Kyrene School District

3rd Grade English Language Arts

Secured Summative Directions

Teacher’s Directions

Online Passcode: 456RTY

·  This is a secured test.

·  Per the test security agreement: I (the teacher) will not view, print, copy, and/or duplicate any part of the test (unless explicitly directed by the district test coordinator to do so). Violations of the test security agreement will result in disciplinary action.

·  All students will take their grade level assessment

·  All testing and make-ups must be completed within the Schoolnet testing window April 22 – May 9.

Notes to the teacher:

Be sure to read the following at least a day before testing.

·  Please review all directions carefully before you begin discussing the assessment with students.

·  The assessment aligns to the Arizona College and Career Ready Standards.

·  The assessment will be administered by teachers and trained staff. Scoring will be done automatically in Schoolnet.

·  Students must complete the assessment online in Schoolnet in a computer lab (per recommendation of technology) unless pre-arrangements have been made with your school administrator. Therefore, students will need to know their username and password (it is the same for logging on to the Kyrene system as well as logging in to Schoolnet).

·  All students must complete the assessment independently.

·  The test is not timed. However, the test should take about an hour. Students should be able to complete each part of the assessment according to the timeline your school has established. Allow time for giving directions. If a student goes over the time allotted, Schoolnet will not shut the student out and the student should continue taking the assessment.

·  If a student has extenuating circumstances (for example, a student is sick and goes home) and needs to complete the test on another day, please fill out the form available on the Kyrene Summative Teacher Directions webpage (you must be signed in to the website). Click on Resuming/ deleting student assessment request. Otherwise, the test should be finished within the testing period established by your school.

·  Students must log off the computer after submitting the assessment. Please ask students to bring a book to read for when they are finished or have an independent activity ready for them.

·  Teachers are responsible for actively monitoring during the test, but cannot help students with the problems. Accommodations outlined in IEPs and 504s should be followed.

·  The assessment should be taken in one session without breaks.

Specific Administration Directions

Students will need to know their username and password for logging on to the system and Schoolnet. In addition, teachers will need to provide the online passcode to students.

The online passcode for 3rd grade is: 456RTY

If students would like the text on the screen to be larger, they may press and hold ctrl and then press the +. Each time they press the + while holding ctrl the text will become larger. To make the text smaller, press and hold ctrl and then press the - . Each time they press the – the text will become smaller.

Step 1: Introducing the Assessment (Teacher Directed)

Read the following information verbatim to students:

Today, you will be taking the English Language Arts portion of the District Summative Assessment. Talking during the test is not allowed. Electronic devices, such as cell phones and personal music players, are not permitted during the entire testing session.

All your work will be done in the computer lab and completed independently.

Step 2: Logging on to the Computer and Schoolnet

Say: Now we will begin the English Language Arts Summative Assessment. Log on to the computer using your Kyrene username and password. Next, click on the Internet Explorer icon. You should see the Kyrene School District Website. Select Students > Educational Resources > Schoolnet. Login using your Kyrene username and password. Enter the online passcode (see directions above for finding the online passcode), click Go, and then click Start Your Test. Do not click Start Test Now until I finish giving the directions.

Say:

You will have until ______to finish the assessment. Be sure to answer all questions. When you are finished answering all questions, please raise your hand and wait for me to come to your computer. (Teacher should at this point go over and check that every question has been answered. Then, allow the student to click the Submit test for Grading button.) Once you have clicked on the Submit test for Grading, please log off Schoolnet and the computer.

Are there any questions?

You may begin by clicking on Start Test Now.

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