DTCALT TRAINING Spring 2019 SCAlt 2 South Carolina

DTC-ALT TRAINING Spring 2019 SC-Alt

2 South Carolina Department of Education Nichole Adams Jill Christmus Office of Assessment

3 American Institutes for Research (AIR) SC-Alt Team Celine Bryan, Project Manager Matthew Greathouse, Alternate Assessment Specialist Christopher Kelly, Project Coordinator

Topics 4 Training Overview Changes to the SC-Alt Training Goals DTC-Alt Responsibilities

Objectives 5 By the end of this training, you should: Be familiar with the SC-Alt assessments Understand how to locate resources on the Portal Understand the new procedures and Policy Changes Understand how to navigate TIDE Know the purpose of ORS Have a general understanding of how students can interact with online tests

Training Overview 6 Today’s training will include: Two breakout session in the morning � TIDE and the SC-Alt Portal � Test Deliver System Three breakout sessions in the afternoon � Sample Policies and Procedures � Managing the 1% � Additional info session

Changes to the SC-Alt 7 The SC-NCSC and SC-Alt Social Studies paper tests are no longer administered. All tests are now part of the online SC-Alt administration. Students will take all high school subject tests prior to the end of their third year of high school. Districts will determine in which year each assessment will be administered. The Test Security Affidavit is no longer validated in TIDE. The affidavit will appear at the end of each subject test as two separate test questions. TAs are not required to attend an in-person training in 2019.

Changes to the SC-Alt 8 If a student does not respond to an item, the TA will select [No Response] to skip that item and move on to the next. There are no Second Raters for the new SC-Alt. Testing Monitors, Technology Coordinators, Second Raters, and Principals will not have TIDE accounts in 2019. Text-to-Speech is replaced by human-recorded audio files. Voice packs are no longer required.

Administration Window 9 2019 Test Window: February 11 and March 29, 2019

DTC-Alt Responsibilities Before Testing 10 Ensure that all test administrators (TAs) meet all training requirements for the SC-Alt • Identify all students residing in the district who are participating in the SC-Alt and ensure they are all included in TIDE • Identify all TAs, STCs, and monitors in the district and ensure they are all included in TIDE • Have all STCs, TAs, and monitors sign the Agreement to Maintain Test Security and Confidentiality • Sign the Agreement to Maintain Test Security and Confidentiality •

DTC-Alt Responsibilities Before Testing 11 Be familiar with all information in the TAM • Be responsible for making sure TAs have access to students’ State Student IDs (SSIDs) • Order and distribute Test Administration Manuals (TAMs as needed • Order paper materials students who require paper accommodation materials in TIDE • Identify students who are not testing due a medical exemption and include them in TIDE •

DTC-Alt Responsibilities During Testing 12 • • • Order additional paper-accommodated test materials, if necessary. Pre-identify any new students eligible for the Alternate Assessments. Ensure that TAs administer all required tests. Ensure that lines of communication between the student’s enrolled district and the student’s attending district are clear when students are served by a facility or school that is outside the student’s enrolled district. Work with teachers of students without an observable mode of communication to ensure that a communication plan is in place and contact the SCDE to initiate a review of the student’s IEP.

DTC-Alt Responsibilities After Testing 13 • • • Return all paper test materials to AIR by April 10, 2019. Receive family score reports and route them to teachers/schools that are serving the students. Keep the signed Agreements to Maintain Test Security and Confidentiality in the district for three years.

Path to Success 14 Read the Test Administration Manual Plan for administration Encourage practicing Contact the Help Desk if you have questions 14

Contact Information 15 Nichole Adams nadams@ed. sc. gov Jill Christmus mchristmus@ed. sc. gov AIR Helpdesk schelpdesk@air. org