1. ITBS Tests April 1 th – the 12 th What will the testing schedule look like this year?

2. What times are grades testing? Who is going to help test each grade level?

3. 4th grade and 5 th grade- Testing from 9:30-11:00 4 th grade testers 5th grade Testers Gianforte- 4 th sped students Cunningham- 5 th sped students Pam Baseler-IMCErnzen-Counseling office Krob-ART or Music room Hewitt- Wildhagen’s office Trout-Speech room/Stage Wildhagen- IMC Murray- Krob’s office 2 nd sped

4. 2 nd and 3rd grade Testing Groups 2 nd and 3rd grade- Testing from 1:30-3:00 2nd grade testers Laura Weber work 2 nd sped students who were tested in morning 3rd grade testers Wildhagen-IMCGianforte- 3 rd sped students Trout-Preschool roomCunningham-Sped room Pegham-Art or music room Ernzen-Counseling Office Hewitt- Wildhagen’s office

5. Proposed Testing Schedule Testing Schedule for ITBS- 3 rd through 5th Monday April 1st Thursday April 4th Friday April 5th Monday April 8th Tuesday April 9th Wednesday April 10th Capitalization- 10 Vocabulary- 15 Written Language- 40 Reading Comprehension # 1- 30 Mathematics Part 1-30 Spelling- 10 Reading Comprehension#2- 30 Punctuation- 10 Social Studies-35 Science- 35 Mathematics Part 2- 30 Math Computation- 20 Tryout Test- 20 Survey- 10 4/5 9:30-10:10 3 rd 10:15-10:55 Testing Schedule for ITBS- 2nd Monday April 1st Thursday April 4th Friday April 5th Monday April 8th Tuesday April 9th Word Analysis- 15 Vocabulary- 15 Capitalization, Punctuation, Written Expression, Spelling- 25 Math Part 1 - 25 Reading Comprehension # 1- 20 Reading Comprehension#2- 25 Listening- 25 Social Studies- 25 Science- 25 Math Part 2- 25 Math Computation- 25

6. What about special education Level 2 students? - During Testing Times special education students will be with you during times they normally are not. -Beth and One of her associates will test during the same times as grade level teams

7. Test Proctoring Test Preparation As a function of educating students, staff may prepare students for assessments by providing instruction in the content areas to be assessed. Staff may also prepare students for assessments by teaching general test-taking skills that are applicable to any test or test format. Staff shall not conduct reviews or drills that use actual test items or identical format items of the accountability assessments, use copies of tests from previous years, or review test-specific content with students at any time. Administration of Tests After testing is completed, test booklets are to be returned according to procedures established by the District Test Coordinator.

8. Administration of Tests In the administration of standardized tests, it is a violation of test security to do any of the following: 1. Provide inappropriate test preparation such as any of the following: a. Copy, reproduce, or use in any manner any portion of any secure test booklet, for any reason. b. Share an actual test instrument in any form. 2. Deviate from the test administration procedures specified in the test examiner’s manual. 3. Provide inappropriate assistance to students during the test administration. 4. Make test answers available to students. 5. Change or fill in answers on student answer documents. 6. Provide inaccurate data on student answer documents. 7. Engage in any practice to artificially raise student scores without actually improving underlying student achievement. 8. Participate in, direct, aid, counsel, assist, encourage, or fail to report any of the acts prohibited in this policy.

9. Proctoring Rules Learn it Know it Show strategies posted in your testing area, do not refer to poster during testing Walk around while proctoring test No sitting at computer for extended periods of time! Read all directions for tests exactly as written in the Directions for Administration

10. Proctoring Rules You are able to put start and end time up on board Can Not give updates on the amount of time left No reading words to students(give away answer)

11. Proctoring Rules You are able to put start and end time up on board Can Not give updates on the amount of time left No reading words to students(give away answer)

12. Try out Test and Survey I would like you to make sure the code and answers are in the right place for the try out test Please help students to make sure the survey answers are registered in correct location Please bubble Form E on your groups answer sheets

13. When will get your materials? -I will deliver your testing materials Today March 29th -The Labels with all the student data will not get here till around the 8 th -You will receive a test make-up list with materials -Please neatly fill this out( remember if a student does not try you can add them to this list) -The weeks of April 1 th – the 12 th I will be testing and giving make- up tests- so no guidance -I will be preparing for make-ups on the 10 th and make-ups will be the 11 th - 12th

14. 2013 ITBS MAKE-UPS NEEDED TEACHER____________________ After your testing is complete, could you please jot down the names of the students who were absent and the subtests they missed Test Make-up April 11 th and 12th Thanks!! Gerry STUDENT SUBTESTS

15. Odds and Ends Snacks- -PTA will provide -Kindergarten and 1 st grade deliver snacks to room? -2-5 have snacks when done testing, in the middle, or after? -Please secure tests in you rooms when not testing.