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1 Georgia Student Assessment Program Student Assessment Handbook 2018-2019. Office of Assessment and Accountability Georgia Department of Education 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE. 1554 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334. Phone: 404-656-2668, Toll Free: 800-634-4106. Fax: 404-463-9747. Revised November, 2018. Assessment AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 404-656-2668, 800-634-4106. FAX 404-463-9747. Allison Timberlake, , Deputy Superintendent Kelli Harris-Wright, Assessment Specialist, Formative Assessment and Accountability Instructional Practices (FIP). 404-463-6666; 404-463-5047; Joni Briscoe, Budget/Contracts Manager Robert McLeod, , Assessment Specialist, 404-657-9808; Georgia Milestones 404-656-2589; Connie Caldwell, Administrative Assistant 404-656-2668; Mary Nesbit-McBride, , Assessment Specialist, ACCESS for ELLs , Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA).

2 404-232-1207; ACCOUNTABILITY. Paula Swartzberg, Director of Accountability Missy Shealy, Project Manager, Georgia Milestones 404-463-1539; 404-657-7651; Lacey Andrews, Accountability Specialist Assessment DEVELOPMENT. 404-657-0251; Jan Reyes, , Director of Assessment Development 404-463-6665; Kris Floyd, Accountability Specialist 404-463-1175; Sarah Burger, Assessment Specialist, Early Learning Measures Nicholas Handville, Accountability Specialist 404-657-0312; 404-657-4122; Nijia Byrd, , Assessment Specialist, Math/Science August Ogletree, , Accountability Specialist 404-463-1548; 404-463-6675; Lisa Hardman, Assessment Specialist, K-5 Assessment Tianna Sims-Miller, Program Manager 404-651-6405; 404-463-1166.

3 Elena Nightingale, Accountability Specialist, Assessment ADMINISTRATION Research and Development Sandy Greene, , Director of Assessment 404-463-0164, Administration 404-656-0478; Qi Qin, Accountability Specialist, Growth Model 404-657-0311, Taiesha Adams, , Assessment Specialist, Georgia Milestones Jonathan Rollins, Measurement Program Manager, 404-656-5975; Research and Development 404-463-1168; Bobbie Bable, Assessment Specialist, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Georgia Kindergarten Adrienne Simmons, , Assessment Specialist, Inventory of Developing Skills (GKIDS), Assessment Literacy ELA/Social Studies Resources 404-463-1515; 404-657-6168; Niveen Vosler, Assessment Specialist Joe Blessing, Assessment Specialist, Georgia Milestones, Research and Development Georgia Online Formative Assessment Resource (GOFAR) 404-463-0166; 404-232-1208; 404-463-0166; Georgia Department of Education Page ii of vi Rev.

4 November 2018. All Rights Reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS. Table of Contents .. iii Introduction to Georgia 's Student Assessment Program .. 1. Glossary .. 2. Acronyms .. 7. State Board Policies and Rules .. 8. Test Security .. 9. Security and Accountability .. 9. Security Breaches .. 9. Testing Irregularities .. 10. Cell Phone/Electronic Device Use on Georgia Standardized 13. Calculator Allowances and Restrictions .. 14. Professional Ethics .. 15. Georgia Student Assessment Program Responsibilities .. 17. GaPSC Code of Ethics for Educators ( ).. 17. Test Security Information for School Test Coordinators/Teachers/Examiners.

5 20. Roles and Responsibilities .. 23. 23. System Test Coordinator .. 23. System Technology Coordinator .. 25. System Special Education Coordinator .. 25. System Title III/ESOL Coordinator .. 26. Principal .. 27. School Test Coordinator .. 28. Examiner .. 29. Proctor .. 30. Assessment Descriptions .. 31. Georgia Student Assessment Program Quick Reference Chart: 2018-2019 .. 31. State-Administered Tests .. 32. Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State to State for English Language Learners (ACCESS for ELLs ACCESS).. 32. Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA ).

6 34. Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (GKIDS) .. 40. GKIDS Readiness Check .. 42. Georgia Milestones Assessment System ( Georgia Milestones) .. 46. End-of-Grade Measures (EOG) Grades 3 through 8 .. 47. Georgia Department of Education Page iii of vi Rev. November 2018. All Rights Reserved Georgia Milestones and the Promotion, Placement, and Retention Law .. 50. End-of-Course (EOC) Measures Middle/High School .. 50. National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) .. 60. Other Assessment Options and Assessment Literacy Resources .. 63. College Admissions Placement Tests.

7 63. Lexile Scores .. 65. Formative Instructional Practices Online Professional Learning (FIP) .. 67. Georgia Online Formative Assessment Resource (GOFAR) .. 68. General Assessment Administration Guidance .. 70. Scheduling .. 70. Test Environment .. 70. Pre-Administration Preparation .. 71. During Test Administration .. 71. Homebound/Hospitalized Students .. 72. Makeup Sessions .. 73. Dealing with Emergency/Unexpected Situations .. 73. Post-Test Administration .. 75. Transferring Student Test Scores .. 76. Transferring Records for Students with Disabilities, 504 Students, and EL 76.

8 Dissemination of Test Information .. 76. State Dissemination of Scores .. 76. Accessing Assessment Data 77. Interpreting the Results .. 78. Public Reporting of Statewide Test Results .. 78. Local System Dissemination of Scores .. 79. Rescore Requests .. 79. Retention of the Files of Test Results and Student Remediation Files .. 79. Assessing Special Populations .. 81. Students with Disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Students with IEPs).. 81. Individualized Education Program (IEP) Teams .. 82. Participation in Assessments .. 82. Section 504 Students (Students with Disabilities who are not served in special education).

9 82. Local School System Responsibilities .. 83. Accommodation Guidelines for Students with Disabilities .. 83. Georgia Department of Education Page iv of vi Rev. November 2018. All Rights Reserved Test Administration Accommodations Considerations for Students with Disabilities and English Learners .. 83. Types of 83. Standard and Conditional 84. Modifications vs. Accommodations .. 84. Additional Considerations for Accommodations .. 85. Scribing Procedures Standard Accommodation .. 86. Scribe Qualifications and Preparation .. 86. General Scribing Procedures for Online and Paper Administrations (Applicable to Georgia Milestones and ACCESS for ELLs ).

10 87. English Language Arts Guidelines for Constructed Response Items .. 87. Mathematics Guidelines for Constructed Response Items .. 88. Allowable Accommodations for Students with Disabilities .. 89. Eligibility Guidelines: Reading of English Language Arts (ELA) Passages .. 91. Guidance for Use of Conditional Accommodation 13: Sign ELA passages.. 91. Eligibility Guidelines: Calculator Usage .. 91. State Required Codes (SRC) for Students with Disabilities and EL students .. 92. State Directed Codes (SDU-A) .. 92. Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS) State Directed Codes.