Ecururity Uligibility and Performance in the Field

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1 for aper-ased and omputer-ased est dministration rades,, and igh chool his manual is not secure. ecycle this manual after the test administration window.

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3 mportant ates and ontact nformation mportant ates ontact nformation est ecurity uidelines ecurity of est aterials ecurity and tudents ights eporting a est rregularity or a reach of ecurity eneral nstructions and est nformation est esign and tem nformation ecommendation for est cheduling esting essions ay ot e nterrupted llowable ccommodations nvalidating ests oiding ests oles and esponsibilities efore esting reparing for esting eceiving est aterials istributing est aterials pecial equirements for arge-rint and raille ersions of the est orms... est ecurity dministering the arge-rint ersion dministering the raille ersion yped esponses for aper-ased esting reparing aterials for eturn hecking nswer ocuments eturning est aterials ppendix ample emographic nformation ages (aper-ased nswer ocument iogrid) ppendix ample ecurity hecklist pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

4 mportant ates and ontact nformation mportant ates pring dministration of the tandards ased ssessment () nitial order window for materials ecember, anuary, order window for additional materials arch pril, est materials delivered to district test coordinators (s) by arch, spring operational administration window arch pril, ickup of all test materials pril, ontact nformation easured rogress (general administration questions) ew exico elp esk () ew exico ublic ducation epartment () ssessment & ccountability ivision (policy questions) oslyn verby () - or joslyn.overby@state.nm.us abe artinez () - or gabriel.martinez@state.nm.us he should only be contacted by the. est administrators (s) should contact their school test coordinator () or with any questions or concerns. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

5 est ecurity uidelines istrict test coordinators (s) and school test coordinators (s) must read all the directions in this manual before distributing any test materials to test administrators (s). he following measures are required to preserve the security of the ew exico tandards ased ssessment (). istrict superintendents, s, s, building supervisors, s, and proctors are all charged with following these guidelines to preserve the integrity of the testing program. ecurity of est aterials he ew exico tatewide ssessment rogram requires the and / to receive the highest level of test security and accountability. he security of the and / test booklets and answer documents must be maintained before, during, and after the test administration. lease follow the guidelines in this manual for distributing, collecting, and returning these materials. e sure that all testing personnel have access to a central, locked storage space for safekeeping of test materials until the materials are returned to easured rogress. he and / test booklets and answer documents are secure. t is important that students are not provided access to any of these test materials except during test administration. arly exposure to the test booklet or answer document will invalidate the data results for the student s test. he use of scratch paper is not permissible for students taking part in a aper-ased est () administration of the and /. nly students taking part in a omputer-ased est () administration of the and / may be provided with scratch paper for their use on the science portion of the test. ll scratch paper must be collected and securely shredded at the school immediately following testing. nauthorized reproduction of test materials is a violation of the ederal opyright ct and of the ew exico ublic ducation epartment () regulation.., which addresses testing security and administration of the ew exico tatewide ssessment rogram. ne requirement of this regulation is that signs be posted near school copy machines prior to and during the test administration window to notify individuals that test materials may not be photocopied or reproduced in any fashion, including paraphrasing. he test materials may not be provided to any persons not coordinating and administering the test or being tested. est administrators should not receive a copy of the test booklet unless they are administering the read-aloud accommodation. est questions may not be taught in part or in whole prior to, during, or after testing. est questions may only be presented to students during the test administration period via the standardized procedures described in this manual and the irections for dministering manuals. he answers to questions may not be provided to students by any method (e.g., orally or in writing). nswers to test questions may not be erased or altered by anyone except the student while taking the test. eading test questions aloud to students, except in instances specified by the irections for dministering manuals, is only permitted if the student qualifies for such an accommodation. lease see the list of prohibited activities on page. dditional guidance is available at the website below. ll administrations of the tests are to be conducted under the standardized procedures described in this manual for s and s and the irections for dministering manual provided to s. he ew exico ublic ducation epartment onfidentiality greement, available on the ssessment and valuation page of the website listed above, must be completed and signed by any person who is likely to come in contact with standardized testing materials, including teachers, aides, educational assistants, substitutes, volunteers, and licensed and unlicensed office staff. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

6 ll materials must be stored in a secure place before testing, at the end of each testing session, and after testing is complete. aterials should not leave the school except to be returned to a central location within the district. est materials should not be taken off campus unless specifically authorized by the assistant director of the ssessment and ccountability ivision of the. istricts are held responsible to the for all test materials; therefore, all materials must be accounted for. est coordinators must use the serial number located on the front cover of each test booklet to keep records of all the test booklets. f a test booklet is missing following test administration, the must ensure that a thorough search is undertaken to locate the booklet. f the booklet cannot be located, the must report the loss within three business days to the assistant director of the ssessment and ccountability ivision of the and easured rogress. his report must include all pertinent information regarding the incident. f the test booklet remains missing, the district will be instructed by separate communication to initiate a formal investigation into the loss and to submit a comprehensive report of the incident to the, complete with a cover letter from the district superintendent. ach district is responsible for developing and implementing a test security plan that fully addresses security and assigns responsibilities to school staff to meet all the requirements of the test administration. s and proctors should be trained on all the test security requirements prior to the test administration. rohibited ctivities t is unethical and shall be viewed as a violation of test security for any person to allow students to share information during the test administration. provide assessment accommodations that do not have instructional relevance or are not connected to a specific skill deficit determined by the student's educational team. (: he read-aloud accommodation is permissible for the science assessment.) give special assistance of any kind that could influence students responses to test questions. direct a student to change responses to test questions or suggest that he or she should. allow students access to or / test questions prior to testing. change a student s response to a test question. clean up stray marks, including, but not limited to, erasing double-marked, lightly erased, or lightly marked answers. photocopy, transcribe, or in any way duplicate any part of the or /. allow students to have cell phones or electronic devices not medically necessary during test sessions. fail to return all used and unused secure test materials. review the test questions for any reason. discuss the test with students/colleagues during or after the test administration. participate in, direct, aid, counsel, assist in, encourage, or fail to report any violations of these test administration security measures. chool and district staff are prohibited from studying or discussing test items in any manner, either among themselves or with students, before, during, or after testing. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

7 ecurity and tudents ights ndividual test scores, as well as all other aspects of a student s record, are confidential. cores can only be released in instances of school staff having a need to know them, valid requests for transcripts, and the student enforcing his or her right to inspect and request explanations of his or her records. n some instances, a court order or subpoena may require the release of this information; however, the student/ parent must be informed of this request before any information is released. est scores may also be released to parents or guardians of all students enrolled in a ew exico public school. esearchers may obtain test scores from school districts provided the information requested is at the group or cohort level. o information may be reported for groups smaller than students. hose who work with student test scores are required to withhold confidential information unless proper release is granted by the caretaker of student records. chool personnel are also charged with maintaining the results of standardized tests as part of student records. eporting a est rregularity or a reach of ecurity ll administrations of the tests are to be conducted under the standardized procedures described in the irections for dministering manuals provided to the s, s, s, and proctors. ndividual irregularities, such as suspicion of cheating, should be reported immediately by the to the or. nvalidation of a test due to a testing irregularity shall be determined after a thorough investigation and consultation between the,, and district/school superintendent. s required by state regulations, the must inform the assistant director of the ssessment and ccountability ivision of the of a testing irregularity within three business days of the occurrence, and the must follow up with a written response on the s esting rregularity eporting orm about the investigation within a reasonable timeline. ny suspected or actual breach of security must be reported immediately to the. n turn, the must report the suspected or actual breach by telephone to the assistant director of the ssessment and ccountability ivision of the within three business days and follow up with a written report detailing the allegation(s), finding(s), and corrective action(s). nonymous reports will be considered by the assistant director if specific factual information is provided that describes the alleged incident in detail, including names of anyone involved or any observer, and dates, times, and locations. lso, the names of anyone initiating a report may be held in confidence if the district superintendent feels it is best to do so. f any certified school employee is involved with any of the unauthorized activities mentioned in the est ecurity uidelines section of this manual, that employee is in jeopardy of possible license revocation by the. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

8 eneral nstructions and est nformation onsider the following information when preparing to distribute test materials: easured rogress will refer to the as the person who is responsible for receiving and distributing all test materials used in this test administration in his or her district. he is responsible for contacting the ew exico elp esk at easured rogress when assistance, such as needing to order additional materials or report problems with shipments, is needed. he (s) is/are responsible for receiving test materials at the school level. he must report any shortage of test materials or missing test booklets and answer documents to the. (s) and/or proctor(s) is/are responsible for the test materials during the actual test administration. he s must report any missing test booklets and answer documents to the. est esign and tem nformation rade(s) anguages vailable umber of essions stimated ime per ession (minutes) tem ypes * rades and (rade ) nglish panish nglish panish,, and,,, and modules * = multiple choice, point each; = short answer, points each; = open ended, points each; modules ( science sessions) = a group of questions related to the information in a brief article or experiment umber of orms and ypes of esting aterials here are four forms of the nglish test booklets and two forms of the panish test booklets for each grade. atching forms of the answer documents have been pre-inserted in each test booklet. he test booklet forms with matching inserted answer documents have been deliberately collated. o not remove the answer documents from the test booklets or reorder the test booklets and answer documents before distributing the sets to students to begin testing. he s should always distribute, collect, and store each student s test booklet and answer document together. panish glossaries are provided for the test administration for grades,, and high school. or paperbased tests (), these are separate handouts that should be distributed to students. or computerbased tests (), supplemental testing materials are included within the online testing system so no handouts will be provided. umber of est uestions or all grade levels, the number of questions is similar from year to year, following the blueprint that was established for science for each grade at the beginning of the contract. he test booklets include the core questions that students can earn points for answering and science field-test questions integrated among the core questions. he field-test questions do not contribute to student scores. pproximately % of the total number of questions are short answer and open ended. ypes of est uestions tests are composed of a combination of multiple-choice (-point), short-answer (-point), and openended (-point) questions. he irections for dministering manual will specify the number of questions that are multiple choice, short answer, and open ended. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

9 ho s to e ested? he will be administered to all students enrolled in public schools, charter schools, and state educational institutions in grades,, and high school. ince the spring test administration, the high school has served a dual purpose as the accountability assessment ( chool ating ystem) and as the igh chool raduation ssessment (/). eginning with the spring administration, the will assess cience and panish anguage rts. nglish anguage rts/ iteracy and athematics will be assessed by the artnership for ssessment of eadiness for ollege and areers (). he science sessions of the / are administered to all eleventh-grade students and students above eleventh grade who have not previously taken the test. or additional information regarding participation requirements for the /, please refer to the igh chool ssessment section of the irections for dministering manual or contact oslyn verby at the. contact information is provided on page of this manual. ecurity he and / test materials are secure. eep all such materials in central, locked storage until the is ready to either send them to school testing sites or return them to easured rogress. or more information on keeping test materials secure, please read the section entitled est ecurity uidelines beginning on page of this manual. umber encils equired for aper-ased esting he scanner will only read marks from a soft-lead (o. ) pencil. ailure to use a soft-lead (o. ) pencil may result in a report of no score. s must not allow students to use mechanical pencils. ecommendation for est cheduling here is no requirement to use a -approved schedule. ollow the scheduling guidelines to maintain standardized testing procedures and safeguard against a security breach. t is the s responsibility to inform s and proctors about the testing schedule established by the district, charter, or school. he is an untimed test. he science assessment consists of three sessions. t is recommended that the schedule for each test session include minutes for the to distribute the materials and read the test directions to the students. or scheduling purposes only, -minute session times have been recommended in the irections for dministering manual. tudents must be allowed to continue working as long as they are making progress. esting essions ay ot e nterrupted s must not begin testing if students will not be able to finish the session before their lunch break or the end of the school day. nce a testing session has begun, students must be allowed to finish. xcept in the following circumstances, students are not allowed to stop in the middle of a session and resume at a later point. udden student illness mergency evacuation ire drill n these circumstances, students may be allowed to complete the session later, but they may not change responses to any test questions already answered. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

10 llowable ccommodations ccommodations and participation decisions will be made by each student s educational team. he team should have ensured that the student received the agreed-upon, allowable accommodation(s) in instruction and assessment in the content area for a sufficient amount of time prior to the administration so that the student will be comfortable with using it on the test. he use of each accommodation in daily instruction must have written documentation (in the,, or plan). nly students on,, or plans are eligible for accommodations. tudents who have achieved fluent nglish proficiency are not eligible for accommodations. or a complete list of accommodations allowed on the, download the tudent ssessment ccommodations anual from the ssessment and valuation page of the website. ill in the bubble for all accommodations used during administration for each student in accommodations boxes and on the inside back cover of the answer document, as applicable. elect all accommodations used during administration for each student in the accommodations area. ote: omputer-based test accommodations must be assigned before computer-based test sessions are scheduled. rohibited modifications are changes in test administration that interfere with the comparability of scores. on-allowed modifications are strictly prohibited on the. ny science assessment in which nonallowed modifications are provided must be invalidated. nvalidating ests he science assessment must be invalidated if there are unusual circumstances that prevent the proper completion of any test sessions. ircumstances that require test invalidation include, but are not limited to, students cheating, moving ahead to the next session before being directed to do so, taking the test with a prohibited modification, and making no effort to complete the test. he should consult with the and/or to resolve questions about whether a test should be invalidated. he will mark the appropriate bubble in the est ompletion tatus () field located on the biogrid on the inside back cover of the answer document to indicate that the science assessment should be invalidated. o indicate that the science assessment should be invalidated for, the will select the appropriate est ompletion ode (est ompletion tatus ode) from the list located in the est essions details area within the dministration ortal. he invalidated subtest will not be scored, and the tudent eport to arents will indicate the proper. ny questions related to invalidating a test should be directed to the. oiding ests f student responses have been transcribed to a new answer document, the original document must be voided. o void the document, write in large, dark print on the front cover and fill in box on the biogrid. he voided document must be packed with the used test materials. here is no requirement to void a testing record in the online system. f the is uncertain whether a test should be voided, please contact the ew exico elp esk at ---. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

11 oles and esponsibilities he * must carry out the following tasks: act as the main contact for easured rogress. be completely knowledgeable of... attend two -sponsored trainings on assessment security and administration. train the s, including reviewing the hecklist. be familiar with all of the information in this manual and in the irections for dministering () manual. ther staff may refer to sections of either manual as needed. be knowledgeable regarding proper test administration and test security. ensure that all personnel assigned to testing are adequately trained in the areas of proper test administration and test security and have signed the ew exico ublic ducation epartment () onfidentiality greement. ensure that all school principals sign and submit the est ecurity raining erification orm (for rincipals). ensure that the district superintendent signs and submits the est ecurity raining erification orm (for uperintendents). be responsible for coordinating the administration of the spring and / in all the schools within the district. his primarily involves ordering original quantities of materials and additional materials later, if needed; distributing and retrieving all test materials to and from the schools; packaging all test booklets, answer documents, and any other secure materials and returning them to easured rogress; and tracking all of the secure materials. *ote: he at a charter school, state educational institution, or school may do the tasks assigned to the in addition to tasks. he must carry out the following tasks: be completely knowledgeable of... be trained on test security and administration by the. complete the hecklist. disseminate and train s on the hecklist. be responsible for coordinating the administration of the spring and / at an assigned school. be knowledgeable regarding proper test administration and test security. be familiar with all of the information in this manual and in the irections for dministering () manual. ensure that all personnel assigned to testing are adequately trained in the areas of proper test administration and test security and have signed the ew exico ublic ducation epartment () onfidentiality greement. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

12 he must carry out the following tasks: be trained by the or the on, and become knowledgeable regarding, test security and administration. sign the ew exico ublic ducation epartment () onfidentiality greement and return it to the. complete the hecklist. be responsible for the actual administration of the spring and /. read the scripts directly from the irections for dministering () manual. understand how to provide necessary, approved accommodations and know which students will receive each accommodation. ll s, s, and s are responsible for knowing and applying the following general testing information: inimally, there must be one in each testing room at all times. hen more than students are in one testing room, the ratio of students to s must not exceed to. or example, when students are in a testing room, there must be two s or a and a proctor. s and proctors must remain attentive in the room during the entire testing session. hey should circulate throughout the room during the testing session. hey are not allowed to read, grade papers, or do other work. dentifying and pointing out test questions students did not complete either during or after the test session is not allowed. s should remind students as part of the general instructions to complete all of the test questions and to check to be sure they have completed each session. tray mark cleanup is not permitted. he scripts that are read aloud to students in the irections for dministering manuals include directions for students to avoid making extra marks in the answer document, to erase completely any changes that are made, and to clearly fill in their intended answers. he or the must train all s and proctors. he should be a certified staff member who has received training from the /. n the event that schools require additional staff to administer the, other staff members (who have received training and have been certified) may be used to provide one-on-one accommodations. lease contact with questions. s and proctors must not be assigned to a room in which a relative is being tested. n small districts, there may be only one teacher in a specified grade (e.g., fourth grade). his teacher may have his/her own child in the classroom because it is the only grade classroom. n this case, it is important to place a proctor with the teacher to ensure the integrity of the test administration. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

13 efore esting s and s: lease review this section before you distribute any test materials to s. reparing for esting nnounce the test window in advance: arch through pril,. nstruct s to prepare students by explaining the purpose of the test. rovide training for all district personnel involved in test administration, preparation, and security in accordance with the regulation... eview the nglish or panish version of the irections for dministering manual (as applicable). ollow the testing schedule selected by the district for your school. ather all the test materials needed for test administration: ufficient soft-lead (o. ) pencils with erasers to be able to provide two to each student sufficient number of test booklets with inserted answer documents for grades,, and high school irections for dministering manuals in nglish or panish esting o ot isturb sign (not included with test materials) sufficient number of panish glossaries, as applicable, for students taking a panish version of the ecurity hecklist or another documentation method for s and s to use daily during test administration to check in and check out all test materials eceiving est aterials ollow this procedure when preparing to distribute test materials: se the acking ist(s) to verify receipt of the entire order of test materials and the ecurity hecklist or the ocal nventory ool () to verify receipt of each secure test booklet and answer document. nventory test materials immediately upon receiving them. eport any discrepancies, shortages, or issues to the ew exico elp esk at easured rogress by calling --- or ing the help desk at nmhelp@measuredprogress.org. oxes will be packed by order (usually at the school level) and shipped to the requested address entered by the in the online ordering system. est booklets and answer documents are shrink-wrapped in sets of ten, five, or single packages. rades,, and high school consist of packages containing test booklets with pre-inserted answer documents. irections for dministering manuals for and/or test administration. re- labels for use in test administration. eep the boxes in which the test materials were shipped to you so that you may use them to return test booklets and answer documents to easured rogress. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

14 istributing est aterials he following information should be considered when preparing for the distribution of test materials: s will receive test materials from the s. ach will keep a record of the number of test booklets and answer documents assigned to each. he provided ecurity hecklist or the ocal nventory ool () may be used for this purpose. (n example of the ecurity hecklist is provided in ppendix.) riting on or applying locally made labels to the covers of the secure grade,, and high school test booklets is permitted to aid in assigning and tracking them. o not obscure barcodes already printed on the test booklets. aution: nly the provided student re- label may be applied to the answer documents after the testing is complete. o not locally create any labels for answer documents because they may interfere when the answer documents are scanned and possibly result in a no score report for a student. s, in cooperation with the, must be able to account for the security of all test materials before, during, and after the test administration. pon receipt of test booklets and answer documents, the should count the number of each type of booklet received and confirm inventory of the number of booklets that have been delivered by the. ny discrepancies in numbers of test materials must be reported immediately to the. ll test materials must be kept in a securely locked central storage facility when the test is not being administered. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

15 pecial equirements for arge-rint and raille ersions of the est orms s and anyone else involved in administering these forms: lease read these directions carefully before you administer the test. est ecurity ll security measures outlined in the irections for dministering manual and in this manual are applicable and must be followed when testing with the large-print and raille versions of the test. uplication or retention of any large-print or raille test material is not permitted. dministering the arge-rint ersion tudents who are administered a large-print version of the or / must be given a largeprint test material packet. he packet includes a large-print instructions sheet, a large-print test booklet, a standard-sized test booklet and answer document, and a large-print panish glossary (as applicable for the panish versions). lease consider the following when administering the large-print test: est administrators should read the directions and scripts from the irections for dministering manual the same way as for a standard administration. he large-print test booklet is " ". t is recommended that these tests be administered to students at tables (perhaps library-sized) to allow for the booklet s size and to ensure student comfort. n addition to the materials in the large-print packet, students should also be provided with softlead o. pencils. tudent esponses nly responses bubbled and written in the answer document or typewritten responses to shortanswer and open-ended questions will be scored. ll responses to multiple-choice, short-answer, and open-ended questions that are not completed directly in the answer document or typewritten must be transcribed into an answer document prior to shipping. he and the student should consider the following options to determine the best method for recording the student s responses: tudents may use o. soft-lead pencils to record their responses in the answer document. (o not allow students to use mechanical pencils.) tudents may respond to all questions in the large-print test booklet. nswers in the large-print test booklet will not be scored. herefore, answers written in the large-print test booklet must be copied into the answer document to be scored and reported. he scribe must be sure to transcribe exactly what the student has marked. tudents may type their responses with a word processor (without the aid of either a spelling or grammar check). : ll multiple-choice answers must be transcribed by the (or the proctor) into the answer document. tudents may use a scribe to write oral responses or fill in bubbles for multiple-choice questions in the answer document. f typewritten responses to short-answer and open-ended questions are permitted as an accommodation, follow the instructions on page under yped esponses. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

16 dministering the raille ersion tudents who are administered a raille version of the or / must be given a raille test material packet. he packet includes a raille instructions sheet, a raille test booklet and test administrator notes, a standard test booklet, and a standard answer document. lease consider the following when administering the raille test: est administrators should read the directions and scripts from the irections for dministering manual the same way as for a standard administration. he s may make adjustments to the specific directions for administering a test as needed to ensure that students taking the raille version of the test understand the testing procedures. or example, you should tell students they do not need to read or pay attention to the copyright notice that appears in the raille version. arious materials (e.g., raille writers, slates and styluses, ranmer modified abacuses, and word processors without the aid of spelling or grammar checks) may be required by the students and must be furnished prior to the appropriate subtest. dditionally, the should have available raille paper and placeholders. tudent esponses nly responses bubbled and written inside an answer document or typewritten responses to shortanswer and open-ended questions will be scored. ll responses to multiple-choice, short-answer, and open-ended questions that are not completed directly in the answer document or typewritten must be transcribed into an answer document prior to shipping. he and the student should consider the following options to determine the best method for recording the student s responses. tudents may use any combination of these options to answer test items. tudents may record their responses using raille on a separate raille sheet of paper. tudents may record their responses directly in the raille version of the test booklet. tudents may respond to the short-answer and open-ended questions using a word processor (without a spelling or grammar check) and respond to the multiple-choice questions directly in the raille version of the test booklet. tudents may use a scribe to write oral responses or fill in bubbles for multiple-choice questions in the answer document. he student s raille responses and all other responses in the raille test booklet must be transcribed verbatim into the student s answer document by the (or the proctor) at the end of each subtest or after testing is completed. nly answers copied into the answer document will be scored and reported. f typewritten responses to the short-answer and open-ended questions are permitted as an accommodation, follow the instructions on page under yped esponses. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

17 yped esponses for aper-ased esting yped responses to short-answer and open-ended questions may be submitted for those students who qualify for accommodation code (ssistive echnology evices). efer to the tudent ssessment ccommodations anual for more information about this accommodation. ach page of the typed response must contain the following information: tudent s first and last name tudent s state student number (which also appears on the student s label) or nique answer document number found on each page inside the student s answer document istrict name chool name ession name (e.g., cience ession ) uestion number (e.g., #) t the end of testing, the staples all sheets of paper containing typewritten responses from an individual student once in the top left corner and provides them to the and with the answer document at the end of testing. he must never staple, tape, or glue typed response pages into an answer document. : ll multiple-choice answers must be transcribed by the (or proctor) into the answer document. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

18 reparing aterials for eturn hecking nswer ocuments : nswer document in this section refers to grades,, and high school answer documents.. nly responses bubbled and written inside the answer document or typewritten responses to short-answer and open-ended questions will be scored. fter large-print or raille testing is completed, the or proctor must confirm that ) all biogrid information and responses to multiple-choice questions are completed in the answer document; ) all typewritten responses are clearly labeled and prepared for return with the answer documents in the pecial andling envelope; and ) any responses that have not been completed directly in the answer document or included on typewritten pages are transcribed exactly into the student s answer document. f responses in test booklets are not transcribed into the student s answer document, they will not be scored.. or administration, re- labels have been provided for most students taking the and / based on a recent file download. heck the re- labels to ensure the information is accurate. f any of the three essential identifiers are not accurate or the student did not participate in this administration, shred the label and do not use it. he presence of inaccurate information should indicate to you that the information in or may need to be updated as they are the sources for the demographic information on the labels.. or each answer document, match the re- label with the name the student wrote on the front cover and apply the label to the bottom right corner on the back cover. emember, if any of the three essential identifiers (student s name, date of birth, or state/ identification number) on the label is inaccurate, do not use the label. nstead, determine whether or should be updated. aution: ake certain to apply the correct label to each answer document so the correct student will be given credit for participation in the.. f there is no label for a student, it is critical that a test coordinator verify all the bubbles are filled in accurately in all the boxes on the back cover of the answer document. his includes the bubbles for the student s full name, the district code, the school code, the student s birth date, the state student or number, the student s gender, and the student s ethnicity and race. ithout a re- label, these pieces of information are the vital link between the student s test scores and his or her demographic information. nsuring all these fields are bubbled accurately gives the the best opportunity to match the test results to the student demographic information in and, and therefore, to give the student credit for passing the and /.. e sure to complete sections,, and for all students, as applicable, on the inside back cover. eturning est aterials. o not return test materials that are contaminated with biohazardous materials such as blood or vomit. lease contact the ew exico elp esk at easured rogress by calling --- or by ing nmhelp@measuredprogress.org for directions or with any questions.. lace all test booklets including nglish, panish, raille, and large-print versions, whether used or unused, in the bottom of the easured rogress box(es) in which you received test materials.. eview the answer documents carefully, noting any damage such as tears or holes. ake separate piles for used and unused answer documents. urn every page of the unused answer documents to make sure there is no student work in them. ack unused nglish and panish answer documents inside the nused, lank nswer ocuments envelope(s). eal the envelope and pack it in the box on top of the test booklets. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

19 . lace only damaged, used answer documents or answer documents with typed pages in the white plastic envelope labeled pecial andling. lease include a brief memo on district or school letterhead that explains why each used answer document is included in the pecial andling envelope to ensure that easured rogress staff understands the situation and treats the answer document accordingly. (ou may have nothing to return in this envelope.) eal the pecial andling envelope and place it on top of the nused, lank nswer ocuments envelope(s), even if there is nothing in the envelope.. ack all of the undamaged used nglish and panish answer documents in the white plastic envelope labeled sed, artially sed, and oided nswer ocuments. eal the envelope and pack it in the box on top of the pecial andling envelope.. he return address will be to a easured rogress facility in ew ampshire. eal the box(es) with packing tape and reinforce the box corners and the bottom seal. pply the return shipping label provided with the shipment directly on top of the white delivery label. lease stack materials in the box in the following order, starting at the bottom with all test booklets, and working up to used answer documents. sed, artially sed, and oided nswer ocuments envelope(s) pecial andling envelope it may be empty nused, lank nswer ocuments envelope(s) ll test booklets including nglish, panish, raille, and large-print versions. ou should not return irections for dministering manuals, est oordinator anuals, and panish glossaries to easured rogress. lease recycle these materials at your school or district. o not save manuals for the next administration as directions may change. statewide pickup of test materials has been scheduled for ednesday, pril,. ou do not need to alert. lease have materials ready for pickup by the morning of pril th because the time of day when will arrive is unknown in advance. f you wait for the automatic pickup and does not come to pick up the test materials on pril th, immediately contact the easured rogress elp esk by calling --- or the help desk at nmhelp@measuredprogress.org. o not call directly in order to avoid a fee charged to your school or district office. hank you for your assistance with the administration of the and /. pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

20 opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment pring pring rade : : ubble oxes if this student s re- label is invalid. (ee section ules for ompleting iogrids for clarification.) ale emale igit tatic arcode ppendix ample emographic nformation ages (aper-ased nswer ocument iogrid)

21 : : f student did not test all sessions, mark the appropriate est ompletion tatus in ox. ubble accommodations used in ox and ox. ubbling ox will void the entire answer document. aution: illing in the bubble in ox will result in all of the answer document not being scored. ubble ox if this student s arent eport should be in panish. (ark one bubble for each content) ithdrew efore \ est ompletion on-llowed \ odifi cation anguage xempt for eading nly edical mergency \ arental efusal \ ther on-ompletion \ est rregularities \ bsent \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ or \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ - \ oid this answer document \ : : ox must be bubbled for any homeschool student that does meet the following rule: is regularly enrolled in one-half or more of the minimum course requirements approved by the department for public school students ection --()(). ote that homeschooled students are tested at the discretion of the district offi ce. \ or nternal se nly \\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\ : : ( schools only.) ox must be bubbled for students. ubble ox for students that are ot ull cademic ear. \ ot ull cademic ear chool \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

22 ppendix ample ecurity hecklist ducation ay over, ew exico tudent ssessment rogram hip o: hip ode: ecurity hecklist ate acked: // ontract: ontract ame: ew exico dministration: - ounty ode: ounty ame: ew exico ounty ode: uperintendent nit ame: istrict ode: istrict ame: ew exico ublic chools chool ode: chool ame: ew exico lementary rade: se the information in the table below to track the secure test materials. etain this document for your records after testing has been completed. escription ty hipped r est ooklet with nserted - nglish ooklet umbers tudent name hip ode: age: of ** pring opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment

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24 ontent and opyright nformation his manual was developed by easured rogress under a contract with the ew exico ublic ducation epartment () to develop, administer, score, and create reports for the ew exico tandards ased ssessment () and the igh chool raduation ssessment (). hile the has reviewed this manual and posted it on its website, easured rogress is responsible for the editorial and technical content. ote his manual is available at lick on the directory to locate it under ssessment and valuation," page. opyright by ew exico ublic ducation epartment pring