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New in the Procedures Manual for 2016-2017
- ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS Test Administrators training requirements, p. 53
- Accommodated audio CDs not available for paper Mathematics MCA, p. 88
- Accommodations, p. 17
- Accountability calculations requirements not yet determined, p. 191
- Accountability window for all accountability assessments, p. 129
- Administration, pp. 18-19
- Alternate Assessment Waiver, p. 183
- Assessment Administrators can view TMS reports, pp. 47-48
- Assessments, pp. 16-17
- Budget - OLPA, p. 30
- Certification of District Assessment Coordinator training, p. 181
- College Entrance Exam Reimbursement, pp. 28-29
- DAC certification of required training and resources, p. 54
- DAC Resources Checklist, p. 54
- Determining score requirements for ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS, p. 167
- Different codes for invalidation for MCA and MTAS, p. 170
- Different codes for student or parent refusal, p. 171
- District Assessment Coordinator development of test material return process, p. 175
- District options for receiving MTAS test materials, pp. 181-182
- District testing calendar requirements, p. 130
- Districts may choose to order MTAS test materials in additional orders, p. 143
- Documenting staff entry of MCA responses, p. 48
- English learner participation in standards-based accountability assessments, p. 102
- Exiting instructions for online testing, p. 148
- Graduation Data List no longer provided, p. 187
- Impact of ESSA, p. 13
- Increase in test administration times for grades 5-8 Mathematics MCA, p. 138
- Invalidations can now be entered by districts during Posttest Editing, p. 170
- Legislative and Accountability Changes, pp. 15-16
- MDE and district partnership to improve test security, p. 44
- MDE Systems, p. 19
- Medical Excuse document retention, p. 118
- Minnesota Manual of Accessibility Features for Students with Disabilities, p. 79
- MTAS Training for Test Administrators requirements, pp. 52-53
- New-to-Country English Learner, p. 120
- Online Test Monitor Certification Course versions, p. 52
- Possible implementation table of statewide assessments, p. 217
- Postpublish Editing no longer available in Test WES, p. 180
- Reading MCA divided into multiple sections, p. 136
- Refusal by Parent, pp. 122-123
- Refusal by parent document retention policy, p. 172
- Refusal by Student, p. 123
- Refusal by student test/accountability code, p. 172
- Refusals can be indicated during testing or Posttest Editing, p. 171
- Release dates of all results not yet determined, p. 189
- Required District Test Security Procedure, p. 45
- Scheduling Reading, Mathematics, and Science MTAS Administrations, p. 140
- Significant Gap in Enrollment Students, p. 124
- Strategy techniques or methods must be covered or removed during testing, p. 149
- Student Characteristic Codes and ESSA, p. 173
- Student refusal no longer indicated as an invalidation, p. 170
- Superintendent’s/Executive Director’s Responsibilities before Testing, p. 59
- Test Administration Reports retention policy, p. 49
- Test Security, pp. 17-18
- TestNav availability hours, p. 161
- Tier B Listening, Reading, and Writing braille tests - English learners, p. 105
- Training, p. 18
- Training for Test Administrators for ACCESS, p. 151
- Unified English Braille (UEB) format, p. 92
- Use and reporting of growth under ESSA not yet determined, p. 197
- Use of MCA scale score by state colleges and universities, p. 196
- Use of online translation programs for English learners, p. 109
- WIDA consortium language proficiency assessments, p. 100
- Quick Guides
- Training (Link to TMS; login required)
- Troubleshooting Guide for Testing
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- ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
- ACCESS Test Administration
- Accessing MDE Secure Systems
- Accommodations
- Accountability Results
- Accountability Windows
- Allowable Help to Students
- Allowable Materials
- Alternate ACCESS for ELLs
- Alternate Assessment Waiver
- Assurance of Test Security and Non-Disclosure
- Audits
- Avocet
- B
- Benchmark Reports
- Breaks in Testing
- C
- Calculator Use
- Calculators, Online
- Career and College Readiness
- Cell Phone and Device Policy
- Communicating Results
- Comparisons Using Results
- Cost to Test
- D
- Data Collection Form - MTAS
- Data Entry
- Defective or Damaged Test Materials
- District Testing Calendar
- Document Retention Policy
- Dual-Enrolled Students
- E
- Early Reports for English Language Proficiency Assessments
- Embargoed Final Assessment Results
- English Language Proficiency Assessments
- English Learner Identification
- English Learners New to Country
- English Learners Who Are Foreign Exchange Students
- English Learners with Disabilities
- Estimated Test Administration Times - ACCESS
- Estimated Test Administration Times - Alternate ACCESS
- Estimated Test Administration Times - Mathematics MCA
- Estimated Test Administration Times - MTAS
- Estimated Test Administration Times - OLPA
- Estimated Test Administration Times - Reading MCA
- Estimated Test Administration Times - Science MCA
- Ethical Practices
- F
- Final Reports - English Language Proficiency Assessments
- Final Reports - MCA and MTAS
- G
- Grade Level, Determining
- Graduation Assessment Requirements, Grade 8 2011–2012 and earlier
- Graduation Assessment Requirements, Grade 8 2012–2013 and later
- Graduation Requirements Records (GRR) System
- H
- Historical Student Data
- I
- Important Dates, English Language Proficiency Assessments
- Important Dates, MCA and MTAS
- Important Dates, OLPA
- Item Samplers
- J
- K
- L
- Late Entry of Student Responses or MTAS Scores
- LCI Form
- Lexile Scores
- Linguistic Supports
- Longitudinal Export
- M
- Minnesota Assessments Comment Sheet
- Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA)
- Minnesota Test of Academic Skills (MTAS)
- Misadministrations
- Monitoring and Audits
- Monitoring Checklist
- Monitoring Test Administration
- MTAS Eligibility
- N
- National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
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New in the Procedures Manual for 2016-2017
- ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS Test Administrators training requirements, p. 53
- Accommodated audio CDs not available for paper Mathematics MCA, p. 88
- Accommodations, p. 17
- Accountability calculations requirements not yet determined, p. 191
- Accountability window for all accountability assessments, p. 129
- Administration, pp. 18-19
- Alternate Assessment Waiver, p. 183
- Assessment Administrators can view TMS reports, pp. 47-48
- Assessments, pp. 16-17
- Budget - OLPA, p. 30
- Certification of District Assessment Coordinator training, p. 181
- College Entrance Exam Reimbursement, pp. 28-29
- DAC certification of required training and resources, p. 54
- DAC Resources Checklist, p. 54
- Determining score requirements for ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS, p. 167
- Different codes for invalidation for MCA and MTAS, p. 170
- Different codes for student or parent refusal, p. 171
- District Assessment Coordinator development of test material return process, p. 175
- District options for receiving MTAS test materials, pp. 181-182
- District testing calendar requirements, p. 130
- Districts may choose to order MTAS test materials in additional orders, p. 143
- Documenting staff entry of MCA responses, p. 48
- English learner participation in standards-based accountability assessments, p. 102
- Exiting instructions for online testing, p. 148
- Graduation Data List no longer provided, p. 187
- Impact of ESSA, p. 13
- Increase in test administration times for grades 5-8 Mathematics MCA, p. 138
- Invalidations can now be entered by districts during Posttest Editing, p. 170
- Legislative and Accountability Changes, pp. 15-16
- MDE and district partnership to improve test security, p. 44
- MDE Systems, p. 19
- Medical Excuse document retention, p. 118
- Minnesota Manual of Accessibility Features for Students with Disabilities, p. 79
- MTAS Training for Test Administrators requirements, pp. 52-53
- New-to-Country English Learner, p. 120
- Online Test Monitor Certification Course versions, p. 52
- Possible implementation table of statewide assessments, p. 217
- Postpublish Editing no longer available in Test WES, p. 180
- Reading MCA divided into multiple sections, p. 136
- Refusal by Parent, pp. 122-123
- Refusal by parent document retention policy, p. 172
- Refusal by Student, p. 123
- Refusal by student test/accountability code, p. 172
- Refusals can be indicated during testing or Posttest Editing, p. 171
- Release dates of all results not yet determined, p. 189
- Required District Test Security Procedure, p. 45
- Scheduling Reading, Mathematics, and Science MTAS Administrations, p. 140
- Significant Gap in Enrollment Students, p. 124
- Strategy techniques or methods must be covered or removed during testing, p. 149
- Student Characteristic Codes and ESSA, p. 173
- Student refusal no longer indicated as an invalidation, p. 170
- Superintendent’s/Executive Director’s Responsibilities before Testing, p. 59
- Test Administration Reports retention policy, p. 49
- Test Security, pp. 17-18
- TestNav availability hours, p. 161
- Tier B Listening, Reading, and Writing braille tests - English learners, p. 105
- Training, p. 18
- Training for Test Administrators for ACCESS, p. 151
- Unified English Braille (UEB) format, p. 92
- Use and reporting of growth under ESSA not yet determined, p. 197
- Use of MCA scale score by state colleges and universities, p. 196
- Use of online translation programs for English learners, p. 109
- WIDA consortium language proficiency assessments, p. 100
- Nonpublic Schools
- Nonpublic Schools, Participation in Assessments
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- Office Hours
- OLPA and MCA Test Administration
- OLPA Reporting
- On-Demand Reports
- Online Student Tutorials
- Optional Local Purpose Assessment (OLPA)
- P
- Parental Review of Assessments
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PearsonAccess Next
- Minnesota Reference Page for the PearsonAccess Next Online User Guide
- Pearson Systems Overview, p. 1
- PearsonAccess Next and Training Center Importing User Accounts File Layout
- PearsonAccess Next and Training Center Importing User Accounts Instructions, pp. 1-8
- PearsonAccess Next and Training Center User Role Matrix, pp. 1-2
- Perspective
- Postpublish Editing
- Posttest Editing
- Precode Data
- Precode Student Eligibility
- Preliminary Reporting in PearsonAccess Next
- Preparing for Test Administration
- Pretest Editing
- Principles of Responsible Assessment Practice
- Progress Scores
- Public Release of Final Results
- Published Reports
- Q
- Quick Guides
- R
- Refusal by Parent
- Refusal by Student
- Reporting Suspected Item Errors and Technical Issues
- Reports
- Reports, Early - English Language Proficiency Assessments
- Reports, Final - English Language Proficiency Assessments
- Reports, Final - MCA and MTAS
- Reports, OLPA
- Reports, On-Demand
- Reports, Preliminary
- Reports, Published
- Reports, Secure
- Reports, Technical
- Request for Late Score Entry Form
- Request for MTAS Missed Opportunities Administration
- Request for Reciprocity for High School Graduation
- Request for Rescore
- Request for Test Scores for Students No Longer Enrolled
- Responsibilities, DAC
- Responsibilities, MARSS Coordinator
- Responsibilities, MTAS Test Administrator
- Responsibilities, SAC
- Responsibilities, School Principal
- Responsibilities, Superintendent/Executive Director
- Responsibilities, Technology Coordinator
- Responsibilities, Test Monitor
- Returning Secure Test Materials
- S
- Scheduling ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS
- Scheduling Reading and Mathematics - OLPA
- Scheduling Reading, Mathematics, and Science - MCA
- Scheduling Reading, Mathematics, and Science - MTAS
- Scheduling Requirements and Estimated Test Administration Times
- Score Appeals
- Scoring
- Secure Reports
- Security Checklists
- Significant Gap in Enrollment Students
- Site Readiness Confirmation
- Standard Setting
- Standards-Based Accountability Assessments
- Student Characteristic Codes
- Student Information, Verifying and Correcting
- Students in Special Circumstances and Situations
- Students with IEPs or 504 Plans
- Students, After Testing Policy
- Support
- Supports and Accommodations
- Systems Overview
- T
- Technical Bulletins
- Technical Reports
- Test Administration Report
- Test Development
- Test Materials, English Language Proficiency Assessments
- Test Materials, MCA and MTAS
- Test Materials, Tracking
- Test Monitor Directions
- Test Monitor Test Materials Security Checklist
- Test Monitors and Test Administrators
- Test Security
- Test Security Notification
- Test Security Tip Line
- Test Security, District Procedure Requirements
- Test Security, Internal Procedures
- Test Security, Sample District Procedure
- Test/Accountability Codes
- Testing Time Limitations
- Testing Window Establishment
- Testing Window Extension
- TestNav
- Training (Link to TMS; login required)
- Training Center
- Training Management System
- Training Requirements
- Transfer Students
- Troubleshooting Guide for Testing
- U
- Use of Student Information
- User Accounts
- User Role Matrix
- V
- Valid Score Rules
- Validation against Assessment Records
- Validation against MARSS
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- WriteToLearn
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- Y
- Z