PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES FOR WEST VIRGINIA STATE ASSESSMENTS - 2024-2025 - Guidance on Accommodations for State Testing

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Participation guidelines for West Virginia state assessments, 2024-2025, provide structured guidance on accommodations during statewide testing for students with disabilities and English learners. The document outlines a continuous improvement and evaluation process, including technical review by national experts and annual evaluation of assessment accommodations by the WVDE Office of Assessment. It includes updates for multiple programs and detailed section-by-section guidance across assessments such as WVASA, WVGSA, SAT School Day, and NAEP.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages273

Reading Time11 h 28 min

AccessFree to download

What’s New in this Version?

Section I. Introduction

Section II. Guidelines for Supporting and Accommodating Students with Disabilities

Section III. Guide to Accommodations

Section IV. West Virginia Alternate Summative Assessment (WVASA)

Section V. Guidelines for Supporting and Accommodating English Learner (EL) Students

Section VI. West Virginia General Summative Assessment

Section VII. SAT School Day

Section VIII. Accommodations Guidelines for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

Section IX. References and Additional Readings

Section X. Appendices

PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES FOR WEST VIRGINIA STATE ASSESSMENTS 2024-2025 Guidance for Accommodations for State Testing [http://wvde.us/assessment/participation-guidelines/](http://wvde.us/assessment/participation-guidelines/) West Virginia Board of Education 2024-2025 Nancy J. White, President Victor L. Gabriel, Vice President F. Scott Rotruck, Secretary L. Paul Hardesty, Legislative Liaison Robert W. Dunlevy, Member Daniel D. Snavely, M.D., Member Christopher A. Stansbury, O.D., Member Debra K. Sullivan, Member Gregory F. Wooten, Member Sarah Armstrong Tucker, Ph.D., Ex Officio Chancellor West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education Michele L. Blatt, Ex Officio State Superintendent of Schools West Virginia Department of Education WVDE Office of Assessment Accountability and Office of Assessment West Virginia Department of Education Building 6, Suite 700 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0330 August 2024 Michele L. Blatt State Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Kelley Assistant Superintendent, Division of Accountability Programs Vaughn Rhudy, Ed.D. Director Office of Assessment © 2024 by the West Virginia Department of Education Content Contact Sonja Phillips, M.A.Coordinator Office of Assessment [sonja.phillips@k12.wv.us](sonja.phillips@k12.wv.us) Suggested Citation West Virginia Department of Education (2024) . Participation guidelines for West Virginia state assessments, 2024-2025: Guidance on accommodations for students with disabilities and/or English learners in state and county-wide testing. [https://wvde.us/assessment/participation-guidelines/](https://wvde.us/assessment/participation-guidelines/) Contents Contents .................................................................................................................................................... 5 What’s New in this Version? ....................................................................................................................... 6 Section I. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 17 Section II. Guidelines for Supporting and Accommodating Students with Disabilities ................................ 41 Section III. Guide to Accommodations....................................................................................................... 54 Section IV. West Virginia Alternate Summative Assessment (WVASA) ....................................................... 95 Section V. Guidelines for Supporting and Accommodating English Learner (EL) Students......................... 109 Section VI. West Virginia General Summative Assessment...................................................................... 127 Section VII. SAT School Day .................................................................................................................... 148 Section VIII. Accommodations Guidelines for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) .. 161 Section IX. References and Additional Readings ...................................................................................... 187 Section X. Appendices ............................................................................................................................ 193 What’s New in this Version? Information about these topics has been added or enhanced in this version. | Topic | | --- | | Required accommodation pairing in descriptions | | Required expanded accommodation codes for SAT School Day | | Updated Appendix S – requesting additional information | | Updated NAEP information | | Updated NOCTI information | | Updated information about embedded 100s table and multiplication chart for WVGSA Grades 3-8 assessment | | | | | Preface The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE)

FAQs

What is the purpose of the participation guidelines for 2024-2025 state assessments?

They provide guidance on accommodations available during statewide testing for students with a plan, including IEP, Section 504, and English learner (EL) plans.

How does the West Virginia Department of Education evaluate assessment accommodations?

The WVDE uses a continuous improvement and evaluation process that includes technical review by national experts on the WV Technical Advisory Committee and an annual evaluation of implementation of assessment accommodations.

What student groups are covered by these guidelines?

The guidelines cover accommodations for students with disabilities and for English learner (EL) students participating in West Virginia assessments and related programs.

Oct 15, 2026

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