Table of Contents (
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Complete School Administrator's Manual (SAM) 2008
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- Section One - General Information (127 Kb)
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- Purposes of the Examinations
- Required Use of Examinations
- State Testing Requirements for Graduation
- Examination Centers
- Subjects
- Dates of Administration
- Examinations Not Administered Due to Inclement Weather
- Attendance Records
- Admission Requirements
- Credit by Examination
- Testing Students Enrolled in Other Schools
- Use of Alternative Assessments
- Alternative Language Editions for Limited-English-Proficient (LEP) Students
- Section Two - Requesting and Administering Regents Examinations, Regents Competency tests, and Second Language Proficiency Examinations (193 Kb)
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- Informational Materials
- Obtaining Examination Materials
- Safeguarding Examination Materials
- Shipment and Emergency Supplies of Examination Materials
- Preparations for Testing
- Conducting the Examinations
- Administering Examinations to LEP Students
- Administering Examinations to Students with Disabilities
- Restricted Examinations
- Section Three - Rating Examination Papers, Recording Scores, and Providing Academic Intervention Services (107 Kb)
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- Rating Examination Papers
- Rating Examination Papers for Students with Disabilities
- Passing Scores
- Recording Examination Scores
- Required Academic Intervention Services
- Section Four - Returning Test Materials to the Department (101 Kb)
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- Teacher Evaluation Forms
- Deputy and Proctor Certificate
- Examination Storage Certificate
- Materials Returned to the Department in Regents Boxes
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Section Five - Review of Examination Papers (86 Kb)
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- Local Review
- Department Review of State Examinations
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Section Six - Granting of Credit and Regents Endorsement of Local Diplomas
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- Awarding of Credit for Courses of Study
- Students Not Enrolled in Courses of Study
- Issuance by Schools of Regents Diplomas
- Department Approved Alternative Examinations
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Section Seven - Appendixes
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- Appendix I: Department-Approved Alternative Examinations Acceptable for Meeting Requirements for a Local or Regents Diploma
- Appendix II: ACT, SAT I and SAT II, Test Scores Acceptable for Meeting Competency Requirements for a Local High School Diploma
- Appendix III: Rescheduling Option Available to Schools Administering RCTs to Students with Disabilities
- Appendix IV: Administration of State Examinations Over Multiple Days
- Appendix V: Alternative Language Competency Testing Procedures for Those LEP Students who Are Eligible for the RCT Safety Net for Students with Disabilities
- Appendix VI: Sample Letter to Parents
- Section Eight - Index (
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