206-40 Wyo. Code R. §§ 40-8 - Testing of Non-

Public School Students.

(a) Eligible non-public school students who elect to take the ACT or WorkKeys shall test at an approved ACT testing site on the same statewide initial or makeup testing day as public school students.

(b) In September of each year, districts shall notify private and institutional schools within the district of the availability of statewide ACT and WorkKeys assessment of eleventh-grade students. Notice shall include information on how students can indicate intent to participate in this statewide assessment and provide a schedule of deadlines to meet in order to successfully participate in statewide test administration.

(i) Private and institutional schools shall distribute this information to potentially eligible students in a timely fashion so that students are made aware of the availability of statewide assessment.

(ii) Private and institutional school students shall contact their school of attendance to indicate intent to participate in statewide ACT or WorkKeys assessment. Students must designate whether they wish to participate in the ACT or the WorkKeys at this time.

(iii) By October 1, prior to the statewide testing date, private and institutional schools shall provide to the resident public school where the student will test:

(A) Evidence of eleventh-grade eligibility, date of birth, the WISER identification number assigned by the Department, and other information required by the district and reiterated in their correspondence with the student's private or institutional school; and

(B) If requesting accommodations for the ACT or WorkKeys, a current IEP or Section 504 Plan supporting the need for all requested accommodations due to the student's disability.

(C) On a case-by-case basis, the Department may grant exceptions to the October 1 deadline in extenuating and emergency circumstances. Evidence of extenuating or emergency circumstances shall accompany any request made to the Department after the October 1 deadline.

(iv) The resident public school where the private or institutional school student plans to test shall verify age and eleventh-grade status and notify the private or institutional school and the student of eligibility determination.

(v) The resident public school shall follow the process defined by ACT, Inc. to enable the non-public school student to participate in the statewide ACT or WorkKeys assessment and shall include the student and the private or institutional school in all further correspondence relative to statewide ACT or WorkKeys assessment, including gathering of accommodation documentation when needed.

(vi) If the private or institutional school student does not have a WISER identification number assigned from the Department, the resident public school shall refer the student back to his or her current school who must then follow procedures prescribed by the Department to obtain the WISER identification number.

(vii) If it is determined by the test supervisor that private or institutional school students must be assessed in a room(s) separate from the room where public school students are being examined, the private or institutional school shall be responsible for providing a room supervisor for its students on the statewide testing date. The room supervisor must be identified and trained in advance by the testing site's designated ACT test supervisor.

(c) Students participating in home-based educational programs shall receive information from their resident public school on the availability of the statewide ACT and WorkKeys assessment at the time their high school curriculum is reviewed and approved by the district each year. Notification shall begin no later than when the student's ninth grade curriculum is approved by the district and continue each year thereafter upon the district's approval of curriculum.

(i) Students who participate in home-based education programs shall contact their resident public school to indicate intent to participate in statewide ACT or WorkKeys assessment by October 1 prior to the statewide testing date. Students shall be prepared to designate whether they wish to participate in the ACT or the WorkKeys at this time. Additionally, the student must present to the resident public school:

(A) Evidence of eleventh-grade eligibility, date of birth, WISER identification number assigned by the Department, and other information required by the district and reiterated in their correspondence with the student or his or her guardian; and,

(B) If requesting accommodations for the ACT or WorkKeys, a current IEP or Section 504 Plan supporting the need for all requested accommodations due to the student's disability.

(C) On a case-by-case basis, the Department may grant exceptions to the October 1 deadline in extenuating and emergency circumstances. Evidence of extenuating or emergency circumstances shall accompany any request made to the Department after the October 1 deadline.

(ii) The resident public school where the home-based education program student intends to test shall verify age and eleventh-grade status and notify the student or his or her parent/guardian of student eligibility determination.

(iii) The resident public school shall follow the process defined by ACT, Inc. to enable the home-based education program student to participate in the statewide ACT or WorkKeys assessment and include this student in all further correspondence relative to statewide assessment, including gathering of accommodation documentation when needed.

(iv) If the student who participates in a home-based education program does not have a specific WISER identification number assigned from the Department, the resident public school shall follow procedures prescribed by the Department to obtain this identification number.

Notes

206-40 Wyo. Code R. §§ 40-8