Rhode Island Statewide Assessment Program:
Test-Specific Manuals and Resources for Test Coordinators
NOTE:
- For documents, presentations, and resources about state-level policies for all state assessments, visit www.ride.ri.gov/tc.
- For documents and information related to accommodations and accessibility features, visit www.ride.ri.gov/accommodations.
ACCESS for ELLs
Updated 2.7.2022
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Alternate Assessments
2021-22 materials are below. These resources are also posted at https://dynamiclearningmaps.org/
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Updated 7.30.2021: 2021-22 information coming soon
Next Generation Science Assessment (NGSA)
Updated 1.31.2022
Websites
- NGSA TIDE Login
- RI NGSA Portal: Resource site with pages specific to administrators (test coordinators), teachers (test administrators, technology coordinators, and students and families.
Manuals
Guides
Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS)
Updated 3.1.2022
PAN is live. Updates can be made to student test settings through the PNP process, and session creation may begin. Make sure "2021-2022 » Spring 2022 RICAS Gr. 3-8" is visible in the top bar.
If you are a district test coordinator and cannot login to PAN, please email assessment@ride.ri.gov for an account reset or creation. School test coordinators please email your district test coordinator to re-enable or create your account.
Websites
Manuals
Manuals for spring 2022 administration will be posted as soon as they are available.
The scripts documents listed below contain the directions and scripts excerpted from each TAM for each content area (posted 3.1.2022).
- Computer-based testing:
- Paper-based testing:
Guides
Mathematics Reference Sheets by Grade
The reference sheets below are for all students (according to grade level) to use during the RICAS mathematics tests (note that grade 3 and grade 4 do not have reference sheets, only rulers). Reference sheets for paper-based testing will be shipped with the paper test and answer booklets.
Please note that the accommodation Supplemental Mathematics Reference Sheets is a different reference sheet, and is only for students with that accommodation documented on their IEP/504 plan; those downloadable sheets are posted in the RICAS section of the Accommodations webpage.
RICAS Family Flyer
RICAS Materials Lists
The following materials lists can be used by test coordinators and test administrators as a reference for which materials are prohibited, permitted, or required during RICAS testing (these complement the information found in the RICAS TCM and RICAS TAMs). Each list contains information for the content area and grade level(s) indicated, and is organized into two parts: computer-based testing and paper-based testing. Within each part is a section listing prohbited materials followed by a session listing required/permitted materials by test session (e.g., Session 1, Session 2).
RI PSAT10 and SAT School Day
Updated 1.19.2022
Use the documents and links below for information about administering the PSAT10 and SAT School Day as part of the state assessment system. This information is for the state assessment administration of the PSAT10 and SAT only. Information on College Board's other PSAT and SAT administrations, such as Saturday administrations, can be found on the College Board website.
In April 2022, the SAT and the PSAT 10 will be administered via computer. While additional details will be available through Assessment Office notices and at various RIDE and College Board training workshops, the following is a high-level overview of the computer-based administration information:
- LEAs may choose to administer the SAT and the PSAT 10 over as many days during the testing window as fits the school schedule.
- Paper-based editions of the SAT and the PSAT 10 will be available as accommodations for students with disabilities, homeschooled students, and students enrolled in schools outside of Rhode Island.
General Information for PSAT10 and SAT School Day
- Key Dates: This document will contain all of the important dates for preparing for and administering the PSAT10 and RI SAT School Day as part of the state assessment system.
- Test Coordinator Contact Update Form: Use this form to update your school's test coordinator information in the College Board system. You will need your school's AI Code to complete the form.
- Test Coordinator Checklist [PDF]: ensures test coordinators will not miss any important steps as they prepare for the RI SAT School Day and PSAT10 state assessment administrations.
- Instructions for accessing the online training for PSAT10 and SAT [PDF]
- Hall and Room Monitor Training Presentation [PDF]
- Student Privacy Letter [PDF] (posted 1.5.2022): This letter will be printed and included in materials shipments to schools administering the SAT as part of the state assessment system. This letter should be provided to families to ensure that they know and understand what sections of the questionnaire are optional and which are required.
- College Board Digital Testing Site: This web page provides information and access to the following:
- College Board TIDE
- Practice using the TA Interface
- Install the Secure Browser
- Access Online Training
Manuals and Materials
RI SAT School Day:
PSAT10
- PSAT 10 Digital Test Coordinator Manual: (posted 1.19.2022) This manual includes information on school setup, preparing to test students with disabilities, and staffing and space needs. Also includes official test day scripts and testing room procedures for proctors in standard and nonstandard rooms.
Student Registration
The following information applies to the 2021-22 state administrations of PSAT10 and SAT. It does not apply to any other administration of a College Board test.
- RIDE will provide all student registration information to the College Board. This file will also be used to create the digital registrations for the RI SAT School Day and PSAT10. This file will also be used to create Pre-ID labels for any paper tests required by students for accommodations and RI students enrolled in out-of-state schools.
- Please ensure that all student information in the Enrollment Census and Special Education Census are correct and accurate. Please note:
- only grade 10 and grade 11 students will be registered.
- students taking the alternate assessments must have alternate assessment as their Testing Code (code 3) in the Special Education Census so they are not registered by mistake.
- DO NOT use the College Board's Test Ordering Site to order PSAT 10 or SAT School Day test materials for the RI state assessment administrations.
Rhode Island Statewide Assessment Program:
Test-Specific Manuals and Resources for Test Administrators
ACCESS for ELLs
Updated 11.29.2021
DLM Assessments
2021-22 information is posted below.
- Test Administrator Checklist [PDF] Updated 12.23.2021
- Educator Resource Videos: These short videos show you how to complete the First Contact Survey and PNP, sign the security agreement, understand accessibility options for students taking the DLM tests, and navigate Educator Portal, among many other topics.
- DLM Test Administration Manual [PDF]
- Guide to Required Training (Rhode Island Edition)
- Educator Portal User Guide
- Accessibility Manual: This manual is also posted, along with additional information on accommodations, at www.ride.ri.gov/accommodations.
- ELA Collections Lists
- Math Collections Lists
- Science Collections Lists
- Guide to DLM Practice Activities and Released Testlets
- Moodle Training Site: This is where teachers may access the self-paced training modules and districts may access the facilitated training materials. Districts decide which test administration training option will be used in their district. Contact your district testing coordinator or district special education director for details on training.
- Kite Educator Portal (EP): This is where all test management activities will take place: districts will create teacher accounts and student rosters and where they will run reports to monitor testing activities. Teachers will use EP to complete the First Contact Survey and Personal Needs and Preferences Profile for each student, and download testing tickets during testing, among other activities.
- Step-by-step directions for running the Test Administration Monitoring report to know if you've completed testing. (Posted 1.6.21)
- Student Portal (SP): This is an application that must be downloaded to all devices used for DLM testing by your district technology coordinator. This page takes technology coordinators to the technology specifications, instructions, and versions for various devices needed for the DLM 2021 assessments.
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Updated 7.30.2021: 2021-22 information will be posted soon
Next Generation Science Assessment (NGSA)
Updated 1.31.2022
Manuals and Training
Test Preparation
Practice Test and Tools
Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS)
Updated 3.1.2022
PAN is live. Make sure "2021-2022 » Spring 2022 RICAS Gr. 3-8" is visible in the top bar.
Websites
All Testing Formats
Computer-Based Testing
Updated 3.1.2022
Paper-Based Testing
Updated 3.1.2022
PSAT10
Updated 7.30.2021: 2021-22 information will be posted soon
- Digital TIDE User Guide
- Accommodated Manual
- Assistive Technology Resource Guide
- How to administer the math-only section to first-year EL students.
- Instructions for accessing the online training for PSAT10 and SAT School Day.
SAT School Day
Updated 7.30.2021: 2021-22 information will be posted soon
- SAT Standard Testing Manual: for administering the SAT School Day to students in standard settings. Also posted in the Test Coordinator tab.
- SAT Accommodated Testing Manual: for administering the SAT School Day to students using accommodations. Also posted in the Test Coordinator tab and on Accommodations web page.
- SAT Glossary List: The list of College Board-approved word-to-word dictionaries and glossaries. Also posted in the Test Coordinator tab and on Accommodations web page.
Rhode Island Statewide Assessment Program:
Test-Specific Manuals and Resources for Technology Coordinators
ACCESS for ELLs
Updated 11.29.2021
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Alternate Assessments
Updated 1.19.2022
- DLM Technology Specifications Manual
- Educator Portal User Guide
- Moodle Training Site: This is where teachers may access the self-paced training modules and districts may access the facilitated training materials. Districts decide which test administration training option will be used in their district. Contact your district testing coordinator or district special education director for details on training.
- Kite Educator Portal (EP): This is where all test management activities will take place: districts will create teacher accounts and student rosters and where they will run reports to monitor testing activities. Teachers will use EP to complete the First Contact Survey and Personal Needs and Preferences Profile for each student, and download testing tickets during testing, among other activities.
- Student Portal (SP): This is the application where the student actually takes the DLM assessments. This application must be downloaded to all devices used for DLM testing. The test administrator will use both Kite Educator Portal and the Student Portal to give the assessments.
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Updated 7.30.2021: 2021-22 information will be posted soon
Next Generation Science Assessment (NGSA)
Updated 1.31.2022
See the Technology Coordinators page on the RI NGSA Portal for additional information, announcements, and resources.
- RI NGSA Portal: The online site through which the test is managed and administered. Register here for automatic notifications about portal updates and added resources
- View the secure browsers table on the portal, and scroll down to download the TDS Secure Browser for the supported operating systems.
- Visit the NGSA Porta's Technology Coordinators page to:
- Download guides for configuring and troubleshooting supported operating systems
- View the quick guide for setting up online technology
- Review the operating system support plan
- Download sample PRN and BRF files
- Download the Assistive Technology Manual
Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS)
Updated 3.17.2022
PAN is live; please make sure "2021-22 > Spring 2022 RICAS Grades 3-8" is visible in the top menu bar.
See the RICAS Resource Center: Technology Set-Up Site for additional information or to schedule a call with technology support specialists.
User Guides
Infrastructure Trial
TestNav8
Note: TestNav8 has been updated for this 2022 administration.
SAT and PSAT 10
Updated 1.19.2022
Rhode Island Statewide Assessment Program:
Test-Specific Manuals and Resources for Data Managers
Please ensure that student enrollment information is always accurate and up-to-date throughout the school year, including demographic information such as LEP status, IEP/Section 504.
ACCESS for ELLs
Updated 11.29.2021
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Alternate Assessments
Updated 7.30.2021: 2021-22 information will be posted soon
- Educator Portal User Guide (Posted 12.9.20)
- DLM Data Management Manual (Posted 12.9.20)
- Kite Educator Portal (EP): This is where all test management activities will take place: districts will create teacher accounts and student rosters and where they will run reports to monitor testing activities. Teachers will use EP to complete the First Contact Survey and Personal Needs and Preferences Profile for each student, and download testing tickets during testing, among other activities.
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Updated 7.30.2021: 2021-22 information will be posted soon
Next Generation Science Assessment (NGSA)
Updated 1.31.2022
Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 are automatically loaded into the NGSA TIDE system nightly based on student enrollment submitted to RIDE through school and district information systems. Any adjustments to student registration for the RI NGSA must be completed by updating the student enrollment record in eRIDE. School, district, and state users are not able to adjust student registration directly through the NGSA TIDE system. Please note that any updates made through a school/district student information system or in the data transfers sent to eRIDE may take 24-72 hours to be visible in NGSA TIDE. Districts and outplacement schools must work together to make sure outplaced students are correctly reflected in the NGSA TIDE system. Please note: NGSA TIDE and College Board TIDE are two separate systems (logins, student records, etc.), even though use the same kind of interface.
Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS)
Updated 1.30.2022
RIDE will again utilize a nightly registration feed of students from eRIDE to PearsonAccessnext (PAN) which will begin on February 4 and be accessible to district and school users through the Spring 2022 interface in PAN for the Personal Needs Profile (PNP) process beginning on February 7, 2022. RIDE is automatically registers students for ELA and math through the nightly feed. Please ensure that alternate assessment students are properly indicated through the "3" in the Special Education Census for the state assessment field, that any homeschool students who will be participating have the "H" code, and that first-year English Learners are also properly indicated. Test coordinators are responsible for updating students' PNP with the students' approved state assessment accommodations and accessibility features.
RI PSAT10 and RI SAT School Day
Student Registration: The following information applies only to the 2022 PSAT 10 and SAT School Day administration. It does not apply to any other administration of a College Board test.
- RIDE will upload all student registration information to the College Board. This registration file will be used to create digital registrations for PSAT 10 and SAT School Day. It will also be used to create pre-ID labels for any paper tests required for homeschooled students, students enrolled in out-of-state schools, and students who require a paper test as an accommodation.
- Please ensure that all student information in the Enrollment Census and Special Education Census are correct and accurate. Please note:
- only grade 10 students will be registered for PSAT 10 and only grade 11 students will be registered for SAT School Day.
- students taking the alternate assessments must have alternate assessment as their Testing Code (code 3) in the Special Education Census so they are not registered by mistake.
- DO NOT use the College Board's Test Ordering Site to order paper materials for the PSAT 10 or SAT School Day tests for the 2022 state assessment administrations.