Participation and Accommodation on Standardized Testing for Students with Limited English Proficiency
Name __ Grade __
School __ Year __
The LEP Review Committee has recommended the following testing. Assessments for the student’s grade level are checked.
Standards of Learning (SOL) Grades 3-8
Check / SOL Test / No Accommodations / Accommodations(number- see list) / Exempt (reason)
Reading or
VGLA (level 1 or 2)4
Math or
Plain English Math (level 1 or 2)3
Writing 1
Science / No exemption
History/Social Science2
1Students may have only a one-time exemption in grade 5 or 8. Writing 2Students may have only a one-time exemption in grades 3 through 8 History. 3 LEP students may not take the plain English mathematics test for more than three consecutive years. 4 LEP students may not take the VGLA test for more than three consecutive years.
Standards of Learning (SOL) Grades 9-12
List tests / No Accommodations / Accommodations (number)Algebra I -Plain English Math (level 1 or 2)
English Language Proficiency annual assessment Grades K-12
No Accommodations / Accommodations (number)Other State or District assessments: ______
No Accommodations / Accommodations (number)Participating LEP Review Committee Members Signatures:
Date: ______
SOL Accommodations for LEP Students in Henry County Schools
Document exemption from testing where permitted with an explanation for the exemption. Decisions about how an LEP student will be tested should be made for each
individual content area assessed by the SOL tests. Consideration should be given to the student’s level of English proficiency, the level of previous schooling in the home language, and the amount of schooling the student has received in the United States. Questions about how to determine the English proficiency of LEP students should be directed to the ELL Coordinator. In determining how the student is to be tested on each test, the committee should consider the following questions:
1. Is this the student’s first year of enrollment in a United States school
(applicable for the reading, mathematics, tests)?
• If “NO,” go to question 3.
• If “YES,” should the student take the Plain English Mathematics test (available for grades 3 through 8 and Algebra I), recognizing that the student is in the first year of enrollment in a United States school?
§ Note: LEP students may not take the plain English mathematics test for more than three consecutive years.
2. Is the student’s level of proficiency in English sufficient for the student to take the test? Information on the student’s English language proficiency may be derived from school division assessments designed to determine English language proficiency, reading inventories, writing samples, teacher observations, and teacher-made tests.
• If “YES,” the committee should consider question 3 in determining the student’s need for testing accommodations.
• If “NO” for the science test, the student must take the science test
• If “NO” for the writing (grades 5 or 8 only) or history and social science tests, determine whether the student has already used the one-time exemption from testing for these content areas.
§ If the answer is “NO,” the student may be exempted from testing. See Section V, Exempting LEP Students from the SOL Assessments, for a description of the procedures to be followed in exempting LEP students from the SOL assessments.
§ If the answer is “YES,” go to question 3.
• If “NO” for the mathematics test and the student is at level 1 or level 2 of English language proficiency, the committee may consider the use of the “Plain English” mathematics test accommodation for the student. This accommodation is
available for the SOL mathematics tests in grades 3 through 8 and for Algebra I. Student may not take the plain English mathematics test for more than three consecutive years.
• If “NO” for the reading test and the student is at level 1 or level 2 of English language proficiency, the committee may consider the use of the VGLA reading assessment for the student. LEP students may not participate in the VGLA for reading for more than three consecutive years.
3. Does the student typically receive accommodations during instruction or during classroom assessments in the content area covered by the test?
• If “YES,” the committee should review Testing Accommodations for LEP Students to determine the LEP student’s need for testing accommodations.
• If “NO,” the student should take the test without accommodations.
§ If an LEP student is also identified as having a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEIA), P.L. 105-17, or is identified as an “otherwise qualified handicapped” student under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, then decisions about the student’s participation in the SOL assessments must be made by the IEP or 504 committee and documented in the student’s IEP or 504 Management Plan. For more information, refer to the document, Students with Disabilities: Guidelines for Participation in the Standards of Learning Assessments, located at www.doe.virginia.gov/Assessment/home.shtml
Note:
Accommodation Code list
If a student utilizes a non-standard accommodation, the record of that score will be accompanied by a notation explaining that the score resulted from a non-standard administration. A student with an identified disability or identified as limited English proficient who has passed an SOL utilizing any accommodation, including a non-standard accommodation, has passed for all purposes. Check accommodation with testing supervisor at your school.
LEP students in grades 3 through 8 may exercise a one-time exemption from SOL assessments in the content areas of History/Social Science and Writing (grades 5 or 8 only).
LEP students may NOT be exempted from the reading, mathematics, and science tests. Plain English mathematics test is available to Level 1 students, Level 2 students and students in the first year in the United States. (available for grades 3 through 8 and Algebra I)
Note: LEP students may not take the plain English mathematics test for more than three consecutive years.
VGLA - participation in the VGLA in the area of reading only for students in grades
3 through 8 who are at level 1or level 2 of English language proficiency. LEP students may not take the VGLA test for more than three consecutive years
Participación y Adaptación en Exámenes Estándares para
Estudiantes con Inglés Limitado
(Participation and Accommodation on Standardized Testing for Students with Limited English Proficiency, SPANISH)
Nombre ______Nivel de la Escuela _____
Escuela ______Año ______
El Comité para revisar el progreso de estudiantes de LEP ha recomendado los siguientes exámenes. Los exámenes que pertenecen al nivel de escuela del estudiante están marcados. Si el estudiante no tiene que presentar el examen marcado, la razón ha sido escrita.
Standards of Learning (SOL), niveles de escuela 3-8
Marca / Examen de SOL / Marca si ho hay participación diferente / Participación diferente (número, ver la lista) / Si no tiene que presentar el examen, escribir la razónLectura o / No exención
Examen de VGLA (niveles 1 o 2)
Matemáticas o
Matemáticas en inglés básico (niveles 1 o 2)
Escritura
Ciencias / No exención
Historia / Ciencias Sociales
1Students may have only a one-time exemption in grade 5 or 8. Writing 2Students may have only a one-time exemption in grades 3 through 8 History. 3 LEP students may not take the plain English mathematics test for more than three consecutive years. 4 LEP students may not take the VGLA test for more than three consecutive years.
Standards of Learning (SOL), niveles de escuela 9-12
Examen para determiner la aptitude de inglés, niveles de escuela K-12
Marca si ho hay participación diferente / Participación diferente (número, ver la lista) Otros exámenes del estado o distrito: ______
Marca si ho hay participación diferente / Participación diferente (número, ver la lista)Firmas de los miembros del comité para revisar el progreso de estudiantes de LEP
Fecha ______
Lista de Códigos de Adaptaciónes
(Accommodation Code List, SPANISH)
Si un estudiante utiliza adaptaciones que no son estándares, el registro de su califiación será acompañado por una nota que explica que la calificación ha resultado de una administración que no fue estándar. Un estudiante que tiene un impedimento identificado o que es identificado como un estudiante que habla inglés limitado que ha pasado un examen de SOL usando cualquier adaptación, incluyendo una adaptación no estándar, ha pasado para todos los propósitos. Habla con el/la director/a de exámenes en su escuela.
Estudiantes en escuelas de “elementary” o “middle” pueden presentar los examenes escritos Matemáticas en inglés básico o Examen de VGLA si se necesitan.
Estudiantes no pueden tener exención de los examenes de SOL, pero pueden tener una modificación de SOA si han sidos en las escuelas de Virginia menos de 11 semestres.
SOL Accommodations for LEP Students in Henry County Schools
Document exemption from testing where permitted with an explanation for the exemption. Decisions about how an LEP student will be tested should be made for each
individual content area assessed by the SOL tests. Consideration should be given to the student’s level of English proficiency, the level of previous schooling in the home language, and the amount of schooling the student has received in the United States. Questions about how to determine the English proficiency of LEP students should be directed to the ELL Coordinator. In determining how the student is to be tested on each test, the committee should consider the following questions:
1. Is this the student’s first year of enrollment in a United States school
(applicable for the reading, mathematics, tests)?
• If “NO,” go to question 3.
• If “YES,” should the student take the Plain English Mathematics test (available for grades 3 through 8 and Algebra I), recognizing that the student is in the first year of enrollment in a United States school?
§ Note: LEP students may not take the plain English mathematics test for more than three consecutive years.
2. Is the student’s level of proficiency in English sufficient for the student to take the test? Information on the student’s English language proficiency may be derived from school division assessments designed to determine English language proficiency, reading inventories, writing samples, teacher observations, and teacher-made tests.
• If “YES,” the committee should consider question 3 in determining the student’s need for testing accommodations.
• If “NO” for the science test, the student must take the science test
• If “NO” for the writing (grades 5 or 8 only) or history and social science tests, determine whether the student has already used the one-time exemption from testing for these content areas.
§ If the answer is “NO,” the student may be exempted from testing. See Section V, Exempting LEP Students from the SOL Assessments, for a description of the procedures to be followed in exempting LEP students from the SOL assessments.
§ If the answer is “YES,” go to question 3.
• If “NO” for the mathematics test and the student is at level 1 or level 2 of English language proficiency, the committee may consider the use of the “Plain English” mathematics test accommodation for the student. This accommodation is
available for the SOL mathematics tests in grades 3 through 8 and for Algebra I. Student may not take the plain English mathematics test for more than three consecutive years.
• If “NO” for the reading test and the student is at level 1 or level 2 of English language proficiency, the committee may consider the use of the VGLA reading assessment for the student. LEP students may not participate in the VGLA for reading for more than three consecutive years.
3. Does the student typically receive accommodations during instruction or during classroom assessments in the content area covered by the test?
• If “YES,” the committee should review Testing Accommodations for LEP Students to determine the LEP student’s need for testing accommodations.
• If “NO,” the student should take the test without accommodations.
§ If an LEP student is also identified as having a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEIA), P.L. 105-17, or is identified as an “otherwise qualified handicapped” student under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, then decisions about the student’s participation in the SOL assessments must be made by the IEP or 504 committee and documented in the student’s IEP or 504 Management Plan. For more information, refer to the document, Students with Disabilities: Guidelines for Participation in the Standards of Learning Assessments, located at www.doe.virginia.gov/Assessment/home.shtml
Note:
Accommodation Code list
If a student utilizes a non-standard accommodation, the record of that score will be accompanied by a notation explaining that the score resulted from a non-standard administration. A student with an identified disability or identified as limited English proficient who has passed an SOL utilizing any accommodation, including a non-standard accommodation, has passed for all purposes. Check accommodation with testing supervisor at your school.
LEP students in grades 3 through 8 may exercise a one-time exemption from SOL assessments in the content areas of History/Social Science and Writing (grades 5 or 8 only).
LEP students may NOT be exempted from the reading, mathematics, and science tests. Plain English mathematics test is available to Level 1 students, Level 2 students and students in the first year in the United States. (available for grades 3 through 8 and Algebra I)
Note: LEP students may not take the plain English mathematics test for more than three consecutive years.
VGLA - participation in the VGLA in the area of reading only for students in grades
3 through 8 who are at level 1or level 2 of English language proficiency. LEP students may not take the VGLA test for more than three consecutive years
5/4/2009