SIRS - p-12 - New York State Education Department

Chapter 4: Testing Rules
The school to which the student transfers should determine what parts (sessions) the
student has taken and administer the remaining parts (sessions) of the test. The answer
document should be sent to the school the student transferred from, if possible. If this school
cannot be identified, the answer document should be sent directly to the Regional Information
Center (RIC) or Big 5 for scanning.
If a school submits an incomplete test record, the RIC/Big 5 should attempt to find a
complementary second record for the student. The assessment record should be sent to the
SIRS using the BEDS code of the school from which the student transferred. If the RIC/Big 5
is unable to match the records, the student will not receive a valid score. Each student
assessment record includes the BEDS code of the reporting school. For accountability and
reporting purposes, the score will be attributed to the school identified on the assessment
record.
If a student transfers from one school to another (or one district to another) in the middle
of the test administration period and was administered the entire test in one or other school or
district, the school or district in which the test was administered must report the assessment for
that student.
If a student transfers from one school to another (or one district to another) in the middle
of the test administration period and was administered the entire test in both schools or
districts, the school or district in which the test was administered first must report the
assessment for that student.
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