Form F
COLQUITT COUNTY SCHOOLS
English Learner Student Testing Participation Committee (EL/TPC)
Annual Documentation
EL Test Participation Committee (EL/TPC) Meeting Date: ______
Parent present for the meeting? ____ Yes ____ No Interpreter present for the meeting? ____ Yes ____ No TPC Form (Form F) provided in student’s home language? ____ Yes ____ No
Part One: Consideration of Deferment
· Will the administration of the assessment occur during the first 12 months of the student’s initial entry into a U.S. school? ____ Yes (continue) ____ No (go to Part Two)
· Will the student participate in the state adopted English proficiency assessment (ACCESS)? ____ Yes (continue) ____ No (go to Part Two)
· Does the student’s limited proficiency in English indicate assessments in content areas other than mathematics and science are NOT in the best educational interest of the student? ____ Yes (continue) ____ No (go to Part Two)
NOTE: All EL students must participate in mathematics and science assessments and all End of Course Assessment (EOC). No mathematics, science or EOC test may be deferred.
The student WILL be deferred from the following assessments, except for the mathematics and science parts of the assessments:
____ GKIDS ____ NRT (ITBS) ____ EOG ____ GHSWT _____SLO
Part Two: Consideration of Accommodations
· Will the student participate in all required assessments without accommodations? ____ Yes (Stop Here) ____ No (continue)
· Use the chart on the next page to check-off the testing accommodations that will fit the student’s needs in each area and in each test. The gray boxes indicate that the accommodation is not available for that particular test. Any testing accommodations must be consistent with accommodations used in daily instruction. Be advised that translating of any kind is not an acceptable accommodation.
· Standard administration refers to testing conditions in which the procedures and directions included in the administration manual are followed exactly, or the accommodations are approved. This type of administration is indicated below in the student testing accommodations check-off chart by an “S” symbol.
· Conditional administration refers to testing conditions in which more expansive accommodations are used to provide access for students with very limited English language proficiency and who would not be able to access the assessment without such assistance. The TPC must determine that the conditional administration is absolutely necessary for the student to participate in state assessments. Conditional accommodations should be used sparingly. The use of any accommodation must be considered in light of the student’s language proficiency and must be required by the student to access the test because of his/her language proficiency. Conditional accommodations may not be provided solely as a way to ensure proficiency. EL-M students are not eligible for conditional accommodations. This type of administration is indicated in the student testing accommodations check-off chart by a “C” symbol.
Signatures: (Committee shall be comprised of a minimum of four members, one of whom is a content area certified teacher and must include the ESOL teacher currently serving the student with English language assistance, as well as a parent, guardian, or the student if 18 years old or older, and an administrator.)
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ESOL Teacher Date
Certified teacher Content area and/or grade level Date
Administrator/ Counselor/ Other Representative (please circle title) Date
Parent or Guardian (or Student 18 years or older) Date
Student Name:______School Year:______Setting
Accommodation / Georgia Milestones
EOG Paper / Georgia Milestones
EOG Online / Georgia Milestones
EOC Paper / Georgia Milestones
EOC Online / NRT / SLO / EOCT
Fall 2014 Mid-Month & Retest / GHSGT / GHSWT / GKIDS / NAEP
1. ESOL classroom / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S
2. Small group / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S
3. Preferential seating / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S
4. Individual or study carrel / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S
5. Individual administration / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S / S
Presentation Accommodations / Georgia Milestones
EOG Paper / Georgia Milestones
EOG Online / Georgia Milestones
EOC Paper / Georgia Milestones
EOC Online / NRT / SLO / EOCT
Fall 2014 Mid-Month & Retest / GHSGT / GHSWT / GKIDS / NAEP
6. Explain or paraphrase the directions for clarity (in English only) / S / S / S / S / NS / S / S / S / S / S
7. Oral reading of test questions in English only / S / S / NS5 / S / S / S / S / S
8. Oral reading of reading passages in English only / C1 / C1 / NS5 / S / S / S
9. Repetition of directions (in English only) / S / S / S / S / s / S / S / S / S / S
Response Accommodations / Georgia Milestones
EOG Paper / Georgia Milestones
EOG Online / Georgia Milestones
EOC Paper / Georgia Milestones
EOC Online / NRT / SLO / EOCT
Fall 2014 Mid-Month & Retest / GHSGT / GHSWT / GKIDS / NAEP
NAEP
10. Student marks answers in test booklet / S / S / NA / S / S / S
11. Verbal response in English only to Scribe / S2 / S2 / S2 / S2 / s / S / S2 / S2 / S2 / S2 / S2
12. Word-to-Word dictionary / S3 / S3 / S3 / S3 / s / S / S3 / S3 / S3 / S3 / S4
Scheduling Accommodations / Georgia Milestones
EOG Paper / Georgia Milestones
EOG Online / Georgia Milestones
EOC Paper / Georgia Milestones
EOC Online / NRT / SLO / EOCT
Fall 2014 Mid-Month & Retest / GHSGT / GHSWT / GKIDS / NAEP
13. Frequent monitored breaks / S / S / S / S / NS / S / S / S / S / S / S
14. Extended time / S / S / S / S / NS / S / S / S / S / S / S
Footnotes
1. Restricted to eligible EL students only; see guidance for eligibility. May not be used with EL-M students
2. Use of a scribe is allowable only if guidelines are followed exactly.
3. Only words may be translated; definitions are not permitted. This accommodation may not be used on the QCC-based GHSWT
4. Accommodation not allowed on NAEP Writing Assessment.
5. Non-Standard for reading comprehension and vocabulary subtests only; all other subtests are standard.
Eligibility Guidelines: Reading of Reading Passages
Guidance for Use of Conditional Accommodations 8: Reading of reading passages
The use of this conditional accommodation for the English Language Arts Georgia Milestones, regardless of grade level, must be restricted to only those EL students who meet ALL eligibility criteria outlined below:
1. The student’s English proficiency scores and performance in the classroom indicate that the student cannot access, retain, or comprehend text without the assistance of a reader (i.e., the student is unable to access English text due to their language proficiency, not simply reading below grade level); and
2. The student is not poised to exit language services within the current school year; and
3. There are clear and specific goals within the student’s educational plan addressing the deficits which necessitate the need for this conditional accommodation.
NOTE: Students who are assigned this conditional accommodation must be administered Georgia Milestones online using the screen reader functionality of the online platform with a headset.
Other accommodations used in instruction: ______
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