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Contacting DRC

Key Dates – Materials Ordering June 2014

Key Dates – Material Delivery July 2014

Key Dates – HSAP Testing July 2014

Key Dates – Material Return July 2014

Test Security Information in TAM TAM pp. 3 – 12

Materials Inventory Process • Retain original shipping boxes. • District boxes are white; school boxes are brown. • Verify boxes against the School Box Range Sheet. • Review packing lists and verify security ranges against the security checklist. • Record ANY missing materials.Note on the security checklist. • Immediately notify DRC of any discrepancies. TAM p. 29; DTCS p. 1

Additional Materials • Districts will be charged for: • Districts will not be charged for: • materials ordered after June 11. • materialsordered between June 2 and June 11. • materials for a new student. • materials to replace those damaged during shipment. • additional administration materials such as labels and envelopes. DTCS p. 2

Additional Materials • Carefully assess your need for additional materials. • Consider whether materials can be reused before ordering additional materials. • Materials such as Oral Administration Scripts, CD-ROMs, Braille CDs, and sign language DVDs may be reused. • Use the Intra-District Transfer Form to transfer materials between schools in your district. • Overage will not be sent to districts. DTCS p. 2

Additional Materials • An electronic order form has been posted to eDIRECT. This form may be completed and e-mailed to the SC Project Team. • Orders received before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time will be processed on the same day and shipped via overnight delivery. • Additional materials may be ordered between • June 12 • and July 16. DTCS p. 2

Security Checklists TAM pp. 11 – 12; DTCS p. 1

Electronic Security Checklists TAM pp. 11 – 12; DTCS p. 1

HSAP Summer 2014 Documents

Administering the Test TAM pp. 49 – 68

Form A Test Materials • Test Booklet • Oral Administration Script or Audio CD-ROM • ELA and Mathematics • Students must answer in their answer document (unless their IEPs state otherwise). • Use with any Form A ELA or mathematics test booklets when oral administration is specified in a student’s IEP. • Use when the testing of an LEP student requires an oral administration of the mathematics test. • Audio CD-ROMs are PC-compatible and are designed for use with a computer only.

Form A Test Materials

Form C Test Materials TAM Appendix C

Response Options – Responding in Test Booklet TAM Appendix C

Response Options – Responding on Separate Paper TAM Appendix C

Response Options – Responding on Separate Paper – Math TAM Appendix C

Response Options – Responding on Separate Paper • Form A Large-Print and Form C Braille TAM Appendix C

Answer Documents

Labeling – Answer Documents Override Linking Labels • Override Linking Labels mustbe used for all students. • Each sheet contains five pairs of white Override Linking Labels,side-by-side. Complete all information on each label. • Hand-coding the student’s name on the answer document is mandatory. If the student’s name is not hand-coded, the student will be reported as “No Name Available.” • Grid all applicable demographic information on the student’s answer document. TAM Appendix A

Labeling – Answer Documents Override Linking Labels • Use both labels for students taking both tests. Complete all information on each label. • Use one label – ELA or mathematics – for students taking only one test. Destroy the unused label in the pair.

Labeling – Answer Documents Home School Labels • Home School Labels are provided to DTCs. • On the answer document, write “Home School” in the School Name box and the district name in the District Name box. • Apply the ivoryHome School Labels to answer documents used by home school students. Complete all information on each label. • Hand-coding the student’s name on the answer document is mandatory.If the student’s name is not hand-coded, the student will be reported as “No Name Available.” • Grid all applicable demographic information on the student’s answer document. TAM Appendix A

Labeling – Answer Documents Home School Labels • Use both labels for students taking both tests. • Use one label – ELA or mathematics – for students taking only one test.Destroy the unused label in the pair.

Labeling Answer Documents – Do Not Score Labels • Do: • Apply to usedor mislabeled answer documents that DRC should not score. • Pink– 10 labels per sheet • Return these materials in boxes designated as “nonscorable.” • Don’t: • Put a label on unused or unlabeled answer documents. (Do not open unused, shrinkwrapped packages of answer documents.) • Put a label on answer documents with the IEP Invalidation bubble marked. TAM Appendix A

Labeling Answer Documents – Do Not Score Labels TAM Appendix A

Coding Answer Documents TAM pp. 30 – 32

Scoring Answer Documents TAM p. 34

Will This Answer Document Be Scored?

Will This Answer Document Be Scored? X

Answer Document Return Form DRAFT TAM p. 35

Returning Materials HSAP Label Colors

Returning Materials HSAP Envelope Colors • Security Checklist Envelope – White envelope with a lilaclabel • Response Envelope – Redenvelope with a white label • Rough Draft Envelope – White envelope with a greenlabel

Scorable & Nonscorable Materials Return Shipment TAM pp. 34 – 40; DTCS pp. 2 – 8

Scorable Materials Return Shipment • All scorable answer documents for students who tested in the HSAP window (please note that there is no make-up testing period). • Red Response Envelopes containing the following materials: • • Answer documents with taped-in typed/separate responses • • Large-Print test booklets • • Corresponding large-print answer documents • Braille materials (returned in the original plastic bag in which the materials were received) TAM pp. 34 – 40; DTCS pp. 2 – 8

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