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i-ready Overview

i-Ready Math and Reading Diagnostics

i-ready Math and Reading Diagnostics adapt to each student’s instructional level to determine what a student is ready to learn. i-ready tests are computer adaptive, which means that the difficulty of the items depends on the student’s previous answers. This allows the test to identify the student’s grade level abilities.

i-Ready Diagnostic is a type of computer-adaptive test that matches the difficulty of test questions to the proficiency level of each student. As students answer questions correctly, they will get more difficult questions. As students answer questions incorrectly, they will get easier questions. The Diagnostic always adapts to find the precise proficiency level of each student in the quickest, most efficient way possible.

i-ready also measures student growth and projects ACT scores and proficiency on state tests. In addition to providing useful information for students, families, and school staff, the KIPP Foundation uses i-ready scores to understand student progress across the network.

Testing Windows

At KIPP Texas, students are tested 2-3 times per year: in the BOY (Fall), MOY (Winter), and EOY (Spring). Please refer to the KTX Assessment Strategy and KTX Assessment Calendar for more information. [Linked on Testing Hub]

Student Participation

• Math diagnostic: K-8 - All Students; BOY all 9th graders and all 10-12th NTK students

• Reading Diagnostic: K-8- All Students; BOY all 9th graders and all 10-12th NTK students

i-Ready Diagnostics will be given in class (RLA for Reading, Math class for math) following the recommended testing schedule

PS K-5: 

Students should take the Math Diagnostic test for their grade level and the Reading Diagnostic test for their grade level.

MS 5-8 & HS 9-12: 

Students should take the Math Diagnostic test for their grade level and the Reading Diagnostic test for their grade level.

Testing Time and Location

I-Ready Diagnostics are untimed but most students should be able to complete the test in 60 minutes, and test durations past 90 minutes are likely unnecessary.

i-Ready Diagnostics will be given in class (RLA for Reading, Math class for math) following the recommended testing schedule. CTCs/Support Staff will be responsible for pulling makeup testers as needed to complete their assessments.

See the recommended schedule for testing and time allotments below.

Logistics:

No-pre setup is required for CTCs at BOY. Diagnostics will automatically be assigned during the testing window.

For MOY/EOY the diagnostic must be assigned by the CTC or classroom teacher prior to the testing day.

The diagnostic will automatically start when students log in. Students should not log in outside of testing time during the diagnostic window. Resets/retests will not be granted for students who test outside of the specified testing space.

Test Administrators - Who should proctor?

• Teachers

• Assistant principals

• Members of the leadership team

• Learning specialists

• Teaching fellows/assistants under the supervision of someone else

• All proctors should be trained in i-ready Procedures and Test Security to ensure reliability and validity of data

Reset and Retest Policy

• Retesting - student retakes the entire diagnostic. Retesting means a student has already completed the Diagnostic and will complete an additional one assigned by an educator. 

  • We only allow retesting for students who have received a red Rush flag. Only if student results do not seem representative of what the student knows and can do. Retesting students will be decided on a case by case basis. You must fill out the retest request form. Retest policies are subject to change once we have fully implemented and completed BOY testing. 

  • Tests may also be reset in the case of a student who has cheated, or a student testing under the wrong account. A retest request form is required. A KTX Irregularity form may also be required.

  • If retesting during the beginning-of-year Diagnostic window, a student must start the new Diagnostic within 21 days of completing their first Diagnostic in order for the new test to be used as the baseline for growth measures. 

  • You must submit a retest/reset request form.

• Resetting - Resetting a Diagnostic means that the student has a Diagnostic currently in progress that will start from the beginning once reset.

  • Resetting a test will only be considered if there is a major disruption during the assessment - e.g. - fire alarm, lockdown, school emergency, sudden student illness (barf)**. 

  • ** If well-being is not mentally or physically capable of sitting for a test on assessment day, that student should not be tested and should be added to a makeup session later in the window. 

  • You must submit a retest/reset request form.

• Note: Retesting and resetting a Diagnostic are not the same. 

• Not following the proper testing policies, procedures, guardrails, or testing windows is not a valid reason for retest and will not be approved.

• You can keep track of the status of retest requests on the retest and termination tracker.

•  Links available on the KTX Testing Hub:

  • Retest Request Form

  • You can keep track of the status of retest requests on the retest and termination tracker.

Mass Terminations:

There should not be a need for a mass termination of any assessments. In the event of an emergency where a mass termination may be needed, please reach out to your Regional Assessment Coordinator prior to terminating any tests. 

***Please note - A student not receiving an accommodation is NOT a reason for retesting. Please make sure you set up your accommodations and train staff in advance to avoid accommodations errors! ***

Accommodations

The allowable accommodations for each BOY/MOY/EOY assessment are different for each platform and are not STAAR accommodations. Campuses are not allowed to provide non-allowable accommodations on ANY assessment.

In each section below we will give you a list of the allowable accommodations for each assessment platform. 

i-READY allowable accommodations

NWEA MAP allowable accommodations

mCLASS allowable accommodations (extremely limited)

In order for a student to receive an accommodation on BOY/MOY/EOY assessments, the specific ALLOWABLE accommodation must be listed in the student’s IEP/IAP/EB Accom plan official documentation for the specific test and test subject by the accommodation deadline for the assessment window.

• You are not allowed to give non-allowable accommodations on any assessment even if it listed in their IEP/IAP/EB documentation.

  • Example - Even if content language supports and supplemental aids are listed in the student’s IEP paperwork for MAP Science for their grade level; the student is not allowed to have those accommodations on MAP Science because they are not allowable, valid, accommodations for the assessment platform.

• You are not allowed to give accommodations that are listed for other assessments/subjects but not for actual assessment/subject.

  • Example- You are not allowed to give a student TTS on MAP science if their TTS accommodation is not listed under science. Even if the student has TTS for every other subject.

• CTCs and campus special populations teams are responsible for creating a verified list of students with allowable accommodations for BOY/MOY/EOY testing 

  • Testhound only provides us with a list of STAAR specific accommodations. Since these accommodations are NOT the same accommodations allowed on i-Ready, MAP, and mCLASS, we will not use testhound for BOY/MOY/EOY testing this year.

Accommodations and modifications are planned deviations from standardized testing protocol. The purpose of these assessments is to see an accurate picture of the student’s abilities so that individual student performance over time can be accurately measured. The assessment is created in a way that there should be no need for additional accommodations because it is designed to be a universal diagnostic/benchmark. These are assessment tools that are appropriate for capturing the developing reading/math skills of all students learning to read/math, with few exceptions. 

Assessment Accommodations (see the list of allowable accommodations for each assessment using the links above)

·         Minor changes to assessment procedures

·         Unlikely to change the meaning of the assessment results

·         Approved by assessment developers and other assessment professionals- the KTX Assessment Team Policies.

·         Used only when an accurate assessment score is unlikely to be obtained without the accommodation

o   Without them, the assessment would be measuring something other than the intended targeted skill

o   Example: using braille testing materials for a blind student or amplification devices for HoH students.

·         Must be specified in the student’s IEP/IAP/MTSS/EB or 504 plan.

o   If an allowable approved accommodation is used, it must be marked on the assessment, checked in system when entering scores, or otherwise documented as required.

o   Approved allowable accommodations are intended to be used for students to provide more accurate scores for those students who need the accommodation, thus scores can be used as any other scores can be used. The scores are considered to be valid.

Assessment Modifications - Anything not on the approved allowable accommodation list is NOT ALLOWED (even if it is in the student’s IEP).

MODIFICATIONS:  Are significant changes to the standardized procedures and render results that are likely to be meaningfully different than they would have been without the modification. They do not allow us to compare student data across time/cohorts/etc.

Prior to assigning accommodations please set up a meeting with Special Pops - LPAC, 504, MTSS (RTI), & ARD to review & finalize accommodations.  

Allowable i-READY Accommodations

• Embedded supports beyond what is universally provided for all students are not available on the i-ready diagnostics.

  • There are some embedded supports in i-ready, but they are mostly available for the instructional lessons and not the diagnostic tests. 

  • The only way to turn on the audio support that is not universal for 6+ is for teachers to do it student by student. However, any student who needs a support on the iReady diagnostic needs this documented in their IEP or other applicable documentation.  

Non-embedded supports 

• The following non-embedded supports can be provided as needed to all students

  • Audio amplification (hearing aids, etc.)

  • Noise buffers

  • Blank scratch paper

• The following non-embedded  designated supports should be provided to students who have a documented need (ARD, 504, MTSS, EB) 

  • Bi-lingual word for word dictionary

  • Magnification device

  • Native language translation of directions 

  • Student reads test aloud to self

  • Basic transcribing

  • Human signer

  • Calculation Aid (calculator, multiplication chart, abacus)

  • Screen reader

  • Tactile Graphics

Clarification on Testing GAIN Students - KIPP Texas requires that all GAIN students complete BOY and EOY testing. However, the guidance has always been that unless a student is exempt from district assessments in their IEP, they should be assessed.  A small number of GAIN students are exempt due to still being emergent learners (i.e. do not yet have conceptual understanding of number or letter recognition).  If a student is exempt, it must be in their ARD. Your special pops lead should provide you with the testing page of their ARD documenting this decision. This documentation must be included in your documentation folder for each assessment.  This exemption is the exception and not the norm and must be made by the ARDC on an individual student basis. Student exemptions may change throughout the year(s) as the students make progress towards their educational goals so documents should be checked, and exemption status should be checked before all test windows. 

2025-2026 Irregularity and Incident Report Links

2025-2026 Irregularity Report Form (all assessments)

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