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Frequently Asked Questions
Regarding the ELL/TPC (Accommodations) Forms
1. The new, modified forms that were
attached to the email sent on Friday, August 26 were only to
be used for students who have in 2005-06 for the first time
entered a U.S. school. These are the only students who may be
considered for deferments from certain content areas of state
and locally mandated testing.
2. The deferment, if used, can be for one
test or for any tests throughout the 2005-06 academic year.
However, please note: If any of the criteria listed below is
not fulfilled correctly, the deferments are null and void and
the student’s lack of participation will count against the
school for AYP calculations.
A. The 2005-06 school year must be the
first time a student has ever entered a U.S. school (public or
private). This will apply for grades K-12 (unless notified
otherwise by the state).
B. The student must have a valid LAB score
and the score must be entered in the SchoolMax data system.
C. The student must participate in the
spring 2006 ELDA assessment.
D. The student must participate in all math
assessments and any applicable EOCT (End of course tests).
3. Use the
previous ELL/TPC form for students who entered a U.S.
school prior to the 2005-06 school year. There is only one
minor difference from this form and the updated ELL/TPC form
released this past week by the DOE: For the ITBS only the
state DOE has stated that “reading the test in English only is
a STANDARD accommodation for any subtest or content area other
than Reading Comprehension or Vocabulary”. Therefore, to use
this as a standard accommodation, write an “S” in the box and
an *. Then at the bottom of the page, put an * and a note
stating that reading areas other than Reading Comprehension
and Vocabulary have been deemed standard accommodations as per
the GDOE.
4. Monitored students may only receive
Standard Accommodations. Monitored lists will come from the
IWC
5. For the ITBS and Cogat, any use of paraphrasing,
explaining, re-wording of directions and or test items is
considered Non-Standard; however, in certain cases, a
committee may decide to approve a non-standard accommodation.
Regarding the CRCT, it is fine to clarify, explain, etc.,
DIRECTIONS as a standard accommodation; the difference is when
it is applied to the actual test items. On a norm referenced
test, such as the Cogat or the ITBS, use of non-standard
accommodations is not prohibited; however, it nullifies the
results of a student's assessment because no norms can be
established in comparison to other students at the school
(because the administration of that student's test was
non-standard).
6. It also does not give any usable data
for informational purposes regarding the student’s abilities.
You may, as a committee, decide to check the non-standard
accommodation; however, you must be sure that everyone
understands that this score will probably not be used to
determine your school's norms and that you will not have test
data that truly reflects that particular student's abilities.
7. NRT mean Norm Referenced Test (ITBS and
Cogat)
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