAP Materials Return Form. Place the form on the top of all To-Be-Scored Answer Sheets in the box numbered Box 1 of 1). Place a Red label on the top of the box and number boxes (1 of n, 2 of n, where n is the total number of To-Be-Scored boxes). 24 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Testing Coordinator Responsibilities

25. *** To-Be-Scored and Not-To-Be-Scored materials MUST be boxed separately using the correct label color *** Not-To-Be-Scored (Yellow label) materials must include: ALL BCAP test books - used, unused, and invalidated. All unused (blank) Answer Sheets. Original Administration Records. Place forms on the top of all test books in the box number Box 1 of 1). Place a Yellow label on the top of the box and number boxes (1 of n, 2 of n, where n is the total number of Not-To-Be-Scored boxes). 25 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH Testing Coordinator Responsibilities

26. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Student Assessment & Research at (754) 321-4250 Email: Karl.Yeats@browardschools.com Adrienne.C.Reynolds@browardschools.com 26 STUDENT ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH We Are Only A Phone Call Away