Resources
What is graph paper, grid paper, lined paper or plain copier paper?
do this if a student's headphones aren't working during the audio check before testing
What is log out and adjust the volume settings on the computer?
Proctors have any testing issues or questions.
What is contact building administrators, special education coordinator or district test coordinator?
an approved activity for students who finish early
What is "read from a physical book (not a screen)"?
Proctor uses browser refresh button and gets logged out of the test platform
What is "log back in quickly to the same test session and continue"? (if less than 30 min, it should be ok)
used to listen to directions, text, questions or passages read aloud
What are wired headphones or earbuds?
where proctors go to set up the testing session so you are ready before test day
What is "Test Administration button, Schedule a Session" pink tab on the state testing portal?
Student requests help manipulating a test item or embedded testing tool
What is "assist student in navigating the test platform and responding to different item types?"
What is "sit quietly"?
what to do if a student gets a bloody nose during a testing session
What is pause the test, keep an eye on the time (20 min), communicate with the nurse and report it to administration?
an embedded tool that looks like a speaker that reads aloud text or questions
What is text-to-speech button?
setting up desks, facing walls and windows, and reviewing rosters to determine seats
What is planning the room layout and seating chart?
what proctors can do on their testing dashboard to more closely monitor a few students
What is "pin to the dashboard"?
one NOT approved activity for students who finish early
What is "computer use"?
Student requests help answering a test item
What is "encourage student to try their best, but not assist with any content needed to answer the question"?
a calculation tool provided for some questions in grades 6-8 math and 5, 8 & 11 science
What is the Desmos calculator?
Case managers enter accommodations into CT-SEDS and check TIDE to ensure that they were synced correctly
What is ensuring 504 plans and IEPs are followed?
what you should do if a student's accommodation is not active or is not working
What is "stop testing" and contact administration?
what students must do when 10 minutes are left in the testing session
What is "review completed items as they cannot see them again"?
to use "speech-to-text", what specific setting must the student be in
What is one-to-one?
a tool provided for NGSS Science in grades 8 and 11 with information about chemicals
What is a printed Periodic Table?
this common wearable device is strictly prohibited and must be collected before testing starts
What are smart watches?
Proctor notices a student is off task and trying to get others off task
What is prompt the student to take a break, restate testing expectations and communicate with administration?
what to do with math performance task scratch paper for a student who is not done yet
What is save it because the student can use it again?
one major exception where a student CAN return to a previous question even after a 20-minute pause
What is "paused on a page with multiple questions"?