Sandy Garrett
State Superintendent of
Public Instruction
Oklahoma State Department of Education
OKLAHOMA SCHOOL TESTING
PROGRAM (OSTP)
General Assessment Information
Test Preparation Inservice
2009 – 2010
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Agenda
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Testing Overview
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General Information
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Accommodations
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Invalidations and Equivalent Forms
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Test Security and Related Information
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Instructions and Information
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Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) Grades 3 – 8
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Oklahoma Modified Alternate Assessment Program (OMAAP)
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Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) End-of-Instruction
(EOI)
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Resource and Contact Information
Testing Overview
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
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).
Testing Overview
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Who Participates?
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
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
Online Testing
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
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.)
Demographic Information
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Precode Is Required for All OCCT Assessments
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
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Demographic Information
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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)
Demographic Information
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
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.
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This includes assessment reports as well as
accountability reports.
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Demographic Information
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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.
Testing Accommodations
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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.
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Setting
Presentation
Timing/Scheduling
Response
Testing Accommodations
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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.
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Translator
Transcribe
Clarification
Grouping/Multiple Sessions
Word-to-Word Dictionary
Testing Accommodations
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 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.
Testing Accommodations
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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.
Braille
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When a Braille test is ordered, you will receive a
packet with the following:
1
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Braille test
 1 answer document
 1 regular test booklet
 1 Test Administration Manual
 1 set of instructions
When a student’s Braille response is transcribed
into a scannable answer document, the IEP Braille
bubble must be completed.
Testing Accommodations
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Audio features are available for a read
aloud accommodation on the following
tests.
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Grade 7 Geography
Grade 8 Math
ACE Algebra I
ACE Algebra II
ACE Geometry
ACE Biology I
ACE U.S. History
Testing Accommodations
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
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.
Calculator Use
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EOI (OCCT and OMAAP)
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Algebra I , Geometry, and Biology I – Scientific Calculator
Algebra II – Graphing Calculator
Grades 3 – 8 (OCCT and OMAAP)
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May only be used as an accommodation for the Math
tests.
May only use a basic four function nonscientific
calculator.
SDE Approvals Required
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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.
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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.
Test Invalidations
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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.
Equivalent Tests
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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.
Equivalent Tests
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Equivalent Tests are available for:

Mathematics and Reading for Grades 3 – 8
(OCCT and OMAAP);

Grade 7 Geography (for online technical
problems only);
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All seven EOI subjects (OCCT); and
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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.
Guidelines for Students Who Receive Instruction
Away from Sites of Official Enrollment
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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.
Guidelines for Students Who Receive
Instruction Away from Sites of Official Enrollment
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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.
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The official site of residence district remains
accountable for the test scores.
Guidelines for Students Who Receive
Instruction Away from Sites of Official Enrollment
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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
instruction
tests the
student. Do
not upload
into a
session.
Site of
residence
submits the
student’s test
after the
student
shows a
“Stopped”
status in the
testing
session.
Guidelines for Students Who Receive
Instruction Away from Sites of Official Enrollment
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Students Testing at Alternative Sites
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Score reports will be sent to the districts
where the students are officially enrolled.
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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.
Virtual Students
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Schools must account for all students.
This includes virtual students.
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In the precode file or on the demographic
page, the student should be marked as
distance learner.
Test Security
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Who should be trained on Test Security and
administration procedures?
 District Test Coordinators (DTC)
 Building Test Coordinators (BTC)
 Test Administrators (TA)
 Test Monitors
Test Security
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 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.
Test Security
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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.
Test Security
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
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.
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Ensure that all student information is handled according to
FERPA guidelines. Contact USDE Family Policy
Compliance Office at (202) 260-3887 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.
Test Security
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 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.
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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.
Test Security
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 District Level Test Security Forms
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Scannable—Originals must be completed and returned.
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Building Level Test Security Forms
 Scannable—Originals must be completed and returned.
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Test Administrator and Test Monitor Security Forms
 Not scannable—May 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.
Test Security
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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 student’s 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.
Test Security
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
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
DTC Instructions and Information
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General Responsibilities:

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Serve as the SDE’s 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.
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Ensure that all personnel assigned to testing are
adequately trained in proper test administration and test
security.
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Sign-in sheets for training sessions should be kept on file
by the DTC or BTC.
DTC Instructions and Information
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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.
DTC Instructions and Information
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
There will be two shipments per administration:
1) 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.
2) 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
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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.
DTC Instructions and Information
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District and Building Site Overages
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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.
DTC Instructions and Information
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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.
DTC Instructions and Information
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Collection and Return:
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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.
DTC Instructions and Information
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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.
DTC Instructions and Information
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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.
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For Grades 3 – 8 OCCT general assessments, you MUST use the
same shipper for both the Writing and Multiple-Choice
administrations.
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For EOI OCCT general assessments, a set pick-up date has been
scheduled for:
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
Winter Writing - December 14, 2009 Multiple Choice January 12, 2010

Trimester Writing - January 29, 2010; and
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Spring Writing - April 26, 2010.
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Building Test Coordinator (BTC)
Instructions and Information
BTC Instructions and Information
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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.
BTC Instructions and Information
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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.
BTC Instructions and Information
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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
TA Instructions and Information
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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.
TA Instructions and Information
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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 student’s 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.
TA Instructions and Information
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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 Monitor
Instructions and Information
Test Monitor Instructions and
Information
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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.
Monitoring
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
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.)
OCCT Grades 3 – 8
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
The testing vendor contracted for Oklahoma’s
Grades 3 – 8 program:
Data Recognition Corporation (DRC)
Contact Information:
Phone: (866) 546-9404
Fax: (763) 268-3008
E-mail: <OK@datarecognitioncorp.com>
TPM p. iii
2010 Testing Windows
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Grades 3 – 8 Assessments
Type of
Administration
Grade
3
Grade
4
Writing Test
February 24
Multiple-Choice
(Paper-Pencil)
Tests
April 12- 23
Multiple-Choice
(Online) Tests
April 12 - 30
Grade
5
Grade
6
Grade
7
Writing
Math &
Reading
Math &
Reading
Math,
Reading,
Science,
& Social
Studies
Grade
8
Writing
Math &
Reading
Math &
Reading
Science
& U.S.
History
Geography
Math &
Reading
Demographic Information
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Vendor
DRC
Grades 3 – 8
Enrollment
October 5 – 16
Uploading Data for
Precode Labels
(Paper/Pencil and
Online)
From the Wave
Uploading Additional
Student Data for Online
Testing
Using the CAL system
Additional students will be hand-bubbled.
Must use state student ID numbers.
Online
June 1 – 14
Verification/Corrections - <www.drc.web.com/online corrections>
Required
TPM p. 4
Demographic Information – New
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
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.
Demographic Information – New
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
Use the Wave system to manually enter which
students are
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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
DRC’s online testing system.
Demographic Information
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
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.
Demographic Information – NEW
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
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Data pull from the Wave
February Writing
Spring Testing
Certify data by
November 25
Certify data by
January 22
If you need help with the Wave precode for the OCCT
Grades 3 – 8, contact:
<thewave@sde.state.ok.us> or call (405) 522-8198.
Prototype Screen
Demographic Information
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
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.
Demographic Information
TPM p. 5
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
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.
Demographic Information
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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.
TPM p. 96
TPM p. 5
Collection of Teacher ID Number
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
Teacher ID numbers may be provided by handbubbling 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 district’s student data file. This will not be used
by the testing vendor to disaggregate reports.
TPM p. 13
Time Schedule and Test Sequence
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

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.
Time Schedule and Test Sequence
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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.
Time Schedule and Test Sequence
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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.
TPM p. 13
Time Schedule and Test Sequence
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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.
Online Testing
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
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
Driver’s 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
<www.sde.state.ok.us/AcctAssess>.
Oklahoma Modified Alternate
Assessment Program (OMAAP)
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
The testing vendor contracted for Oklahoma’s
OMAAP program:
Customer Service Department
Phone: (800) 323-9540
Fax: (866) 531-0089
E-mail: <Chantel_Jackson@hmco.com>
OMAAP Overview
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


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.
OMAAP Overview
77

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
<www.sde.state.ok.us>.
2010 Testing Windows
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Grades 3 – 8 OMAAP* Testing Windows
Type of
Administration
Grade
3
Grade
4
Grade
5
Grade
6
Grade
7
Grade
8
Multiple-Choice
(Paper-Pencil)
Tests
April 12 – 23
Math
Reading
Math
Reading
Math
Reading
Science
Math
Reading
Math
Reading
Math
Reading
Science
*3-8 OMAAP assessments are available in Math, Reading, and Science
only.
2009 – 2010 Testing Windows
EOI OMAAP* Testing Windows
EOI Subject
Administration
Winter
Trimester
Spring
Summer
.
Writing
Algebra I English II
Biology I
U.S.
History
December
8&9
November 30, 2009 – December 18, 2009
January
26 & 27
January 18, 2010 – February 5, 2010
April 20 & 21
April 19, 2010 – May 7, 2010
June 7, 2010 – July 30, 2010
*OMAAP EOI tests are available for Algebra I, English II, Biology I, and
U.S. History.
79 II test does not have to be given
**The Writing portion of the English
before the Multiple-Choice portion.
Demographic Information
80
Winter/Trimester
Vendor
Riverside
End-of-Instruction
Enrollment
September 21 – October 15, 2009
Correction Window
March 22 – 26, 2010
(You will receive a
data CD to correct and
return.)
Demographic Information
81
Spring
OMAAP 3 – 8
Enrollment:
To Be Announced.
Correction Window
To Be Announced.
Pearson
OMAAP End-of-Instruction
Enrollment:
EOI OMAAP will enroll with
Pearson at the same time
OCCT EOI numbers are
submitted.
Correction Window:
May 31 – June 10, 2010
Time Schedule and Test Sequence
82

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.
Time Schedule and Test Sequence
83

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.
Time Schedule and Test Sequence
84


Scratch paper for the Multiple-Choice tests is
allowed but should be collected after testing
and destroyed by the BTC.
If a student’s 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.
Demographic Information
85

Precode will not be available for OMAAP
EOI for Winter/Trimester.
OCCT End-of-Instruction (EOI)
86

The testing vendor contracted for Oklahoma’s
EOI program:
Pearson
Contact Information:
Phone: (866) 294-9970
Fax: (319) 358-4299
E-mail: <okeoionline@support.pearson.com>
Online Technical Support
(888) 597-1103
2009 – 2010 Testing Windows
TPM p. i
87
EOI Testing Windows
EOI Subject
Administration
Winter
Trimester
Spring
Summer
Writing
December
8&9
English
II & III
Algebra I & II
& Geometry
U.S.
History
Biology I
Paper/Pencil November 30, 2009 – December 18, 2009
Online November 30, 2009 – January 8, 2010
January
26 & 27
Paper/Pencil January 18, 2010 – February 5, 2010
Online January 18, 2010 – February 12, 2010
April 20 & 21
Paper/Pencil April 19, 2010 – May 7, 2010
Online April 19, 2010 – May 14, 2010
June 7, 2010 – July 30, 2010
Demographic Information
88
Precode/Student Upload for Winter/Trimester
Vendor
Pearson
End-of-Instruction
Enrollment
September 14 – October 16, 2009
Uploading Data for
Precode Labels
(Paper-Pencil and Online)
SchoolHouse – (Pre ID Tab) File Transfer
<www.ncsschoolhouse.com>
Uploading Additional Data
for Online Testing
SchoolHouse – (Pre ID Tab) File Transfer
<www.ncsschoolhouse.com>
Online Corrections
March 1 – 11, 2010
Demographic Information
89
Precode/Student Upload for Spring
Vendor
Pearson End-of-Instruction
OCCT and OMAAP EOI tests
Enrollment
February 1 – March 5, 2010
Uploading Data for Precode
Labels
(Paper-Pencil and Online)
SchoolHouse – (Pre ID Tab) File Transfer
<www.ncsschoolhouse.com>
Uploading Additional Data for
SchoolHouse – (Pre ID Tab)
Online Testing
File Transfer
<www.ncsschoolhouse.com>
Online Corrections
May 31 – June 10, 2010
2nd Time Test Opportunity
TPM p. 3
90
EOI Overview
91

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.
EOI Overview
92

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.
EOI Overview
93


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).
EOI Overview
94
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.”
EOI Overview
95
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

EOI Overview
96
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.

EOI Overview
97
Graduation Requirements under ACE



To demonstrate mastery, the student shall attain at
least a Proficient/Satisfactory score on the end-ofinstruction criterion-referenced tests.
School districts shall report the student’s
performance levels of Proficient/Satisfactory and
above on the end-of-instruction tests on the
student’s high school transcript.
Students who do not attain at least a
Proficient/Satisfactory score on any end-ofinstruction test shall be provided remediation.
EOI Overview
98
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

99
Testing Rules Exceptions and
Exceptions
100

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.
101
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-ofcourse 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.
102
Testing Rules Exceptions and
Exceptions



A student may take more than one alternate test to
meet the graduation requirement.
School districts will document a student’s 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.
Testing Rules Exceptions and
Exceptions
103

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.
104
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 student’s
IEP and recorded on the student’s 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.
Testing Rules (cont).
105

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 district’s 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 student’s transcript will read: “This student has met the
graduation requirement of demonstrating mastery in the state
academic content standards.”
Alternate Tests
106
A list of approved alternate tests is located on the
SDE Web site.
<http://sde.state.ok.us/AcctAssess/testadmin.html>

EOI Overview
107

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-ofinstruction 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.

ACE Comparison Chart
• Students must take
tests but do not
have to pass them.
• Student may retake
one time if desired.
• Record higher of
two scores on
transcript regardless
of Performance
Level.
Freshmen 2008 and Thereafter
Freshmen Prior to 2008
108
• Students must take
all required tests
and must pass
Algebra I, English II,
and two of the other
five.
• Student may retake
multiple times.
• Record only passing
scores (Proficient or
above) on transcript.
Testing
109

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.
Testing
110
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.
Testing
111

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.
Testing
112

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.
Testing
113

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.
Testing
114

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
Testing
115
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.
State Department Web Site
<www.sde.state.ok.us>
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






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
Important Contact Information
Office of Accountability and Assessments
Phone: (405) 521-3341
Fax: (405) 522-6272
Special Education Services
Amy Daugherty
(405) 521-3351
Bilingual Education
Melissa McGavock
(405) 521-3196
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Office of Accountability and Assessments
(405) 521-3341
118
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