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General
1. What is the test window and who is required to test?
PARCC is scheduled for all CPS students - including those in charter and Options schools - in grades 3-8
and high school students enrolled in English I and Algebra I/Integrated Math I. There are 2 components:
Performance Based Assessment (PBA): 3/9/15-4/2/15, End of Year Assessment (EOY): 4/27/15-5/22/15
Exceptions to participation:
Diverse learners who have a significantly modified curriculum will instead take DLM (formerly
IAA). Note: DLM in high school will continue to be for 11th graders.
English Learners (ELs) in their first year in U.S. schooling are exempt from ELA assessments. These
students MUST participate in math.
Pearson AccessNext
3. What is the solution for separating out groups of students in Pearson AccessNext? Can this be applied
to charter campuses?
After the 3/1 load of new data, students in district and charter schools were automatically assigned to
sessions (Assessment Session Location) based on whatever is listed as their homeroom/division in SIM. It
will be formatted with the school shortname and homeroom (e.g. SchoolName 105). Test Coordinators
and Test Administrators can see this list of sessions by clicking TestingSessionsdown arrow next to
SearchShow All Results.
This will be applied to traditional district schools and charters. For charters, the short name will be the
name of the specific campus (e.g. Campus6_207).
NOTESchool Created Sessions: ONLY students who were not already scheduled to a session are now
reflected in these groupings. This will NOT overwrite the sessions that schools have already scheduled.
NOTEMoving students to different sessions: Test Coordinators should move students into different
sessions if students will not be testing with this homeroom/division (e.g. students testing separately with
accommodations or students in middle/high school testing by class not homeroom). Find directions to
move students into sections here. Coordinators should also rename sessions if desired.
Reason
Detail
Potential Solution
Students already
assigned to a session
Student assigned a
paper test
If the student was mistakenly assigned paper testing, please fill out
this form to request a change in format: http://tinyurl.com/parcc-testformat-change. These will be processed from 3/5/15 to 3/11/15. The
deadline to submit a request is close of business 3/11/15.
If the student was assigned paper in SSM but the school team now
realizes the online format is more appropriate, please fill out this form
AND ensure the IEP is properly updated in SSM.
Designations for which non-charter high school courses would count
as English 1, Algebra 1 or Integrated Math 1 can be found here.
Please reach out to Matt Olson (mjolson@cps.edu) and Didi Swartz
(cmswartz@cps.edu) to investigate if this local course should be added
as a PARCC tested course universally at all schools where it is offered.
Per ISBE, students who have started testing at another school do NOT
have to complete testing upon entry to the new school.
If the student had not started testing, please follow the following:
3rd 5th and paper accommodations forms: Attempt to contact the
previous school to confirm if the student started testing previously If so,
DO NOT TEST. If testing had not started, ORDER PAPER MATERIALS.
6-8 and high school students within non-charter schools that use CPS
SIM for course scheduling: Students should show within Pearson Access
Next within 3 days of enrollment in SIM, and scheduling to PARCC tested
English 1 Algebra 1/Integrated Math 1 courses (HS only).
o If students show in PANext within 3 days: Check for whether the
ELA and/or Math test was started yet in PANext. If so, DO NOT
TEST. If testing had not started, schedule student to test.
o If students do not show in PANext within 3 days: Check with
previous school as to whether testing started for ELA and/or
Math. If so, DO NOT TEST. If testing had not started, ORDER
PAPER MATERIALS. Students may not show in PANext after
transferring if they havent been properly exited in ISBEs system
from the previous school.
High School Students in charter schools that do NOT use CPS SIM for
course scheduling: There is no nightly feed of charter high school
course data. These schools must check if testing started at the previous
school. If so, DO NOT TEST. If testing had not started, ORDER PAPER
MATERIALS.
Materials
9. How does a school order additional paper booklets for students in 3rd 5th grade that are missing
materials? What about students in 6th 8th or high school for students with accommodations?
If a school did not receive adequate materials for 3rd 5th grade, the Test Coordinator must follow the
Additional Order process outlined here.
Paper pencil requests for 6th 8th grade and English 1, Algebra 1 and Integrated Math 1 students should
be made after careful consideration of whether this accommodation is truly necessary for the student. As
a general rule of thumb, students who are able to independently engage in NWEA testing or other
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TestNav
14. Will a test automatically close at the conclusion of the unit time?
No. A Test Administrator controls the start and stop points of each unit.
15. How do schools access the TestNav browser/apps?
Please visit the PARCC Technology FAQ for links to Setup Guides for Windows, Macs, iPads and
Chromebooks.
Accommodations
20. What is the protocol if a school ordered paper pencil test for a student, but now realizes that the
accessibility features available online would actually be more helpful? Only online testers currently
show in Pearson Access.
If these students were erroneously listed as paper testers for students without accommodations, this may
have been resolved in the 3/1/15 data load to ISBE. However, if the students dont show and/or the
paper-pencil designation still remains in the IEP, then fill out this form by Wednesday, March 11 to
request a change: http://tinyurl.com/parcc-test-format-change.
21. What is the protocol for switching from English math to Spanish math or vice-versa?
Please indicate this switch using this form: http://tinyurl.com/parcc-test-format-change. Fill this out by
Wednesday March 11