New York City Charter School Facts
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2020 Exam Guidance and Procedures - DOE and NYSED
Here you will find the latest guidance and handbooks for administering the New York State ELA, Mathematics, Science, and Regents Exams. These guides are produced mainly for district schools, but include regulations and resources suitable for charter schools. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
| General Guidance |
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 SED Test Schedule 2020 |
| SED School Administrator’s Manual for Regents Exams |
| SED Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities |
| NYC DOE Directions for Scribing |
| ELA & Math |
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| 2020 NYS School Test Administrator’s Manual Grades 3-8 |
| 2020 DOE ELA & Math Test Administration Memo (Not Yet Released) |
| Educator Guide to the 2020 English Language Arts Tests |
| Educator Guide to the 2020 Mathematics Tests |
| ELA & Math Scanning Handbook |
| ATS Quick Guide for Grades 3-8 Printing and Scanning |
| Regents |
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| 2020 June Regents Exam Schedule |
| 2020 June Regents Administration Charter Memo (Not Yet Released) |
| January 2020 Regents Test Coordinator Webinar for Charter Schools |
| Regents Scanning Handbook |
| Science **Guides for 2020 are not yet released** |
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| 2019 Science Grades 4 & 8 DOE Administration Memo |
| 2019 NYS Grade 4 Science Testing Manual |
| 2019 NYS Grade 8 Science Testing Manual |
| Science Scanning Handbook |
2020 Test Packing, Collection and Scoring Guidance
Here you can find diagrams and guidance for the packing and collections of exam materials for the 2020 Test Scoring Consortium.
Distributing Individualized State Test Score Information to Parents
Charter school parents do not have access to the DOE parent NYC Schools Account to view their child’s standardized test score results. The responsibility of communicating these standardized test score results, such as those from the state grades 3-8 ELA and Math exam, lies solely with the charter school. Most charter schools send out a letter to parents following exam administration with test score information.
ELLS: Testing Accommodations for Students Identified as Limited English Proficiency and English Language Learners
Schools may provide testing accommodations to students identified as Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and English Language Learners (ELLs) as needed, on all NYS ELA and content-area assessments (i.e., Mathematics, Science and Social Studies).
ELLS: NYSITELL Administration and Scanning
How do schools identify ELL students once they are enrolled in the charter school?
Under federal mandate, schools must administer a home language survey at the time of entrance. If a student is identified as potentially ELL after the home language survey and informal interview, the school must administer a valid and reliable English language proficiency assessment to determine if the student is an ELL.
ELLS: NYSESLAT Resources
Become familiar with the CCLS-aligned changes and implementation of the Speaking and Writing modalities from the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test.
NYC Charter School Test Scores: Math and ELA (2012-13)
How NYC charter school students performed on the first state assessments since the implementation of the rigorous Common Core State Standards.
CREDO Study: Urban Charter Schools Outperform Traditional School Peers (March 2015)
A series of studies comparing the academic performance of charter and district schools.
NYC Charter School Test Scores: Math and ELA (2011-12)
The Charter Center is committed to a sector built upon accountability and results for kids. Accordingly, we have conducted an analysis of New York City charter school state test scores that will allow the public to better understand the performance of individual schools and the sector overall. It is our hope that this report spurs conversations, further investigation and best practice sharing.