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Testing and Audition AccommodationsApplying to the Specialized High SchoolsStudents with disabilities who have IEPs or 504 Plans andEnglish Language Learners, including current and former EnglishLanguage Learners who achieved proficiency on the New YorkState English as a Second Language Achievement Test(NYSESLAT) within the past two years, are eligible to receivetesting and/or audition accommodations on the SHSAT andLaGuardia High School auditions.Testing accommodations are changes to test format and/or theway tests are administered so that eligible students have thesupport they need in order to demonstrate their skills,knowledge, and abilities without being unnecessarily impactedby their disabilities or English proficiency. Families areencouraged to review the New York City Department ofEducation’s (NYCDOE) resources on testing accommodations foradditional information: http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/SpecialEducation/Classroom/instruction/accommodations.htm.Important note: Parents/guardians and students shouldbe mindful that accommodations on the SHSAT must be alignedto testing accommodations the student already receives as partof his or her IEP, 504 Plan, or English Language Learner program.Requests for accommodations solely for the SHSAT are notpermitted, except in emergency situations. Students whodemonstrate disabilities or temporary impairments within 30days of the SHSAT may receive certain testing accommodations,if approved by the principal. Please see the section on“Emergency Testing and/or Audition Accommodations” formore information.Testing Accommodations on the SHSATStudents with disabilities will be provided with theaccommodations listed in their IEPs or 504 Plans, unless theaccommodation is not permitted on the SHSAT, or if theaccommodation is not necessary on the SHSAT. Students andfamilies should contact guidance counselors at their currentschools directly with questions about testing accommodationson the SHSAT.English Language Learners and eligible former English LanguageLearners taking the SHSAT are granted extended testing time of225 minutes (1.5x standard testing time) and a separate location.Bilingual mathematics glossaries will also be provided by theNYCDOE on the day of the SHSAT at each test administrationsite in the NYCDOE’s nine major languages: Arabic, Bengali,Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), French, Haitian-Creole,Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu. Students are not permittedto bring their own bilingual mathematics glossaries.English Language Learners with IEPs or 504 Plans will receivethe accommodations to which they are entitled, as long as theaccommodations are permitted for the SHSAT (see below).Students whose IEPs or 504 Plans specify use of assistivetechnology, such as a Frequency Modulation (FM) Unit, or otheraids, such as masks or markers, must bring these with them onthe day of the SHSAT and/or audition. Please note: assistivetechnology and other aids will not be provided on testing and/or audition days.Testing Accommodations Not Permitted for SHSATCertain testing accommodations are not permitted for anystudent on the SHSAT because providing theseaccommodations would change what the test is trying tomeasure:Students are not permitted to use calculators and/ormathematics tables on the Mathematics section, because thissection of the SHSAT measures students’ mathematicalcomputation skills.No part of the Reading section of the SHSAT will be readaloud to any student, because this section of the SHSATmeasures students’ reading comprehension skills. This includesdirections, passages, questions, and answers.Oral translations of test directions, questions, and answersare not permitted because this changes the standardization ofthe test. English Language Learners who need translations arepermitted to use bilingual mathematics glossaries on the Mathsection of the SHSAT only.Testing Accommodations That Do Not Apply for the SHSATIn addition, some accommodations that students may use onother tests may not be applicable on the SHSAT. For example,students who use a computer, word processor, or scribe fortests with writing responses will not need to use thisaccommodation on the SHSAT because there are no essays onthe test. However, it is critical for families to notify the NYCDOEof any need to have a test administrator bubble in answers onthe SHSAT answer sheet.Testing Accommodations forLaGuardia HIGH SCHOOL AuditionsIf there is any question as to whether an accommodationis permitted for an audition, please have your guidancecounselor contact LaGuardia High School directly by phoneat 212-496-0700 or email at admissions@laguardiahs.net.For information about arranging for accommodations forLaGuardia High School auditions, please see the next section.14
Confirming Testing AccommodationsFor the SHSAT and LaGuardia highSchool AuditionsDuring the SHSAT RFT period, a student’s current school,including non-public schools (private and parochial schools),is responsible for entering the appropriate testingaccommodations in the NYCDOE’s Student EnrollmentManagement System (SEMS). For students with 504 Plansor similar school-based accommodation plans (only forstudents not in NYCDOE schools), all documentationmust be submitted to the NYCDOE for review via email toshsataccommodations@schools.nyc.gov. Students andfamilies should directly contact their guidance counselorsat their current schools with questions about testingaccommodations on the SHSAT.Students arranging accommodations for LaGuardia HighSchool auditions must have their guidance counselor sendsupporting documentation directly to LaGuardia High Schoolprior to the RFT deadline (e.g., student’s IEP, 504 Plan, or signedletter on school letterhead describing English Language Learnersupports received by student in school setting). Documentationfor LaGuardia High School can be faxed to 212-724-5748 oremailed to admissions@laguardiahs.net. Guidance counselorsshould contact LaGuardia High School directly with anyquestions about audition accommodations.Non-public school students with disabilities who do nothave an IEP or 504 Plan indicating their need for testingaccommodations must complete a NYCDOE Request forAccommodations form and work with their school guidancecounselor to submit the form and supporting documentationto the NYCDOE for review and approval by the RFT deadline.Students’ current schools are responsible for ensuring that anappropriate review process takes place, and that students’accommodations and relevant documentation are submittedby the RFT deadline. The NYCDOE reserves the right torequest additional information about schools’ processes forgranting accommodations and verify that the requestedaccommodation addresses a documented need. Afteraccommodations plans are approved by the NYCDOE, thedocumentation should be sent directly to LaGuardia HighSchool so that accommodations can be arranged for theaudition(s).Students with Accommodations WhoFinish the Test Before the End of theExtended Time PeriodBefore the RFT deadline, parents/guardians of EnglishLanguage Learners and students with IEPs or 504 Plans mayopt out of certain testing accommodations for their children onthe SHSAT or LaGuardia High School auditions. Before the RFTdeadline, parents/guardians must contact their child’s guidancecounselor to indicate in writing their desire to opt out of testingaccommodations for their child. Neither guidance counselorsnor students may opt out of testing accommodations; writtenconsent by a parent/guardian is required.If it is not possible to provide written consent to opt out oftesting accommodations before the RFT deadline, parents/guardians must provide their written consent on testing day toopt out of the testing accommodations listed on their child’sTest or Audition Ticket.On testing day, students cannot modify or opt out of the testingaccommodations listed on their Test or Audition Ticket (unlessparent/guardian consent has been provided in writing on theTest or Audition Ticket).All students must stay in testing rooms until at least the endof the standard test administration time (150 minutes), with theexception of bathroom breaks.Once the standard test administration time has lapsed,students with an accommodation of extended time on testswho have finished their work on the exam may leave the testingroom before the end of their extended time.Students entitled to extended time who leave before the endof their extended time will be required to indicate in writing thatthey had the opportunity to use the full amount of the extendedtime period but chose to leave early.If a parent/guardian does not want his/her child to leave thetesting room before the full amount of the extended time periodhas ended, the parent/guardian is responsible forcommunicating this to his/her child.Re-tests will not be provided to students who leave beforethe end of their extended time after they have acknowledged inwriting that they had the opportunity to use the full extendedtime but chose to leave earlier.Emergency Testing and/or AuditionAccommodationsEmergency testing accommodations are intended for use bystudents whose disabilities or injuries occur after the RFTdeadline but before their scheduled testing/audition day, andwithout enough time to develop an IEP or 504 Plan. For theSHSAT, students and families should ask their guidancecounselor to email shsataccommodations@schools.nyc.govas soon as possible prior to the testing day that emergencyaccommodations may be needed.If a family requests an accommodation without giving theNYCDOE sufficient time to review the request before theregular SHSAT administration date, the student’s SHSAT maybe rescheduled to ensure that the request for accommodationsmay be properly reviewed.If a student requires emergency accommodations for aLaGuardia High School audition, the family or guidancecounselor must contact LaGuardia High School directly torequest the accommodation.Students and families should contact their current guidancecounselor for additional information about testingaccommodations.15
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