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SC Career Readiness Test

SC CRT

Spring Testing� Window

March 24 -

April 18

Heather Sheehan

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Career Readiness Test

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Quick Stop

FULL SC Career Readiness Assessment TAM

TA Career Readiness Assessment TAM

Quick Reference Guide Students

Spring 2025 School testing dates

STC Test Security Agreement

TA Test Security Agreement

Monitor Test Security Agreement

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Who takes

By law, all students entering 11th grade must take a career readiness assessment. 11th grade students refers to students in their third year of high school after their initial enrollment (9GR=23)

Students who did not earn a 3 on all tests are eligible to test (9GR22)

Can take a single assessment

9GR22 who don’t have scores on Math, Reading and Data have to test

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Who takes

Includes students with IEPs, 504 and ILAPs, ML students, suspended students, and homebound and homebased students
For 9GR = 22, two things in play
By law, student must have taken the SC Career Readiness Test (SCCRT)
Accountability for Career Readiness

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Information

Four tests

Work Ready Data
Work Ready Math
Work Ready Reading
Essential Softskills

Taken on the Respondus lockdown browser
Test over one or two days unless an IEP, 504 or ILAP requires different testing requirements

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Timing

Assessment	Time	# of Scored Items
Work Ready Data	55 minutes	40 multiple choice
Work Ready Math	55 minutes	38 multiple choice
Work Ready Reading	55 minutes	26 multiple choice
Essential Softskills	60 minutes	22 two part items and 17 multiple choice

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Resources

SC.wincrsystem.com

Username:Career.email address

Staff username for SC.wincrsystem.com

Testing portal for students

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Deliverables

Precode pulled	December 9
Assessment Assessment grid can be built	February 24
Test Administration Manuals	Arriving week of March 10 STC receive 1 TAM
Test Administrator and Monitor Testing Duties	Computer-based Testing Duties Includes Assessment scripts Ratio 1:20
District data file available	June 13

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Test Security

Secure documents

Printed testing roster or any other documentation containing student usernames and passwords are secure

Student usernames and passwords may not be transmitted by email or non-secure fax

Any paper or materials with student writing on it
Testing roster should be used to account for test tickets before, during and after testing

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Test Security

Secure materials must be kept in secure, locked storage when not in use
DO NOT leave secure materials unattended at any time
Access to secure materials is restricted to testing sessions and make-up testing sessions

STC should not sign out or distribute secure materials to TAs until the day of the test

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Test Security

Test items are secure
Not permitted to read test items before testing, during testing or after testing
On testing days, no content-related instruction or review with students should be done after TA has received secure materials
Test may not be previewed by anyone prior to the test session.
Only students being tested are allowed to look at the test at the time of testing

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Test Security

Students may not be in possession of any electronic or other device that can be used for communicating, recording, timing, creating images or storing images
All electronic devices must be collected before students begin taking the test and returned only after all students have completed testing
Remind students about electronic devices

As they enter the room
Before directions
In directions

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Test Security

All suspected test security violations must be reported to the SCDE
Read and follow the South Carolina test security laws, regulations and policies
Sign the appropriate Test Security Agreement

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STC Responsibilities

Read and follow the SC test security laws, regulations and policies and sign Test Security Agreement
Check that every testing computer has Respondus lockdown browser installed
Check that Extended time and SpeechStream has been enabled for students requiring them
Train TAs and monitors
Collect and securely destroy scratch paper after testing
Report all test security violations

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TA Responsibilities

Read and follow the SC test security laws, regulations and policies and sign Test Security Agreement
Attend a TA Training session
Read and follow all instructions in TAM
Launch and monitor assessments
Distribute and collect scratch paper and calculators – CLEAR CALCULATOR MEMORY before and after testing
Ensure required accommodations are provided
Ensure testing location is free from distractions

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TA Responsibilities

TA responsibilities

A trained TA must be present at all times in the classroom
Cannot administer test to close relatives

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Accommodations: IEP, 504, ILAP

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Accommodations: Oral

Oral Accommodations

Enable SpeechStream must be done before testing

SpeechStream is a text-to-speech tool

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Accommodations: Extended time

Extended time

Given prior to test day
Students with extended time must be tested separately from students testing using standard time
Students with the same amount of authorized extended time may be tested together, but the group must stay together and proceed to the next test at the same time
Students with extended time may move on to the next test if all students indicate they are finished by submitting their test

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ML Accommodations

ML Accommodations

(must have an IEP, 504 or ILAP)
Flexible seating
Flexible scheduling
Extended time
Access to bilingual word to word dictionary
Translating instructions only
Oral Administration

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Rooms

WIN recommends a ratio of 30:1
Seating should be about 3 feet apart
All subject-related materials have been covered or removed
All students in the same room must have the same timing code

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Scratch Paper

Scratch paper is only allowed for the Work Ready Math section

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Calculators

Calculators

There is a four function calculator available on test
If a calculator is provided by the school and it has a memory, the memory MUST be cleared before and after testing

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Re-Open tests

Reopen tests

Correct accommodations have not been applied and answered 10 or fewer questions
Student left test early because they are sick
Student began the wrong test
Student accidentally pressed the submit button

The student will have to re-take the whole assessment

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Assessment Portal

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Career Readiness Test

Classes are created

Students are assigned to classes

Accommodations are assigned in SC Career Readiness Test system

Test tickets are created

-You can think about to group your students for test day: by proctor, by accommodation, by computer lab/room size.

-You can plan for how to provide an appropriate test setting. This is essential to ensuring positive test conditions for all students.

-Check the assessment portal to be sure your students are in the system. The URL for the testing portal is sc.wincrsystem.com. DO NOT ENROLL STUDENTS. As you check your student enrollment, also make sure their accommodations have been set.

-Train your testing staff and make sure they are comfortable with their responsibilities before/during/after testing. Make sure they are familiar with the TAM, as well as testing procedures including how to offer accommodations. Testing staff must adhere to all State, District & School testing protocols

-Prepare your students for test taking. Sample Test Questions are posted in the Resource Center under Additional Resources in the assessment portal.

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Add Test Administrators

Under Administration,

⇒ User administration

They simply rolled over all staff who were in the testing portal last time we tested

I can reset passwords

Search here

Add here using Career.

Or ask Heather to do it

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Assign accommodations

Under Administration,

⇒ User administration

⇒ User type: Student

⇒ Search for student

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Assign accommodations

Click on the GEAR in Row Actions colum and then EDIT USER

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Assign accommodations

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Create classes

Under Administration,

⇒ Organization Administration

⇒ Class Management

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Create classes

To add a class, click on the + sign

Suggest adding a RESET or ARCHIVE BY DATE

Choose the FACILITATORS from the list (STC can see all classes)

Add an Archive date of April 19

Click on CREATE NEW CLASS when done

Prior to testing, classes can be created in the test portal. If you create classes in the test portal, you can pull up a class on test day to launch the assessments. An easy way to organize classes is to determine how you want to group your students on test day. You should consider grouping your students according to which TA/Proctor will monitor which students, accommodations needed, and by assessment. As you create these classes in the portal, you can name the class with the Proctor name and other specific data, so they can find the class quickly on day of testing. After classes are created, add the TA/Proctor and students to the class. A class can have more than one TA. After this has been done you can create a roster of students and test tickets.

Facilitators will be able to see classes in the Assessment Grid

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Create classes

Once class is created, CLASS ASSIGNMENT tab displays

Recommended 30:1 ratio because Assessment Monitoring Screen functionality is built for that

Click on the box in front of student’s name in the Learner Box and then

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Assessment Assignment Grid

Under Products

Select WORK READY CREDENTIAL

or

ESSENTIAL SOFT SKILLS CREDENTIAL

Click on the Class name and all of the students in that class will populate the Assessment Assignment Grid

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Assessment Assignment Grid

Recommend no more than 30 students in an Assessment Assignment grid

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Day of testing

Pass out the test tickets

Students log on to https://sc.wincrsystem.com

Click on the Products tab

Click on the Work Ready Credential

Watch the tutorials if they have not already done so

Read the Test Administration Script aloud to students and then read the appropriate test script for the assessment to be administered

When the students are ready to take

the test, select apply changes and YES

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Day of testing

The monitoring grid

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Day of testing

When testing is over for a single test, click

Scores will populate in the Assessment Assignment Grid.

Clear the Assessment Assignment grid by unchecking the box in front of the test you just completed and checking the next test

Apply changes and Save Assessment grid

Click on

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Student experience

When the student logs in with their username and password, they will see this screen

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Day of testing- students

The student will see highlighted the test they are to take. That test becomes a hyperlink once you have clicked Apply Changes

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Test tickets

Export rosters to create tickets.

Use Class Roster Preview
Use the column choose to get the field you want
Be sure to select email address from column chooser
Select password from the column chooser. Passwords will be hidden on the screen but will export

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Scoring

Achievement levels 2-5
Level 3 is a passing score

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Reports

Data file will be available June 13, but scores are available immediately on the Assessment Assignment Grid

Reports

Learner Listing

Class report

Individual

Credential Summary

General Summary

Enrollment

Learner Credential Summary (ISR)