TCAP

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TCAP
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State of Tennessee Test Security Law

• Tennessee Code Annotated (T.C.A.) 49-1-607
  states
• Any person found to have not followed security
  guidelines for administration of the TCAP test,
  or success or test, including making or
  distributing unauthorized copies of the test,
  altering a grade or answer sheet, providing
  copies of answers or test questions, or otherwise
  compromising the integrity of the testing process
  shall be placed on immediate suspension, and such
  actions will be grounds for dismissal, including
  dismissal of tenured employees. Such actions
  shall be grounds for revocation of state license.
  Acts 1992, ch. 535, 4.

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The Public School System MUST

• Adopt a locally-monitored test security policy
  which incorporates, at a minimum, these State
  Test Security Guidelines
• Implement policies and procedures to prohibit all
  personnel from obtaining knowledge of test items
  or passage content before, during, and after
  testing

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The Public School System MUST

• Train all personnel involved in the testing
  process on State Test Security Law, Security
  Guidelines, local policy, and test administration
  procedures retain training documentation for
  system records
• Restrict handling of test materials to authorized
  personnel at all times

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The Public School System MUST

• Implement check-in, check-out, and quantity
  verification procedures for all test materials at
  the system level, at the school level, and for
  each test session
• Return test materials to the predetermined secure
  area immediately after each test session and when
  the entire administration is completed

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The Public School System MUST

• Store test materials in a centrally-located
  locked room that is inaccessible to unauthorized
  persons
• Conceal all instructional or reference materials
  in the test setting, which are related to the
  content area being assessed, such as maps,
  posters, student samples, bulletin board items,
  etc.

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The Public School System MUST

• Turn off all electronic communication devices
  (cell phones, pagers, palm pilots, etc.) in the
  test setting
• Confirm each student is the person named on the
  answer document for every testing session.

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The Public School System MUST

• Require test administrators and proctors to
  remain with the students and be observant and
  non-disruptive throughout the test session
• Require test administrators and proctors to
  carefully adhere to all test administration and
  accommodation instructions, following appropriate
  schedules

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The Public School System MUST

• Prohibit coaching students in any way during
  State assessments
• Prohibit reading test items and passages by
  anyone other than the students being tested,
  unless indicated in test instructions or
  accommodations
• Ensure that test items are not reproduced,
  duplicated, or paraphrased in any way, for any
  reason, by any person

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The Public School System MUST

• Ensure students respond to test without
  assistance from anyone
• Maintain confidentiality of student-specific
  demographic information and test results at all
  times
• Document test security concerns, including
  missing materials, on the Breach of Testing
  Security Report form

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Breach of Testing Security

• The test content cannot be discussed with
  colleagues or anyone.
• Making notes on test content is not allowed.

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Step 1 Check Your Test Materials

• Check to be sure you have received the following
  materials.
• If any materials are missing, notify your Testing
  Coordinator.
• PROVIDED FOR THE TEACHER
• Test Directions for Teachers
• Test book(s)

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Step 1 Check Your Test Materials

• PROVIDED FOR THE TEACHER
• Group Information Sheet - Complete and return the
  Group Information Sheet with your test materials
  to ensure accurate processing of tests.
• Your name should appear on all testing info
  exactly as it does on the GIS.

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Step 1 Check Your Test Materials

• PROVIDED FOR EACH STUDENT
• Understanding the TCAP Achievement Test/Practice
  Test
• Test book(s)
• Punch-out ruler (to be separated prior to
  testing)

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Step 1 Check Your Test Materials

• ADDITIONAL MATERIALS NEEDED FOR EACH STUDENT
• No. 2 pencil with eraser
• extra eraser
• scratch paper for solving mathematics problems

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Step 1 Check Your Test Materials

• OPTIONAL
• Four-function calculators (not provided with test
  materials) The decision to use or not to use
  calculators should be made at the school system
  level based on standard classroom practices.
• Multiplication Tables a clean copy must be used
  and is available online

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Step 2 Plan Your Testing Schedule

• Review the test and test directions in advance.
• Plan test administration for students requiring
  accommodations.

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Step 2 Plan Your Testing Schedule

• Allow sufficient time to fill in the student
  accountability demographic information on all
  test books, including students name on the
  inside front cover of the test book.
• This information MUST be completed by the
  classroom teacher!

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Step 2 Plan Your Testing Schedule

• Scheduled breaks are indicated in the specific
  directions for each content area. Be sensitive to
  students fatigue level and attention span and be
  prepared to alter your schedule as necessary.
  Students should not eat snacks during breaks in
  the testing area.
• Allow time for make-up sessions for students who
  miss a testing session.

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Step 2 Plan Your Testing Schedule - Working
with Proctors

• Proctors can help you
• Arrange the testing room
• Separate punch-out rulers
• Distribute test materials
• If math tables are used, student must have a
  clean copy. (One is available on the main county
  website.)

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Step 2 Plan Your Testing Schedule - Working
with Proctors

• Calculators
• Calculators can be used on both math tests.
• If calculators are to be used, make sure they are
  in working order before testing begins.
• Number lines are NOT allowed.

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Step 2 Plan Your Testing Schedule - Working
with Proctors

• Proctors can help you
• Make sure students are working in the correct
  place and are marking only one answer for each
  test question
• Prevent talking or sharing of answers
• Collect materials at the end of the testing
  session

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Step 2 TCAP P Administration Time
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Step 3 Organize Your Classroom

• Plan for the distribution and collection of
  materials.
• Plan seating arrangements. Allow enough space
  between students to prevent sharing of answers.

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Step 3 Organize Your Classroom

• Conceal all instructional or reference materials
  in the test setting that are related to the
  content area being assessed, such as maps,
  posters, student samples, bulletin board items,
  etc.
• Eliminate distractions such as bells or
  telephones.
• Use a Do Not Disturb sign on the door of the
  testing room.

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Step 3 Organize Your Classroom

• On the chalkboard, indicate starting and stopping
  times for each test session.
• Plan a quiet activity for students who finish
  testing early. Use your judgment here
  sometimes students race through the test to get
  to the activity!

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Step 3 Organize Your Classroom

• Plan for accommodations to be provided as
  specified for individual students. Avoid calling
  attention to students who require accommodations.
• Plan testing so that students using
  accommodations do not distract or affect
  administration procedures for other students.

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Step 4 Prepare Your Students

• Help students approach the testing in a relaxed,
  positive way.
• Explain that the purpose of taking an achievement
  test is to find out which skills have been
  learned and which skills need further
  development.

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Step 4 Prepare Your Students

• Point out that some test questions may be more
  difficult than others and that some material may
  be new to students students are not expected to
  know all the answers.
• Reassure students that they will be given ample
  time to do their best.
• Emphasize that the test requires no special
  preparation.

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Step 5 Plan to Use Standard Testing Procedures

• Following the instructions exactly ensures
  similar testing conditions in all classrooms.
  Test directions should be read as written.

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Step 5 Plan to Use Standard Testing Procedures

• ASSESSMENT ACCOMMODATIONS

When students have documented education plans
indicating that they may participate in
educational tests only under nonstandard
conditions (e.g., extra testing time),
appropriate accommodations should be made.
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Step 5 Plan to Use Standard Testing Procedures

• COACHING

Be sure students understand the directions and
how to mark answers. Assist them with test-taking
mechanics, but be careful not to inadvertently
give hints or clues that indicate an answer or
help eliminate answer choices.
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Step 5 Plan to Use Standard Testing Procedures

• GUESSING

Encourage students to attempt all questions. Tell
them to read each question carefully and make
their best attempt at answering. Be careful not
to imply that they should guess randomly.
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Step 5 Plan to Use Standard Testing Procedures

• INVALIDATION OF TEST (RI)

Students must mark only one response for a
question and erase completely any response they
do not want. Students who mark randomly will be
processed normally. Do not fill out a Report of
Irregularity for random marking situations.
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Step 5 Plan to Use Standard Testing Procedures

• INVALIDATION OF TEST (RI)

Special circumstances, interruptions, or
distractions that affect individual or group
performance can invalidate test results. Complete
a Report of Irregularity form for students who
experience sudden illness or become unduly
disturbed by the testing situation. If you are
not certain about how to treat a particular
situation, consult your Testing Coordinator.
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Step 5 Plan to Use Standard Testing Procedures

• INVALIDATION OF TEST (RI)

• 3-part form used for serious irregularities.
• Include teachers name, school, and phone number
• Put form under GIS and make a copy to keep for
  your records.
• Do not attach to answer sheet
• This documentation could impact students score.

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Step 5 Plan to Use Standard Testing Procedures

• INVALIDATION OF TEST (RI)

EXAMPLES

• The student
• Cheated on Math Part B
• Had inappropriate assistance on Science Part A
• Left the room
• Used defective materials
• Took wrong test
• Received improper accommodations
• Refused to take the test

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Step 5 Plan to Use Standard Testing Procedures

• INVALIDATION OF TEST (RI)

NOT

• Absences
• Unsuccessful attempts at cheating
• Answering randomly
• Upset student
• Forgot glasses
• Noise or other interruption
• Hot/cold room temperature
• Not take medication

NOT Legitimate RI
EXAMPLES
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Step 6 Administer the Practice Activities

• Give the test a day or two in advance of the
  actual testing. It will take about 20 minutes to
  complete.
• The Practice Tests give students experience in
  marking answers and introduce question formats
  that are included in the tests.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Use a No. 2 pencil to make dark solid marks that
  fill the circle completely make no stray marks
• Marking more than one circle in each column will
  invalidate the coding
• Erase changes completely

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Test Version There are 7 versions of the 2005
  TCAP test.
• Make sure that students receive the same test
  books at each testing session.
• Write the students name on the front cover of
  the test book.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Incorrect, incomplete, or illegible information
  will result in inaccurate student data, will
  delay test processing, and may have a negative
  impact on final reports. Fill in only one circle
  in each column.
• Ensure student accountability demographic
  information is properly marked.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Code student demographic information exactly as
  listed in the Horizon database in the test books
  for grade 3 or answer documents for grades 4-8.
• All bubbling needs to be double triple checked
  for accuracy!

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Code student accountability demographic
  information on the inside front cover of the test
  book.
• Name Print the students full legal name (LAST,
  FIRST, and MIDDLE INITIAL) in the spaces
  provided. If there are not enough spaces for any
  name, print only as many letters as there are
  spaces. Fill in the corresponding circle below
  each letter. If the letter space is blank, fill
  in the empty circle at the top of the column
  under that letter space.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Social Security Number The students Social
  Security Number must be printed in the boxes and
  the corresponding circles filled in below each
  number.

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CAREFUL! This is the most common error!
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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Birth Date Fill in the appropriate circles in
  each column for the month, day, and year of
  birth. If day is a single-digit number, precede
  it with a zero (0).

3.
CAREFUL! This is a common error!
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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Ethnic Origin Fill in the circle that best
  represents the students ethnic origin.
• Gender Fill in the appropriate circle.
• Grade Fill in the circle corresponding to
  the students grade level.

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5.
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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Teacher, System, and School Names must be
  printed in the appropriate spaces. For private
  schools, system name should be the same as school
  name. Teacher name must be exactly as it appears
  on Group Information Sheet.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Membership Data Fill in the circle
  corresponding to the students enrollment.
• The student has been continuously enrolled in
  this school since the 1st reporting period.
• The student has NOT been continuously enrolled in
  this school, but HAS BEEN enrolled in this school
  district since the 1st reporting period.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• The student has NOT been continuously enrolled in
  this school, but HAS BEEN enrolled in this school
  district since the 1st reporting period.
• The student has NOT been continuously enrolled in
  this school district, but HAS BEEN enrolled in a
  Tennessee public school district since the 1st
  reporting period.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• The student has NOT been continuously enrolled in
  a Tennessee public school district since the 1st
  reporting period.
• Note Home School and Private School students
  should be coded in this area.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Test Version Fill in the corresponding
  circle for the version of the test book used by
  each student. Note Incorrectly completing this
  circle may impact a students score. Remember,
  there are 7 versions of this test.

9.
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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Modified Format Test Fill in the circle
  corresponding to the modified format used.
• Note Incorrectly or inappropriately completing
  these circles may affect the students score.
• Braille/Audio
• Large Print

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Code A/BFree and Reduced Lunch (All
  schools complete this information) Fill in the
  appropriate circle for each child in every
  school.
• Code A ELIGIBLE for free or reduced price lunch
• Code B NOT eligible for free or reduced price
  lunch

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Not Tested
• Fill in the corresponding circle if the student
  is absent from the entire test or is ELL Exempt.
• Absent should be marked only for students who are
  currently enrolled but are not present to take
  ANY portion of the test throughout the entire
  testing window.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Not Tested
• If a student is bubbled absent and then takes a
  make-up test, make sure the absentee bubble is
  completely erased.
• If the student makes up ANY subtest(s), erase the
  bubble completely.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Not Tested
• Absent should NOT be marked for students who are
  present but refuse to test or who leave during
  the test administration without completing the
  subtest(s).
• ELL Exempt should be marked only for students who
  are exempt from testing based on ELL exemption
  guidelines.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• TCAP Alt Instructions
• TCAP Alt test will be sent to your school. The
  ALT test will be returned with the TCAP tests.
• Students receiving the Read Aloud accommodations
  must be using the same version of the test.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• TCAP Alt Instructions
• Special accommodations can only be included if
  documented on students IEP or 504 Plan.
• Test booklets that have been written in by
  students must be treated with the same security
  as an answer sheet. The booklet and the
  transcribed answer sheet must be packed together.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Optional Codes Columns 19 in the
  Optional Codes field are available for system
  and/or school use. Instructions will be provided
  locally, if applicable.

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There are no Optional Codes for our district.
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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Title 1 (Only schools receiving Title 1
  funds complete this information)
• SWPSchool-Wide Program Fill in the
  corresponding circle for each student in the
  Title 1 school-wide project school.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information
We have no one in these categories.

• TASTargeted Assistance School Fill in the
  corresponding circle for each student in the
  Title 1 targeted assistance school.
• TAS Direct Service Fill in the corresponding
  circle for each student receiving direct Title 1
  assistance. (This section is not to be filled out
  if the student is enrolled in a school-wide
  project school.)
• Poverty Level Fill in the corresponding circle
  for each student in a Title 1 targeted assistance
  or school-wide project school. The poverty level
  is the percentage reported in the schools annual
  Title 1 plan.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information
15.

• Other Programs
• 504 Service Plan Fill in the corresponding
  circle if the student has a 504 Student Services
  Plan.
• Gifted Fill in the corresponding circle if the
  student qualifies as gifted. Do not include in
  special education unless the student is receiving
  some other special education services (e.g.,
  speech).

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Other Programs
• ELL (English Language Learner) Fill in the
  corresponding circle if the student qualifies as
  an ELL.
• If enrolled at all last year, a student is not
  considered a 1st year ELL student.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• ELL
• T1/T2 Fill in the corresponding circle if the
  student qualifies as a transitional LEP student.
  Transitional LEP students are non-English
  language background students who were classified
  as ELL based on the state-approved English
  language proficiency test, and have scored fluent
  English proficient or above on all subtests on
  the English language proficiency test.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• ELL
• Students are classified as Transitional 1 (T1)
  the first year after scoring proficient
  Transitional 2 (T2) for the second year.
• Transitional ELL students are exited from
  monitoring following the second successful year
  scoring at proficient or above in Reading and
  Language Arts on the State assessment.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• ELL
• Migrant Fill in the corresponding circle if the
  student qualifies with a Migrant Education
  Certification of Eligibility (COE). For a list of
  children with COEs, contact the local Title 1
  Director.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information
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• Special Education
• Fill in the circle corresponding with the
  appropriate number of hours for each student
  receiving special education services.
• Less than 4 hours per week
• 422 hours per week
• 23 or more hours per week

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• ELL Accommodations (according to State
  criteria)
• Fill in the circle corresponding to the
  accommodation used.
• Q extended time
• R bilingual dictionary
• S read aloud internal test instructions verbatim
• T read aloud internal test items verbatim

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Special Accommodations (according to State
  criteria)
• Fill in the circle corresponding to the
  accommodation used.
• A extended time
• B read aloud internal test instructions/items
• C prompting upon request
• D interpreter signs/cues text

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Special Accommodations
• E student reads into audio recorder plays back
  immediately to self
• G calculator/mathematics tables 100mathematics
• H manipulative
• I assistive technology
• K unique accommodations

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• CELLA (Comprehensive English Language Learning
  Assessment
• Grades 3-8 take CELLA TCAP Math test (possibly
  also take Science and Social Studies tests)
• Mark ELL Exempt if 1st year in the school.
  If enrolled at all last year, a student is not
  considered a 1st year ELL student.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• CELLA (Comprehensive English Language Learning
  Assessment
• ELL Exempt students are not figured in
  AYP.
• ELL info on CELLA must be exactly the same as
  students info on TCAP info sheet.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Verify student accountability demographic
  information is correctly coded on the answer
  document.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Group Information Sheet
• The GIS will provide data that will appear on all
  reports. Incorrect, incomplete, or illegible
  information will result in inaccurate reports.
• Use No. 2 pencil
• Make no stray marks
• Marking more than one circle in a column will
  invalidate coding.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Group Information Sheet
• Erase changes completely.
• Do not fill in circles beneath blank boxes.
• Teacher name must be the same as it appears on
  GIS on all documents.
• No. Tested No. ELL Exempt No. Absent Total
  answer documents

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Group Information Sheet
• Use SS for teacher and students ID
• Include teacher name, grade, and total number
  answer sheets.

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Step 7 Fill In Student Accountability
Demographic Information

• Group Information Sheet
• Non-Special Programs with Accommodations there
  should be a zero in this section. If a student
  is found, the answer sheet was incorrectly coded.

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No. Tested No. ELL Exempt No. Absent Total
answer documents

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Step 8 Administer the Test

• The following are specific directions for the
  third grade test. These directions are very
  similar to the grade 4-8 tests.
• Only third graders write in their books instead
  of using an answer sheet.
• Be sure to review the test directions in advance.

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Step 8 Administer the Test

• Test Coding
• Information in italics is only for the teacher
  and is not to be read aloud is printed in this
  type style.

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Step 8 Administer the Test

• The directions you are to read aloud
  to the students are preceded by and are
  printed in bold type.

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Step 8 Administer the Test

• This symbol accompanies anything
  concerning the timing of the test.
• This symbol indicates places where you
  may want to use a test book to make sure students
  have turned to the correct page.

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Step 8 Administer the Test

• Before administering each content area, take a
  moment to have your students look through the
  test. Point out the various locations of the STOP
  signs within the test. Tell the students that
  whenever they see one of these STOP signs, they
  should stop and wait quietly until they are told
  what to do next.

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Step 8 Administer the Test

• Be very careful to check that students do not
  skip or overlook any of the test questions.
  Remind students to look for and answer every
  question on each page.
• Tell students that each content area test is
  identified by name at the bottom of each page.

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Step 8 Administer the Test

• Remind students that they must mark answers ONLY
  in the spaces provided. Pencil marks in the test
  book margins will delay processing of the test
  books.

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Step 8 Administer the Test

• Remind students that they must mark answers ONLY
  in the spaces provided. Pencil marks in the test
  book margins will delay processing of the test
  books.

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Step 8 Administer the Test

• Record the starting and stopping times.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 1

• Check to be sure that each student has his or her
  own test book.
• Open your books to Page 1 in Reading and Language
  Arts. The page should look like this.
• Demonstrate. Check to be sure that all students
  are on Page 1 in Reading and Language Arts.
• Be sure to stay on the pages that say Reading
  and Language Arts at the bottom of the page.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 1

• We will read some stories and answer questions
  about them. I will tell you what to do. Then you
  will mark your answers in your books.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 1

• For each question, fill in only the circle that
  goes with the answer you choose. Fill in the
  circle completely and make your mark heavy and
  dark. If you want to change an answer, completely
  erase the mark you made and fill in a different
  circle. Do not make any other marks in your books.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 1

• PART 1 40 minutes, QUESTIONS 1 THROUGH 29
• Read the following stories, poems, and passages.
  Then answer Numbers 1 through 29 in Part 1 of
  Reading and Language Arts. You may look back at
  the stories, poems, and passages if you need to.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 1

• PART 1 40 minutes, QUESTIONS 1 THROUGH 29
• When you come to the word STOP after Number 29,
  wait for me to tell you what to do next. You
  will have 40 minutes to do Numbers 1 through 29.
  You may begin.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 1

• Record the starting and stopping times for
  answering Numbers 1 through 29.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 1

• Check to be sure that students are in the right
  place in the test book and are filling in circles
  correctly.
• At the stopping time, have them close their books
  and take a short break. Have them leave markers
  in their test books to keep their places.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 2

• 40 minutes
• When you begin this testing session, check to be
  sure that each student has his or her own test
  book.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 2

• Open your books to Page 19 in Reading and
  Language Arts, Part 2.
• The page should look like this.
• Demonstrate. Check to be sure that all students
  are on Page 19 in Reading and Language Arts, Part
  2.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 2

• QUESTIONS 30 THROUGH 58
• Read the following stories and passages. Then
  answer Numbers 30 through 58 in Part 2 of Reading
  and Language Arts.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 2

• You may look back at the stories and passages if
  you need to. When you come to the word STOP
  after Number 58, you may go back over Reading and
  Language Arts, Part 2 and check your answers.
  When you finish, wait for me to tell you what to
  do next.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 2

• You will have 40 minutes to do Numbers 30 through
  58. You may begin.
• Record the starting and stopping times for
  answering Numbers 30 through 58.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 2

• Check to be sure that students are in the right
  place in the test book and are filling in circles
  correctly.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 2

• At the stopping time,
• Stop. This is the end of Reading and Language
  Arts, Part 2. Make sure that you have marked all
  of your answers clearly and that you have
  completely erased any marks you do not want.

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Step 8 Reading and Language Arts Part 2

• At the stopping time,
• Thank you for working so hard. Please close your
  books.
• If this is the end of the testing session,
  collect all test materials.

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Step 8 Mathematics Part 1

• Important Punch out all the rulers prior to
  testing. Distribute scratch paper and punch-out
  rulers along with the test books.

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Step 8 Mathematics Part 1

• Check to be sure that each student has his or her
  own test book, scratch paper, and punch-out
  ruler. The punch-out rulers should not be
  returned. Students must sign and return all
  scratch paper for submission to a Building
  Testing Coordinator.

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Step 8 Mathematics Part 1

• If your school system has decided your students
  should use calculators for this test, make sure
  all students have a working calculator. Remember,
  it is not necessary to use calculators.

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Step 8 Mathematics Part 1

• Open your books to Mathematics, Part 1. Find Page
  35. The page should look like this.
• Demonstrate. Check to be sure that all students
  are on Page 35 in Mathematics, Part 1.

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• You may use your calculators to work the
  mathematics problems in this part of the test.
• Be sure to stay on the pages that say
  Mathematics at the bottom of the page.

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• We are going to do some mathematics work. I will
  tell you what to do. Then you will mark your
  answers in your books. For each question, fill in
  only the circle that goes with the answer you
  choose. Fill in the circle completely and make
  your mark heavy and dark.

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• If you want to change an answer, completely erase
  the mark you made and fill in a different circle.
  Do not make any other marks in your books.

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Step 8 Mathematics Part 1

• 40 minutes, QUESTIONS 1 THROUGH 29
• Find Number 1. Answer Numbers 1 through 29 in
  Part 1 of Mathematics.

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Step 8 Mathematics Part 1

• 40 minutes, QUESTIONS 1 THROUGH 29
• When you come to the word STOP after Number 29,
  you may go back and check your answers in Part 1,
  but do not go on. When you finish, wait quietly
  until everyone else has finished.

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Step 8 Mathematics Part 1

• 40 minutes, QUESTIONS 1 THROUGH 29
• You will have 40 minutes to do Numbers 1 through
  29. You may begin.
• Record the starting and stopping times for
  Numbers 1 through 29.

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• Check to be sure that students are in the right
  place in the test book and are filling in circles
  correctly. At the stopping time, have them close
  their test books and take a short break. Have
  them leave markers in their test books to keep
  their places.

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Step 8 Mathematics Part 2

• 40 minutes
• When you begin this testing session, be sure that
  each student has his or her own test book,
  scratch paper, and punch-out ruler.

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• 40 minutes
• If your school system has decided your students
  should use calculators for this test, make sure
  all students have a working calculator. Remember,
  it is not necessary to use calculators.

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• Open your books to Page 47 in Mathematics, Part
  2. The page should look like this.
• Demonstrate. Check to be sure that all students
  are on Page 47 in Mathematics, Part 2.

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Step 8 Mathematics Part 2

• If your students are using calculators,
• You may use your calculators to work the
  mathematics problems in this part of the test.

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Step 8 Mathematics Part 2

• QUESTIONS 30 THROUGH 58
• Find Number 30. Answer Numbers 30 through 58 in
  Part 2 of Mathematics. When you come to the word
  STOP after Number 58, you may go back and check
  your answers in Part 2.

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• QUESTIONS 30 THROUGH 58
• When you finish, wait quietly until everyone else
  has finished.
• You will have 40 minutes to do Numbers 30 through
  58. You may begin.

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• Record the starting and stopping times for
  Numbers 30 through 58.
• Check to be sure that students are in the right
  place in the test book and are filling in circles
  correctly.

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• At the stopping time,
• Stop. This is the end of Mathematics, Part 2.
  Make sure that you have marked all of your
  answers clearly and that you have completely
  erased any marks you do not want.

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• At the stopping time,
• Put your rulers on your desks. DO NOT put your
  rulers or extra paper in your books.
• Thank you for working so hard. Please close your
  books.

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• If this is the end of the testing session,
  collect all test materials, including scratch
  paper signed by students.
• At the end of the testing session, have students
  check to see that they have no extraneous
  materials inside their test books.

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Step 8 Science Part 1

• Check to be sure that each student has his or her
  own test book.
• Open your books to Science. Find Page 59. The
  page should look like this.

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Step 8 Science Part 1

• Demonstrate. Check to be sure that all students
  are on Page 59 in Science.
• Be sure to stay on the pages that say Science
  at the bottom of the page. We are going to do
  some science work. I will tell you what to do.
  Then you will mark your answers in your books.

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Step 8 Science Part 1

• For each question, fill in only the circle that
  goes with the answer you choose. Fill in the
  circle completely and make your mark heavy and
  dark. If you want to change an answer, completely
  erase the mark you made and fill in a different
  circle. Do not make any other marks in your
  books.

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Step 8 Science Part 1

• QUESTIONS 1 THROUGH 29
• Find Number 1. Answer Numbers 1 through 29 in
  Part 1 of Science.
• When you come to the word STOP after Number 29,
  you may go back over Science, Part 1 and check
  your answers. When you finish, wait quietly until
  everyone else has finished.

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Step 8 Science Part 1

• QUESTIONS 1 THROUGH 29
• You will have 40 minutes to do Numbers 1 through
  29. You may begin.
• Record the starting and stopping times for
  Numbers 1 through 29.

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• Check to be sure that students are in the right
  place in the test book and are filling in circles
  correctly.
• At the stopping time, have them close their test
  books and take a short break. Have them leave
  markers in their test books to keep their places.

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Step 8 Science Part 2

• QUESTIONS 30 THROUGH 59
• Open your books to Page 69 in Science, Part 2.
  Answer Numbers 30 through 59 in Part 2 of
  Science. When you come to the word STOP after
  Number 59, you may go back over Science, Part 2
  and check your answers. When you finish, wait
  quietly until everyone else has finished.

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Step 8 Science Part 2

• You will have 40 minutes to do Numbers 30 through
  59. You may begin.
• Record the starting and stopping times for
  Numbers 30 through 59.

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Step 8 Science Part 2

• Check to be sure that students are in the right
  place in the test book and are filling in circles
  correctly.

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Step 8 Science Part 2

• At the stopping time,
• Stop. This is the end of Science, Part 2. Make
  sure that you have marked all of your answers
  clearly and that you have completely erased any
  marks you do not want.
• Thank you for working so hard. Please close your
  books.
• If this is the end of the testing session,
  collect all test materials.

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Step 8 Social Studies Part 1

• Check to be sure that each student has his or her
  own test book.
• Open your books to Social Studies. Find Page 81.
  The page should look like this.
• Demonstrate. Check to be sure that all students
  are on Page 81 in Social Studies.

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Step 8 Social Studies Part 1

• Be sure to stay on the pages that say Social
  Studies at the bottom of the page.
• We are going to do some social studies work. I
  will tell you what to do. Then you will mark
  your answers in your books.

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Step 8 Social Studies Part 1

• For each question, fill in only the circle that
  goes with the answer you choose. Fill in the
  circle completely and make your mark heavy and
  dark.

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Step 8 Social Studies Part 1

• If you want to change an answer, completely erase
  the mark you made and fill in a different circle.
  Do not make any other marks in your books.

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Step 8 Social Studies Part 1

• 40 minutes, QUESTIONS 1 THROUGH 29
• Find Number 1. Answer Numbers 1 through 29 in
  Part 1 of Social Studies. When you come to the
  word STOP after Number 29, you may go back over
  Social Studies, Part 1 and check your answers.
  When you finish, wait quietly until everyone else
  has finished.

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Step 8 Social Studies Part 1

• 40 minutes, QUESTIONS 1 THROUGH 29
• When you finish, wait quietly until everyone else
  has finished.
• You will have 40 minutes to do Numbers 1 through
  29. You may begin.

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Step 8 Social Studies Part 1

• Record the starting and stopping times for
  Numbers 1 through 29.
• Check to be sure that students are in the right
  place in the test book and are filling in circles
  correctly.

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Step 8 Social Studies Part 1

• At the stopping time, have them close their test
  books and take a short break. Have them leave
  markers in their test books to keep their places.

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Step 8 Social Studies Part 2

• 40 minutes, QUESTIONS 30 THROUGH 59
• Open your books to Page 93 in Social Studies,
  Part 2. Answer Numbers 30 through 59. When you
  come to the word STOP after Number 59, you may
  go back over Social Studies, Part 2 and check
  your answers.

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Step 8 Social Studies Part 2

• 40 minutes, QUESTIONS 30 THROUGH 59
• When you finish, wait quietly until everyone else
  has finished.
• You will have 40 minutes to do Numbers 30 through
  59. You may begin.

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Step 8 Social Studies Part 2

• Record the starting and stopping times for
  Numbers 30 through 59.
• Check to be sure that students are in the right
  place in the test book and are filling in circles
  correctly.

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Step 8 Social Studies Part 2

• At the stopping time,
• Stop. This is the end of Social Studies, Part 2.
  Make sure that you have marked all of your
  answers clearly and that you have completely
  erased any marks you do not want.

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Step 8 Social Studies Part 2

• Thank you for working so hard. Please close your
  books.
• If this is the end of the testing session,
  collect all test materials.

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Step 9 Assemble Materials for Return

• After Testing
• Check students test books to ensure that
• all punch-out rulers, markers, and scratch paper
  are removed. Punch-out rulers and markers should
  not be returned with the testing materials.

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• Ensure that
• B. all student accountability demographic
  information is complete and correct. The BIRTH
  DATE section must be filled in properly. This
  information is used to verify student identity
  when other information is insufficient.

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• Ensure that
• C. all applicable special codes fields are filled
  in according to instructions from your Testing
  Coordinator.
• D. all circles that students in tend ed to mark
  are filled in completely.

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• Ensure that
• E. all stray pencil marks are erased.
• F. all erasures are complete.

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• Assemble and return all test materials to the
  Building Testing Coordinator, separated according
  to school procedures.
• A) scratch paper, signed by students
• B) list of absentees
• C) completed RI

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• D) completed GIS, per school instructions
• E) Grade 3 test books closed with front cover up
• F) modifi ed format tests and transcribed answer
  documents
• G) Breach forms

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• H) paper-banded ITM form and related materials
• I) other used and unused test materials
• (1) used test books, including those marked with
  student
• names and/or stray marks
• (2) unused answer documents and test books

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• J) ancillary materials
• (1) Test Administration Manual
• (2) Teacher Directions
• (3) blank and inaccurately completed State
  assessment forms
• K) materials with manufacturing defects (notify
  the Building Testing Coordinator)

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• NOTE CHECK TO BE SURE THAT PUNCH-OUT RULERS AND
  MARKERS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM ALL TEST BOOKS.
  DO NOT RETURN THE RULERS TO THE TENNESSEE TEST
  DISTRIBUTION CENTER.

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Step 9 Assemble Materials for Return

• Inactive Test Materials (ITM)
• The following examples should be placed with a
  separate green ITM for each incident
• A precoded answer sheet for student no longer
  enrolled
• A duplicate answer sheet

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• Inactive Test Materials (ITM)
• A student took the wrong test include incorrect
  answer sheet under ITM
• An answer sheet in ink

Include a separate green ITM for each incident.
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• Inactive Test Materials (ITM)
• Do not include
• Unused documents
• A contaminated answer sheet where answers were
  transcribed to a new document (destroy the
  contaminated answer sheet).

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Step 9 Assemble Materials for Return

• Inactive Test Materials (ITM)
• Do not include
• Braille or large print materials
• Test books with only student names and random
  marks (these go with used materials)
• Test books or answer sheets with manufacturing
  defects

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Step 9 Assemble Materials for Return

• Inactive Test Materials (ITM)
• Do not include
• Unused School Group Lists or Group Information
  Sheets (these go in used materials)
• Answer sheets for students who refuse to take the
  test

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• Inactive Test Materials (ITM)
• Do not include
• Answer sheets for students who left the testing
  area after beginning the test.

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• Double and Triple check all materials before
  returning them to assure accuracy.