Inclusion of Special Populations Training 703 KAR 5:070 Module

Inclusion of Special Populations Training 703 KAR 5:070 Module 8: Allegation Prevention/Best Practice Office of Assessment and Accountability 2022

Allegation Prevention/Best Practices (1) 2 1. Always make sure a student receiving accommodations has a working plan (IEP, 504, PSP) in place and is used routinely during instruction before providing on a state assessment. 2 2. All plans must be current. NOTE: Very important that a plan is locked. Any roster build per Infinite Campus (IC) may not pull a student with an unlocked plan. 2 KDE:OAA:DAAS:da:8/20 22

Allegation Prevention/Best Practices (2) 1. When changing a plan near the time of testing, make sure it is documented well in the conference summary and you have data supporting the need for that change. 2. Any time a change is made to a student plan all parties involved need to be made aware of that change. Consider a follow up meeting with supporting staff (including the test administrators) to announce changes. 3 KDE:OAA:DAAS:da:8/202 2

Allegation Prevention/Best Practices (3) 1. Anyone who will provide accommodations on a state assessment must complete both the Administration Code (703 KAR 5:080) and the Inclusion of Special Populations (703 KAR 5:070). 2. Students may refuse accommodations at any time. Once the student refuses the accommodation, the proctor must only start again if asked to do so by the student. Documentation is key if this occurs. KDE:OAA:DAAS:da:8/2022 4

Allegation Prevention/Best Practices (4) 1. A reader should never guide or direct a student to a correct response. When reading to a student the test administrator should never change a test item or answer options even at the student's request. 2. A re-read may be provided only at the request of the student. The only time the test administrator is permitted to re-read something without a student request is for the Alternate Assessment. DE:OAA:DAAS:da:8/202 2 5

Allegation Prevention/Best Practices (5) 1. A scribe should only record the exact information that a student provides. All answers must be directed and guided by the student at all times. 2. A scribe should only provide the writing support to a student unless they have additional accommodations permitted on the test. For example, the scribe can not read a response back to the student unless that student also has a reader on their plan. DE:OAA:DAAS:da:8/2022 6

Allegation Prevention/Best Practices (6) Flexibility for a test schedule on a state assessment is not permitted unless a student has Oral Native Language Support marked on the PSP. If there is a shortage of interpreters, EL students shall use a different test administration schedule than the regular student population. The altered schedule must occur within the district-established testing window. Paraphrasing or simplified language are for directions only, cannot be provided on any part of the test, and are no longer part of this regulation. KDE:OAA:DAAS:da:8/2022 7

Inclusions of Special Populations Modules Module Module Module Module Module Module Module Module 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: Inclusion General Conditions Section Specifics Accommodations Environment Technology and Manipulatives Readers and Scribes Accommodations Breakdown Allegation Prevention/Best Practices 8 KDE:OAA:DAAS:da:8/2022

Division of Assessment and Accountability Support Contact Information KDE DAC Information [email protected] (502) 564-4394 9 KDE:OAA:DAAS:da:8/2022