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A. Yes, you are required to test or complete the testing of any student who enrolls in your school/district during the testing window, provided the student has not already completed testing elsewhere.
A. Yes, all students enrolled during the testing window must be assessed. Recently arrived students, who are defined as a student who has been enrolled in U.S. schools for less than 12 cumulative months, may be exempted from the ELA section during their first test administration. These students must take the ELA section during subsequent administrations, even if they still qualify as a recently arrived student.
If a student arrives after the ACCESS for ELLs assessment window and does not have an opportunity to take that test, but is exempt from the ELA assessment, he or she will be removed from test participation calculations. Recently arrived students must also participate in all other content areas, with or without designated supports, including linguistic supports for non-ELA sessions. Students in the district for less than a full academic year (FAY) are counted for test participation only; their assessment results are not factored into school or district report cards. Results for students who are FAY in the district but not a specific school are included in district report cards.
Recently arrived students who are exempt from the ELA assessment must have a not-tested code entered in the DRC INSIGHT Portal for ELA. If a student who is exempt from the ELA assessment took part or all of the ELA test please contact DPI for further guidance.
A. See the Policy document regarding student in special/unique situations. The student can be tested via a district owned laptop with the secure browser downloaded, in a secure setting with an internet connection by a trained proctor. If the student is not tested, the student counts as a non-test participant for accountability purposes and needs to have a not-tested code entered in the DRC INSIGHT Portal.
A. See the Policy document regarding student in special/unique situations.
Test security needs to be carefully considered when dealing with homebound or hospitalized students. The student can be tested via a district owned laptop with the secure browser downloaded, in a secure setting with an internet connection by a trained proctor. Be sure that the person who is administering the test to the student is an employed district staff member who has been trained in test administration.
Homebound services differ from virtual learning provided during the pandemic in that homebound is a placement determined by an IEP team. A student with a disability who requires in-person specially designed instruction and related services in the home in order to make progress towards their IEP goals and in the general education curriculum, must receive in-person homebound services as part of a free and appropriate public education (FAPE).
A. Use your professional judgment about whether it is appropriate to test a student who has suffered a recent trauma. If the student is not tested, be aware that the student will count as a non-test participant for accountability purposes and needs to have a not-tested code entered in the DRC INSIGHT Portal.
Private schools participating in the choice (voucher) program are required to administer the same statewide assessments as public schools. Private schools not participating in the choice program have the opportunity to purchase the Forward Exam directly from DRC. For additional information see Private School Testing.
A. A parent should submit a written request for student opt-out to the principal or the school board. Per Wis. Stats. 118.30(2)(b)3., if the student is in grades 4, 8, and 9-11 the request must be granted. If the student is not in the above mentioned grade levels, the decision to grant the request is at the discretion of the school board. Districts/schools should maintain records of parent opt-out requests.
A. DPI does not provide a form. Some districts choose to create a parent opt-out form in order to collect the same information for every family. The method by which you choose to collect the written request is a local decision.
A. Yes. You must test all enrolled students in grades 3-8 and 10 with the Forward Exam. If the student is not a full academic year (FAY) student, the student counts for accountability determination only in test participation calculations and is not included in English language arts or mathematics proficiency rate calculations.
A. The Forward Exam cannot be administered out of state. If the student is still enrolled in the district/school, the student counts as a non-test-participant for accountability purposes. You must enter a not-tested code of "Absent for entire testing window" for the student in the DRC INSIGHT Portal.
NOTE: A virtual school student living in another state but attending a Wisconsin Virtual School, must attend a location in Wisconsin arranged by the virtual school to take the Forward Exam in-person by a trained proctor.
A. FAY is based on the following: For spring testing, an FAY student is one who has been continuously enrolled in a school or district from the 3rd Friday of September to the completion of testing, with no enrollment gaps of 30 days or more. For more information about FAY, contact Phil Cranley at DPI.
DPI publishes school and district test participation on school and district report cards for informational purposes only. That is, test participation has no impact on report card scoring. This rule has been effective since the 2016-17 report cards. Please note that a minimum two years of 20 full academic year tested students are required to generate a report card score.
A. You need to acquire a WISEid for the student, then the District/School Assessment Coordinator may "add the student" (enter the student information) into the DRC INSIGHT Portal. Directions for adding a student to the DRC INSIGHT Portal are available in the DRC INSIGHT Portal Guide.
A. DPI provides DRC with an initial student level data file extracted from WISEdata, approximately 8 weeks prior to the opening of the test window. DRC uploads this information to the DRC INSIGHT Portal and provides district-level data files for districts to download and check for accuracy. This data file can be edited by districts, and then uploaded back into the DRC INSIGHT Portal. Additionally, there will be a Multiple Student Upload (MSU) file layout and sample file that may be used by districts to enter their data into and perform an upload of students and student information into the DRC INSIGHT Portal. Directions for using a MSU file to upload data to the DRC INSIGHT Portal are available in the DRC INSIGHT Portal Guide.
A. WISEdata should be kept up-to-date throughout the school year via your Student information System (SIS). The Office of Educational Accountability will populate testing portals based on information submitted through WISEdata. Watch the DAC Digest for specific dates when OEA will pull data to populate the testing portals.
A. Accommodations and supports are entered in to the DRC INSIGHT Portal by selecting checkboxes. Accessibility features can be entered on an individual student basis or by groups of students who have the same accessibility feature.
A. A scribe is an adult who enters into the computer what a student dictates via speech, American Sign Language, or an assistive communication device. The guiding principle in scribing is to ensure that the student has access to and is able to respond to test content.
Scribes are allowable on the Forward Exam as a designated support for ELA, mathematics, science, and social studies. Scribing Guidelines are available in the Forward Exam Accommodations and Supports webpage.
A. The read aloud accommodation allows the student to listen to all ELA test information displayed on the screen, including test directions, questions, answer choices, and ELA reading comprehension passages. This accommodation may only be provided to students with visual impairments who are learning braille but are not yet proficient, whose need is documented in an IEP/504 plan, and have prior approval from DPI by submitting a Request for Read Aloud Accommodation for the Forward Exam Form. More information is available in the Accessibility Guide, available on the Forward Exam Accommodations and Supports webpage.
Students who do not meet this criteria, but require read aloud, should use the Read Aloud Designated Support, including those with IEP/504 plans. Read aloud designated support allows the student to listen to test information displayed on the screen, including test directions, questions, and answer choices for all content areas with the exception of the ELA reading comprehension passages.
A. TTS Universal Support, Read Aloud Designated Support, and Read Aloud Accommodation allow the student to listen to test information displayed on the screen, including test directions, questions, and answer choices. The difference between them is:
A. In extremely rare circumstances, when a student has a medical condition that allows them no screen time at all (i.e. photosensitive epilepsy) and an IEP or 504 plan, the DAC may put in a request for a Print-on-Demand Version of the Forward Exam that will need to be approved by DPI.
A. A DAC may submit a request for Print-on-Demand A student with a concussion who is not permitted screen time due to that medical condition, may put in a request for a Print-on-Demand Version of the Forward Exam that will need to be approved by DPI.
A request for the POD accommodation must be completed and submitted to DPI. This request must be approved by DPI prior to use during the Forward Exam. DPI staff will review the request and if approved, activate the accommodation. See the Test Administration Manual for information about how to administer the POD accommodation.
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