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1 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Accessibility and Accommodations December 16, 2015 1–2 p.m. Presented by Michael McDaniel, ETS Shobhana Rishi, Ed.D., CDE

2 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 2 Purpose The purpose of this Webcast is to prepare local educational agency (LEA) CAASPP coordinators and test site coordinators for effective implementation of student accessibility supports for the CAASPP summative assessments.

3 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ 3 CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations Agenda Student Accessibility Highlights –Purpose and Importance of Accessibility –New for 2015–16 Updated Matrix One CAASPP 2015–16 Individual Student Assessment Accessibility Profile (ISAAP) Tool Unlisted Resources Resources and Information Questions

4 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 4 Purpose and Importance of Accessibility Equal opportunity to demonstrate learning Access to instruction Access to classroom assessments Access to CAASPP assessments

5 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 5 Purpose and Importance of Accessibility Accuracy and validity of test results Standardization and consistency of test administration procedures: –Aligned with Smarter Balanced policies –Aligned with California laws and regulations

6 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 6 New for 2015–16 Changes to the Test Operation Management System (TOMS): Student test settings must be entered for 2015–16, as student test settings from 2014–15 will not be retained Individualized education program (IEP) / Section 504 plan indicators must be set in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) to access accommodations test setting in TOMS –For students with an IEP, the Primary Disability code must also be set in CALPADS to access accommodations test setting in TOMS

7 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 7 For the new California Alternate Assessment (CAA): Administered one-on-one by Test Examiner Student may have any instructional support specified in their IEP Most embedded Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations are available for CAA (Few embedded resources not available) New for 2015–16

8 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 8 New for 2015–16 Following embedded resources are not available for CAA : –Braille, closed captioning, American Sign Language, translation glossaries, Spanish stacked translation Not necessary because: –Test examiner administers test one-on-one and can administer test in language of instruction

9 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 9 Matrix One updated December 2015 Based on Emergency Regulations approved November 23, 2015 Consistent terminology Available on the California Department of Education (CDE) CAASPP Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/accesssupport.a sp Updated Matrix One

10 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 10 CAASPP 2015–16 ISAAP Tool For selecting and assigning designated supports and accommodations, both embedded and non-embedded For combining two or more CAASPP ISAAP files to create a single file for upload May not be appropriate for all situations May be especially useful for assigning designated supports, such as language supports for English learners

11 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 11 CAASPP 2015–16 ISAAP Tool Updated CAASPP ISAAP Tool for 2015–16 Do not use the 2014–15 version of the tool Ensure that “ISAAP” and “2015–2016” are included in the filename before uploading –Sample filename: SchoolName_ISAAP_2015-2016.xlms 2015–16 CAASPP ISAAP Tool is available at www.caaspp.org in the “Additional Resources” box www.caaspp.org

12 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 12 2015–16 CAASPP ISAAP Tool

13 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ Live Demonstration

14 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 14 Unlisted Resources Previously called “individualized aids” Requires documentation of student’s need through IEP / Section 504 plan Not available if IEP indicator and disability code or section 504 plan are not set in CALPADS Request must be made through TOMS

15 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 15 Unlisted Resources May or may not change the testing construct Student receives a score CDE determines if security of test is maintained CDE determines if test validity is compromised Will be available in January through TOMS

16 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 16 Unlisted Resources The LEA CAASPP coordinator or the CAASPP test site coordinator shall make the request on behalf of the LEA a minimum of ten business days prior to the student’s first day of CAASPP testing. The CDE shall respond to the request within four business days from the date of the electronic transmission.

17 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 17 Unlisted Resources Search for Students feature in TOMS

18 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 18 Unlisted Resources Student’s CALPADS IDEA Indicator must be set to yes along with a valid primary disability type or Section 504 plan status must be set to yes to activate the “UL Resources” Tab

19 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 19 Unlisted Resources Student has IEP/504 but not in TOMS –LEA Coordinator updates student information in CALPADS –CALPADS updates TOMS within 24–48 hours –LEA Coordinator adds accommodations in TOMS student test settings in the morning and the accommodations will available for testing that afternoon

20 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 20 CALPADS Disability Codes and Definitions

21 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 21 Unlisted Resources Student Unlisted Resources Page

22 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 22 Unlisted Resources Select all the identified Unlisted Resources that the student requires LEA CAASPP coordinator and test site coordinator will have the ability to identify a student's need for unlisted resources in TOMS

23 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 23 Unlisted Resources Select all of the identified student needs that apply in the Student Need(s) field

24 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 24 Unlisted Resources Select Non-embedded Unlisted Resources (Select all that apply)

25 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 25 Unlisted Resources Other Unlisted Resources (maximum of 4)

26 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 26 Unlisted Resources Each request will be given a case number –along with the name, e-mail, and role of the requestor Select the Student Need(s) Select the Assessment and Content Area

27 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 27 Unlisted Resources Name of the Unlisted Resource being requested How resource will be used by the student Why this unlisted resource is necessary

28 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 28 Unlisted Resources Sample Responses Name of the Unlisted Resource being requested? Graphic organizer How resource will be used by the student? Student associates different shapes with different questions to help elicit responses which then help him organize it for an essay—introductory, body, conclusion. He uses it daily in classroom. Copy of organizer will be sent. Why this unlisted resource is necessary? Student is not able to focus without this support to generate text that is on topic.

29 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 29 Unlisted Resources Submit the Unlisted Resource Request

30 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 30 Unlisted Resources Once submitted, the CDE and Requestor will receive a single e-mail with all submitted request(s) for Unlisted Resources that will also include the Case Number for the Unlisted Resources If providing additional documentation to unlisted request, use the assigned Case Number in subject line and send to ACCESSIBILITY@cde.ca.gov.

31 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 31 Unlisted Resources Once Unlisted Resource Request is approved or denied, the LEA will receive an e-mail that includes the status of their request The CDE will respond within four business days of submission

32 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ Live Demonstration

33 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 33 Resources and Information CDE Student Accessibility Web page –http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/accesssupport.asphttp://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/accesssupport.asp –Includes Smarter Balanced Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines –Includes other Smarter Balanced resources for accessibility

34 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 34 Resources and Information CAASPP.org Web page –http://www.caaspp.orghttp://www.caaspp.org Practice Tests and Training Tests (to support student fluency with Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations) –http://www.caaspp.org/practice-and- training/index.htmlhttp://www.caaspp.org/practice-and- training/index.html

35 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 35 Resources and Information National Center on Educational Outcomes –http://www.cehd.umn.edu/nceo/default.htmlhttp://www.cehd.umn.edu/nceo/default.html National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials –http://aem.cast.org/

36 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ Questions

37 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 37 Additional Support California Department of Education CAASPP Office caaspp@cde.ca.gov 916-445-8765 California Department of Education CAASPP Web page http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/

38 Measuring the Power of Learning.™ 38 CAASPP Accessibility and Accommodations 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://www.caaspp.org/http://www.caaspp.org/

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