FALL 2010FALL 2010

WRITING – END-OF-COURSEWRITING – END-OF-COURSE

WHO MUST TEST:

ALL students enrolled in English 11

ALL Term Graduates who have not passed the writing test.

WHEN TO TEST EVERYONE: Multiple Choice: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -

MAIN Short Paper: Wednesday, October 20, 2010

MAIN TERM GRADUATES: Multiple Choice: Monday or Thursday,

October 18 or 21, 2010 - ALTERNATE Short Paper: Friday, October 22, 2010 or

Monday, October 25, 2010 - ALTERNATE

Term Graduates

Students scheduled to graduate by August 31, 2011

Will receive two I.D. labels Must test two times Must complete both MC and short paper Will automatically be scored two times Field J, 2nd Attempt coded for term

graduates alternate/2nd test ONLY

Continued Term Graduates take both the Main MC

(W0110) and Main short paper (#1662) on the same day as everyone else.

They then take both the Alternate MC (W5030) and the Alternate short paper (#1667) on the same answer document.

Be very careful and make sure students take them properly.

Multiple Choice Form #

FOR ALL EOC: Main W0110 Alternate W5030

NEW FOR THE FALL

Guidelines for Recording a Test Session and the corresponding Examiner’s/Proctor’s Transmittal Form and Affidavit for Recorded Sessions (Appendix B)

Special Test Accommodations (Appendix C) Expanded and in two sections

New for Fall con't

Special Test Accommodations Code (Appendix D) Added code 29 English Dictionary

School Division Affidavit revised for submission with EVERY TEST

School Affidavit revised for submission to DDOT at the end of EVERY TEST

New for Fall Con’t

New Codes for LEP students ELL Test Tier ELL Composite Score ELL Literacy Score Race and Ethnicity Categories Answer Documents

New for Fall Con’t

Project Graduation – All students currently enrolled in this will have the same number of opportunities as a Term Graduate

Materials for testing

Paper of one color for brainstorming, and rough draft

Pencils, pens Provide scratch paper or have

someone check that it is blank All paper is to be collected at the end

of the test and returned to the DDOT

Check in Tuesday, October 26, 2010 all day

and Wednesday, October 27 until noon

Bring all answer documents and test booklets to check in.

Bring any unused ID labels to check in with a reason why the labels were not used.

DESTROY NOTHING!!!

CHECK IN TIMESOctober 26, 2010

CHATHAM HIGH – 9:00 A.M.

TUNSTALL HIGH – 10:00 A.M

GRETNA HIGH – 1:00 P.M.

DAN RIVER HIGH – 2:00 P.M.

Fall 2010 Fall 2010

Non-WritingNon-Writing

Training Examiners ANYONE who administers a test MUST

attend an examiner’s training session. Create a sign in sheet and add it to

your check- in documents. ALL examiners must sign the test

security agreement. Emphasize following the manual

during testing. Emphasize monitoring the testing.

TEST PREPARATION TestNav Tutorial eTools Live ePAT online Rooms are prepared and ready for

testing TestNav loaded and ready Dividers are there All scratch paper, testing signs, etc in

room

Prior to Testing Create test sessions in PEM Be sure to go to FALL NON-WRITING and save –

then add sessions Notify students and all school personnel of test

dates and sessions Test tickets may not be printed more than

FOUR(4) days prior to session SECURE THEM JUST LIKE BOOKLETS and PRE-ID

LABELS Be sure computers are on and TestNav is loaded

Articles in test session NO CELL PHONES OR ELECTRONIC

DEVICES Scratch paper and formula sheets must

be signed and collected Examiner should distribute one sheet at

a time Patty paper, grid paper, notebook paper Proctors and examiners should be up

and monitoring – not sitting

Special Education

REVIEW all SPED students and KNOW the testing accommodations and see that they are followed.

Note any LEP students and be sure their plan is also followed.

Provide all examiners accommodations for students they are testing.

NON – Writing November 29, 2010- December 17,

2010 All testing will be completed before

winter break, retakes included. ALL retakes require remediation

whether from last year or expedited. Create a testing schedule, have it

approved by the principal and send to DDOT by November 12, 2010.

WHO MUST TEST Every student enrolled in the class AND If already passed, create an already

passed group in PEM. Modified standard diploma IEP diploma Check homebound THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS Will count in AYP

WHO MAY TEST Modified standard diploma students

who need numeracy and literacy – Grade 8 English and Math

Provide a list for DDOT Test takers – students who have left

school and want a credit for a diploma Retakes – students who failed the SOL

previously and need the verified credit Term Graduates – two tries

Examiners

They should have a roster for each test session – print list

Sign out/in test tickets – count them Verify Attendance or absence Students must sign test ticket and

return it to the examiner Organize in ABC order by session Return to STC who returns to DDOT

Continued Be sure they have all materials

* Scratch paper* Appropriate calculators* Formula sheets* Pencils

* Accommodations Clear the memory of all

graphing/scientific calculators

Marking Test Complete Pages 30-31 Every student assigned a test must be

accounted for via online testing Mark Test Complete button and choose

testing status – Student Test Details Screen Re-testers do not have to be accounted for

if they are not tested DO NOT mark a student absent until

the testing window is complete

Testing Irregularities

MUST be reported to the DDOT immediately

Call me, then fax the irregularity sheet from the examiner’s manual to me. Keep a copy for your records.

As soon as it is resolved, I will call you and email a copy of the DOE response for your files.

In this version of TestNav, a TI-108 4-function calculator is replacing the previous version of the 4-function calculator. Please see the attached PDF to view a screen shot of the TI calculator available in TestNav version 6.9. Note that the online 4-function calculator is only available for the applicable tests that allow this manipulative (Grade 4 Mathematics, Grade 5 Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Earth Science).

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