Testing Accommodations For Students with Disabilities

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Testing AccommodationsFor Students with
Disabilities

• And the
• Wisconsin Knowledge Concepts Examination
• (WKCE)

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Agenda

• Accommodations and the IEP Team
• Decision making
• Planning
• The Assessment Accommodations Matrix
• Specific areas of accommodation
• Wisconsin Student Assessment System (WSAS)
  Request for Accommodation

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IEP Team Decision Making

• Accommodations
• Must be documented on a current IEP.
• Must be consistent with the students day-to-day
  instruction.
• Are used for students with disabilities to have
  access to the test.
• Allows us to measure the academic content the
  student has learned with out interference from
  the disability.

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IEP Team Decision Making

• The IEP team will determine
• If the student will be taking the WKCE for all
  content areas required at the specific grade
  level.
• Determine if the student will need
  accommodations.
• Document/describe the accommodations, if any,
  needed for each of the content areas
• Form I-7

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IEP Team Planning

• Test preparation is for teachers students
• Teachers
• Comfortable with test administration and
  accommodations
• Students
• Familiar with test purpose and use of
  accommodations

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The Assessment Accommodations Matrix

• Located on the DPI web site at
• http//dpi.wi.gov/oea/pdf/accom08.pdf
• Test Administration Manuals and the Guide for
  District and School Assessment Coordinators at
• http//dpi.wi.gov/oea/publications.html

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The Assessment Accommodations Matrix

• Addresses allowable accommodations for
• All students
• Students with disabilities (SwDs) and 504 plans
• English Language Learners (ELLs)
• Wisconsin Alternate Assessment for SwD.
• Focus for today is on SwDs

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The Assessment Accommodations Matrix

• Areas
• Test directions
• Content presentation
• Response
• Setting
• Timing/scheduling
• Other

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Assessment Accommodations Matrix

• I. Test Directions

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Assessment Accommodations Matrix

• II. Content Presentation

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Assessment Accommodations Matrix

• III. Response

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Assessment Accommodations Matrix

• IV. Setting

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Assessment Accommodations Matrix

• V. Timing/Scheduling

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Assessment Accommodations Matrix

• VI Other
• Any accommodation not listed on the matrix
  requires prior approval to be allowable
• Submitted to DPI for approval
• Submission must be at least two weeks prior to
  the WKCE test administration window
• Request is reviewed by a committee
• DPI approval or non-approval reply is returned by
  fax

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Accommodation that is not on the approved matrix

• Request tor Accommodation Form
• http//dpi.wi.gov/oea/dacforms.html
• Mark the bubble on the back of the test book that
  refers to other allowed accommodations if the
  request is approved for use

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Overview

• The use of accommodations..
• Are identified in the students IEP
• Are pre-planned
• Are part of the students daily instructional
  experience
• Are only from the approved assessment
  accommodations matrix unless a request is
  submitted in writing and approved by DPI

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Thank You!