California Assessment of Student
Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
IUSD SBAC
Student Support Training
Irene Brady
Lisa Wilson
February 27, 2014
Designating Student
Accessibility and
Accommodation Options
Objective for Training
• Know exactly the criteria and recommended
use of each universal tool, designated support
and accommodation
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What are Universal Tools,
Designated Supports, and
Accommodations?
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Universal Tools:
– Available to all; based on student preference and
selection (e.g., breaks, strikethrough, highlighter).
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Designated Supports:
– Need to be indicated by an educator or group of
educators (e.g., color contrast, read aloud, glossary,
magnification).
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Accommodation:
− Based on individualized education programs (IEPs)
or Section 504 plans (e.g., American Sign
Language, scribe).
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Universal Tools, Designated
Supports, and Accommodations
on the Field Test
• The Field Test includes embedded and nonembedded universal tools, designated
supports, and accommodations to maximize
accessibility.
– Embedded: part of the computer
administration (i.e., digital notepad, calculator)
– Non-embedded: provided outside the
computer administration (i.e., scratch paper,
multiplication table)
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Universal Tools, Designated
Supports, and Accommodations
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Making decisions about student
supports
• For any student support, students should
demonstrate a need for the support during
testing situations in their classroom.
• Student supports should not be used for the first
time on the SBAC field test
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Universal Tools
Embedded –
1. Breaks – no limit on number of breaks a student
may have
2. Calculator (for calculator-allowed items only)
a. Certain items have allowed calculator use and it’s
available for all students
b. Using a calculator for all items is an nonembedded accommodation
3. Digital Notepad - Used to making notes about an
item
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Universal Tools
4. English Dictionary – English dictionary will be
available for the full write portion of an ELA
performance task
5. English Glossary – Grade- and content
appropriate definitions of specific constructirrelevant terms are show in English on the
screen via a pop-up window.
a. For both the Dictionary and Glossary a faint glow will
appear around a pre-selected word and then students
can hover over the item and a popup window appears
with the translated word or definition.
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Universal Tools
6. Expandable Passages - Each passage or
stimulus can be expanded so that it takes up a
larger portion of the screen.
7. Global
Notes (for ELA performance tasks) –
Global notes is a notepad that is available for
ELA performance tasks in which students
complete a full write. A full write is the 2nd part
of a performance task. The student clicks on the
notepad icon for the notepad to appear. The
notes are retained from segment to segment.
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Universal Tools
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Highlighter
Keyboard navigation – keyboard commands
provide shortcuts to navigate through test
10 Mark for Review
11 Math tools – includes embedded ruler and
protractor, available only on specific items
12 Spell check (for ELA items) – Gives an
indication that a word is spelled incorrectly.
Available in student generated response items
and full write portion of performance task
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Universal Tools
13 Strikethrough – Allows users to cross out
answer options.
14 Writing Tools – Selected writing tools (i.e., bold,
italic, bullets, undo/redo) are available for all
student-generated responses.
15 Zoom – A tool for making text or other graphics
in a window or frame appear larger on the
screen.
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Universal Tools - Embedded
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Universal Tools
Non-embedded
1. Breaks – breaks may be given at predetermined
intervals or after completion of sections of the
assessment for students taking a paper-based
test.
2. English Dictionary – An English dictionary can be
provided for the full write portion of an ELA
performance task.
3. Scratch paper – plain or lined paper for ELA
tests; graph paper is allowed for Math tests
beginning in 6th grade. Needs to be collected and
shredded.
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Universal Tools
4. Thesaurus – a thesaurus contains synonyms of
terms while a student interacts with text included in
the assessment. For the full write portion of the
performance task only.
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Designated Supports
Embedded
1. Color Contrast – enable students to adjust
screen background
2. Masking – involves blocking off content that is
not of immediate need or may be distracting
3. Text-to-Speech – For math items and ELA
items, not for passages. Text is read aloud to
student
4. Translated Test Directions- for math items only;
Translation of test directions is available prior to
beginning the actual test items.
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Designated Supports
5. Translations (glossaries) – For math items only.
Available for pre-selected items. The
translations appear on the screen when students
click on them
a. Available languages: Spanish, Mandarin,
Cantonese, Vietnamese, Punjabi, Arabic, Korean,
Russian, Ukrainian, Filipino (Tagalog/ Ilokano)
6. Translations (stacked) – For Math items only. Provide
the full translation of each test item above the original
item in English. Only available in Spanish
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Designated Supports
7. Turn off any universal tool – Disabling any
Universal Tools that might be distracting or
that students do not need to use or unable to
use.
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Designated Supports
Non-embedded
1. Bilingual dictionary – (for ELA performance task
full write). A word-to-word dictionary.
2. Color Contrast - Test content of online items
may be printed with different colors (not
available for Field Test)
3. Color Overlay –Color transparencies are placed
over a paper based test (not available on FT)
4. Magnification – The size of specific areas of the
screen may be adjusted by the student with an
assistive technology device.
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Designated Support
5. Read-aloud – (for math items and ELA items, not
for reading passages) – Test is read aloud to the
student by a trained and qualified human reader
who follows the administration guidelines
provided in the SBAC Test Administration
Manual.
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Designated Supports
6. Scribe – (for ELA non-writing items and math
items). Students dictate their responses to a
human who records verbatim what they dictate.
The scribe must be trained and qualified and
must follow administration guidelines.
7. Separate setting – Test location is altered so
that the student is tested in a setting different
from that made available to most students.
8. Translated glossaries – can be provided for
selected construct irrelevant terms for math. Not
available for field test.
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Accommodations
• Available for students with IEPs and Section
504 plans
Embedded
1. American Sign Language – (for ELA listening items
and math items) Test content is translated into ASL
video
2. Braille – presented in a raised format (paper or
thermaform). Let me know if we have any students
that require this.
3. Closed Captioning – Printed text that appears on
the computer screen as audio materials are
presented (not available for Field Test); note in
TIDE so it suppresses audio.
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Accommodations
4. Text-to-speech – For ELA Passages. Text is read
aloud to the student via embedded text-to-speech
technology. Student is able to control speed and
volume of voice.
a) Available for a small number of students – 1 - 2%
b) Not available for students in grades 3 – 5
a) Available for students in grades 6-8 and 11
b) Students will need headphones
5. Streamlined Interface Availability - which eliminates
the double pane and stacks the passage on top of
the questions.
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Accommodations
Non-embedded
1. Abacus – Can be used in place of scratch
paper for students who routinely use an abacus
2. Alternate Response Options
a. External devices that must be plugged in and
compatible with assessment delivery system
b. Adaptive keyboards,
3 Calculator – For students needing a special
calculator such as a Braille calculator or a talking
calculator for calculator allowed items only.
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Accommodations
4. Multiplication table – a paper-based single digit
(1-9) multiplication table available from SBAC.
Available for grade 4 and above.
5. Print on demand – Contact me if this is
necessary. I need to get permission first.
6. Read aloud – For ELA passages, grades 6-8
and 11, Blind students in grades 3 – 8 and 11
who don’t have adequate Braille skills.
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Accommodations
7. Scribe – Students dictate their responses to a
human who records verbatim what they dictate
8. Speech-to-text – Voice recognition allows
students to use their voices as input devices to
the computer, to dictate response or give
comments. Students may use their own
assistive technology devices.
a) All assessment content must be deleted from
these devices after test is completed.
b) Students must have experience using this
accommodation.
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Designating Supports and
Accommodations
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Both DCs and SCs are authorized to set supports and
accommodations for students.
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Two ways: one-by-one or upload file
Must be set prior to the test session
There is a template for uploading both embedded and
non-embedded supports/accommodations.
Accommodations can be set immediately prior to the
student test.
Set in system by content area.
Reminder: For CA, adding, uploading, or editing
student demographic information is only through
CALPADS.
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Viewing Student Test Settings
in TIDE
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Test Settings include
embedded
accommodations and
embedded designated
supports. These may be
adjusted manually, or by
uploading an
accommodations file.
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Non-Embedded Accommodations
and Designated Supports
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Non-Embedded
Accommodations and
Designated Supports
may also be adjusted
manually (one-by-one), or
uploaded in an
accommodations file.
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Next Steps
• Special Education and Students with a Section
504 plan
– Review all existing IEPs and Section 504 plans
for current accommodations and modifications
– Translate current accommodations into new
student supports
– Provide information on Designated Supports
and Accommodations to Irene on template sent
to psychologists
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Next Steps
• For General Education Students:
– What process will you use to find students that
may need a Designated Support?
 Use of existing support in Schoolnet
 Feedback from teachers / ILT
– Decide on which Designated Support is
appropriate for student
– Enter name in same template used for students
with IEPs or Section 504 plans and send to me.
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Other considerations
• Make sure to train staff on student supports
• Make sure that the Test Administrator
understands how to access students support
before test session begins.
• Verify test settings before test is administered.
– Recommended 1 week prior to testing
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Voice Pack Tab
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The Voice Pack tab provides instructions and a download
link for the NeoSpeech™ Julie voice pack.
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Additional Resources
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Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations
Guidelines:
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CA-specific TIDE User Guide:
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http://www.smarterbalanced.org/wordpress/wpcontent/uploads/2013/09/SmarterBalanced_Guidelines_091113
.pdf
http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CAASPPField-Test-Administration-Manual.pdf
Accessibility and Accommodation video:
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http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wpcontent/uploads/2014/02/CAASPP-Field-Test-AdministrationManual.pdf
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Questions
Resources and Support
• Lisa Wilson – x 5174, lisawilson@iusd.org; general
questions about student supports and specific
questions related to special education and
accommodations
• Irene Brady – x 5263, irenebrady@iusd.org;
general questions about student supports and
specific questions related Section 504 plans and
accommodations.