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2019  \n© 2019 NWEA. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be modified or further distributed without written permission from NWEA. NWEA and MAP are registered trademarks, and MAP Growth is a trademark of NWEA in the US and in other countries.  \nNWEA  \n121 NW Everett Street  \nPortland, OR 97209  \n866-654-3246  \n[https://www.nwea.org](https://www.nwea.org)  \nTable of Contents  \nSection 1: Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1  \nSection 2: The importance of written policies ................................................................................ 2  \nSection 3: Suspension, Early Ending of Test Events, and Retesting................................................ 3  \n3.1. Retesting Guidelines ......................................................................................................... 4  \n3.2. Percentage of Rapid Guesses (%RG) on a MAP Growth Assessment .............................. 5  \n3.3.“Substantial” Decline in RIT Score Between Two Test Events ......................................... 6  \n3.4. Written Rationale for Retests........................................................................................... 7  \nSection 4: Monitoring Test Durations and Maintaining Consistency in Testing Conditions .......... 7  \nSection 5: Proctoring....................................................................................................................... 9  \nSection 6: Unusual Testing Practices ............................................................................................ 10  \n6.1. Pausing tests for purposes of generating a new question ............................................. 10  \n6.2. Recording of items.......................................................................................................... 11  \n6.3. Providing assistance to students .................................................................................... 11  \n6.4. Modifying test administration dates .............................................................................. 12  \n6.5. Using MAP Screening tests as a practice test or to familiarize educators or students with items ....................................................................................................................... 13  \n6.6 Ensure That All Students Are Testing at All Terms ......................................................... 14  \n6.7 Other Unusual Testing Practices .................................................................................... 14  \nSection 7: Summary ...................................................................................................................... 14  \nSection 8: References.................................................................................................................... 15  \nAppendix A: Sample Sections of Policies and Procedures ............................................................ 16  \nBoard Policy Excerpt .............................................................................................................. 16  \nProcedure Excerpt ................................................................................................................. 17  \nRetest Request Form ............................................................................................................. 18  \nSection 1: Introduction  \nSchools use results from the MAP® Growth™ interim assessments from NWEA® in several ways. 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