Ensure all staff who are Before and during the Training of staff is a local responsibility and there is no Train Test administering the PFT are testing window Training statewide training provided. Resources for training staff can be Administrators trained in each test area and (before they found in the Resources box on the PFT website at . data collection. administer the PFT) Order any supplies needed to Order supplies as Before the testing Supplies complete the administration of Equipment list can be found on the PFT website at . needed window the PFT. Determine how data will be collected and submitted. Each school will need to collect their Determine Data data and submit it to the PFT Before the testing Processes could include collecting data on paper forms or Data Collection Coordinator or Alternate window electronically, etc. Process Coordinator to be loaded into the secure district portal. Determine what process will be used. Ensure that the LEA has data security processes in place During the testing Also, ensure that fields like NSLP and Parent Ed Level are not Data Data Security and that students’ personally window placed on data collection forms for people who should not see identifiable information is kept (February 1–May 31) that information. confidential and secure. Review process to ensure that students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) are Review Supports and given as much of the PFT as During the testing necessary None Accommodations their condition permits with window accommodations any applicable supports or accommodations listed by the IEP team.
Training Train Test Administrators Ensure all staff who are administering the PFT are trained in each test area and data collection. Before and during the testing window (before they administer the PFT) Training of staff is a local responsibility and there is no statewide training provided. Resources for training staff can be found in the Resources box on the PFT website at . Supplies Order supplies as needed Order any supplies needed to complete the administration of the PFT. Before the testing window Equipment list can be found on the PFT website at . Data Determine Data Collection Process Determine how data will be collected and submitted. Each school will need to collect their data and submit it to the PFT Coordinator or Alternate Coordinator to be loaded into the secure district portal. Determine what process will be used. Before the testing window Processes could include collecting data on paper forms or electronically, etc. Data Data Security Ensure that the LEA has data security processes in place and that students’ personally identifiable information is kept confidential and secure. During the testing window (February 1–May 31) Also, ensure that fields like NSLP and Parent Ed Level are not placed on data collection forms for people who should not see that information. Supports and Accommodations Review necessary accommodations Review process to ensure that students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) are given as much of the PFT as their condition permits with any applicable supports or accommodations listed by the IEP team. During the testing window None
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