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STUDENT ASSESSMENT

& RESEARCH

BROWARD COUNTY

ASSESSMENT for PROMOTION (BCAP)

Grade 3 Alternate Assessment for Promotion

Tuesday, July 21 BCAP Test Books delivered to

Schools

Monday, July 27 Administer Session 1 of BCAP

Tuesday, July 28 Administer Session 2 of BCAP

Wednesday, July 29 Administer BCAP Makeups

Thursday, July 30 Administer BCAP Makeups

Monday, August 3 BCAP Test Books picked up from

Schools

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BCAP TIMELINE

• 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

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Materials Needed For Testing

• Student Answer Sheets WILL NOT be Preprinted with Student ID information.

• Student info must be HAND-GRIDDED onto the Student Answer Sheets:

Student NameStudent 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)

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Required Information for Answer Sheets

BCAP Student Answer Sheets

• 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 orphrases in the passages or questions.

• Students may use the empty space in their test

booksas work space.

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Administration Information

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.

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Administration Accommodations

ESE / 504 Students ELL StudentsPresentation Flexible Setting

Responding Flexible Scheduling

Scheduling Flexible Timing

Setting Assistance with directions

Assistive Devices in heritage language Approved Translation

DictionaryFSA guideline: Everything but the passage may be read to student.

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Possible Student Accommodations

• Test Administrators will transcribe student answers onto the corresponding Student Answer Sheets.

• Exactness in transcribing answers is a MUST.

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Transcribing Student Answers

BCAP Student Answer Sheets

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.

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Test Invalidation

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.

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Administration Record

2015 BCAP ADMINISTRATION RECORD

District/School Name: _________________________________________________________

District/School Number: _______________________________________________________

Grade Level

Student ID Number

Student Name

* Attendance Reading

Comprehension *Attendance Codes: P = Present A = Absent W = Withdrawn P/I = Present but Invalidated

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.

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Test Security

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.

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Test Security

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• 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.

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Proctors

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.

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Test Administrator Responsibilities

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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.

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Test Administrator Responsibilities

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).

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Test Administrator Responsibilities

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.

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Testing Coordinator Responsibilities

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.

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Testing Coordinator Responsibilities

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.

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Testing Coordinator Responsibilities

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*** 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).

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Testing Coordinator Responsibilities

*** 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).

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Testing Coordinator Responsibilities

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

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