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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">PARCC update information from ODE below.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">The purpose of this email is to highlight two important changes to the technology used for the PARCC Operational Assessments that were discussed in Friday's hot topics call.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 47.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">1.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: black">
</span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">New *<i>Optional*</i> TestNav Application Update (iOS and ChromeOS)</span></b><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 47.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">2.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: black">
</span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222">PearsonAccess<sup>next</sup> </span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">2.2 Release</span></b><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black">PARCC and Pearson have been working closely with schools, districts, and states to ensure readiness for operational window, so our intention is to limit the number of changes occurring to systems and processes
at this late stage. However, the above mentioned updates are either optional and/or include enhancements that are intended to put forward the best possible systems for the upcoming administration. Additional detail about the impact of the changes is detailed
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">1. New </span></b><b><i><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue">Optional</span></u></i></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"> TestNav
Application Update (iOS and ChromeOS)</span></b><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 47.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">·</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">iOS app version 1.3.2<i> (Optional Update)</i></span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 83.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; COLOR: black">o</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">In evaluating the different potential causes
for application crashes, Pearson was able to identify that in less than 1% of scenarios on iOS, the issue could be isolated to examinees rapidly tapping/selecting on inline choice (drop-down) item interactions. This optional update resolves this issue.</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 83.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; COLOR: black">o</span><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Recommendation</span></i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">:
If possible, complete the update to avoid this issue from occurring. If unable to update, this issue should be of very limited occurrence. If a student does encounter this, then either the application can be updated, or a student can be resumed and continue
testing from where they left off.</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 83.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; COLOR: black">o</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Direct link to Instructions for <a href="https://support.assessment.pearson.com/display/TN/Mobile+Devices" target="_blank">Setting
Up Your Mobile Device</a></span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 47.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">·</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">ChromeOS app version 1.3.59 <i>(Optional Update)</i></span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 83.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; COLOR: #1f497d">o</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">In some cases, when the application is not
updated to the latest version, a3017 error occurs (You cannot take this test with your browser. To take this test, use the TestNav 8 App). The error can be resolved by updating to the latest version of the application by uninstalling and re-installing the
application. This optional update allows the app to be updated through a device restart, rather than requiring a full uninstall.</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 83.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; COLOR: black">o</span><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Recommendation</span></i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">:
If possible, complete the update to avoid this issue from occurring. If unable to update, this issue should be of very limited occurrence and when it does occur, uninstalling the application and reinstalling will resolve the issue.</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 83.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; COLOR: black">o</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Direct link to Instructions for <a href="https://support.assessment.pearson.com/display/TN/Mobile+Devices" target="_blank">Setting
Up Your Mobile Device</a></span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">2. PearsonAccess<sup>next</sup> 2.2 Release</span></b><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 47.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">·</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Reminder about the previously communicated PearsonAccess<sup>next</sup> Release.
As scheduled, the PearsonAccess<sup>next</sup> 2.2 release is now available with the features that were requested, as well as some enhancements to some features and functionality based on the following.</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 83.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="COLOR: black">1.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: black">
</span><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #38761d">New Feature!</span></i></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222"> </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222">Print Student
Test Tickets in different Views</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 83.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="COLOR: black">2.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: black">
</span><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #38761d">New Feature!</span></i></b><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"> </span></i></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Support
for out-of-order unit testing (Set Section Start)</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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</span><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #38761d">New Feature!</span></i></b><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"> </span></i></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Pre-cache
by Test - Ability to cache ALL content by test, rather than by session.</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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</span><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue">Enhancement!</span></i></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"> Resume Student "Easy" button - The ability to resume students from the "Students in Sessions"
screen, without initiating a task</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 83.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style="COLOR: black">5.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: black">
</span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Additional Order Email notification:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"> Ability to indicate an Additional Order Email Notification for each organization.</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Permissions:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"> Unlock sections</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Not Tested and Void Reason Codes:
</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Ability to indicate Not Tested and Void Reasons on Student Tests.</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #38761d">1.) New Feature!</span></i></b><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #6aa84f"> </span></i></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Print
Student Test Tickets in different views – Grid View, List View, Detail View – 4 per page or Detail View – 1 per page:</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Go to
<i>Testing > Sessions.</i></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select down arrow to the right of
<b>Search.</b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Check
<b>Show all results.</b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select a session.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Click on
<b>Go to Students in Sessions</b> above the Tasks menu.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select the session under the Session List field on the left side of the screen.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Click on
<b>Download Resources</b>.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select any of the following: Grid View, List View, Detail View – 4 per page, or Detail View – 1 per page<b>.<i> </i></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #38761d">2.) New Feature!</span></i></b><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"> </span></i></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Support
for out-of-order unit testing (Set Section Start):</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Go to
<i>Testing > Sessions.</i></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select down arrow to the right of
<b>Search.</b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Check
<b>Show all results.</b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select a session.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Click on
<b>Go to Students in Sessions</b> above the Tasks menu.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select the session under the Session List field on the left side of the screen.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select a student in the test session.
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select
<b>Set Section Start</b> under the <b>Tasks</b> drop down menu and select <b>Start</b>.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select student in session to Set Section Start.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select Unit/Section in the dropdown.
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Click
<b>Save</b>.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #38761d">3.) New Feature! </span></i></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Pre-cache by Test - Ability to cache ALL content by test, rather than by
session:</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Go to
<i>Setup > Precache By Test.</i></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select the test(s) and the Precache Server for each organization<b>.</b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Click
<b>Precache.</b> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue">4.) Enhancement!</span></i></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue"> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Resume
Student "Easy" button - The ability to resume students from the "Students in Sessions" screen, without initiating a task.</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">5.) Additional Order Email notification:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"> Ability to indicate an Additional Order Email Notification
for each organization:</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Go to
<i>Setup > Organizations.</i></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select down arrow to the right of
<b>Search.</b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Check
<b>Show all results.</b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select an organization.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select
<b>Create/Edit Organizations</b> under the <b>Tasks</b> drop down menu and select
<b>Start.</b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select the organization under the Organizations field on the left side of the screen.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Confirm the Email address for the state designated approver.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Click
<b>Save</b>. </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">6.) Permissions:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"> Unlock sections (State Users Only). Ability to Unlock Sections for a student to return
to the beginning of the test. Limited access to this feature since it is typically only used for transcription or state approved situations.</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Go to <i>Testing > Sessions.</i></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select down arrow to the right of <b>Search.</b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Check <b>Show all results.</b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select a session.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Click on <b>Go to Students in Sessions</b> above the Tasks menu.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select the session under the Session List field on the left side of the screen.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select a student in the test session.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select <b>Unlock Sections</b> under the <b>Tasks</b> drop down menu and select <b>Start</b>.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Select student in session and select
<b>Unlock</b>.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Please note - Student must be in an Resumed or Exited status to complete this task</span></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">7.) </span></i></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Not Tested and Void Reason Codes</span></b><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">In PearsonAccess<sup>next</sup>, click the <b>Setup </b>button and choose <b>Students </b>in the drop down.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">On the Students screen, search for the student in the Find Students search bar. </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Check the box for the student in the list at the bottom of the screen.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">At the top of the screen, click the Select Tasks drop down and check the box for <b>Manage Student Tests. </b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Click <b>Start</b>.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Under Test Details, check the box next to <b>Not Tested Code or Void PBA/EOY Score Code </b>and then select a <b>Reason </b>from the drop down. </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Click <b>Create</b>.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">In addition to the above mentioned enhancements, the following things will be rolled out in some subsequent PearsonAccess<sup>next</sup> configuration enhancements over the next
month. This will <u>not</u> be new version deployment or process/feature changes - these are limited to providing useful data and for post-test processing.</span><span style="COLOR: black"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: black"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Enhanced and Additional Operational Reports to provide different/requested access to data</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: #1f497d"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">Batch upload for "Student Test Attempt Updates" which will allow for batch post-test demographic and cleanup activities</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></li></ul>
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