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Please contact the Beth Schiltz at beth.schiltz@state.sd.us from the South Dakota Department of Education with the request to add the following accommodations.

1. Embedded Accommodations:
   • ELA CAT Text-to-Speech Passages
   • ELA CAT Text-to-Speech Passages & Items
2. Non-Embedded Accommodations:
   • Read Aloud Passages
   • Calculator
   • Print on Demand
   • 100s Chart
   • Multiplication Table
   • Permissive Mode

The request should also include the grade and SSID information.

Once the accommodation request has been reviewed and approved, the SDDOE will update the student's test settings in TIDE. As a Teacher (TE)/ Proctor (PR), you will be able to confirm in TIDE and in TDS when that setting has been updated for the student.  

If the accommodation request has been denied, the SDDOE will notify the Teacher(TE)/ Proctor (PR) who submitted the request.

PreID labels can printed directly from the View/Edit Students page under the Student Information tab. Refer to the TIDE User Guide for more detailed information.

Yes, all ELA Listening Scripts are secure materials and should be returned with the test and answer booklets. For more information, refer to the subject-specific Paper Test Administration Manual in the resources section of the SD Gateway or your return kit.

After testing ends, printed copies of the TAM should be destroyed per the state policy.

The scoring vendor for paper tests, Measurement Incorporated (MI), categorizes paper test materials into scorable and non-scorable materials. Scorable materials include used-answer documents. Non-scorable materials that should be returned to MI at the end of testing includes the ELA Listening script, blank (unused) test and answer booklets, and Braille materials.  Non-scorable materials which should not be returned to MI include the Test Administration Manual, printed ancillary instructions, blank pre-id labels, or soiled test materials. For more information, refer to the subject-specific Paper Test Administration Manual in the resources section of the portal or your return kit.

Paper tests should be returned to Measurement Incorporated (MI) no later than three business days after testing is complete. The Test Coordinator is responsible for arranging the test materials pickup with Fedex and should keep the receipt tabs for reference. For more information, refer to the subject-specific Paper Test Administration Manual in the resources section of the portal or your return kit.

Paper tests will be delivered to participating districts by March 20, 2024. District or school test coordinators are responsible for distributing them to the appropriate school.

Pre-ID labels are used to identify student paper tests for scoring. If you are aware that an answer booklet has been sent to the scoring vendor without a label, lease contact the SDDOE or the South Dakota Assessments Help Desk. 

You will be need to add non-participation codes for both paper and online testers prior to the end of the test window.