Oklahoma School Testing Program OSTP

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Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP)
Sandy GarrettState Superintendent of Public
Instruction Oklahoma State Department of Education

• General Assessment Information
• Test Preparation Inservice
• 2009 2010

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Agenda

• Testing Overview
• General Information
• Accommodations
• Invalidations and Equivalent Forms
• Test Security and Related Information
• Instructions and Information
• Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) Grades 3
  8
• Oklahoma Modified Alternate Assessment Program
  (OMAAP)
• Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT)
  End-of-Instruction (EOI)
• Resource and Contact Information

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Testing Overview

• The purpose of the Oklahoma School Testing
  Program (OSTP) is to assess students mastery of
  the Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS).
• The Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) for
  Reading and Mathematics are accountability tests
  required by the 2001 federal legislation No Child
  Left Behind (NCLB).

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Testing Overview

• Who Participates?
• Every student enrolled in a tested grade level in
  an Oklahoma public school must participate in
  testing.
• All students will be administered either
• An OCCT general assessment with or without
  accommodations or
• An alternate assessment.
• Oklahoma Modified Alternate Assessment Program
  (OMAAP)
• With or without accommodations
• Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program
• (OAAP or Portfolio)

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• General Information

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Online Testing

• User names and passwords are supplied by the
  testing vendors for accessing the online systems.
  
• Regional in-service trainings for online tests
  for Grade 7 Geography and Grade 8 Math and
  Reading will be conducted in March.
• Regional in-service trainings and WebEx trainings
  for online EOI tests will be conducted for
  Winter/Trimester and Spring administrations.
  (Please refer to the Test Preparation Manual
  (TPM) pages ii and iii for dates.)

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Demographic Information

• Precoding provides student demographic data to
  vendors electronically before the time of
  testing.
• Demographic information for Grades 3 8 tests
  will be submitted by the Wave.
• Labels are produced to place on scannable answer
  documents.
• Benefits
• Reduces administrative time
• Increases accuracy
• Merges student records for English II/III Writing
  and Multiple-Choice

Precode Is Required for All OCCT Assessments
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Demographic Information

• Student Information
• Overrides of student precode information are
  allowed on the demographic pages EXCEPT for the
  following
• Student name,
• Student ID,
• Grade,
• Date of birth, and
• Gender.
• Grades 3 8 (TPM pages 40 41)
• EOI (TPM page 25)

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Demographic Information

• Demographic pages must be completed and labels
  affixed for all students enrolled in the grades
  tested, regardless of whether or not they
  actually take the test (e.g., Absent, IEP Alt.,
  Other Placement).
• Incorrect or incomplete information will result
  in inaccurate student data and may have a
  negative impact on the final reports.
• This includes assessment reports as well as
  accountability reports.

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Demographic Information

• Districts will be able to make online corrections
  during the Online Correction/Verification window.
• Online training for these systems will be
  provided.
• Preliminary reports will be in districts for the
  correction windows.
• Districts will be required to verify this
  information.
• The SDE will not be making corrections that
  should have been made during the correction
  windows.

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Testing Accommodations

• Accommodations for IEP and Section 504 students
  must be
• Specified in an IEP or Section 504 Plan
• Selected from the accommodations specified
• in the appendices of the Test Preparation
  Manuals and
• Marked on the demographic page by subject
• for all assessments.
• Setting
• Presentation
• Timing/Scheduling
• Response

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Testing Accommodations

• ELL accommodations must be
• Selected from the accommodations specified
• in the appendices of each Test Preparation
  Manual and
• Marked on the demographic page by subject
• for all assessments.
• Translator
• Transcribe
• Clarification
• Grouping/Multiple Sessions
• Word-to-Word Dictionary

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Testing Accommodations

• ELL 1st year proficient or ELL 2nd year
  proficient indicates that an ELL student has
  attained proficiency and has exited the program
  within the last one or two years.
• Students must be marked as either ELL 1st year
  proficient or ELL 2nd year proficient.
• Do not mark both ELL and ELL 1st year proficient
  or ELL 2nd year proficient.
• The ELL enrollment date is the date they first
  entered any United States school.

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Testing Accommodations

• Large-print and Braille versions of each test are
  available for visually impaired students.
• Large-print and Braille responses must be
  transcribed to a scannable standard test book
  (Grade 3 and all Modified) or scannable standard
  answer document (Grades 4 EOI).
• The Test Preparation Manuals include transcribing
  information and procedures.

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Braille

• When a Braille test is ordered, you will receive
  a packet with the following
• 1 Braille test
• 1 answer document
• 1 regular test booklet
• 1 Test Administration Manual
• 1 set of instructions
• When a students Braille response is transcribed
  into a scannable answer document, the IEP
  Braille bubble must be completed.

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Testing Accommodations

• Audio features are available for a read aloud
  accommodation on the following tests.
• Grade 7 Geography
• Grade 8 Math
• ACE Algebra I
• ACE Algebra II
• ACE Geometry
• ACE Biology I
• ACE U.S. History

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Testing Accommodations

• The Grades 3 8 Reading tests and the English II
  and English III Multiple-Choice tests cannot be
  read aloud at any time as an accommodation
  therefore, there will be no audio available for
  these assessments.

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Calculator Use

• EOI (OCCT and OMAAP)
• Algebra I , Geometry, and Biology I Scientific
  Calculator
• Algebra II Graphing Calculator
• Grades 3 8 (OCCT and OMAAP)
• May only be used as an accommodation for the Math
  tests.
• May only use a basic four function nonscientific
  calculator.

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SDE Approvals Required

• State Department of Education (SDE) approval is
  required for the following
• Other Placement
• Emergency Exempt
• ELL 1st Year in U.S. Exempt (Writing, Reading,
  and English II III assessments only) and
• Invalidated.
• Requests of approval are available on the School
  District Reporting Site (SDRS).
• Complete the Testing Status Application Form.
• Letters on a school letterhead must be faxed to
  the SDE for emergency exemptions and
  invalidations.

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Test Invalidations
Reasons for possible test invalidations include,
but are not limited to, the following (1)
cheating (2) security violation (3)
improper test administration or (4) testing
outside the testing window. If the SDE
approves the invalidation, the student must be
considered as a nonparticipant unless an
Equivalent Test is administered.
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Equivalent Tests

• In situations where a student becomes ill and
  cannot finish a test, the District Test
  Coordinator (DTC) must contact the SDE for an
  invalidation and instructions on obtaining an
  Equivalent Test.
• Any Equivalent Test must be administered to the
  student within the remaining testing window.

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Equivalent Tests

• Equivalent Tests are available for
• Mathematics and Reading for Grades 3 8 (OCCT
  and OMAAP)
• Grade 7 Geography (for online technical problems
  only)
• All seven EOI subjects (OCCT) and
• English II, Algebra I, Biology I, and U.S.
  History (OMAAP).
• Note All completed answer documents for
  Equivalent Tests must be
• returned with the scorable answer
  documents.

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Guidelines for Students Who Receive Instruction
Away from Sites of Official Enrollment

• Students Testing at Alternative Sites
• This includes
• Special education consortiums
• Alternate education cooperatives and interlocals
• Hospital placement
• Homebound placement and
• Students enrolled at Oklahoma School for the
  Blind or the Oklahoma School for the Deaf.

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Guidelines for Students Who ReceiveInstruction
Away from Sites of Official Enrollment
Students Testing at Alternative Sites

• All paper/pencil test materials will be ordered
  by and sent to the district where the students
  are officially enrolled.
• Students may be tested at their sites of
  instruction following the procedures outlined in
  the Test Preparation Manuals.
• The official site of residence district remains
  accountable for the test scores.

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Guidelines for Students Who ReceiveInstruction
Away from Sites of Official Enrollment
Flowchart for OCCT EOI Online Assessments

• Site of residence
• precodes the
• student
• places student in a
• testing session with
• a start date
• prints a test ticket
• and
• delivers the test
• ticket to the site of
• instruction.

Site of residence submits the students test
after the student shows a Stopped status in the
testing session.
Site of instruction tests the student. Do not
upload into a session.
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Guidelines for Students Who ReceiveInstruction
Away from Sites of Official Enrollment
Students Testing at Alternative Sites

• Score reports will be sent to the districts where
  the students are officially enrolled.
• The Test Administrator and the Test Monitor (at
  the site of instruction) sign a Test Security
  Form. All test books, answer documents, test
  tickets, and security forms are returned to the
  site of residence.

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Virtual Students

• Schools must account for all students. This
  includes virtual students.
• In the precode file or on the demographic page,
  the student should be marked as distance learner.

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Test Security
Who should be trained on Test Security and
administration procedures?

• District Test Coordinators (DTC)
• Building Test Coordinators (BTC)
• Test Administrators (TA)
• Test Monitors

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Test Security

• Test materials should be kept secure at all times
  and should not be left in open or unattended
  areas.
• Test books are not to be opened prior to or after
  any test session. Only the students tested are
  allowed to view the contents of a test booklet
  and only at the time of testing.

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Test Security
Nondisclosure Agreement Forms

• Nondisclosure Agreement Forms must be signed and
• dated by each TA who reads test items to
  students as an
• accommodation and by the Test Monitor. The
• completed form must be returned to the BTC.
• Note The Reading and English II and III tests
  may not
• be read to any student as an
  accommodation.
• This form is included in the BTC kit. A copy
  may also
• be found in the Test Administration Manual
  and/or
• online.

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Test Security

• All secure test materials (test books, answer
  documents, and accommodated materials) must be
  returned to the appropriate testing vendor after
  the completion of testing.
• Keep a copy of all security forms for your
  records. Originals must be returned to the
  appropriate testing vendor.
• Ensure that all student information is handled
  according to FERPA guidelines. Contact USDE
  Family Policy Compliance Office at [phone]
  for more information.
• Example A party can be given to celebrate the
  end of testing, but a party cannot be given to
  reward all students who pass the test. That
  would also identify who did not pass the test.

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Test Security

• District and Building Security Forms are
  pre-slugged
• with your county, district, and site code.
  These are
• scannable forms that cannot be copied.
• The OCCT 3 8 testing vendor (DRC) will provide
  the Test Security Forms for the OCCT 3 8
  general assessments and the OMAAP 3 8
  assessments. Mark the appropriate box or boxes on
  this form to indicate compliance.
• The OCCT EOI testing vendor (Pearson) will
  provide the Test Security Forms for the OCCT EOI
  general assessments and the OMAAP EOI
  assessments. Mark the appropriate box or boxes on
  this form to indicate compliance.

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Test Security

• District Level Test Security Forms
• ScannableOriginals must be completed and
  returned.
• Building Level Test Security Forms
• ScannableOriginals must be completed and
  returned.
• Test Administrator and Test Monitor Security
  Forms
• Not scannableMay be copied.
• Package and send Test Security Forms for
• all 3 8 OCCT and 3 8 OMAAP tests to DRC and
  
• all EOI OCCT and EOI OMAAP tests to Pearson.
• Riverside will not be collecting any Test
  Security Forms.

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Test Security

• Classroom Security Checklists
• Classroom Security Checklists must be completed,
  signed,
• and dated by the TA and the BTC. It is
  critical that each
• security barcode be matched to a students
  name.
• The checklists are included in the DTC kit. A
  copy may also
• be found in the Test Administration Manual
  and/or online.
• Additional important information regarding test
  security and validity is included throughout and
  in the appendices of each Test Preparation
  Manual.

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Test Security

• Late materials may result in
• Cost,
• Invalidations, and/or
• Deficiency on the district accreditation report.

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District Test Coordinator (DTC)
Instructions and Information
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DTC Instructions and Information
General Responsibilities

• Serve as the SDEs contact for all testing
  activities.
• Note E-mail is often the quickest and most
  efficient way for the SDE or testing vendors to
  contact DTCs, so please access your account
  regularly.
• Request permission from the SDE for citing
  specific demographic designations, invalidating
  assessments, and/or ordering Equivalent Test.
• Ensure that all personnel assigned to testing are
  adequately trained in proper test administration
  and test security.
• Sign-in sheets for training sessions should be
  kept on file by the DTC or BTC.

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DTC Instructions and Information

• Confirm all boxes are received for each building
  and distribute materials accordingly. Inventory
  materials immediately upon receipt. Contact the
  appropriate testing vendor with any discrepancies
  found during the inventory of materials.
• Fax completed Delivery Verification Forms upon
  inventory of secure materials for Grades 3 8
  OCCT assessments and OMAAP assessments for all
  grades/subjects.

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DTC Instructions and Information

• There will be two shipments per administration
• Guides for Parents, Students, and Teachers (one
  per student)
• Shipment arrives in district 6 weeks prior to
  testing.
• DTC distributes to BTC who distributes to each TA
  for classroom use.
• Secure Test Materials and Test Coordinator Kits
• Shipment arrives in district 2-3 weeks prior to
  testing.
• DTC distributes BTC Kits and Secure test
  materials to school sites in preparation for
  testing.
• Secure testing materials may be delivered to
  schools one week before testing begins but may
  not be passed out to teachers until the day of
  testing.

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DTC Instructions and Information

• District and Building Site Overages
• Districts and buildings will receive an overage
  of standard testing materials.
• BTCs should contact the DTCs for additional
  materials once the overage they have received is
  exhausted.

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DTC Instructions and Information
Additional Materials Requests

• Additional requests should only be made after the
  district overage has been exhausted.
• Requests must be submitted by the DTC, sent only
  via fax or E-mail (as applicable) to the
  appropriate testing vendor. Phone orders will
  not be accepted.
• Additional orders requested less than one week
  before the test begins may not be received in
  time for testing.

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DTC Instructions and Information
Collection and Return

• Confirm that each scorable answer document
  includes ALL necessary student demographic data.
• Verify all non-scorable secure materials as they
  are received from each BTC.
• Confirm that scorable materials are returned in
  separate boxes from non-scorable secure
  materials.

IMPORTANT If an answer document for a Grades 3
8 OCCT general assessment has a DO NOT PROCESS
Label (blue) affixed to the demographic page,
return with non-scorable secure materials.
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DTC Instructions and Information
Collection and Return

• Follow specific packing procedures for each
  administration. Diagrams or posters in the DTC
  Kits and information in the Test Preparation
  Manuals illustrate packing and shipping details
  for each testing vendor. It is imperative that
  instructions for each vendor are followed
  meticulously.
• If any materials are discovered after your
  shipment has been picked up, contact the
  appropriate testing vendor IMMEDIATELY.

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DTC Instructions and Information
Collection and Return

• Return pick-up arrangements MUST be scheduled by
  the DTC. Specific carriers must be used for each
  of the three testing vendors. Instructions for
  return shipments are outlined in the Test
  Preparation Manuals.
• For Grades 3 8 OCCT general assessments, you
  MUST use the same shipper for both the Writing
  and Multiple-Choice administrations.
• For EOI OCCT general assessments, a set pick-up
  date has been scheduled for
• Winter (Writing and Multiple-Choice)January 12,
  2010
• Trimester WritingJanuary 29, 2010 and
• Spring WritingApril 26, 2010.

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Building Test Coordinator (BTC)
Instructions and Information
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BTC Instructions and Information
General Responsibilities

• Direct the entire testing procedure at the
  specified building site and serve as the contact
  for the DTC.
• Inventory all test materials upon receipt from
  the DTC and manage the BTC Kit contents.
• Identify students who need special accommodations
  and/or alternate assessments.
• Complete Class Identification/Class Header Sheets
  in order to generate classroom or teacher level
  reports.

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BTC Instructions and Information
General Responsibilities

• Train the TAs and Test Monitors.
• Check testing materials out to TAs the day of
  testing using the Security Checklist.
• Verify the presence of a Test Monitor in every
  testing session before testing begins.
• It is a violation to administer any assessment
  without a Test Monitor present.
• Collect all test materials from the TAs upon
  completion of testing each day.

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BTC Instructions and Information
Collecting and Returning Materials

• Upon completion of testing, collect all signed
  Test Security Forms, Classroom Security
  Checklists, and Nondisclosure Agreement Forms.
  (Keep copies for your records and give the
  originals to your DTC.)
• All materials must be accounted for and returned
  to the DTC. Follow the step-by-step instructions
  in the Test Preparation Manuals for checking and
  assembling the test materials for return to the
  DTC.
• Guides for Parents, Students, and Teachers and
  the Test Administration Manuals do not need to be
  returned to the vendor.

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Test Administrator (TA)Instructions and
Information
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TA Instructions and Information
General Responsibilities

• Attend training conducted by the BTC.
• Review the Guide for Parents, Students, and
  Teachers with students at least two weeks prior
  to the testing window.
• Confirm arrangements for students who require
  special accommodations or alternate tests.
• Review the Test Administration Manual for
  directions several days prior to testing.

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TA Instructions and Information
General Responsibilities

• Make sure students use a No. 2 pencil.
• Instruct students to put their names on the front
  cover of their answer documents and test
  booklets.
• Document students name next to the security
  barcode on the Classroom Security Checklist for
  each test book and answer document.
• Ensure all visual aids are removed or covered
  during all testing.

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TA Instructions and Information
General Responsibilities

• Administer tests with a Test Monitor present.
• Keep records of students who missed the test on
  the original test date.
• Administer make-up tests within the testing
  window.
• Keep a log of unusual student behavior or
  circumstances.

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Test MonitorInstructions and Information
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Test Monitor Instructions and Information

• Test Monitors must receive training from the BTC.
• Test Monitors may assist the TA with certain
  duties, such as handling testing irregularities
  (e.g., inventory test materials).
• Test Monitors are to maintain the security of all
  test materials.
• Test Monitors may assist the TA after testing is
  completed.
• Test Monitors may not administer tests.

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Monitoring

• The Office of Accountability and Assessments will
  be making site visits during the Winter/Trimester
  and Spring testing windows. Monitoring prepares
  us to meet the guidelines set forth by the U.S.
  Department of Education, NCLB compliance. (Please
  refer to the monitoring letter sent on October
  12, 2009.)

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OCCT Grades 3 8

• The testing vendor contracted for Oklahomas
  Grades 3 8 program

Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) Contact
Information Phone [phone] Fax (763)
268-3008 E-mail ltOK_at_datarecognitioncorp.comgt
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2010 Testing Windows
TPM p. iii

• Grades 3 8 Assessments

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Demographic Information

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Demographic Information New
TPM p. 4

• All students , Grades 3 8, including those
  taking the OMAAP or OAAP tests will be uploaded
  by the Wave.
• It is important that all Wave data for your
  district and schools be current.
• The Wave will collect precode information for
  students with a state ID number. Some demographic
  information may need to be hand-bubbled at the
  time of testing.
• For students without a state ID number, affix a
  Building ID Label and hand-bubble demographic
  pages.

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Demographic Information New

• Use the Wave system to manually enter which
  students are
• ELL 1st Year Proficient or ELL 2nd Year
  Proficient,
• Distance Learning, and/or
• Alternative Education Academy.
• Full Academic Year status, accommodation
• information, and IEP Alternate test-taker
  will be
• collected at the time of testing either by
• bubbling the answer document or by using
• DRCs online testing system.

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Demographic Information

• The Wave data will be used to produce labels
  which will be affixed to a general Grade 3 test
  or Grades 4 8 answer document for these
  students.
• Failure to affix a Student Precode Label or a
  Building ID Label will result in the answer
  document not being scored.

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Demographic Information NEW

• Data pull from the Wave
• If you need help with the Wave precode for the
  OCCT Grades 3 8, contact
• ltthewave_at_sde.state.ok.usgt or call (405)
  522-8198.

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Prototype Screen
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Demographic Information

• Students taking the OMAAP or the OAAP assessments
  need a demographic page filled out for the OCCT
  general assessment also.
• For paper/pencil tests, the demographic page will
  be marked IEP ALT Test by subject in box N.
• For online tests, the demographic page will be in
  the online format. These students will need to be
  uploaded into the online system and then marked
  as IEP ALT Test by subject.

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Demographic Information
TPM p. 5

• Do Not Process Labels are to be affixed to answer
  documents on which a Precode/Building ID Label
  was inadvertently affixed.
• These labels will eliminate the document from
  being scored or processed for accountability
  purposes.
• Do not use these labels for students who are
  Absent, taking an Alternate Test, Emergency
  Exempt, ELL 1st Year in U.S. Exempt, or
  Invalidated.
• Student Precode, Building ID, or Do Not Process
  Labels are affixed only on the front of the
  answer document.
• Placing labels on the back of answer documents
  could damage the document and negatively affect
  the check-in process.

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Demographic Information
TPM p. 96

• Class Identification (ID)
• Sheet
• If your building site elects
• to have reports produced at
• a classroom level, a
• separate Class ID Sheet
• must be completed for each
• classroom.

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Collection of Teacher ID Number
TPM p. 5

• Teacher ID numbers may be provided by
  hand-bubbling grids on the back cover of the
  answer document.
• This optional process is solely for sorting
  purposes by the district and/or schools after
  reporting data is provided.
• DRC will pass this information back to the
  district in the districts student data file.
  This will not be used by the testing vendor to
  disaggregate reports.

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Time Schedule and Test Sequence
TPM p. 13

• Writing and Multiple-Choice tests are not timed.
  Students must be given additional time if needed.
• Estimated testing times for each test include
  distributing books, filling in Student
  Demographic Information, and reading directions
  aloud to students.
• Any additional time is available as an immediate
  extension of the testing session. A Test
  Administrator and Monitor are required.

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Time Schedule and Test Sequence

• Grades 5 and 8 Writing

• One prompt for Grades 5 and 8 Writing will be
  
• administered this year.
• Only the lined pages in the scannable Writing
• booklet are scored.
• Planning must only be done on the planning
• pages provided. No scratch paper is
  allowed.

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Time Schedule and Test Sequence
Multiple-Choice

• In Grades 3 5, each content area is broken
  into two (2) sections to allow students a break
  during each testing session.
• Sections must be given in sequential order.
• In Grades 6 8, each content area is one (1)
  section.
• Follow the scripts in the Test Administration
  Manuals (TAM) exactly.
• Unmarked grid paper or scratch paper is allowed
  for all Math tests.

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Time Schedule and Test Sequence
TPM p. 13
Multiple-Choice

• Ideally, each subject test should be administered
  on a separate day.
• If more than one subject test is administered on
  the same day, students should be given a rest
  break between sessions.
• Under no circumstances should you begin a test
  unless you are sure there is enough time to
  complete it.

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Online Testing

• Grade 7 Geography and Grade 8 Math and Reading
  assessments will be administered online,
  according to state law.
• Practice tests are available for students to
  become familiar with the online tools prior to
  the testing window.

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Reading Requirements for Drivers License
TPM p. 6

• Persons under 18 applying for a license or permit
  must demonstrate a Proficient reading ability at
  the eighth grade level.
• Only students currently enrolled in eighth grade
  can take the OCCT Grade 8 Reading test.
• A list of approved tests and sites offering a
  Reading test can be found on the State Department
  of Education (SDE) Web site at
• ltwww.sde.state.ok.us/AcctAssessgt.

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Oklahoma Modified Alternate Assessment Program
(OMAAP)

• The testing vendor contracted for Oklahomas
  OMAAP program

Customer Service Department Phone (800)
323-9540 Fax [phone] E-mail
ltChantel_Jackson_at_hmco.comgt
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OMAAP Overview

• Tests are intended for gap students for
• whom the OAAP and the general OCCT
• assessments are inappropriate.
• The goal is to provide a test that is comparable
• to the OCCT but is more accessible for this
• population.
• Items were developed by modifying previous
• years general test items.

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OMAAP Overview

• Students who qualify for the OMAAP represent
  roughly two percent (2) of the student
  population.
• Eligible students can be determined using the
  updated Criteria Checklist for Oklahoma's
  Alternate Assessments located on the Office of
  Accountability and Assessments Web site
  ltwww.sde.state.ok.usgt.

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2010 Testing Windows

• Grades 3 8 OMAAP Testing Windows

3-8 OMAAP assessments are available in Math,
Reading, and Science only.
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2009 2010 Testing Windows

• EOI OMAAP Testing Windows

.
OMAAP EOI tests are available for Algebra I,
English II, Biology I, and U.S. History. The
Writing portion of the English II test does not
have to be given before the Multiple-Choice
portion.
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Demographic Information
Winter/Trimester

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Demographic Information
Spring

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Time Schedule and Test Sequence

• OMAAP Modified assessments are given in a
  paper/pencil format only.
• Modified assessments have different directions
  and sample items than the general assessments
  therefore, they cannot be administered with the
  general assessments.
• However, Grades 3, 4, and 5 of the Modified and
  Grades 6, 7, and 8 of the Modified have the same
  directions and sample items and can be
  administered together by content area.
• For example, Grades 3, 4, and 5 Math of the
  Modified may be administered together.

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Time Schedule and Test Sequence

• Students mark their answers directly in their
  test books which are then scanned and scored.
• Students should avoid working problems or marking
  anything but answers in these books to avoid
  problems during scanning.

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Time Schedule and Test Sequence

• Scratch paper for the Multiple-Choice tests is
  allowed but should be collected after testing and
  destroyed by the BTC.
• If a students IEP states that the student may
  use an overlay, then an overlay may be used for
  the assessment, and the student may mark or
  highlight on the overlay.

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Demographic Information

• Precode will not be available for OMAAP EOI for
  Winter/Trimester.

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OCCT End-of-Instruction (EOI)

• The testing vendor contracted for Oklahomas EOI
  program

Pearson Contact Information Phone (866)
294-9970 Fax [phone] E-mail
ltokeoionline_at_support.pearson.comgt Online
Technical Support [phone]
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2009 2010 Testing Windows
TPM p. i

• EOI Testing Windows

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Demographic Information
Precode/Student Upload for Winter/Trimester

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Demographic Information
Precode/Student Upload for Spring

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2nd Time Test Opportunity
TPM p. 3
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EOI Overview

• All students, who have completed instruction over
  the specified competencies of the course,
  regardless of the name of the course, will
  participate in the EOI tests.
• Some IEP students receiving instruction on
  specified competencies will not complete
  instruction in one year. They will test when they
  have completed instruction or at the last
  available testing date prior to graduation,
  whichever comes first.

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EOI Overview

• Completion of instruction is not defined by
  whether the course is passed or failed it means
  the student was enrolled for the entire length of
  the course up to the time of the test.
• Completion of instruction may also be
  accomplished by passing a proficiency test for
  proficiency-based promotion.

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EOI Overview

• In order to meet federal NCLB requirements,
  students must test once in high school in Reading
  (English II) and Math (Algebra I) for
  accountability.
• Students must also be assessed once in Science
  (Biology I).

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EOI Overview

• Graduation Requirements under Achieving
  Classroom Excellence (ACE)
• Each student who completes the instruction for
  English II, English III, United States History,
  Biology I, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II
  at the secondary level shall complete an
  end-of-instruction test, to measure for
  attainment in the appropriate state academic
  content standards in order to graduate from a
  public high school with a standard diploma.

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EOI Overview

• Graduation Exemption
• All students shall take the tests prior to
  graduation, unless otherwise exempt by law.
• Students who completed instruction prior to the
  year of implementation listed below are exempt
  from testing
• English II and U.S. History 2000 2001
• Algebra I and Biology I 2002 2003
• Algebra II, English III, and Geometry 2007
  2008

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EOI Overview

• Graduation Requirements under ACE
• Beginning with students who entered the ninth
  grade in 2008-2009, every student shall
  demonstrate mastery of the state academic content
  standards in the following subject areas in order
  to graduate from a public high school with a
  standard diploma
• Algebra I,
• English II, and
• Two of the following five
• Algebra II,
• Biology I,
• English III,
• Geometry, and
• United States History.

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EOI Overview

• Graduation Requirements under ACE
• To demonstrate mastery, the student shall attain
  at least a Proficient/Satisfactory score on the
  end-of-instruction criterion-referenced tests.
• School districts shall report the students
  performance levels of Proficient/Satisfactory and
  above on the end-of-instruction tests on the
  students high school transcript.
• Students who do not attain at least a
  Proficient/Satisfactory score on any
  end-of-instruction test shall be provided
  remediation.

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EOI Overview

• Graduation Requirements under ACE
• Students who do not score at least at the
  Proficient/Satisfactory level shall be given the
  opportunity to retake each test up to three times
  each calendar year.
• Winter/Trimester
• Spring
• Summer

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Testing Rules Exceptions and Exceptions

• Step One Students will be provided remediation
  opportunities and will either
• Retake the EOI test or
• Score Proficient/Satisfactory on a State Board
• of Education approved alternate test which can
  be taken prior to or subsequent to the EOI test.

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Testing Rules Exceptions and Exceptions

• Step Two Students who do not achieve a
  satisfactory or proficient score through Step One
  will continue to receive remediation
  opportunities and will either
• Retake EOI test or
• Score satisfactory or proficient on a State Board
  of Education approved alternate test or
• Demonstrate mastery of the subject matter through
  an end-of- course project designed by the State
  Department of Education (SDE) and approved by the
  State Board of Education using rubrics approved
  by the State Board of Education.
• Students who do not meet the graduation
  requirements through Step Two may repeat Step Two
  as necessary.

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Testing Rules Exceptions and Exceptions

• A student may take more than one alternate test
  to meet the graduation requirement.
• School districts will document a students
  failure to participate in remediation and to
  complete test retake opportunities.
• The State Board of Education has the authority to
  waive one or more of the requirements for an
  individual student if the Board determines that
  extenuating circumstances justify the waiver for
  an EOI test.

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Testing Rules Exceptions and Exceptions

• Students who do not receive instruction in
  Oklahoma public schools may demonstrate mastery
  in required subjects in the following ways.
• Submit documentation of proficiency on an
  equivalent state end-of-instruction test in the
  state in which instruction was received.
• Attain at least a Satisfactory or Proficient
  score on an Oklahoma EOI test.
• Meet the approved level of proficiency on an
  alternate test.
• Demonstrate mastery through an end-of-course
  project.

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Testing Rules Exceptions and Exceptions

• Students on an Individualized Education Program
  (IEP) may demonstrate mastery of state academic
  content standards through a modified proficiency
  score on the state assessment(s) as established
  by the IEP team.
• Any deviation from the standard conditions,
  accommodations, or proficiency score on the state
  assessments(s) must be established on the
  students IEP and recorded on the students
  cumulative record.
• Beginning with the 2011 2012 school year,
  districts will report to the SDE, by school site,
  the number of students issued standard diplomas
  based on exceptions and exemptions.

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Testing Rules (cont).

• Districts will maintain an ACE Demonstration of
  Mastery cumulative record for students who do not
  attain at least a Proficient/Satisfactory score
  on any of the required EOI tests.
• All school districts shall use this cumulative
  record uniform document or all information
  required on this document must be contained
  within the districts student information system.
  
• This cumulative record will accompany the student
  when transferring to a new district.
• For each student who meets the graduation
  requirements, the students transcript will read
  This student has met the graduation requirement
  of demonstrating mastery in the state academic
  content standards.

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Alternate Tests

• A list of approved alternate tests is located on
  the SDE Web site.
• lthttp//sde.state.ok.us/AcctAssess/testadmin.htmlgt
  

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EOI Overview

• For students who entered the ninth grade prior to
  the 2008-2009 school year, school officials will
  continue to test these students under the prior
  law, using the following guidelines
• Students who take an end-of-instruction course
  will be administered the corresponding
  end-of-instruction assessment.
• These students are not required to pass the
  end-of-instruction assessments in order to
  graduate.
• These students are allowed to retake the test
  once, and the higher of the two scores is
  recorded on their transcripts.

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ACE Comparison Chart
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Testing

• Section 1 (Writing Task) on the English II and
  III will be administered in a paper/pencil
  format in an answer document and must be
  administered on either of the two statewide EOI
  Writing days. Students will respond to two
  writing prompts this year.
• Sections 2 and 3 (Multiple-Choice) may be
  administered on any day or consecutive days
  before or after Section 1 within the testing
  window.
• The Writing section is part of the overall score
  for English II and III therefore, if a student
  is absent for the Writing section of the English
  II or III test, that section must be made up
  during the remainder of the testing window.

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Testing

• Remember
• Each Writing prompt is statistically linked to a
  specific Multiple-Choice form therefore, if a
  student taking either an English II or English
  III assessment requires an Equivalent Test, the
  entire test must be completed in the Equivalent
  Test.

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Testing

• All seven (7) EOI Multiple-Choice assessments are
  required to be tested online.
• The Writing portion of English II and English III
  will be administered in paper/pencil format
  only.
• Paper/pencil format is available only as an
  accommodation for students on an IEP or 504 Plan,
  for an ELL accommodation, and for Equivalent
  Tests.
• Practice tests for all subjects are available for
  students to become familiar with the online
  format and procedures.

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Testing

• Scratch paper or unmarked grid paper may be used
  on any online test. Paper should be passed out
  once students are ready for testing.
• Scratch paper must be collected by the Test
  Administrator (TA) after testing and turned in to
  the Building Test Coordinator (BTC) to be
  destroyed.
• Separate instructions in the Online Test
  Administration Directions are written for
  administering the test in one continuous session
  or in two sessions.

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Testing

• Students will receive a raw score upon submission
  of an online test.
• The feature is initiated when the student has
  completed the test and presses Submit.
• The screen display will show X items were
  correct out of Y questions.
• Totals will not reflect field-test items.

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Testing

• District Test Administrators can access roster
  reports two weeks following the last day of the
  testing window.
• Preliminary student roster Oklahoma Performance
  Index (OPI) and performance level

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Testing

• Transition of Cut Scores for Algebra I
• Beginning this year, a scale score of 700 will be
  the minimum score needed to achieve a
  Proficient/Satisfactory performance level on the
  Algebra I test.
• This transition is mandated by ACE legislation
  and is scheduled to be phased in during the 2009
  2010 assessment cycle.

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State Department Web Site ltwww.sde.state.ok.usgt

• Click on the Site Index or No Child Left Behind
• Click on Accountability and Assessments
• Test Admin Resources
• EOI Calculator Policy
• Updated Criteria Checklist
• Ethnicity Code Descriptions
• Forms and Manuals
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Presentations
• Test Preparation Inservice Presentation
• Test Administrator and Test Monitor Presentation
• Core Curriculum Tests or OMAAP
• Blueprints
• Test Specifications
• Item Specifications (with sample items)
• Released Tests (for certain subjects)
• Online Practice Test Information

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Important Contact Information
   Office of Accountability and
Assessments Phone [phone] Fax (405)
522-6272    Special Education Services Amy
Daugherty [phone] Bilingual
Education Melissa McGavock [phone]
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Office of Accountability and Assessments (405)
521-3341

• Jennifer Stegman, Assistant State Superintendent
• Joyce DeFehr, Executive Director, State Testing
• Janine Hope, ELA/Reading Social Studies
  Assessment Specialist
• Michael Reid, Mathematics Assessment Specialist
• Gaile Loving, Science Assessment Specialist
• Scott Goldman, Director of Research and
  Evaluation
• Phil Applegate, Director of Research and
  Development
• Melissa Jones, NAEP State Coordinator