1. College and Career Readiness Alternate Assessment (CCRAA) Grade 11

2. CCRAA and ACT Similarities
Required Documentation
NC Testing Code of Ethics
Testing Environment
Test Security
Testing Window
Prohibited Items
Irregularities - OTISS

3. Testing Window and Test Format
Test Window: March 1-15, 2016
Must be the first activity of the morning
Students will not stop when they complete each section. They should continue working through the test until time is called.
Activity
Time (Min)
Number of Test Items
Administration Time
150
English (13 MC)
Math (12 MC)
Reading (8 MC)
Science (10 MC)
Writing (1 CR)
2 Three-Minute Breaks 6
General Instructions 12
Total
168 44

4. Test Administrators Must be a school staff member
Retired teachers working in your school are eligible
Attend CCRAA training
Include accommodations during training
Read and study the assessment guide prior to training
Follow the NC Testing Code of Ethics
Monitor students during testing
Account for and return all test materials
Test must be administered in sequence

5. Proctors
Required for each test administration regardless of the number of students testing - NO ROVING PROCTORS
18 years or older and not currently a student enrolled in the K-12 public school system
Parent and community volunteers must be registered with
Cannot be assigned to a room where a relative/ward is to be tested, or with a TA who is a close friend
Must monitor students during test session
May not assist students in choosing responses, handle or be left alone with secure test materials
Must receive training from STC or designee on NC Testing code of Ethics and the Proctor Guide

6. Accommodations
Accommodations for CCRAA must be documented in a student’s IEP
Students may receive Read Aloud on all sections of the CCRAA
1st Year in U.S. LEP Exempt students should not answer questions in the English or Reading sections of the CCRAA
Approved accommodations are located in Appendix A of the Assessment Guide
Review of Accommodations Used During Testing forms must be used
by February 16 if you are in need of any special print materials

7. Materials CCRAA Assessment Guide CCRAA Gr. 11 Test Books
Precoded Answer Sheets
QR code
Calculator
REQUIRED
Four function with memory key (Appendix D)
Must be cleared before and after testing
Can be used for the entire test
Blank Paper
Graph Paper
No. 2 Pencils
Paper Clips
Timing device

8. Answer Sheet *ALL ANSWER SHEETS MUST BE PRECODED Precoded School Name
Teacher Name
Last Name
First Name
Date of Birth
PowerSchool #
Questions 1 & 2 must be coded AFTER TESTING
Special Codes
Column E – 1, st year in US Schools, LEP Exempt from English and Reading portions of the CCRAA
*ALL ANSWER SHEETS MUST BE PRECODED

9. Testing Irregularities
Must be reported in OTISS
If declared a misadministration student will be retested within testing window
p. 14

10. Materials Check-In Return all materials during ACCESS Check-In
Packing List (s)
All used and unused test books
Separate any Modified test books (3 signatures)
All used and unused answer sheets
CCRAA Assessment Guides
Used Scratch/Graph paper not securely destroyed at your school
Test Day Certifications/School Accountability Statement

11. CCRAA Student Directions P. 25 – 34

12. Resources Rachael Majchrowicz This is not an ACT Assessment SharePoint
This is not an ACT Assessment
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