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Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment Program (RICAS)
Accommodations and Accessibility Features forAll Students, Students with Disabilities, and English Learners
Rhode Island Department of Education 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 www.ride.ri.gov/RICAS 2017-2018
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Slide2Table of Contents
Documents you need for learning about accommodations and SR/PNPTechnical Skills All Students Should KnowUniversal Accessibility Features for All StudentsDesignated Accessibility FeaturesAccommodations for Students with Disabilities
Graphic Organizers and Mathematics Reference SheetsAccommodations for EL StudentsUnique AccommodationsMedical ExemptionsContact Information
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Slide3Overview of RICAS Accessibility and Accommodations
Documents to use to support successful understanding and implementation of accommodations.Documents can be found at www.ride.ri.gov/ricas
and ricas.pearsonsupport.com/student/Required: RICAS Accommodations and Accessibility Features ManualRequired: Student Registration and Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) Guide Required: RICAS Assistive Technology Guide
Required: Technical Skills for StudentsRequired:
Requesting
Medical Exemptions from Statewide
Assessments
As needed:
Bilingual dictionaries and glossaries list
As needed: Graphic organizers, checklists, and supplemental reference sheets for English language arts and mathematics
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Slide4Overview of RICAS Accessibility and Accommodations
Accommodations and test supports are in three groups:Universal Accessibility Features
available to all students on computer- and paper-based testsDesignated Accessibility Features: can be given to any student at the discretion of the principalSpecial Access Accommodations include:Reading the ELA test aloud
Scribe for the ELA testSpell-checker and word-prediction
Calculator on non-calculator section of the math test
Human signer for ELA test
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Slide5Technical Skills for All Students
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TestCode
ALG01
ALG02
GEO01
MAT03
MAT04
MAT05
MAT06
MAT07
MAT08
Count of Valid Math Tests
10723
227
2753
9885
10029
10554
10414
10638
7367
Percent of Valid Tests Where Calculator Was Used > 25% Items
39%
72%
52%
59%
63%
52%
Percent of Valid Tests Where Ruler Was Used At Least Once
78%
71%
59%
57%
54%
56%
Count of Valid Tests Where Protractor Was Used At Least Once
86%
48%
37%
42%
Slide6Text-to-Speech for Mathematics- PARCC
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Slide7Technical Skills for All Students
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Slide8Skills for the Math Tests
Grade levels are included.Rhode Island Department of Education 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 www.ride.ri.gov/RICAS 2017-2018
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Slide9Preparing Students for Online Testing
Students should become familiar with features and basic functionality of TestNav.Technical Skills for Students document at www.ride.ri.gov/RICAS
View student tutorials at ricas.pearsonsupport.com/student/Take online practice tests prior to test administration on TestNav.Test coordinator should review IEPs, 504 plans, and any forms used to document accommodations for EL students Sample Documentation of Accommodations for an EL Student in Appendix A, page 26.Schedule testing for these students accordingly.
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Slide10Universal Accessibility Features for all students
Computer
Paper
Alternative
background/font color
(
PNP
)
Colored overlays
Screen magnification/
Zoom tool
Magnification device
Line reader tool
Tracking device/straight edge
Answer Eliminator
Use pencil to eliminate answer choices
Answer Masking
(
PNP
)
Masking using blank card
Item flag/bookmark
Place marker
Highlighter
Audio aids
Human read-aloud (or sign)
selected words
on Math, as requested by student
Test administrator repeats/clarifies test directions
Test administrator redirects student’s attention to test
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Slide11Alternative background/font color
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Slide12Line Reader
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Slide13Answer Eliminator
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Slide14Designated Accessibility Features
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Designated Accessibility Features: for any student, at principal’s discretion
Small group test administration (up to 10 students)
Individual (one-to-one) test administration
Frequent supervised breaks
Test in a separate location
Familiar test administrator
Seating in a specified area of room, including study carrel
Adaptive or specialized furniture or lighting
Noise buffer/noise-cancelling earmuffs/headphones (no music)
Student reads test aloud to self
Specific time of day
“Stop Testing” policy: If student is not responding to test questions after 15
20 minutes, test administrator may ask if student is finished. If so, collect the student’s test
materials.
Student
may sit quietly or be excused.
Slide15Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
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Presentation Accommodations
Computer-Based
Paper-Based
Paper test,
if unable to use computer
(
PNP
)
N/A
N/A
Large print test
(
PNP
)
Screen reader, only for student who
is
blind or visually
impaired
(
PNP
)
UEB Braille test
(
PNP
)
Text-to-speech
for Math or
Human read-aloud for Math
(
PNP
)
Human read-aloud for Math
(
PNP)Human signer for Math or test questions only for ELA (PNP)Test administrator helps student track test items
Slide16Control Icons
Text-to-Speech
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Slide17Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
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Response Accommodations
Computer-Based
Paper-Based
Human scribe
or external speech-to-text device for math
(
PNP
)
N/A
Answers recorded in test booklet
N/A
Typed responses
(
PNP
)
(No transcription necessary)
Monitor placement of test responses
Responses recorded (audio or video), then transcribed by student during playback
Braille writer, note-taker, or refreshable Braille display
Slide18Approved ELA Graphic Organizer or Mathematics Reference Sheet
www.ride.ri.gov/ricas
Graphic organizers without any text may be used without approval from RIDE by a student with a disability who has this accommodation (A9) in their IEP or 504 Plan.A student may use no more than two different graphic organizers or reference sheetsGraphic organizers and reference sheets may be used throughout the school year during instruction.Graphic organizers and reference sheets may have items removed but NOT added.Rhode Island Department of Education 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 www.ride.ri.gov/RICAS 2017-2018
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Slide19Special Access Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
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Computer and Paper
Text-to-speech/Human reader for ELA
(
PNP
)
Signing the ELA reading passages
(
PNP
)
Scribe responses (or speech-to-text device) for ELA
(
PNP
)
Calculator or mathematics
manipulatives
on non-calculator session of math
(
PNP
)
Spell-checker for ELA
(
PNP
)
Word prediction for ELA
(
PNP
)
Slide20Accommodations for EL Students
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EL Accommodations
Paper-based test in English OR Spanish
(
PNP
)
PBT
in Spanish does not contain English translations of test items.
Approved Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionary or Glossary
Text-to-speech/human reader
for Math in English or Spanish
(
PNP
)
TTS
in Spanish is not available on RICAS on CBT. If a student requires a read aloud in Spanish, a school or district staff person fluent in Spanish must read the Spanish math test to the student.
Scribe
for Math
(
PNP
)
Read aloud/repeat/clarify
test
directions
in student’s native language,
if native language speaker is available
Slide21Accommodations for EL Students: RICAS Mathematics Tests in Spanish
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CBT
PBT
Spanish Edition* in
Spanish
Yes
Yes
Text-to-Speech*
in Spanish
No
Yes
Human Read Aloud in Spanish
Yes
Yes
Large Print Edition
in Spanish
Yes
(magnification)
Yes
Bilingual Glossaries and Dictionaries
Yes
Yes
Scribe in Spanish
Yes
Yes
Read aloud, repeat, clarify
general directions in English, Spanish, or other native language
Yes
Yes
* Spanish editions do not have English versions of test items; the Spanish tests are not bilingual.
Slide22Accommodations for EL Students: RICAS Mathematics Tests in English
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CBT
PBT
Text-to-Speech
in English
Yes
Yes
Human Read Aloud in English
Yes
Yes
Large Print Edition
in English
Yes
(magnification)
Yes
Bilingual Glossaries and Dictionaries
Yes
Yes
Scribe in English
Yes
Yes
Read aloud, repeat, clarify
general directions in English, Spanish, or other native language
Yes
Yes
* Spanish editions do not have English versions of test items; the Spanish tests are not bilingual.
Slide23Accommodations for EL Students: RICAS English Language Arts Tests*
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CBT
PBT
Text-to-Speech
No
No
Human Read Aloud
No
No
Large Print Edition
Yes
(magnification)
Yes
Bilingual Glossaries and Dictionaries
Yes
Yes
Scribe
No
No
Read aloud, repeat, clarify
general directions in English, Spanish, or other native language
Yes
Yes
*
ELA tests are available only in English.
If the student is an EL with a disability, depending on the impact of the disability, then these and other accommodations/accessibility features from other lists may be necessary.
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The following test forms are available as accommodations and must be requested in the student’s Personal Needs Profile (PNP):Spanish Mathematics tests for EL students
Text-to-Speech (digital read-aloud, requiring headphones)Screen reader (for a student who is blind or visually impaired; used in conjunction with a hard-copy Braille test)Compatible Assistive Technology (see Guidelines for Using Assistive Technology as a RICAS Test Accommodation)
Large-print paper-based testBraille paper-based will be in UEB
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Slide25Assistive Technology (AT)
RESOURCE: Guidelines for Using Assistive Technology as an RICAS Test Accommodations
www.ride.ri.gov/ricas Students may use assistive technology (AT), when it is listed in their IEP or 504 plan; for example:Word prediction softwareSpeech-to-text programsAdapted keyboard, mouse, screen enlargementThere are two categories of assistive technology:
Compatible technology that interacts with TestNav.External technology that does not interact with TestNav
Requires a second computer station not directly connected to TestNav
May require test administrator to facilitate transfer of information from external station to computer used for assessment.
Internet access should be disabled or restricted during testing.
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Slide26Unique Accommodation Formpage 28
Use this form to request approval of an accommodation not listed in the Accessibility and Accommodations Manual.Must be received by RIDE prior to testing. Please allow time for review and approval. Six weeks is recommended.If you have questions, please contact Heather Heineke at
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Unique Accommodation Form
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Slide28Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP)
The function of the SR/PNP is to: enroll students for each test, regardless of computer- or paper-based testingorder special test forms, andcollect information on selected accommodations.
Guidance:Guide to the Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) at http://ricas.pearsonsupport.com/manuals/ Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile module for this year’s process and directions for importing the SR/PNP file at http://ricas.pearsonsupport.com/training/
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Slide29Exemptions from Testing
www.ride.ri.gov/ricas Click on Exemptions from Testing tab
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Slide30Medical Exemptions
Changes for 2018:ALL state assessments included in online
eRIDE systemRequesting Medical Exemptions from Statewide AssessmentsDue Dates:Feb. 28, 2018: ACCESS for ELs and Alternate ACCESS for ELs
June 1, 2018: DLM, RICAS, PSAT, SAT, RI Science AssessmentCriteria:
Definition of Medical Emergency:
An incident involving a medical condition, injury, or crisis requiring hospitalization, clinical care, or treatment in response to the incident. Typically, a medical emergency prevents the student from receiving instruction and from participating in assessment for the remainder of the testing
window.
Cannot receive instruction
Cannot participate in testing even with accommodations.
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Slide31Five Steps for Completing a Medical Exemption*
District: Complete Form 1 (District Assurances Form) and fax to 401-222-3605. Incomplete forms and forms submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
School: Complete Forms 2 and 3 and retained by the District. District: Submit request through the eRIDE Medical Exemption System. RIDE: reviews Form 1 and verifies that the request has been logged through the
eRIDE system. If needed, RIDE will contact the principal or the superintendent for clarification if the information submitted is insufficient.
RIDE
: Emails final decision to the superintendent.
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*Outplacement
Schools
must complete step 2 and contact the sending district of the student in order to initiate the exemption request process;
outplacement schools cannot submit a request.
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Slide32Description of Exemption Forms
All forms are available on the RIDE website at: http://www.ride.ri.gov/InstructionAssessment/Assessment/AssessmentExemptions.aspx
Form 1: District Assurances Form. This form ensures that the district has gathered the necessary evidence, completed forms, and that the superintendent reviewed the information before submitting a medical exemption request for approval. This form must be signed and faxed to RIDE at: 401-222-3605. Incomplete forms and forms submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. Form 2: Parent/Guardian Consent Form. (available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese). Have parent/guardian complete and sign a hard copy of Form 2. Retain original with student records. Do not send to RIDE. Form 3: Treating Physician/Mental Health Professional Form.
Have treating physician/mental health professional complete and sign a copy of Form 3. Retain original with student records. Do not send to RIDE.
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Slide33Student Registration
How it works and why it’s importantRhode Island Department of Education 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 www.ride.ri.gov/RICAS 2017-2018
Slide34Registering Students
RIDE: Special Education Census
RIDE: Enrollment
Census
RIDE: LEP Census
District Student Information
System
Schools
Before Testing:
Student Registration Files
After Testing:
Data Clean-up, Accountability Determinations
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Slide35Consequences of Messy Data
RIDE cannot change the data it receives from the district Student Information Systems
All fixes must come from the district.Incorrect data may impact assessment reporting, accountability determinations and state aid calculations.Enrolled in one grade, tested in a different gradeStudents with incorrect demographics Students who do not return test materials with correct SASID or name
Inactive student files in the Enrollment Census
This is especially true for students attending outplacement schools
.
Questions: contact Mario Goncalves at
mario.goncalves@ride.ri.gov
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Slide36Ensuring all Student Data is Accurate
Who needs to be involved:
District Data ManagerClerksSpecial Education DirectorsEL DirectorsSchool Administrators
Case managersOutplacement schools
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Slide37Special Education CensusCurrently open to accept changes.
Assessment Accommodations Field1 = no accommodations
ONLY for general education assessments2 = with accommodations ONLY for general education assessments for students who receive accommodations3 = alternate assessment ONLY for students taking alternate assessments
General Education Assessments:RICASPSATTM
10
SAT
RI State Science
ACCESS 2.0
Alternate Assessments:
DLM ELA
DLM MathematicsDLM Science
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs
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Slide38Contact Information & Resources
Support and Assistancehttp://ricas.pearsonsupport.com/ Rhode Island Department of Educationwww.ride.ri.gov/RICAS
Office of Curriculum, Assessment, and InstructionHeather HeinekeHeather.Heineke@ride.ri.gov or assessment@ride.ri.gov 401-222-8493Rhode Island Department of Education 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 www.ride.ri.gov/RICAS 2017-2018
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