September 14, 2009
Testing Problems noted in previous
testings
 Teachers reading, studying, discussing test items
 Test administrators and/or proctors not receiving
training
 Failure to follow Teacher’s Manual
 Cell phones
 Accommodations coded incorrectly
 Retesters coded incorrectly
 Proctors and/or administrators not circulating
 Only one person in testing room
Test Security Plan
 District Plan not yet approved
 Test Security Plans have not changed
 Make sure you include Accommodations 24, 25 and 73
in Test Security Plan.
 Go over Test Security Plan in school training.
District Forms
 Use of Electronic Devices Form
 Absentee Form
 Allowable Accommodations/Communications Log
 Secure Sign-in Sheet
 Check-in Sheet
 Invalidation/Exclusion Report
 Material Receipt Verification Form
 Seating Chart
SATP Information
 DTC is the point of contact.
 Preprinted answer sheets are for Dec and Apr
 Answer sheets are a new design which will have an
accommodation code for each part of Eng II
 Section F of answer sheet must be darkened for
retesters
 Passing scores: English II 645 Algebra 647
 Allowable calculators-no change
 Scratch paper-Algebra I only
English II
 Vocabulary/Reading Section administered first
 Read alouds must have the same form of test. Dec will
have two forms of test
 Highlighters can be used on test, but will invalidate
test if on answer document
Online reminders
 Must validate all students
 Validation window begins Sept. 14.
 Verification of validation due Friday, Sept. 18
 Add a student forms must be signed by DTC
Administrations
 Sept. 2009 Paper/Pencil Retest-first time test takers in or
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after 07-08.
Sept. 2009 Online Retest-first time test takers prior to 0708
Dec 2009 Paper/Pencil-first time testers block schedule
and retesters from 07-08
Dec 2009 Online Retest-First time testers prior to 07-08
April 2010Retest Paper/Pencil-SENIORS ONLY
April 2010 Online Retest-first time test taker prior to 07-08
and seniors.
April 2010 Paper/pencil First time test takers and retester
from 07-08 and after.
Caveon
 If students receive a conditional code, do not put label
on cumulative folder
 District must investigate conditional codes
Security
 Inventory materials immediately upon receipt using
materials checklist
 Test materials must be stored according to School Test
Security Plan
 No longer will receive an extra booklet in teachers
bucket
 Appendix F #8 should be stressed in trainings
 Read aloud teachers must understand strict nature of
confidentiality and have read Appendix F.
Appendix F #8
 Reproducing (by any means)or disclosing secure test
material (including pilot material) and student
responses before, during or after test administration
are prohibited. Reproduction or disclosure of secure
test materials includes but is not limited to the
following: reviewing, reading, or looking at secure test
material in a manner that is inconsistent with test
security regulations and/or procedures as outlined in
the test administrator’s manual. Use of unreleased
test items in any form (including rewording of such
test items) is strictly prohibited.
Mississippi Writing Assessment
 E/PP is an orange test. It is for students enrolled in Eng II
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for the first time in 08-09.
E/PP/R is a blue test. It is for students enrolled in Eng II
for the first time in 09-10
E is a green test. It is for students enrolled in Eng II for the
first time prior to 08-09
Students who pass the wrong writing assessments have not
met the state graduation requirement.
No scratch paper allowed.
Can use highlighters, but can not be on answer document
Mississippi Writing Assessment
 Leave Box E, race, blank
 Verify MSIS numbers
 Verify GIS numbers
 Write VOID on voided answer documents
 Make sure response booklets are not in nonscorable
materials
 Invalidated booklets must be placed with other
scorable materials in the appropriate teacher with
appropriate status code.
Mississippi Science Test
 Regular Test Administration March 3 for 5th and 8th
grade
 Last year for cumulative test
 Test Security- #8 Appendix F
 Untimed test
 No extra test booklet in teacher tubs
 Pre-ID answer documents-if any part is incorrect, you
must code a blank answer document
 Field Test May 3, 2010 only Grade 5 & 8 framework
MCT2
 3 day administration
 As a district, once again 8th grade will test Math on
Wednesday
 One test booklet with 3 seals
 Two scores reported-Language Arts and Mathematics
 Scratch paper only on math, must be sent to DTC
 May use highlighters, but will invalidate answer
documents if on answer document
 Can not go back to previous sections
Test Security
 No extra test booklet in teacher’s tubs
 Administrator/Proctors can not look at student
booklets (even over student’s shoulders)
 Read aloud administrators/proctors must receive
additional training on test security
 Review #8 Appendix F
Formula Chart
 8th grade students must receive a formula chart
Calculators
 7th and 8th grade students are allowed to use
calculators
 Sharing calculators is prohibited.
 Calculators do not have to be cleaned prior to testing.
 Students are only allowed to use one calculator
Reminders
 Answer documents returned with non-scorable
materials will not be scored
 Write VOID on any answer document that should not
be scored.
 Any invalidations must be approved by DTC and MDE
 If using Large Print or Braille, the bubble must be
darkened in the “For Administrative Use Only”section
 Make sure accommodations are coded correctly
 Make sure GIS number is correct
Test Security
 We will be audited at least once a year by MDE
 Each school will be monitored at every testing by in-
district personnel
 WIDA is a secure test and should be in Test Security
Plan
 Test Security Plan must be signed and dated for at
least two weeks before the first test administration
 Auditor’s notebook should be complete and on-hand
for monitors
Problems
 Unsigned or out-of-date Test Security Plan
 Two people not present at all times
 Administrator or proctor sitting
 Staff members broke seal on test booklets
 No hall monitors
 Not following published test schedule
 Subject relevant charts on the wall
 Using nonallowable accommodations
Problems
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Not providing allowable accommodations
Coaching Student (including strategic throat clearing)
Attempting to make a list of test questions
Reading the test and answering the questions on the
test
Students not issued the correct form of test
Changing answers after the test
Too many students under one test
administrator/proctor
Students seated too close together
Problems
 Improper storage of materials
 Staff not adhering to test security procedures
 School handing out scratch paper with answers and
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formula charts on them
Staff did not verify the correct number of test booklets
needed for test administration
Secure test materials were reproduced and distributed
to staff
Missing test booklets
Invalidation bubble incorrectly marked
Consequences
 Appendix F, Standard 22, Section VI, A: Multiple and/or
repeated minor violations that indicate the district and/or school
has not corrected issues addressed in previous letters of warning
or that the district and/or school has continued to be in
noncompliance with the numbered issues listed in
Requirements (Section IV) may result in a recommendation for a
citation to be placed on the accreditation record.
 Miss. Code of 1972 Sec. 37-16-4: Any person violating any
provision of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than
one Thousand Dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety
days, or both. Upon conviction, the State Board of Education
may suspend or revoke the administrative or teaching
credentials, or both, of the person convicted.
Special Populations
 Eligible student for assessment includes:
 All students in grades3-8
 All students enrolled in subject area testing program
courses
 All students completing a vocational program
 Ungraded students 8 to 13 years of age on Sept. 1 of the
current school year
 Grade 12 students and ungraded students 18 years of age on
Sept. 1 of the current school year who have not previously
enrolled in Alg I, Biology I, and English II and have not
take a Subject Area Test for Alg I, Bio I and English II
Methods of Participation
 MCT2
 SATP
 MAAECF
 SATP AA
Accommodations Manual
 Accommodations 24 and 25: relate to administering the
test over several session and/or days. Use must be
approved by the MDE prior to their use and must be in Test
Security Plan.
 Accommodation 51-53: Can be used on any test. They
relate to reading directions, but not test items.
 Accommodations 54, 55 and 58: Relate to reading test
items. Can not be used on MCT2 Reading or SATP English
II Reading/Vocabulary.
 Accommodations 56 and 57: NO LONGER EXISTS, IEPS
MUST BE REVIEW/REVISED TO REMOVE THESE
ACCOMMODATIONS
MAAECF
 Only for SCD students. SCD status is determined by
indicators on IEPs.
 Handled by the Office of Special Education
SATP AA
 SATP AA is designed ONLY for students with a
disability that required a non-allowable
accommodation for participation
 Request must be supported by the student’s IEP.
 Must participate in regular SATP administration first.
 Not an easier way to pass the SATP test.
 Portfolio style
Accommodations Certification
 STCs should request and receive the Supplementary
Aids and Services, Personnel, Supports in General
Education page of the IEP for all special education
students at their schools.
 The STC and LSC for each school will use these sheets
to code accommodations on student answer
documents.
 After completion of accommodations codes the STC,
LSC and principal must sign Accommodations
Certification Form and send it to the DTC.