Section 2.22.04: Regents' Test Administration

2.22.04.01 Accommodations granted with institutional approval are limited to the following:

• Extended time.
• Separate room for test administration.
• Large print test format.
• Use of a word processor, typewriter, or scratch paper for composing the essay.
• Reader (Essay Test)
  • If the student's disability interferes with accurate reading of his or her own essay, the proctor may read the essay aloud exactly as written while the student makes corrections to the essay.
• Transcriber
  • If the student's disability interferes with accurate completion of a scanner sheet, reading test responses can be transcribed to the official scanner form.
  • If the student's disability interferes with the ability to accurately copy the essay onto the regular essay form, the test administrator or proctor must copy the essay as written by the student with no changes and send both the original and copied essay to the Regents' Testing Program Office.

Test administrations must meet the following conditions:

• The essay and reading test responses must be submitted to the Regents' Testing Program Office for scoring.
• Both tests must be submitted in the standard format for grading.
• The essay must be handwritten on the regular essay form with no extra paper.
• The reading test responses must be recorded on the student's scanner sheet.
• Both tests must be produced by the student with no changes made by any other person.
• Tests must be administered under secure conditions and supervised.

Accommodations and test administrations other that those listed above must be approved by an RCLD. For more information regarding special administration of the Regents Tests for students with visual, hearing or motor impairment and students with learning disabilities or other documented needs see Section 2.08.02 Regents' Testing Program Administrative Procedures, Special Administration.