1. California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the 2014 California Smarter Balanced Field Test April 16, 2014 1 – 2:30 p.m.

2. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 2 Overview of Appeals Identifying the Correct Appeal Type Submitting Appeals in Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) Tips and Reminders Questions Agenda

3. Overview

4. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 4 Overview of Appeals California TIDE User Guide Pg. 47 What is an appeal? –Request for invalidating, resetting, reopening, or restoring students’ tests –Submitted in TIDE by authorized users –Must be approved by the California Department of Education (CDE)

5. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 5 Example Reasons for Appeals California TIDE User Guide Pg. 47 Test security incident Incorrect test setting Wrong student takes test Wrong test is approved An English learner (EL) who has been in the United States for less than 12 months was administered an ELA test Items are missing answer boxes Students cannot advance to next item

6. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 6 Example Reasons for Appeals California TIDE User Guide Pg. 47 A Test Administrator (TA) accidentally administers Field Test instead of Practice Test Student begins a test but does not complete it Student mistakenly submits test before he or she is finished

7. Identifying the Correct Appeal Type

8. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 8 Four types of appeals: 1.Invalidate a test 2.Reset a test 3.Re-open a test 4.Restore a test that has been reset California TIDE User Guide Pg. 47 Identifying the Correct Appeal Type

9. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 9 Invalidate a Test Reasons for request: –Security incidents (improprieties or breaches) –Example: A Test Administrator (TA) sees two students discussing answers to questions during a test session Results of approved appeal: –Student loses testing opportunity –Score will not be reported

10. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 10 Reset a Test Reasons for request: –Student started test without appropriate designated supports or accommodations –Correct test is not available for student –Wrong student took test –TA approved wrong test Resets are possible if any of the following student test settings were incorrectly set: –American Sign Language –Braille –Closed Captioning

11. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 11 Reset a Test Resets are possible if any of the following student test settings were incorrectly set (continued): –Streamlined interface –Translation-stacked (for mathematics only)  Note: Stacked translations are automatically provided when the selected language is Spanish. –Translation-glossary –Text-to-speech as an accommodation (i.e., for ELA reading passages in grades 6–8 or 11) –Any non-embedded accommodation(s)

12. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 12 Reset a Test Results of approved appeal: –Removes current test from system and student starts a new test –Student will begin with first item –Student does not lose opportunity –Only most recent test may be reset

13. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 13 Re-open a Test Reasons for request: –Student became ill and was unable to resume testing before testing opportunity expired –System issue  i.e., Student completed part of a test, but was not allowed back into it. Result of approved appeal: –Re-opens test that has expired –Student will begin where he or she left off

14. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 14 Restore a Test That Has Been Reset Reason for request: –A test has been reset in error –Example: A test reset was requested for a mathematics test instead of an ELA test Result of approved appeal: –Restores a student’s test from “reset” status to its prior status

15. Submitting Appeals in TIDE

16. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 16 Submitting Appeals in TIDE 1.Log into TIDE through the California Smarter Balanced Portal: –http://sbac.portal.airast.org/ca/field-test-ca/http://sbac.portal.airast.org/ca/field-test-ca/ 2.Select the Appeals tab. California TIDE User Guide Pg. 48

17. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 17 Submitting Appeals in TIDE 3.Select [Create Appeals]. 4.Select a request type. 5.Select the search parameter. −Result ID  The test opportunity’s unique ID number; found through the Online Reporting System (ORS) −Session ID −SSID California TIDE User Guide Pg. 48

18. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 18 Submitting Appeals in TIDE 6.Enter information for your search. 7.Select [Search Student Results]. −Search results will be displayed in a table. California TIDE User Guide Pg. 49

19. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 19 Submitting Appeals in TIDE 8.Enter the reason for the appeal request in the text box. –Include as much detailed information as possible  i.e., Specific item number where student stopped. 9.Select [Create] to submit appeal. California TIDE User Guide Pg. 49

20. Tips and Reminders

21. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 21 Tips and Reminders Include as much information as possible in the reason text box when submitting an appeal request. –Example: It was discovered that a student began testing in a wrong test, include in the reason text box how many questions he or she had completed before the issue was discovered.

22. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 22 Tips and Reminders All previously submitted appeals to re-open a test before the re-open option became available will be rejected. –The submitter will be asked to resubmit the appeal request as a re-open request. –Currently, there is no way to change the type of appeal in the system.

23. Questions

24. Resources

25. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 25 Resources California TIDE User Guide: –http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp- content/uploads/2014/02/Smarter-Balanced-CA- TIDE-User-Guide-Spring-2014.pdfhttp://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp- content/uploads/2014/02/Smarter-Balanced-CA- TIDE-User-Guide-Spring-2014.pdf

26. Guidelines for Submitting Appeals for the Field Test 26 Help Desk Support The California Technical Assistance Center (CalTAC) is there to support all LEA CAASPP coordinators! Available Monday – Friday from 7 a.m.– 5 p.m. PT E-mail: caltac@ets.orgcaltac@ets.org Phone: 800-955-2954 Web site: http://californiatac.orghttp://californiatac.org