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Nunamiut Amaqqut
Nunamiut School
P.O. Box 21029
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Alaska 99721
(907) 661-3226
FAX (907) 661-6215

Atqasuk Eagles Tiŋmiaqpat

Meade River School
P.O. Box 91030
Atqasuk, Alaska 99791
(907) 633-6315
FAX (907) 633-6215

Barrow Whalers
Barrow High School
P.O. Box 960
Barrow, Alaska 99723
(907) 852-8950
FAX (907) 852-8969

HMS Wolves
Eben Hopson, Sr.,
Memorial Middle School
P.O. Box 509
Barrow, Alaska 99723
(907) 852-3880
FAX (907) 852-7794

Arctic Foxes
Fred Ipalook
Elementary School
P.O. Box 450
Barrow, Alaska 99723
(907) 852-4711
FAX (907) 852-4713

Kiita Uqpiich
Kiita Learning Community
P.O. Box 169
Barrow, Alaska 99723
(907) 852-9677
FAX (907) 852-4334

Kaveolook Rams
Harold Kaveolook School
P.O. Box 20
Kaktovik, Alaska 99747
(907) 640-6626
FAX (907) 640-6718

Nuiqsut Trappers
Trapper School
P.O. Box 89167
Nuiqsut, Alaska 99789
(907) 480-6712
FAX (907) 480-6621

Tikiġaq Harpooners
Tikigaq School
P.O. Box 148
Point Hope, Alaska 99766
(907) 368-2262/2263
FAX (907) 368-2770

Kali Qavviich
Kali School
P.O. Box 59077
Point Lay, Alaska 99759
(907) 833-2311
FAX (907) 833-2315

Alak Huskies
Alak School
P.O. Box 10
Wainwright, Alaska 99782
(907) 763-2541
FAX (907) 763-2565

Building Test Coordinator

Added Duty Contract Responsibilities

The Building Test Coordinator has varying roles dependent upon the testing happening.

This document is split into parts by assessment. For assessments not listed (DIAL, KDP),

Central Office Personnel will work directly with the teachers administering the

assessments, and you may or may not be asked to assist. The district recognizes that the

time, care, and accountability needed to ensure smooth, consistent, and secure testing

needs a devoted individual at each site.

It is the responsibility of the BTC to attend all scheduled trainings regarding testing,

whether they are offered by the Assessment Department, Student Services, Curriculum &

Instruction, or an outside entity such as the State of Alaska or WIDA.

NSBSD Building Test Coordinators (BTCs) are responsible for the following items:

MAP

• MAP/ MPG browser check

o Work with the Site Tech to verify that all your student computers

have access to the MAP testing browser

o Report any issues to InfoTech and Caitlin Montague

• Test Sessions

o Create all test sessions for students in your building, according to the

teacher who will be testing them. Test sessions must be created at

least one day prior to testing.

o If students are missing from the roster, or are rostered to the wrong

class, contact Ian Acuna.

• Accommodations

o Students who receive accommodations per their IEP must be given

accommodations on their MAP testing

o Verify the list of student accommodations with the Counselor, SPED

teachers at your site, and the classroom teacher to ensure accuracy

and compliance

• Test Proctors

o Each test proctor needs to be trained in test administration. This can

be done by you, the Assessment team, or through the online modules

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provided by NWEA. It is your responsibility to arrange training for

those in your building.

o Each proctor must be able to log in to the NWEA testing site. Verify

that each staff member has an account and can log in. If you have

issues, contact Ian Acuna.

• Testing Scheduling and Completion

o Work with teachers and building administrators to ensure that all

students given the appropriate test, and are tested in the given

window. Schedules need to be sent to Caitlin. If you need scheduling

assistance, contact Caitlin.

AIMSweb

• Ensure all teachers giving the AIMS benchmarking probes have access to the

online system

• If teachers or students are missing, contact Ian Acuna

WIDA ACCESS (regulated by WIDA and the state)

• Test Security Agreements

o Verify that all your test administrators have signed level 4 TSA’s

• Proctor Training

o Verify that all of the test proctors have passed the WIDA online

modules pertaining to the assessments that they will administer.

Work with Kathleen Fisher to ensure we have certificates on file.

o Report any issues to Kathleen and Caitlin

• Test Sessions

o Work with Kathleen to determine the students needing the

assessment, then create a schedule to ensure that all ELL students are

tested.

• Accommodations

o Students who receive accommodations per their IEP must be given

accommodations on their ACCESS testing.

o Verify the list of student accommodations with Student Services, the

Counselor, SPED teachers at your site, and the test proctor to ensure

accuracy and compliance. Ensure that Student Services has the WIDA

Accommodations form

• Materials Management

o Assist in the ordering of materials for your building. You will receive a

list of students to be tested. It is critical that you verify this list so that

the proper materials can be ordered

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o Work with Kathleen to receive all of the WIDA ACCESS materials. They

must be kept in a secured location and signed in and out to

appropriate staff for testing

NAEP (regulated by the federal government)

• Work with your building principal to ensure the Government Representative

has all of the information they need

• Ensure all required staff completes the necessary paperwork from the

federal government

PEAKS (regulated by the state)

BEFORE TESTING

• Test Security Agreements

o Verify that all your test administrators have signed level 4 TSA’s

• INSIGHT client check

o Verify that all your student computers have the INSIGHT client

installed

o Work with the Site Tech to perform the configuration check, report

any issues to InfoTech

• Student Rostering

o Roster all students into test sessions, if you have difficulties, report

them to Caitlin immediately

• Test tickets

o These are secure test items, they must be kept secure until students

test

o Print them and organize them by grade or teacher/classroom,

however your students will test

o Advise teachers to keep track of who does NOT test, keep their test

tickets separate

o Make-up students can use their original test ticket

• Scratch paper/graph paper

o Make sure you have graph paper and blank scratch paper for each

classroom that will be testing

• Cover up or remove materials on the walls where students will test

• Broadcast on VHF or radio the dates students will be testing, go to bed early,

eat breakfast, etc…

• Headphones

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o Students who get the text-to-speech accommodation MUST have

headphones

o Other students may use headphones to block noise while they test, do

you have enough? If you anticipate needing additional headphones,

notify Caitlin by December 15.

o If you allow any students to do this you must give ALL students the

option to use headphones while they test

• Test Administrator Directions & Tech Support Guide

o Each test administrator needs a paper copy of the TAD and Tech

Support Guide

• Accommodations

o Students who receive accommodations per their IEP must be given

accommodations on their PEAKS test.

o Verify the list of student accommodations with Student Services, the

Counselor, SPED teachers at your site, and the test proctor to ensure

accuracy and compliance. Ensure that Student Services has the

appropriate forms signed by the test administrator

• Seating arrangements, determine the following:

o Is there enough room for all the students to test?

o Is there enough space between each seat?

o Is there an established seating chart?

• Homeschool students

o When will they test? Where will they test? Who will administer the

test?

o Ensure that Homeschooled students have been rostered BEFORE

testing begins and that Assessment is aware of them/ has contacted

their home school

• Create a plan for disruptive students

o Who are they?

o Should they test in a separate location?

o Who will test them, where will they test?

DURING TESTING

• Teacher cell phones and laptops

o Teachers may not have anywhere to store their cell phones or laptops

o Laptops and cell phones can be stored in the room where students

test

• Cell phones must be off or silent and out of sight (not in your

pocket)

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• Computers should be out of sight

• Teachers are not to use their cell phone or laptop during the

test session, they can however use their cell phone in the case

of an emergency, ONLY IF NO LANDLINE IS PRESENT

• Post signs

o No electronics

o Testing, do not disturb

• Security or ethics breach

o Report any security breach (electronics in testing room, lost test

materials, test materials copied in any way, etc.) to Caitlin

immediately, and document in writing

o Report any ethics breach (test administrator coaching students,
helping students, paraphrasing questions, etc.) to Caitlin immediately,
and document in writing

• Special Circumstances: student/parent refusal, medical waiver, absent

student, or invalidation

o Document on Irregularity Report

• Create a plan with your staff to ensure students know what they can do after

they finish testing

o Should they quietly read a book?

o Can they leave the room?

AFTER TESTING

• Collect all Irregularity Reports

o Scan/email all Irregularity Reports to Caitlin

• Document all parent refusals and send to Caitlin

• Collect all test tickets

o After a student has finished both parts of a test their test ticket should

be shredded

o Keep the test tickets for students who have not yet tested

• Shred all used scratch paper

o Teachers can do this as soon as they finish testing, or they can turn it

in to you with their secure test items, it is kept secure until it is

shredded

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Final Note: To meet the terms of the Building Test Coordinator Added Duty Contract you are expected to

fulfill the terms of this agreement in addition to your regular duty day.

By my signature below, I agree to perform the duties listed above.

Signed:

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Building Test Coordinator Date

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Principal Date