Spring 2016
Florida Standards Assessments
SAC Training Materials
FSA ELA Writing, ELA Reading, Mathematics;
FSA ELA Retake (Writing and Reading);and
FSA Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry EOCs
Overview
These training materials are based on:
• Spring 2016 Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) English
Language Arts (ELA) Writing Test Administration Manual
• Spring/Summer 2016 FSA Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Administration Manual (Spring/Summer 2016)
• Spring 2016 FSA Paper-Based Test (PBT) Administration
Manual (Spring 2016).
The manuals and other resources about the FSA program
and this administration can be found at:
• FSA Portal at www.FSAssessments.org
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Overview
School personnel should read and have access to the
following materials:
Only available in the FSA Portal:
– TIDE User Guide (for School Assessment Coordinators)
– TIDE Quick Guide (for School Assessment Coordinators)
– ORS Reports & Files Quick Guide (for School Assessment
Coordinators)
– Test Administrator User Guide (for Test Administrators and
School Assessment Coordinators)
– Practice Tests Quick Guide (for Test Administrators and
School Assessment Coordinators)
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FSA ELA Writing and Writing Retake PBT and
CBT Test Administration Manual (TAM)
Scripts and instructions are
included for:
• Grades 4–7 (paper-based)
• Grades 8–10 (computer-based
and paper-based
accommodations)
• ELA Writing Retake (computerbased and paper-based
accommodations)
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FSA ELA and Mathematics
PBT TAM
Paper-based scripts and
instructions are included for
administering:
• Grade 3 FSA ELA Reading
• Grades 3–4 FSA Mathematics
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FSA ELA, Mathematics, and EOC
CBT TAM
Scripts and instructions are included
for administering the computerbased:
• Grades 4–10 FSA ELA Reading;
• Grades 5–8 FSA Mathematics;
• FSA ELA Reading Retake; and
• FSA Algebra 1, Geometry, and
Algebra 2 EOC
Note: This manual will be used again for the Summer 2016 FSA EOC administration.
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FSA ELA Writing Test (Grades 4-10 and
Retake) Administration Schedule
FSA ELA Writing*
CBT
PBT
Grades 4-7
N/A
March 1 (makeups to March 4)
Grades 8-10
February 29 – March 11
March 1 (makeups to March 4)
Accommodations only
Retakes
February 29 – March 11
March 1 (makeups to March 4)
Accommodations only
Grades 4-10 and Retakes
Makeups ONLY
April 4-7
May 2-6
*The FSA ELA Writing assessment is administered in one 120-minute session.
For the FSA ELA Writing Retake, any student who has not completed the test by the
end of the allotted time may continue working; however, each test session may last
no longer than half the length of a typical school day.
Any deviation from this schedule requires written approval from FLDOE.
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FSA ELA (3) and Mathematics (3-4) PBT
Test Administration Schedule
FSA
Grades
PBT*
ELA Reading
3
March 29-30
Mathematics
3&4
March 31-April 1
*Makeup tests can be administered to April 7, as needed.
Any deviation from this schedule requires written approval from the Florida
Department of Education (FLDOE).
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Retakes (FSA ELA, FCAT 2.0, and NGSSS Algebra 1
EOC) Test Administration Schedule
Grades
Retake Tests
PBT
(Accommodations
ONLY)
FSA ELA Reading
March 29 – April 7
CBT
10+ Adult
March 28 – April 7
FCAT 2.0 Reading and
March 29 – April 1
7- Adult
NGSSS Algebra 1 EOC
Any deviation from this schedule requires written approval from the Florida
Department of Education (FLDOE).
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FSA ELA (4-10) and Mathematics (5-8)
Test Administration Schedule
FSA
Grades
ELA Reading
4-10
Mathematics
5-8
PBT
(Accommodations
ONLY)
CBT
April 11 – 22
April 11 – May 6
Any deviation from this schedule requires written approval from the Florida
Department of Education (FLDOE).
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FSA Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry
EOC Test Administration Schedule
Students
FSA
PBT
(Accommodations
ONLY)
Enrolled Students
Algebra 1*, Algebra 2,
Geometry
April 18 – 29
CBT
April 18 - May 13
*This testing window also includes administration of the FSA Algebra 1 EOC Retake.
Any deviation from this schedule requires written approval from the Florida
Department of Education (FLDOE).
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Test Administration Schedule
Session Length by Grade Level
FSA ELA Writing
All FSA ELA Writing
Grades 4-10 and Retake
assessments are
administered in a one
session in one day.
Grades 4-7 is a paperbased administration.
Grades 8-10 and Retake
are computer-based
administrations.
Session
Grade Level
Length
4 -7
120 minutes
Number of
Sessions
1
8 - 10
120 minutes
1
Retake*
120 minutes
1
*Any student who has not completed the FSA Retake test
by the end of the allotted time may continue working;
however, each test session may last no longer than half
the length of a typical school day.
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Test Administration Schedule
Session Lengths by Grade Level and Subject
FSA ELA Reading
All FSA ELA Reading
Grades 4-10 and Retake
assessments are
administered in two
sessions over two days.
Grade Level
Session Length
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Retake*
80 minutes
80 minutes
80 minutes
85 minutes
85 minutes
85 minutes
90 minutes
90 minutes
90 minutes
Number of
Sessions
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
*Any student who has not completed the FSA Retake test by the
end of the allotted time may continue working; however, each
test session may last no longer than half the length of a typical
school day.
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Test Administration Schedule
Session Lengths by Grade Level and Subject
FSA Mathematics
All FSA Mathematics
Grades 3-8 assessments
are administered over two
days.
For Grades 6–8, Session 1
MUST be administered on
Day 1 and Sessions 2 and 3
on Day 2.
Grade
Session
Length
Number of
Sessions
3
80 minutes
2
4
80 minutes
2
5
80 minutes
2
6
60 minutes
3
7
60 minutes
3
8
60 minutes
3
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Test Administration Schedule
Session Lengths by FSA EOC Subject
All FSA EOC assessments
are administered in two
sessions over two days.
Any student who has not
completed the session by
the end of the allotted
time may continue
working; however, each
session may last no longer
than half the length of a
typical school day.
FSA EOC
Session
Length
Number of
Sessions
Algebra 1,
Algebra 2,
and
Geometry
90 minutes
2
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FSA ELA (Writing and Reading) and
Mathematics Calibration
• FLDOE provided a list of calibration schools to each district.
• Selected schools were notified via Briefing # 18806
• Schools selected for the Grade 3 and 4 calibration studies will include both ELA
and Mathematics.
• Grade 3 ELA paper-based test (PBT) materials must be returned on the
early return date (March 31st), and must utilize the appropriate
calibration labels.
• Schools selected for CBT calibration should attempt to complete all CBT
Calibration testing by April 15.
• FSA PBT Calibration Striped Return Labels
– Striped labels will be used to return all calibration TO BE SCORED materials.
– Striped labels will match the color of the administration (i.e., Grades 4-7
ELA Writing, Grade 3 ELA Reading, and Grades 3 and 4 Mathematics) but
will include a stripe across the middle of the label.
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Glossary of Terms - FSA
• American Institutes for Research (AIR): AIR is the assessment vendor
for FSA assessments.
• Data Recognition Corporation (DRC): DRC is the vendor responsible for
processes associated with paper-based FSA materials, including printing,
shipping, receiving, and scanning.
• FSA Portal: Resources and information for district and school personnel
are located in the FSA Portal, which is accessed at
www.fsassessments.org. The portal includes links to the Test Delivery
System (TDS), Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE), and the
Online Reporting System (ORS).
• Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE): TIDE is the enrollment and
user management system for FSA assessments. Student enrollment and
test eligibility information is managed via TIDE.
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Glossary of Terms- FSA
• Online Reporting System (ORS): ORS allows school personnel to track
the progress of student computer-based testing. ORS is accessed via the
FSA Portal using the same username (email) and password used to
access other AIR systems.
• Test Delivery System (TDS): All computer-based FSA assessments are
administered via TDS, which includes the Test Administrator Interface
and the Student Interface.
• Student Interface: Students use the Student Interface to log in to and
take computer-based FSA tests.
• Secure Browser: The secure browser allows students to access the
computer-based FSA assessments. This software must be installed on all
computers or devices that will be used for student testing.
• Test Administrator Interface: Test administrators use the Test
Administrator Interface to create and monitor test sessions for all
computer-based FSA assessments.
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Glossary of Terms-FSA
• Session ID: Session IDs are unique codes generated by the Test Administrator
Interface. In addition to their Username and First Name, students use the
Session ID to log in to computer-based FSA assessments.
• Test Group Codes: Test group codes are four-digit codes used during paperbased for (FSA and NGSSS) and computer-based for (NGSSS test)
administrations to identify groups of students tested together and are
recorded on the front of the test and answer books and in the test
administrator’s required administration information.
• Test Tickets: Student test tickets contain login information for students. Each
student must have a test ticket to log in to computer-based FSA assessments.
Test tickets are generated in TIDE and contain the following fields: Username,
Last Name, First Name (password), Grade, Date of Birth, Student ID Number,
District, and School.
• On-Demand PreID Labels: On-Demand PreID Labels may be printed at the
schools for any students who were not included in the original PreID upload
and transferred to a school after the PreID upload in TIDE.
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Navigating This Presentation
• In the slides that follow, the right portion of the header will
indicate when slides are relevant to computer-based testing
(CBT), paper-based testing (PBT), or both:
CBT
PBT
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CBT
PBT
Students to Be Tested
CBT
PBT
All students enrolled in tested grade levels/subjects participate in the
Spring 2016 FSA, FCAT 2.0, and EOC administrations with or without
accommodations, per Section 1008.22(3)(a), Florida Statutes.
• Students must take the test appropriate for the grade level in
which they are receiving instruction.
– Grades 4-10 FSA ELA Writing, Grades 3-10 FSA ELA Reading, Grades
3-8 FSA Mathematics, Grades 5 & 8 FCAT 2.0 Science
– Grades 7-AD enrolled in EOC subject: FSA Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and
Geometry, and NGSSS EOC Biology 1, Civics, and US History (see
NGSSS CBT Manual for list of courses)
• For FSA ELA, students must take the both and the same gradelevel test for ELA Writing and ELA Reading to receive an ELA score.
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Students to Be Tested
CBT
PBT
Retake for students pursuing a standard high school
diploma:
Grades
10+ Adult
Retake
Eligible Students
FSA ELA
Writing and
Reading
Cohorts 2013-14 and beyond that have not yet passed
the Grade 10 FSA ELA or met a concordant ACT/SAT
score for graduation
FCAT 2.0
Reading
Cohorts 2009-10 to 2012-13 that have not yet passed
the FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake or met a concordant
ACT/SAT score for graduation
NGSSS
Algebra 1
EOC
Students enrolled in an eligible Algebra course prior to
Fall 2014 and have not passed the NGSSS Algebra 1 EOC
(or met a comparative PERT score) for graduation
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CBT
PBT
Students to Be Tested
Make arrangements to test special program students.
Special Programs
District
Number
School
Number
Full-Time K-8
71
0300
Full-Time 9-12
71
0400
FL Virtual Academy
50
7079
Miami-Dade Online Academy
13
7001
Florida Home Education
13
9998
McKay Scholarship
13
3518
Florida Tax Credit Scholarship
97
9999
Hospital/Homebound*
(Brucie Ball Educational Center)
13
9732
FLVS
*Miami-Dade program not in the Test Administration Manual.
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Students to Be Tested
CBT
PBT
English Language Learners (ELLs)
• All ELL students (Levels 1-4) participate in statewide
assessments.
• All ELL students enrolled in tested grade levels and subjects are
expected to participate in the statewide assessments no matter
how long these students have been enrolled in a U.S. school.
• See Appendix A of the spring manuals for information regarding
allowable accommodations for ELLs.
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Students to Be Tested
Students with Disabilities
CBT
PBT
• Students with disabilities participate in the statewide assessment program by
taking one of the following:
– FSA, FCAT 2.0, and EOC assessments without accommodations,
– FSA, FCAT 2.0, and EOC assessments with accommodations, or
– Florida Statewide Alternate Assessment.
• All determinations regarding participation in the statewide assessment
program must be documented in the student’s IEP or Section 504 plan.
• See Appendix A of the spring manuals for information regarding allowable
accommodations for students with disabilities.
• 2015-16 Accommodations Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): The
accommodations FAQ has been updated for the 2015-16 school year and
posted to the FSA Portal at www.fsassessments.org under About the FSAs.
– This document contains information for educators and parents regarding
procedures, guidelines, and implementation for accommodations for
eligible students on statewide assessments.
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Accommodations
PBT
General Information about Accommodations
• For eligible students participating in the paper-based FSA, FCAT 2.0, and
EOC assessments, the following accommodated materials are available:
– Large print
– Contracted braille
– Uncontracted braille
– One-item-per-page
• American Sign Language (ASL) videos will be provided for listening
items on the ELA Reading tests for both CBT and PBT accommodations
for students who require them.
• Students with PBT accommodations will have access to the listening
items via a secure interface.
– Instructions for students taking paper-based practice tests on how to
access the audio component of the practice test through the
applicable computer-based practice test on the FSA Portal.
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Accommodations
CBT
General Information about Accommodations (cont.)
For eligible students participating in the computer-based FSA , FCAT 2.0, and EOC
assessments, the following accommodated materials are available:
• Computer-Based Accommodations
Paper-Based Test Materials
– Masking
–Regular print
– Text-to-speech
–Large print
• Writing Passage Booklets
–Contracted braille
− Regular print Writing Passage Booklets
− Large print Writing Passage Booklets
–Uncontracted braille
• Reading Passage Booklets
–One-item-per-page
– Regular print Reading Passage Booklets
– Large print Reading Passage Booklets
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Accommodations –
Oral Presentation
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CBT
PBT
Accommodations
CBT
PBT
What to do? Temporary Section 504 Plan:
• When a student sustains an impairment / injury during a statewide
test window, they may be eligible for Section 504
– You may consider scheduling the test on an available make-up
day, if possible, to provide more time to collect written medical
documentation from the parent and schedule a 504 Eligibility
Meeting
• Contact the Regional Special Education Staffing Specialist for
assistance and directions on proceeding with a Section 504
Eligibility Meeting / Plan
• Send / provide a Notification of Meeting to the parent
• Only a designated LEA may facilitate a Section 504 Meeting
Accommodations
SPED Office Contacts
SOUTH
CENTRAL
 (786) 413-3001
 JRE Lee Educational Ctr. (786)-268-4757
– Kathy Maguire
• Instructional Supervisor
– Lourdes Alonso
• Lead Staffing Specialist
– Maria Verjano
• Lead Staffing Specialist
– Andrea Hopkins
• Co-Lead Staffing Specialist
NORTH

 SPED Annex at CIE (305) 242-8432
– Kathy Maguire
• Instructional Supervisor
– Maria Sifre
• Lead Staffing Specialist
(305) 827-3025
−
•
CBT
PBT
Ann White
Co-Lead Staffing Specialist
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CBT
PBT
Test Materials
Assemble Materials for FSA Tests (CBT and PBT)
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Spring 2016 Test Administration Manuals, as appropriate
Test Administrator User Guide (FSA CBT Only)
Watch or Clock
Security Log
Security Checklist/Record of Required Administration Information
Do Not Disturb Sign
Electronic Devices Sign
Session Signs
No Calculator Sign
FSA Scientific Calculators (optional for CBT) (Sessions 2 and 3 of FSA
Math) and (Session 2 of the EOCs)
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Test Materials
CBT
Test Administrator: Computer or Mobile Device (FSA CBT)
• When administering computer-based FSA test sessions, test
administrators will need a computer or mobile device with access
to the Internet to:
– Create a test session,
– Approve students for testing, and
– Monitor the session.
• It is also recommended that test administrators have access to the
Test Administrator User Guide, located in the FSA Portal and the
TA Interface, to help troubleshoot issues during testing.
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CBT
PBT
Test Materials
Assemble Materials for FSA Tests (as applicable):
• For CBT:
• For PBT:
– Pencils or pens
– Computer or mobile device (FSA
CBT)
– Test Tickets
– Planning Sheets
– CBT Work Folders
– CBT Worksheets
– Writing Passage Booklets
– Reading Passage Booklets
– Session ID
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–
–
–
–
–
No. 2 pencils
Test and Answer Books
Planning Sheets
Reference Sheets
Test Group Code
Special document test
materials
CBT
PBT
Test Materials
Test Administration Manual
• BEFORE testing, test administrators are responsible for reading these sections
in the manual:
– Test Administration Policies and Procedures,
– Test Security Policies and Procedures, and
– Test Administrator Responsibilities sections,
– appropriate appendices, and
– the administration scripts.
• Test administrators will need the appropriate manual to read the test
administration scripts to students VERBATIM. Also read information between
the SAY boxes.
– When testing students who are allowed certain accommodations, the test
administrator may need to modify the administration scripts.
• It is especially important that the test administrator review the scripts
BEFORE testing begins to determine the necessary modifications.
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CBT
PBT
Test Materials
Watch or Clock
• The test administrator will need a watch or clock to ensure that
students are allowed the correct amount of time indicated for
each FSA test session.
• If a disruption occurs during testing, note the time of the
disruption and provide students the correct amount of remaining
time once testing resumes.
• Remember that failure to provide the correct amount of time
will likely result in test invalidation.
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CBT
PBT
Test Materials
Security Log
• Test administrators are required to maintain an accurate Security
Log for your testing room.
• Anyone who enters a room for the purpose of monitoring a test
MUST sign the log.
– This applies to test administrators, proctors, and anyone who
relieves a test administrator, even for a short break, regardless
of how much time he or she spends monitoring a testing room.
• Copy the Security Log of the spring manuals and use it as
required. This document can also be found in the FSA Portal.
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CBT
PBT
Test Materials
Seating Charts
Include the following information:
• Seating charts are required • Room name/number
• Subject
for all sessions
• Student names and their locations
• Collect all fields
in the room during testing
• Create a new seating chart
if the seating configuration • Direction each student is facing
• Date
changes during a test
• Starting and stopping times
session.
• Your name
• After testing, copy all
• Names of proctors (if applicable)
seating charts, file the
• Test group code (PBT) or Session ID
copies, and package the
• Laptop/mobile device student
originals in the District
assignments (if applicable)
Assessment Coordinator
• Indicate the front and the back of
ONLY box.
the room
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CBT
PBT
Test Materials
Pencils/Pens
• For CBT, students should have a pen or pencil to sign below the
Testing Rules Acknowledgment, plan on their planning sheet, take
notes and work the problems on their worksheets/work folders.
• For PBT, ensure that students use No. 2 pencils to complete
information on the student demographic pages, sign below the
Testing Rules Acknowledgment in the test and answer book, and
record their responses.
– Students should bring No. 2 pencils on the day of the test, but a
supply of sharpened No. 2 pencils should also be available.
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Test Materials
CBT
FSA CBT Test Tickets
• For each computer-based test session, the school assessment
coordinator will provide the test administrator with the FSA test
tickets for the students testing in your room.
• Each FSA test ticket includes a student’s First Name and Username
for logging in to a computer-based test.
• FSA test tickets are generated in TIDE.
– For instructions on generating and printing test tickets, please refer
to the TIDE User Guide.
•
All test tickets must be collected immediately after testing and
returned to your school assessment coordinator.
• Retain at the school for one calendar school year.
• Test tickets are secure materials.
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CBT
PBT
Test Materials
Test Group Code: FSA PBT
• Test group codes are a security measure to identify groups of students tested
together.
• School assessment coordinators must provide each test administrator a unique
four-digit numeric code in his or her testing room for each test session. Each
testing room must use a different test group code.
• A new test group code should be assigned to make-up groups.
• Schools must ensure that students grid the test group code on the back of their
answer documents at the beginning of each test session, and test
administrators record the code with their required administration information
and on seating charts.
Session ID # with Test: FSA CBT
• Session ID numbers will replace test group codes for FSA CBT administrations.
– Session ID numbers are generated by the test delivery system when the TA
creates the test session.
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Test Materials
PBT
FSA ELA Writing test and answer books
– Grades 4–7 students and Grades 8–10/Retake students with
regular print paper-based accommodations
FSA ELA Writing Planning Sheets
– A one-page, letter-sized sheet for all students grades 4-10 and
Retake PBT and CBT
– Student must print their name on the front cover
– The front of the sheet is lined. The Testing Rules Acknowledgment
is printed on the back of the sheet.
• For CBT students sign in the back of the planning sheet while PBT
students sign in the test and answer book. (PBT student may
disregard the statement in their planning sheet)
Used planning sheets are secure materials and must be stored in a secure
location after testing and returned in the District Coordinator Only Box.
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Test Materials
CBT
Writing Passage Booklets
– For computer-based administrations of ELA Writing, Writing
Passage Booklets are provided for eligible students who have
accommodations requiring their use as indicated in their IEPs
or Section 504 plans.
– Regular print and large print versions are available.
– The booklets contain the writing passages but do not contain
the writing prompt.
• Students may write in the booklets but will respond to the
writing prompt on the computer or device they are using to
take the assessment.
– Writing Passage Booklets are secure materials and must be stored in a
secure location before and after testing and must be packaged with NOT
TO BE SCORED materials using the
labels.
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Test Materials
PBT
FSA ELA Reading and Mathematics PBT:
• Grade 3 ELA Reading Test and Answer Books
• Grade 3 Mathematics Test and Answer Books
• Grade 4 Mathematics Test and Answer Books
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Test Materials
CBT
FSA CBT Grades 4–10 FSA ELA Reading, Grades 5–8 FSA
Mathematics, as applicable:
• CBT Worksheets (Required for ELA Reading)
• Florida Computer-Based Testing Work Folders
(Required for Mathematics )
• Reading Passage Booklets (ELA Reading with eligible
accommodation only)
Reading Passage Booklets are secure materials and must be stored in a
secure location before and after testing and returned in the District
Assessment Coordinator Only Box.
Paper-based accommodated test materials will be provided for students
who require them.
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Test Materials
CBT
Reading Passage Booklets
Reading Passage Booklets are provided for eligible students taking
a computer-based FSA ELA Reading assessment who have this
accommodation indicated in their IEPs or Section 504 plans.
Regular print and large print versions of the passage booklets are
available.
The booklets contain the reading passages but do not contain test
items. Students may write in the booklets but will respond to test
items on the computer or device they are using to take the
assessment.
Reading Passage Booklets are secure materials and must be
stored in a secure location before and after testing.
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Test Materials
CBT
CBT Worksheets
CBT Worksheets (required for the FSA ELA Reading CBT) are singlepage printed sheets that students may use to make notes during
the session. The Testing Rules Acknowledgment is printed on the
back of the CBT Worksheet.
CBT Worksheets are not provided for students testing with paperbased accommodations. These students may use the blank space
in their test and answer books to take notes.
Each student must be given a new worksheet for each test
session. Used worksheets are considered secure materials and
must be kept in locked storage and returned in the District
Assessment Coordinator ONLY box.
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Test Materials
CBT
CBT Work Folders
Florida Computer-Based Testing Work Folders (required for the
FSA CBT Mathematics, grades 5-8, and FSA Algebra 1, Algebra 2,
Geometry) are four-page folders that students may use to work
the mathematics problems. The Testing Rules Acknowledgment is
printed on page two. The last page of the folder (back cover) is
printed with graph paper.
Work folders are not provided for students testing with paperbased accommodations. These students may use the blank space
in their test and answer books to work the problems.
Used work folders are considered secure materials and must be
kept in locked storage and returned in the District Assessment
Coordinator ONLY box.
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Test Materials
CBT
Scientific Calculators
Grades 7 and 8 FSA Mathematics and FSA Algebra 1, Geometry, and
Algebra 2 EOC assessments include a scientific calculator in TDS.
The scientific calculator is ONLY available for Session 2 and 3 of the
Grades 7 and 8 Mathematics, and for Session 2 of the Algebra 1,
Geometry, and Algebra 2 EOCs.
Handheld scientific calculators MAY be provided to ALL students during
the appropriate test sessions ONLY.
The FSA Mathematics Calculator and Reference Sheet Policies
document, available in the FSA Portal, includes a list of the required and
prohibited calculator functionalities, as well as a list of FLDOE-approved
calculators for the 2015-16 school year.
Providing a calculator with prohibited functionality or in the incorrect test
session (Session 1 of FSA) is cause for test invalidation.
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CBT
PBT
Test Materials
Headphones/Earbuds
• Grades 4–10 students MUST have headphones or earbuds for the FSA ELA
Reading assessment.
• FLDOE does not provide headphones or earbuds. Students may use their own.
There are no technical specifications for headphones or earbuds. Headphones
or earbuds should be checked to ensure they work with the computer or device
the students will use for the assessment prior to the first day of testing.
• Plug headphones or earbuds in and adjust system volume prior to launching
the secure browser on each day of testing.
• A sound check is built in to the assessment, and students are asked to verify
that headphones and earbuds are working prior to entering the test.
• FLDOE will provide instructions for how FSA ELA Reading paper-based students
will access listening stimuli. Students with paper-based accommodations must
have access to a computer or device to access this content.
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Test Materials
CBT
Computer and Device Preparations
FSA tests
• All schools administering computer-based tests must download and
install the new FSA Secure Browser for 2015–2016 test administrations.
• The new secure browser was released on the FSA Portal on Monday,
August 17, 2015. The previous version of the secure browser will no
longer work.
• The AIR Secure Browser must be installed on all computers or devices
that students will use for testing.
 Instructions for installing the Secure Browser are available in the FSA
Portal.
 Information on devices supported for testing are found in the System
Requirements for Online Testing document, which is also available in
the portal.
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Test Materials
CBT
Computer and Device Preparations
• The Infrastructure Trial must be loaded on each workstation or
device prior to a computer-based test administration.
 The Infrastructure Trial uses mock content that simulates the
loading and processing of an operational test administration.
 Instructions for running this trial can be found in the
Infrastructure Trial Guide available in the FSA Portal.
o District-wide FSA Trial: Wednesday, February 17
o Complete the FSA Infrastructural Trial survey available at
(https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KV6MVJ2) by February 19
 Please refer to Weekly Briefings # 18532 and 18847
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Test Materials
CBT
CBT Tools
Several tools are available to students taking computer-based assessments. Students
will practice using these tools during the practice test; instructions for using these
tools are provided in the script for administering practice tests.
Tool
Description
Expand/Collapse Passage
A student can expand or collapse a passage for easier readability.
Help
A student can view the “Test Instructions and Help,” which
provides information about how to use the Test Delivery System.
Highlight
A student can highlight text in a passage or item. (Text in images
cannot be highlighted. The Highlighter tool cannot be used if the
Line Reader tool is being used.)
Line Reader
A student can highlight one line of text in a passage or item at a
time. (The Line Reader tool cannot be used if the Highlighter tool
is being used.)
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Test Materials
CBT
CBT Tools (cont.)
Tool
Description
System Settings
A student can adjust volume during the test. (text-to-speech
accommodation only)
Tutorial
A student can view a short video about each item type and how
to respond to that item type.
Zoom In
Zoom Out
A student can increase and decrease the size of the font and
images on the test. Four levels of zoom are available.
Select Response Version
A student can view and restore responses previously entered for
a Text Response item in the FSA Secure Browser.
Notes
A student can use an on-screen notepad to take notes. The same
notepad is available throughout the entire test.
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Computer-Based Testing Features
and Accommodations
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Preidentified Student
Information
CBT
PBT
• The preidentification information provided by MDCPS is used
to print PreID labels and rosters and to populate student
preid information in TIDE.
• MDCPS supplied class code and homeroom information for
Elementary, K-8, and Middle schools, therefore the labels
and preid information in TIDE are sorted by homeroom.
• School staff may verify and apply labels and/or complete grid
sheets no sooner than one week prior to testing.
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CBT
PBT
Preidentifed Student
Information
Test
Wave 1
Date
FSA ELA Writing, Reading, and Mathematics November 13
FSA ELA Retake (Writing and Reading)
January 20
FSA Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry EOC
January 15
Wave 2
Date
January 8
March 4
Important Note: Eligible students who have PBT accommodations added to their IEP or
Section 504 plan after these cut off dates will NOT have these materials ordered. Please
contact Mara Ugando via email at mugando@dadeschools.net to order these additional
materials.
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Preidentified Student
Information
CBT
Class Codes in TIDE for FSA Tests
Spring 2016 FSA Reading, Writing, and Math
• SP16WR-Homeroom or SP16WR
PREID information in
• SP16RE-Homeroom or SP16RE
TIDE is sorted by
• SP16MA-Homeroom or SP16MA
class code and
Spring 2016 FSA ELA Retake
homeroom for
• SP16WTK
elementary, k-8
• SP16RTK
centers, and middle
Spring 2016 FSA EOC
schools.
• SP16ALG1- Homeroom or SP16ALG1
• SP16GEO-Homeroom or SP16GEO
• SP16ALG2-Homeroom or SP16ALG2
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Preidentified Student Labels
PBT
Affix PreID Labels
Please adhere to the following policies when preparing student materials:
• Only the school assessment coordinator and other authorized school
personnel may open the shrink-wrapped packages and affix labels.
Sealed test and answer books must not be opened.
• Students and unauthorized school personnel are not permitted to assist
in preparing secure materials before testing or in organizing and
returning materials after testing.
• The Test Materials Chain of Custody Form must be maintained at all
times.
• All secure materials must be returned to locked storage and remain
there until testing.
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Preidentified Student Labels
PBT
Affix PreID Labels on FSA documents (cont.)
Follow these steps when verifying student information and affixing a PreID
Label to a student demographic page:
1. Verify that the student is still enrolled and that the student will be
tested
2. Verify the information on the PreID roster against the school’s student
information database. Ensure the correct FSA Administration (is clearly
printed on the FSA preid label.
3. In order for a document to be properly scanned, carefully place the label
on the demographic page in the box that states “APPLY PREIDLABEL
HERE.”
4. Do not remove labels once they have been affixed; however, if
information on a FSA preid label is incorrect, a new FSA On Demand
label preid may be printed and applied over the incorrect label.
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Test Security
State and District Requirements
CBT
PBT
Per Test Security Statute, s. 1008.24, F.S., and Florida State Board of
Education Rule, 6A-10.042, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), inappropriate
actions by school or district personnel can result in student or classroom
invalidations, loss of teaching certification, and/or involvement of law
enforcement.
Examples of prohibited activities include the following:
• Reading or viewing the passages or writing prompts or test items before,
during, or after testing
• Revealing the passages or writing prompts or test items
• Copying the passages or writing prompts or test items
• Explaining or reading the passages or writing prompts or test items for students
• Changing or otherwise interfering with student responses to writing prompts or
test items
• Copying or reading student responses
• Causing achievement of schools to be inaccurately measured or reported
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Test Security
State and District Requirements
• Standards, Guidelines, and Procedures for
Test Administration and Test Security
available at
http://oada.dadeschools.net/TestChairInfo
/InfoForTestChair.asp
– Adopted by School Board
• Florida Test Security Statute and Rule
• School Procedural Checklist (FM-6927)
• Screencast training on Test Security for
school-level training sessions:
http://oada.dadeschools.net/Screencasts/
TestSecurity/TestSecurity.html
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CBT
PBT
Test Security
Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
• The security of all test materials must be maintained before,
during, and after test administration.
• Under no circumstances are students permitted to assist in
preparing secure materials before testing or in organizing and
returning materials after testing.
• After ANY administration, initial or make-up, all secure materials
(test and answer books, passage booklets, test tickets, used
planning sheets, used worksheets and work folders) must be
returned immediately to the school assessment coordinator and
placed in locked storage.
• The Test Materials Chain of Custody Form must be maintained at
all times.
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Test Security
Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
• No more than three people should have access to the locked
storage room.
• Secure materials must never be left unsecured and must not
remain in classrooms or be taken off the school’s campus
overnight.
• Secure materials should never be destroyed (e.g., shredded,
thrown in the trash), except for soiled documents, as described
in the “Hazardous Materials” section of the spring manuals.
• Any monitoring software that would allow test content on student
workstations to be viewed or recorded on another computer or
device during testing must be turned off.
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Test Security
Policies and Procedures
•
School administrators, school assessment coordinators,
test administrators, proctors, and proctors must receive
adequate training prior to test administration
•
ALL personnel must sign and return a Test Administration
and Security Agreement stating that they have read and
agree to abide by all test administration and test security
policies and procedures.
CBT
PBT
– Including any other person who assists the school
assessment coordinator or test administrator must
sign and return a security agreement.
•
– Technology coordinators must also signed an security
agreement.
Test administrators must also read, sign, and return a Test
Administrator Prohibited Activities Form
Failure to sign the agreements and comply with the policies and procedures as
indicated may result in the invalidation of student tests and/or loss of teaching
certification.
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Test Security
Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
• In each testing room, the test administrator MUST
maintain and accurate:
– Security Log and
– Seating chart.
• Test administrators must NOT administer tests to their
family members.
– Students related to their assigned test administrator should be
reassigned to an alternate test administrator.
– Under NO circumstances may a student’s parent/guardian be
present in that student’s testing room.
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Test Security
Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
Proctors
When testing a large group of students, proctors must be assigned to the
room. The required number of proctors:
Paper-Based Tests
Computer-Based Tests
Proctors Required
1–30 students
1–25 students
Test Administrator
31–60 students
26–50 students
Test Administrator and
1 Proctor
61–90 students
51–75 students
Test Administrator and
2 Proctors
FLDOE strongly recommends the use of proctors in all testing
rooms, even those with fewer than 26 (CBT) or 31 (PBT) students
whenever possible.
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Test Security
Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
Proctors (cont.)
• Proctors and anyone who assists with any aspect of test
preparation or administration must be informed of the
test security laws and rules prohibiting any activities that
may threaten the integrity of the test.
• All proctors may help monitor rooms during test
administration; however, they may NOT assist in rooms
where their family members are testing.
• Each proctor who monitors a testing room for any length
of time must sign a Test Administration and Security
Agreement and the Security Log for that room.
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Test Security
Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
Prior to testing, proctors must be informed of their duties and of the
appropriate test security policies and procedures.
School Personnel
Non-School Personnel
• Duties may include preparing
and distributing materials.
• May assist test administrators during
test administration
• Providing accommodations.
• However, they may NOT participate
in any of the test administration
procedures (e.g., distributing and
collecting test materials, providing
accommodations)
• Volunteers (e.g., parents, retired
teachers) may be trained as proctors
and may perform non-school
personnel duties.
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Test Security
Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
Discussing Test Items With Students
• While you may encourage students to continue working, do not talk
with them about test items or help them with their answers.
• Any desktop-viewing programs or similar software that would
enable you to view test items and student responses must be
turned off during testing.
• Do not read or comment on student responses.
• Do not provide students with any information that would allow
them to infer the correct answer, such as suggesting that they
might want to check their work on specific items.
• Do not discuss test items or answers with students, even after
testing has been completed.
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Test Security
Policies and Procedures
Security Numbers on FSA
paper-based test documents
• A unique identification number and
barcode are printed on the front cover of
all FSA secure documents.
– All regular print test and answer books, Writing
and Reading Passage Booklets, and special
documents (large print, braille, and One-itemper-page)
• The FSA security number consists of the
last eight digits of the identification
number. These eight digits are located next
to the barcode.
In the sample demographic page pictured
here, the security number is 10000001.
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CBT
PBT
Test Security
Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
Security Numbers (cont.)
Schools must maintain test security by using the security numbers to
account for all secure test materials before, during, and after test
administration until the time they are returned to the Test
Distribution Center (TDC).
The test administrator should also maintain a record of the security
numbers for all test and answer books assigned to him or her.
• If a test administrator receives test and answer books that are not
already listed, the security numbers of those materials must be
added to this record with the names of the students to whom the
test materials are assigned.
• The security number(s) of the document(s) assigned to and
returned by each student should be recorded and verified at the
completion of each day of testing.
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Test Security
Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
Hazardous Materials
• If a used test and answer book is soiled (e.g., with blood or vomit), email SAET
at mugando@dadeschools.net include:
– School, grade, subject, security number of soiled secure document, name
of student involved, and a description of the incident
• At their discretion, school personnel may transcribe responses into a
replacement test and answer book.
– For the FSA tests, print an ON DEMAND preid label to place on replacement
– For the NGSSS documents hand-grid the student demographic information
• The damaged test and answer book should then be destroyed or disposed of in
a secure manner (e.g., shredding, burning).
• Soiled test and answer books should not be returned with test materials to
TDC.
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Test Security
Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
Missing Materials/Testing Irregularity/Security Breach
• Schools must investigate ANY report of missing materials
(e.g., test and answer books, Writing Passage Booklets, used
planning sheets, used worksheets, used work folders) and
any testing irregularity that may compromise the security of
the test administration and report it to Student Assessment
Office at 305-995-7520 immediately.
Note: Secure student information (e.g., SSN) must never be
communicated via email.
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Test Security
Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
Missing Materials/Testing Irregularity/Security Breach
• Test administrators should report any test irregularities (e.g.,
disruptive students; loss of connectivity; severe weather) and
possible breaches of test security (e.g., secure test content that has
been photographed, copied, or otherwise recorded) to the school
assessment coordinator immediately.
• School assessment coordinators must notify SAET at 305-995-7520
of any test irregularities and any security breaches that are reported.
• Decisions regarding group test invalidation should not be made prior
to communicating with SAET.
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Test Security
Policies and Procedures
CBT
PBT
Missing Materials/Testing Irregularity/Security Breach
• For missing materials/test irregularities/security breaches needing
further investigation, within 7 calendar days of the incident, a
written report must be submitted to SAET. The report must
include, as applicable:
– the nature of the situation,
– the time and place of the occurrence,
– the names of the people involved,
– copies of completed forms,
– a description of the communication between the district
assessment coordinator’s office and school personnel,
– how the incident was resolved, and
– what steps are being implemented
to avoid future losses.
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Test Invalidation/
Defective Materials
CBT
PBT
Test Invalidation
• Remember that the main purpose of invalidation is to identify when the
validity of test results has been compromised.
• A test administrator should discuss any situation involving possible
invalidation with the school assessment coordinator, and the situation
should be investigated immediately.
• When a paper-based test is invalidated for any of the reasons described
in the “Test Invalidation” section of the spring manuals, return the
invalidated test with the DNS bubble gridded with all other TO BE
SCORED materials to count for student participation.(Exception: if the
document is defective, then return in Not To Be Scored Box)
FSA
NGSSS
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Test Invalidation/
Defective Materials
CBT
Test Invalidation (cont.)
• Test invalidations for CBT assessments are handled in TIDE.
• Invalidating a test will require the student’s Florida ID number and
the reason for invalidation.
• FSA CBT invalidations you may also search by Session ID# or
Results ID# (both accessible in ORS in the FSA portal)
• Complete instructions on invalidating FSA tests via TIDE are
available in the TIDE User Guide.
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Test Invalidation/
Defective Materials
PBT
DNS Guidelines for Defective Materials
Identified BEFORE testing:
Identified DURING testing:
Provide a replacement
document
• If original is USED, mark
the DNS bubble and return
with NOT TO BE SCORED
(NTBS)
• If original is UNUSED, do
not mark DNS and return
with NOT TO BE SCORED
(NTBS)
• Give student replacement with the same
form number, if available, if not give any form
• After testing, under the supervision of the
test administrator, the student must transfer
the exact responses to the replacement
• If test items differ, student should leave them
blank in replacement
• Return defective in NTBS box with the DNS
marked and
• Return replacement in TO BE SCORED box
• Print an OnDemand preid label for FSA
• Hand-grid demographic information for
the NGSSS documents
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Test Invalidation/
Defective Materials
CBT
PBT
Student Reports a Defective Item
• If during testing a student reports a test item that he or she thinks
is defective,
– note the student’s name, session name, subject, item number, and basic
student concern (e.g., two possible answers, no correct answer); however, do
not review the item on your own.
• Most concerns result from a student not reading an item carefully;
therefore, encourage the student to reread the item.
• If the student still thinks that the item is defective, reassure the
student that a flawed item will not be used to calculate student
scores.
• Once testing has ended, inform SAET at 305-995-7520 of the
concern.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Receive Materials
• Test materials will be delivered to your school.
• Secure materials should be delivered to or picked up by test administrators
immediately before the beginning of each test session.
• Verify receipt of all necessary materials before testing begins.
• Work folders , CBT Worksheets, and Planning Sheets were delivered with test
administration manuals.
– Contact TDC at 305-995-3743 if you need additional materials.
• Verify and inventory the contents of boxes within 24 hours of receipt, and
maintain an accurate Test Materials Chain of Custody Form for secure paper
based documents at all times.
– Contact SAET at 305-995-7520 immediately to report missing materials or to
request additional materials.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
FSA Materials
School Box Contents
(as applicable):
• FSA Test and Answer
Books
• FSA ELA Writing Passage
Booklets (CBT)
• FSA ELA Reading Passage
Booklets (CBT)
• School Assessment
Coordinator Box (White)
– See contents
CBT
PBT
School Assessment Coordinator Box (White)
– School Cover Memo
– School Packing List
– School Box Range Sheet
– School Order Summary
– School Security Checklist
– School Order Summary
– PreID Rosters
– PreID Labels
– Blank PreID Labels
– Orange Labels (TO BE SCORED Grades 4–10/Retake ELA
Reading and Grades 3–8 Mathematics)
– Grey Labels (TO BE SCORED Grade 3 ELA Reading)
– Striped Labels (TO BE SCORED materials—for calibration
schools ONLY)
– Purple Labels (TO BE SCORED EOC)
– White Labels (TO BE SCORED Large Print/One-Item-Per-Page)
– Pink Labels (TO BE SCORED Braille)
– Yellow Labels (NOT TO BE SCORED)
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
PBT
FSA Materials Special Document Boxes:
• Large Print Kits
• One-Item-Per-Page Kits
– Special Document Return Envelope
– Regular Print Test and Answer Book
– Large Print Test and Answer Book
– Special Document Return Envelope
– Regular Print Test and Answer Book
– One-Item-Per-Page Test and
Answer Book
• Braille Kits
–
–
–
–
–
Special Document Return Envelope
Regular Print Test and Answer Book
Braille Script
Braille Notes
Braille Test Books
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Test Materials Chain of Custody Form
• You are required to maintain a Test Materials Chain of Custody
Form, located in Appendix E of the FSA spring manuals.
• The purpose of this form is to track secure test materials at all
times, including their location, the dates and times they are
handled, and the names of the people performing various
activities involving the materials.
• Schools must retain electronic or hard copies of completed forms
for their files after materials are packaged for pickup and return
the originals to the district assessment coordinator according to
his or her instructions.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
Meet with Technology Coordinator
• For CBT administrations, it is important that technology coordinators
understand their responsibilities before, during, and after a computerbased test administration.
– Review the instructions and information for technology coordinators
located in the FSA Portal.
– Review all test administration and security policies and procedures
included in the Spring Manuals, with your technology coordinator and
create a plan for handling issues during testing.
• Technology coordinators are required to sign the Test Administration
and Security Agreement.
• The technology coordinator should also be involved in all planning
meetings to provide input on logistics and resolve any network issues.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
Prepare Computers, and Devices
• For FSA tests: Ensure that the technology coordinator has verified
that all computers and devices meet the requirements needed to
administer the computer-based tests and has installed the correct
secure browser.
– FSA System Requirements for Online Testing document available in
the FSA Portal, Before each test session, test administrators should
launch the secure browser on each computer or device.
– If wireless devices are to be used, power them up to ensure that all
pushed updates have been installed, well before the testing
window.
• For more information, see the testing room requirements in the
Spring/Summer 2016 FSA CBT Manual and the system
specifications found in the FSA Portal.
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School Assessment
Coordinator Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Communicate Testing Policies to Parents/Guardians and Students
Prior to testing, make sure students and their parents/guardians
understand the following policies:
•
•
•
Electronic Devices Policy—If students are found with ANY electronic devices,
including, but not limited to, cell phones and smartphones, during testing OR
during breaks, their tests will be invalidated.
Calculator Policy—For FSA Mathematics and FSA EOC assessments, calculators may
NOT be used during SESSION 1. In addition, only approved calculators are allowed.
Leaving Campus—If students leave campus before completing a test session (for
lunch, an appointment, illness, etc.), they WILL NOT be allowed to complete the
test.
• Discussing Test Content after Testing– Students may not discuss test content
after testing. “Discussing” test content includes any kind of electronic
communication, such as texting, emailing, or posting to blogs or social media
websites, etc.
While students may not share information about secure test content after
testing, this policy is not intended to prevent students from discussing their
testing experiences with their parents/families
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
PBT
Arrange FSA Test Item Practice Sessions (PBT only)
• It is highly recommended students with PBT accommodations in grades 8-10 and
Retake, take a FSA ELA Writing practice test for PBT, but it is not required.
• Before a student can participate in a paper-based FSA ELA Reading, Mathematics,
and FSA Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry EOC tests, the student must complete
a test item practice session conducted at his or her school using the applicable
Directions for Completing Paper-Based Test Items handout.
• Students taking the ELA Reading paper-based practice tests (Grades 4-10/Retake)
must practice accessing the audio component of the practice test through the
applicable computer-based practice test on the FSA Portal.
− Instructions on how to access the audio component of the practice test is
available on the FSA Portal under FSA Resources>User Guides, Manuals, &
Scripts.
• Test item practice sessions and paper-based practice tests familiarize test
administrators and students with the item types and format for the tests.
• Note: Students with a braille or large print accommodation should participate in a
practice test session using the appropriate accommodated practice test. LP and
Braille practice materials will be delivered to schools.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
Arrange CBT Practice Test Sessions
• Before a student can participate in a computer-based administration,
the student must participate in a scripted and appropriate CBT practice
test to learn how to use the computer-based system.
– Except, students who have already taken a practice test for a
particular subject during 2015-16 (Retakes or EOCs)
• Instruct school personnel to make students aware that they can access
practice tests on their own any time prior to testing.
• The practice tests and scripts for administering the CBT practice tests
are available in the FSA Portal for FSA tests.
• Students who require accommodated CBT forms (e.g., text-to-speech,
masking) must also complete the appropriate CBT accommodated
practice test(s).
– For FSA tests: The accommodated practice CBT test is administered
via the TA Training Site
• Students should practice on the type of computer or device they will
use for testing (e.g., PC, tablet, laptop).
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School Assessment
Coordinator Before Testing
CBT
Prepare for the FSA Administration
• Ensure that all test administrators have active usernames and passwords
to log in to TIDE. Test administrators will need access to the Test
Administrator Interface in TDS to administer tests.
• In addition, test administrators should access and become familiar with
the Test Administrator User Guide (available in the FSA Portal) prior to
testing and have access to it during testing.
• Ensure that all students are uploaded into TIDE for the Spring 2016
administration.
– Prior to testing, school assessment coordinators should verify that student
eligibility is correct in TIDE that any accommodations or test settings are
correct.
– In order to participate in a computer-based test, students must be listed as
eligible for that test in TIDE.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
TA must have accounts created In TIDE by School Assessment
Coordinators (SAC) (cont.):
• To activate the TIDE account:
– Click link on email
– In the Old Password field, enter the password sent in email
– In the other password field, enter new password (follow criteria
required)
•
•
•
•
Click Submit
Next select Security Question and provide answers
Finally SAVE.
You will then be taken back to FSA Portal.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Preparation and Training
• You are responsible for training all test administrators and proctors,
including non-school-based instructors (e.g., itinerant teachers).
• You must train several employees to act as possible alternates. In the
absence of sufficiently trained administrators, postpone testing until
trained personnel are available.
• Be aware and emphasize, during training at your school, the policies,
procedures, and instructions listed on:
– pages 70–72 of the Spring 2016 FSA PBT Manual, and
– pages 227–229 of the Spring/Summer 2016 FSA CBT Manual,
– Pages 42-43 of the Spring /Summer 2016 NGSSS EOC and Retake Manual,
– Pages 65-66 of the Spring 2016 NGSSS FCAT 2.0 Science Manual
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Preparation and Training
• Please use the Test Administrator Checklist in Appendix E of
the FSA manuals before, during, and after testing.
• Ensure all personnel involved in testing read, sign, and return
a Test Administration and Security Agreement verifying that
you:
− Have read the appropriate sections of the manual
− Are familiar with the test security statute and security
policies
− Have received adequate training
Ensure test administrators also sign the Prohibited Activities
Agreement.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
FSA Administrations: Train Test Administrators to Create,
Start, Monitor, and Close the FSA Test Session (CBT ONLY)
• In the TA Interface within TDS, the Test Administrator (TA) will create,
start, monitor, and close the test session he/she is administering.
• Ensure the TA understands how to complete these steps BEFORE
administering a test.
• TAs should discuss any questions or concerns with the school
assessment coordinator or technology coordinator.
• Ensure the TA has the test tickets, which contain the following student
login information for all students in your testing room:
– First Name and Username provided in TIDE
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
Train Test Administrators to Create the FSA Test Session
To create a test session, complete the following steps:
1. Go to the FSA Portal and click the “Administer the FSA” icon.
2. Log in to the Test Administrator Interface with your username and password.
3. Select the test you will be administering (e.g., Grade 9 FSA ELA Writing), and
click “Start Operational Session.”
4. Record the Session ID, which students will need to log in to the test. The
Session ID should be displayed where it is visible to all students and should also
be recorded with your required administration information and on your seating
chart.
5. To log in to the test, students will enter their first names, their usernames, and
the Session ID in the FSA Secure Browser. It is important that students check to
make sure the demographic information on the test tickets (such as date of
birth) is correct and enter their usernames and first names exactly as they
appear on test tickets. If any information is incorrect on a test ticket, contact
your school assessment coordinator.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
Train Test Administrators to Approve Students to Test
for the FSA
Once students have logged in to the test, you must approve
them.
1. In the Test Administrator Interface, select the Approvals
button to review the list of students ready to begin testing.
2. Ensure that all students have logged in correctly; then,
select “Approve All Students.”
3. Read the information on the “Important!” pop-up window
and select “Yes.”
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
Train Test Administrators to Monitor the FSA Test Session
• During testing, monitor student progress by viewing the “Student Status”
column in the Test Administrator Interface. This page automatically refreshes
every 60 seconds. When the page refreshes, student statuses are updated.
• If students have technical issues, contact your school assessment
coordinator or technology coordinator for assistance immediately. Your
attention should not be diverted from students at any time during testing.
• Note: As a security measure, test administrators are automatically logged out
of the Test Administrator Interface after 90 minutes of test administrator and
student inactivity. If you are logged out and there is no student activity, the
session will close and all in-progress tests in the session will be paused. You
will need to log back in to the TA Interface, create a new session, and
approve students as they log in to resume their tests. A session will remain
active if students are waiting for approval, if students are interacting with the
Student Interface, or if the test administrator is interacting with the TA
Interface.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
Train Test Administrators to Close the FSA Test Session
• Once all students have submitted their tests, end the test
session immediately by clicking “Stop” in the Test
Administrator Interface. This will pause any remaining tests,
so only select “Stop” after all students have submitted their
tests.
• Then log out of the Test Administrator Interface by clicking
“Log Out” in the upper right corner of the screen.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
• Train Test Administrators on FSA Test Session
Transitions
– AIR has made improvements to the Test Delivery
System (TDS)
• To prevent students from moving to the next session too
soon
• Students will now click “END SESSION” instead of “Next” to
pause their tests on the review screen.
– Please ensure test administrators have been trained
on the steps students should take to complete each
session.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
FSA Test Administrator Certification Course
A recommended online training course and
additional information document are available
for test administrators who will be administering
the Florida Standards Assessments.
• The course and the document are available
on the TA Certification Course page in the FSA
portal (http://www.fsassessments.org/tacertification-course).
• Test administrators must use the additional
information document which includes
specifics for the Florida testing program.
• School assessment coordinators may track
completion via TIDE under Manage Users tab.
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CBT
School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Train Test Administrators to Collect the Required Administration
Information During Testing
• Communicate to test administrators the process for collecting the
required administration information, which includes the following:
– Students assigned to each testing room
– Attendance information
– Signatures of test administrator and
school assessment coordinator
– Unique security numbers of secure
documents assigned to each student
– Grade level
– Test group code or Session ID
– Accommodations provided to students
– Accommodations used by students
– Dates and times when secure
materials (e.g., test tickets, test and
answer books) are received and
returned
• Copy and file all required administration information for future
reference.
• Return in the District Assessment Coordinator Only Box.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Train Test Administrators to Supervise Students During
Testing:
• Do not have a handheld calculator during Session 1 of a Grade 7 or 8 FSA
Mathematics or FSA EOC assessments.
• Have signed below the Testing Rules Acknowledgment.
• Are working independently.
• Are working in the correct session and, for PBT only, are recording their
answers in the appropriate area.
• For PBT are only using No. 2 pencils
• Do not talk to other students or make disturbances
• Have cleared desks of all materials other than the assigned test materials
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Train Test Administrator Procedures After Testing Is
Complete
• Test administrators may allow students to read after they have finished the test.
• While still in the testing room, students are not permitted to have paper or to
write or use their computer or device after they have finished the test, even
after their test materials have been collected or their tests have been
submitted.
• Test materials may not be returned to students once the materials have been
collected.
• For students taking the computer-based test follow the instructions from your
school assessment coordinator for how students will access the comment form
once they have finished the test.
– For FSA CBT tests, the student comment form is available at
fsassessments.org/student-comment-form
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Provide test administrators instructions for the following:
• School’s policy for electronic devices, breaks, and extended time
accommodations.
• Option (A, B, or C) to use when reading the test script and
accessing the Student Comment Forms.
• A student has not participated in a CBT practice test session or in a
Directions for Completing Paper-Based Test Items practice session.
• Student Name or Student ID is not correct (e.g., misspelled) on
the test ticket.
• A student has trouble logging in the first time or gets kicked out of
his or her test more than once.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Provide test administrators instructions for the following:
• A student refuses to acknowledge the testing rules.
• A student is in the wrong test or wrong accommodated
form.
• A student Exits the test to finish later and needs to be
resumed.
• A test administrator is concerned that a student is
unable (e.g., too ill) to finish the test.
• A disruption occurs (e.g., a technical disruption, power
outage, disruptive behavior).
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Train Test Administrators to Prepare the Room for Testing:
• Provide comfortable seating, good lighting, adequately
ventilation, free of distractions
• Remove or cover all visual aids in the room, such as posters
showing word lists or charts showing mathematical concepts.
– Students may not have access to any unauthorized aids.
• Allow sufficient workspace on student desks and workstations
• Ensure students must not be able to easily view other students’
computer or device screens, test and answer books, planning
sheets, passage booklets, worksheets, or work folders.
– During the practice test, check the configuration of the testing
room to ensure you will provide a secure environment for the
test
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Train Test Administrators to Prepare the Room for Testing:
• For paper-based:
– Allow enough work space for
test materials on student
desks
– Allow 3 feet between
students
– Students should not face each
other
– No seating that allows
students to view other’s
answers (staggered or
stadium seating)
• Computer-based
– Ensure room configuration
provides a secure environment
– Use visual blocks (such as file
folders taped to sides of
computers)
– On testing day, open each
computer to login screen, as
noted in script
– Do not login for students
– Be able to contact school
assessment coordinator or
technology coordinator
For more information,
see the testing room
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requirements in the 2016 FSA CBT Manual.
School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Train Test Administrators to Prepare the Room for Testing:
FSA Secure Browser Login Screen
For computer-based test, train test administrator to open each student workstation in the
testing room to the student login screen as indicated in the scripts, but not to log in for
students.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Train Test Administrators to Prepare the Room for Testing:
• Post signs where visible by students/staff:
– TESTING—Please Do Not Disturb, Electronic Devices sign,
appropriate Session sign, and the No Calculators sign, if
applicable.
• Perforated signs are available in Appendix E of the spring manuals.
• For paper-based administrations:
– Display district # (District 13) and school name and the test group
code.
• For computer-based administrations:
– Display the session ID #.
• For PBT and CBT:
– Display starting and stopping times for students as instructed in
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Assign Proctors
• Assign proctors to testing rooms according to the guidelines for
proctors, make sure that they understand their responsibilities,
and explain the Security Log to them. FLDOE strongly encourages
use of proctors in ALL testing rooms.
Arrange to Test Special Program Students
• The Office of SAET may contact you to make arrangements for
students in special programs (district virtual instruction programs,
Home Education Program, etc.) to test at your school. Adhere to
the information and instructions on the email, and contact SAET if
you have questions about testing special program students.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Ensure Implementation of Accommodations
• Appendix A in the manual provides information
concerning allowable accommodations for students with
disabilities and for ELLs.
• Arrangements for implementing accommodations must
be made prior to the administration dates.
• Make sure that test administrators have been properly
trained and have made provisions for the exact
accommodations needed for individual students to avoid
test invalidations.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
PBT
Manage Student Information in TIDE
• Refer to the TIDE User Guide for information on managing student
information in TIDE, including:
 Adding students
 Editing student demographic information
 Assigning accommodations
 Printing test tickets
 Printing On-Demand PreID Labels
• For paper-based administrations, ensure student information has been
entered in TIDE and print On-Demand PreID Labels, if necessary.
• Prior to testing, ensure that all student information listed in TIDE is
correct, including any accommodations students will use during testing.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
CBT
Print FSA Test Tickets (CBT only)
• Prior to computer-based administrations, print test tickets in TIDE for
the FSA CBT to distribute to test administrators.
• CBT test tickets contain login information for students.
– Each student must have a test ticket to log in to computer-based FSA
CBT assessments.
– Test tickets are generated in TIDE for FSA CBT tests. See the TIDE
User Guide for instructions on generating and printing test tickets.
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School Assessment Coordinator
Before Testing
PBT
Verify and Apply PreID Labels
• A PreID label must be applied to all used test and answer books.
Failure to apply a PreID label will delay the scoring process.
• For the FSA documents:
– Verity preid roster against your school generated list.
– Print On-Demand PreID Labels for students who were not
included in the original PreID upload for spring administrations,
who transferred to your school after the PreID upload, or whose
PreID label has been damaged.
– Blank labels for printing On-Demand PreID Labels for FSA tests will
be included with your initial shipment of test materials. See the
TIDE User Guide for instructions on how to print On-Demand
PreID Labels.
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School Assessment Coordinator
During Testing
Distribute Test Materials
On each day of testing, you are
responsible for providing each
test administrator the following
test materials before testing
begins, as applicable:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
CBT
PBT
Computer/mobile device (FSA CBT)
FSA TA User Guide (FSA CBT)
Test Tickets (CBT)
Work folders or CBT Worksheets (CBT)
Writing Passage Booklets (CBT)
Test administration manuals
Reading Passage Booklets (CBT)
Watch/clock
Reference Sheets (CBT)
Security log
Scripts for CBT accommodations
Do Not Disturb Sign
Test group code (FSA PBT)
Electronic Devices Sign
Test and answer books (PBT)
Planning Sheets
Scientific Calculators (Sessions 2 & 3 of
FSA)
Number 2 pencils (or pens for CBT)
•114 Special documents
School Assessment Coordinator
During Testing
CBT
PBT
Supervise Test Administration and Maintain Test Security
• Provide test administrators with paper-based test materials (test and answer
books, Passage Booklets, special document test materials), as applicable, and
with planning sheets, worksheets, work folders, test tickets, and seal codes, as
applicable, for students prior to testing.
• Monitor each testing room to ensure that test administration and test security
policies and procedures are followed. You must be available during testing to
answer questions from test administrators.
• Make sure that Security Logs and seating charts are being completed properly
and that all required administration information is being maintained in each
testing room.
• For PBT tests, if a student was given a preidentified test and answer book not
assigned to him or her after testing has already begun, allow the student to
complete the test, then the test administrator should correct the record of
required administration information after testing, and notify the school
assessment coordinator.
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School Assessment Coordinator
During Testing
CBT
PBT
Supervise Test Administration and Maintain Test Security (cont.)
• If the Internet connection is interrupted during testing, students will not
be able to continue testing.
• If the Internet connection is not restored in time for students to
complete the test, the test administrator should contact you or the
technology coordinator for assistance.
• If a technical issue interrupts FSA CBT testing and is not able to be
resolved quickly, you should contact the FSA Help Desk at 866-815-7246
and notify SAET at 305-995-7520 immediately.
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School Assessment Coordinator
During Testing
CBT
Support During Testing
• During testing, a test administrator should not attempt to resolve technical
issues if it is disruptive to students.
• The test administrator must have a way to contact the school assessment
coordinator or technology coordinator without leaving the room unattended.
• If a student has difficulty logging in or gets kicked out of his or her test more
than once, the student should not continue to attempt to log in until the issue
is diagnosed and resolved.
• Test administrators are encouraged to refer to the FSA Test Administrator User
Guide and other CBT resources available in the FSA portal.
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School Assessment Coordinator
During Testing
CBT
PBT
Monitor Student Progress for FSA Tests
• For computer-based tests, student progress and test completion rates
can be monitored via ORS.
• School assessment coordinators should use the Participation Reports
feature of ORS to track completion rates and determine which students
still need to be tested.
• Further information on Participation Reports can be found in the Online
Reporting System User Guide.
Supervise Make-Up Administrations
• Ensure all test security and test administration policies and procedures
are followed while conducting make-up tests. Be available to assist test
administrators as needed during make-up administrations.
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School Assessment Coordinator
During Testing
CBT
• Re-open FSA Test Requests
– School CBT coordinators can now submit “Re-open a
test session” and “Re-open a test” requests in TIDE.
– SAET staff will approve these requests to allow
students to continue testing, as appropriate.
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School Assessment Coordinator
During Testing
CBT
PBT
• All security and administration procedures must be followed
while conducting make-up tests.
• Please remember that after ANY administration, initial or makeup, secure materials must be returned immediately to the school
assessment coordinator and placed in locked storage.
• Secure materials must never remain in classrooms or be
removed from the school’s campus overnight.
• For all FSA assessments, sessions must be completed in the
designated order. For example, Session 1 MUST be completed
before Session 2. Any students absent for a session may not
participate in the next session until they have completed the
session that they missed.
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School Assessment Coordinator
After Testing
CBT
PBT
Update Student Information
• If student information is discovered to be incorrect during testing,
correct the information in TIDE immediately following test
administration. Instructions on updating student information are
available in the TIDE User Guide.
Invalidate Tests
• Review policies regarding test invalidation in the spring manuals.
• For paper-based tests,
– Grid the DNS bubble on any invalidated tests.
– If a DNS bubble is gridded by mistake, erase it completely and grid the UNDO
bubble. Remember that invalidated paper-based tests should be returned with TO
BE SCORED test and answer books in order to be counted for participation
purposes.
• For computer-based tests, invalidate tests in TIDE. Complete instructions
for invalidating tests via TIDE are available in the TIDE User Guide.
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School Assessment Coordinator
After Testing
CBT
PBT
Defective Tests
• Review the policies regarding the return of defective test materials in
the spring manuals.
• For paper-based tests,
– grid the DNS bubble on any USED test and answer books.
– It is NOT necessary to grid the DNS bubble if the test and answer book is defective
and UNUSED and has been packaged properly for return with all other NOT TO BE
SCORED materials.
Record Accommodations
• Ensure all accommodations provided to and used by students are
recorded on each record of required administration information, as
applicable.
• This documentation may be necessary in the case of investigations
regarding possible test irregularities.
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School Assessment Coordinator
After Testing
CBT
PBT
Prepare Materials for Return
• Store CBT test tickets for one calendar school year, and then destroy
them securely.
• File the signed Test Administration and Security Agreements and Test
Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreements along with your school
training documents.
• Ensure that the proper materials are packed in your District Assessment
Coordinator ONLY box (along with any other ancillary materials that
your district assessment coordinator has asked you to return in this box)
according to the instructions in the spring manuals.
• For detailed instructions on preparing and packaging paper-based
materials for return, refer to the FSA Paper-Based Materials Return
Instructions, available in Appendix C of the FSA spring manuals and
Appendix
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School Assessment Coordinator
After Testing
CBT
Directions for Returning Typed FSA ELA Writing
Responses
• For students taking a paper-based FSA ELA Writing test using
a flexible responding accommodation to provide a typed
response, transcription of the response into the paper-based
test is no longer required.
• Directions for returning typed ELA Writing responses are
included in Appendix A.
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School Assessment Coordinator
After Testing
PBT
Paper-based
FSA ELA Grade 3, Math Grades 3-4, and paper based accommodations for FSA To Be
Scored Boxes
• Collect all FSA documents and verify
PreID labels have been applied and the
DNS grid is not marked in error
•
Separate TO BE SCORED and NOT TO BE
SCORED materials
•
Place all TO BE SCORED materials
(Grouped by subject/grade level in the
plastic bag)
•
Apply appropriate TO BE SCORED return
label on the box. (Green, Grey, Orange,
Purple, or Striped Return Labels)
•
Delivery boxes on scheduled return days
to TDC. See Friendly Reminder.
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FSA ELA Writing and Writing Retake:
Return Schedule
ALL FSA ELA WRITING (4-10 and Retake)
PAPER TEST MATERIALS
(CALIBRATION ) OR
- “TO BE SCORED”
– “TO BE SCORED” Large Print and One-Item-Per-Page
materials, if applicable
- “TO BE SCORED” Braille materials, if applicable
CBT
PBT
RETURN DATES
Elementary, K-8 Centers, Middle Schools,
Senior High Schools and Alternative
Centers hand-deliver TO BE SCORED ONLY :
March 4-7
– All “NOT TO BE SCORED” materials (including NOT
TO BE SCORED special documents)
DISTRICT ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR ONLY BOXES (DAC)
FSA ELA Writing and Writing Retake; FSA ELA Reading and
Mathematics; FCAT 2.0 Science; FSA ELA Reading Retake; FCAT
2.0 Reading Retake, and NGSSS Algebra 1 Retake EOC; FSA and
NGSSS EOC Assessments
Comet Delivery Services will pick up at
schools FSA and FCAT 2.0 NTBS:
May 11-17
Comet Delivery Services will pick up at
schools Spring 2016 DAC Boxes Only as
applicable:
May 31-June 3
Note: Schools must hand-deliver TO BE SCORED FSA ELA Writing and Writing Retake materials
to TDC by 3:30 p.m. at 13135 S.W. 26 Street, Miami, FL 33175.
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Friendly Reminders
FSA ELA Writing and Writing Retake:
Make-up Return Schedule
ALL FSA ELA WRITING (4-10 and Retake)
PAPER TEST MATERIALS
CBT
PBT
RETURN DATES
(Calibration) OR
- “TO BE SCORED”
– “TO BE SCORED” Large Print and One-Item-PerPage materials, if applicable
- “TO BE SCORED” Braille materials, if applicable
Elementary, K-8 Centers, Middle Schools,
Senior High Schools and Alternative Centers
hand-deliver TO BE SCORED ONLY :
April 7-11(Make-up Window #1)
May 5-9 (Make-up Window #2)
– All “NOT TO BE SCORED” materials (including NOT Comet Delivery Services will pick up at
TO BE SCORED special documents)
schools FSA and FCAT 2.0:
May 11-17
DISTRICT ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR ONLY BOXES (DAC)
FSA ELA Writing and Writing Retake; FSA ELA Reading and
Mathematics; FCAT 2.0 Science; FSA ELA Reading Retake; FCAT
2.0 Reading Retake, and NGSSS Algebra 1 Retake EOC; FSA and
NGSSS EOC Assessments
Comet Delivery Services will pick up at
schools Spring 2016 DAC Box(es) Only as
applicable:
May 31-June 3
Note: Schools must hand-deliver TO BE SCORED FSA ELA Writing and Writing Retake materials
to TDC by 3:30 p.m. at 13135 S.W. 26 Street, Miami, FL 33175.
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Friendly Reminders
FSA ELA and Mathematics:
Return Schedule
ALL FSA ELA READING (3) AND
MATHEMATICS (3-4) PAPER TEST MATERIALS
PBT
RETURN DATES
FSA ELA Reading
Elementary and K-8 Centers
(Grades 3 Calibration Only) hand-deliver TO BE
SCORED ONLY:
Thursday, March 31
(Grade 3 Calibration)
FSA ELA Reading (Grades 3) and Mathematics (Grades 3-4)
(Grade 3 Non-Calibration)
(Calibration) or
– “TO BE SCORED”
• WHITE – “TO BE SCORED” large print materials, if applicable
- “TO BE SCORED” Braille materials, if applicable
– All “NOT TO BE SCORED” materials (including NOT
TO BE SCORED special documents)
DISTRICT ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR ONLY BOXES (DAC)
FSA ELA Writing and Writing Retake; FSA ELA Reading and
Mathematics; FCAT 2.0 Science; FSA ELA Reading Retake; FCAT 2.0
Reading Retake, and NGSSS Algebra 1 Retake EOC; FSA and NGSSS
EOC Assessments
Elementary and K-8 Centers hand-deliver FSA
Mathematics Grades 3-4 (Calibration and Non
Calibration) and FSA ELA Grade 3 Non-Calibration TO
BE SCORED ONLY: Friday or Monday, April 8 or 11
Comet Delivery Services will pick up at schools FSA
and FCAT 2.0 NTBS: May 11-17
Comet Delivery Services will pick up at schools Spring
2016 DAC Boxes Only, as applicable:
May 31-June 3
Note: Schools must hand-deliver test materials to TDC by 3:30 p.m. at 13135 S.W. 26 Street, Miami,
FL 33175.
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CBT
PBT
FSA ELA Reading Retake:
Return Schedule
Test Materials
•
FSA ELA
Reading
Retake
Return Labels
RETURN DATES
“TO BE SCORED”
– “TO BE SCORED” large print
materials, if applicable
- “TO BE SCORED” Braille materials, if
applicable
– All “NOT TO BE SCORED” materials
(including NOT TO BE SCORED special
documents)
DISTRICT ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR (DAC) ONLY BOX(ES)
FSA ELA Writing and Writing Retake; FSA ELA Reading and
Mathematics; FCAT 2.0 Science; FSA ELA Reading Retake; FCAT 2.0
Reading Retake, and NGSSS Algebra 1 Retake EOC; FSA and NGSSS EOC
Assessments
Senior High Schools and Alternative Centers hand-deliver TO BE
SCORED ONLY :
Friday or Monday, April 8 or 11
Comet Delivery Services will pick up at schools FSA and FCAT 2.0
NTBS:
May 11-17
Comet Delivery Services will pick up at schools Spring 2016 DAC
Only Boxes during: May 31-June 3
Note: Schools must hand-deliver all Retake materials to TDC by 3:30 p.m. at 13135 S.W. 26 Street,
Miami, FL 33175.
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CBT
PBT
FSA ELA and Mathematics:
Return Schedule
•
ALL FSA ELA READING (4-10 ) AND
MATHEMATICS (5-8) PAPER TEST MATERIALS
RETURN DATES
– “TO BE SCORED”
WHITE – “TO BE SCORED” large print materials, if applicable
- “TO BE SCORED” Braille materials, if applicable
Elementary, K-8 Centers, Middle Schools, Senior
High Schools and Alternative Centers hand-deliver
TO BE SCORED:
Thursday – Monday, April 21-25
– All “NOT TO BE SCORED” materials (including NOT TO
BE SCORED special documents)
DISTRICT ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR ONLY BOXES (DAC)
FSA ELA Writing and Writing Retake; FSA ELA Reading and
Mathematics; FCAT 2.0 Science; FSA ELA Reading Retake; FCAT 2.0
Reading Retake, and NGSSS Algebra 1 Retake EOC; FSA and NGSSS
EOC Assessments
Comet Delivery Services will pick up at schools FSA
and FCAT 2.0 NTBS: May 11-17
Comet Delivery Services will pick up at schools
Spring 2016 DAC Boxes Only, as applicable:
May 31-June 3
Note: Schools must hand-deliver test materials to TDC by 3:30 p.m. at 13135 S.W. 26 Street, Miami, FL
33175.
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CBT
PBT
FSA EOC: Return Schedule
ALL FSA EOC ASSESSMENTS
PAPER TEST MATERIALS
RETURN DATES
FSA EOC ALGEBRA 1, GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA 2:
- “TO BE SCORED” FSA EOC
• WHITE – “TO BE SCORED” large print materials, if applicable
- “TO BE SCORED” Braille materials, if applicable
– All “NOT TO BE SCORED” materials (including NOT TO BE
SCORED special documents)
K-8 Centers, Middle Schools, Senior High Schools
and Alternative Centers hand-deliver TO BE
SCORED AND NOT TO BE SCORED:
FSA and NGSSS EOC Assessments:
DISTRICT ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR (DAC) ONLY BOX(ES)
FSA ELA Writing and Writing Retake; FSA ELA Reading and Mathematics;
FCAT 2.0 Science; FSA ELA Reading Retake; FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake, and
NGSSS Algebra 1 Retake EOC; FSA and NGSSS EOC Assessments
Comet Delivery Services will pick up at schools
Spring 2016 DAC Boxes Only on: May 31-June 3
April 29- May 2
ADULT CENTERS: Hand-deliver the EOC District
Coordinator Only Box: May 26-27
Note: Schools must hand-deliver all FSA EOC materials to TDC by 3:30 p.m. at 13135
S.W. 26 Street, Miami, FL 33175.
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District Assessment Coordinator
Only Box
•
•
•
CBT
PBT
Place the following materials in the District Assessment Coordinator Only Box(es):
– All used and unused planning sheets, work folders, worksheets, reference
sheets, and periodic tables
– Original records of required administration information, such as Administration
Record/Security Checklist
– Original Session Roster (NGSSS CBT tests)
– Seal Codes (CBT FCAT 2.0 Retake Only)
– Original Security Logs
– Original Seating Charts
– Original Test Materials Chain of Custody Form (for PBT accommodations)
– Original School Procedural Checklist (FM-6927) (One per administration)
– Group documentation by test administration and include a cover page.
Seal the box.
Write District Assessment Coordinator ONLY on the side of the box, the school
location # and school name.
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School Assessment Coordinator
After Testing
CBT
PBT
Comment Forms
• After testing, test administrators, school coordinators, technology coordinators,
and district coordinators are encouraged to complete the appropriate
comment form:
– For the FSA test go to the FSA Portal and complete the appropriate form.
• Information from the comment forms will be summarized by the contractor for
FLDOE use.
• Please provide feedback that will be meaningful to FLDOE and the test
contractor. FLDOE and AIR appreciate feedback from district and school
personnel.
• If you have comments pertaining to district procedures, please contact the
Office of Student Assessment at 305-995-7520.
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Technology Coordinator
Resources
CBT
There is no separate technology coordinator guide for this administration. Instead, technology
coordinators should use the following resources, found in the portal:
FSA Tests: FSA Portal
•
Test Administration Manual(s)
•
Test Administrator User Guide
•
TIDE User Guide
•
FSA Infrastructure Trial Guide
•
System Requirements for Online Testing
•
Secure Browser Installation Manual
•
FSA Technical Specifications Manual
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CBT
PBT
Reminders - CBT
FSA Listening Items
• All students must have headphones or earbuds during both
sessions of the FSA ELA Reading assessment (Grades 4–10 and
Retake, CBT and PBT).
Session Order
• Students must complete sessions of all FSA and FCAT 2.0
assessments in sequential order (i.e., Session 1 before Session 2,
and Session 2 before Session 3).
Pickup Dates
• Paper-based tests must be completed and returned to TDC by
established deadlines dates for results to be included in regular
reporting.
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CBT
PBT
Appendices
Appendices in the Spring/Summer 2016 FSA CBT Manual and the
Spring 2016 FSA PBT Manual include:
• Appendix A—Accommodations
• Appendix B—FSA Help Desk
• Appendix C—FSA Paper-Based Materials Return Instructions
• Appendix D—Florida Test Security Statute and Rule
• Appendix E—Perforated Forms and Signs
School personnel administering both computer-based and paperbased FSA assessments should familiarize themselves with the
information in the appendices prior to testing.
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CBT
Technical Support
District MSTs will be available to help
schools with any hardware/internet
issues.
District technical support is available at:
• Phone: 305-995-3377
• Email:
TestTechSupport@dadeschools.net
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FSA CBT Tests
Contact FSA Help Desk at:
• 1- 866-815-7246
(Monday–Friday, 7:00 am
–8:30 pm ET)
• Email support:
fsahelpdesk@air.org
Contact Information
Student Assessment and Educational Testing
Maria C. Bruguera, Director
Email: mbruguera@dadeschools.net or
Mara Ugando, Staff Specialist
Email: mugando@dadeschools.net
Phone: 305-995-7520
Fax: 305-995-7522
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Thank you for ensuring a secure
and successful
test administration!
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