FOR: TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS
NYS English as a Second Language Achievement Test
NYSESLAT K-12 ANSWER SHEETS
IMPORTANT DATES:
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NYSESLAT K-12 Administration Dates: Speaking April 12 thru May 13, 2016; Listening,
Reading, and Writing May 2 thru May 13, 2016
NYSESLAT K-12 Make-up Dates: N/A.
NYSESLAT K-12 Scoring Window: Speaking is scored as it is administered; Listening, Reading,
and Writing is scored May 16 thru May 26, 2016.
NYSESLAT K-12 Answer Sheets due to NERIC for scanning by 4 PM, Thursday, May 26, 2016
WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION – WHAT ANSWER SHEETS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO NERIC?
1) EVERY PRE-PRINTED ANSWER SHEET MUST BE RETURNED TO NERIC (even if students have a
REASON NOT TESTED). Note: Grades K and 1-2 have 1 answer sheet; Grades 3-4, 5-6, 7-9,
and 9-12 have 3 answer sheets.
2) NEW STUDENTS WITHOUT A PRE-PRINTED ANSWER SHEET: YOU MUST CONTACT NERIC at
Testing@NERIC.org TO OBTAIN PRE-PRINTED ANSWER SHEETS. NO EXTRA SHEETS ARE
PROVIDED.
Example: District A received 9 answer sheets for 3 students. They also have two new
students. The number of answer sheets that should be returned to NERIC are as
follows:
9 sheets (page 1, page 3, and page 5) – doesn’t matter if they were
absent/refused)
6 sheets for the two new students – doesn’t matter if they didn’t take the
test.
15 total sheets returned (all sheets)
ANSWER SHEETS – DO’s AND DON’Ts
3) DO NOT write in, place labels on, or make any marks in the area at the top of the answer
sheet where NERIC has preprinted the District Number, Student ID, CD, School Number, Level
and Form.
ANSWER SHEETS – DO’s AND DON’Ts (cont.)
4) The Group Code is not used by NERIC, please leave blank.
5) A Skip Bubble has been added to the grid where the Speaking score points are recorded on
the answer sheet.
6) For those students who have IEP/504 test accommodations, the test administrator should
bubble in all the testing accommodations used by the student at the time of the test.
7) PRINT Scorers’ Names:
a. Please refer to the NYSESLAT School Administrators Manual for
instructions.
8) Scorers’ Code Letters:
a. Please refer to the NYSESLAT School Administrators Manual for
instructions.
9) REASON NOT TESTED – every student needs to have all sheets returned to NERIC. If a preprinted answer sheet is totally blank, fill in the REASON NOT TESTED.
10) The Scoring Model Code on Page 6 of the answer sheet MUST be bubbled.
DO NOT LEAVE BLANK. Note: There is a new Scoring Model Code; #6
Scored by a private contractor (not a BOCES).
BUBBLING
Students and Scorers:
11) Must use No. 2 pencil only.
12) Make heavy black marks that fill the circle completely.
13) Should erase cleanly any answer they may wish to change.
14) Should make no stray marks on the answer sheet.
15) Returning Test Materials to MetriTech
a. All secure test materials received from MetriTech are to be returned to MetriTech
after all sessions of the NYSESLAT are administered, the answers are transcribed on to
answer sheets, and raters have recorded all Speaking/Writing session constructedresponse scores on students’ answer sheets.
b. Instructions for the return of secure NYSESLAT test materials are in the 2016 NYSESLAT
School Administrator’s Manual pp 29-33.
If you have any questions about the Answer Sheets, Extra Sheets, or Class Rosters please
contact Matt Coleman at 518-862-5355, or Bill Adam at 518-862-5310, or via email at
testing@neric.org. Thank you for your cooperation in this effort!!