RICAS Registration and Logistics 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student moves to a new Rhode Island school district in February. When is the earliest they would typically take the RICAS?
- Immediately upon enrollment
- During the next scheduled RICAS testing window (Correct answer)
- The following school year only
- After completing a 90-day waiting period
Correct answer: During the next scheduled RICAS testing window
Students participate in RICAS during the scheduled testing window for their grade level, regardless of when they enrolled.
Question 2: Which Rhode Island state agency oversees the administration of RICAS?
- Rhode Island Department of Health
- Rhode Island Office of the Governor
- Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) (Correct answer)
- Rhode Island Board of Regents for Higher Education
Correct answer: Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)
RIDE (Rhode Island Department of Education) is responsible for overseeing the RICAS assessment program statewide.
Question 3: What does a Test Coordinator do if a student becomes ill during RICAS testing?
- The student must complete the test regardless
- The student is marked absent and scores are voided
- The test may be stopped and the student may be eligible to complete it during a make-up session (Correct answer)
- The student automatically receives a score of zero
Correct answer: The test may be stopped and the student may be eligible to complete it during a make-up session
If a student becomes ill during testing, the Test Coordinator can stop the session and the student may finish during an approved make-up window.
Question 4: Which of the following materials is a student NOT permitted to bring to their RICAS testing session?
- A school-issued calculator (when permitted)
- A personal cell phone (Correct answer)
- Approved scratch paper provided by the school
- An approved accommodation device
Correct answer: A personal cell phone
Personal cell phones and other electronic devices are prohibited in the RICAS testing environment to maintain test security.
Question 5: When must schools submit accommodation plans for students with disabilities to ensure they are applied on RICAS test day?
- On the morning of the first test day
- At least one week before testing begins
- Well in advance of the testing window, per RIDE deadlines (Correct answer)
- After the student completes Part 1 of the test
Correct answer: Well in advance of the testing window, per RIDE deadlines
Accommodation plans must be submitted and approved well before the testing window opens, following RIDE's published deadlines.
Question 6: What is the primary purpose of the RICAS testing window spanning multiple days?
- To allow schools to choose the cheapest administration option
- To give students multiple attempts on the same questions
- To allow flexible scheduling across grade levels and subject sessions (Correct answer)
- To test students on different content standards each day
Correct answer: To allow flexible scheduling across grade levels and subject sessions
The multi-day window allows schools to schedule different grade levels and ELA/Math sessions without all students testing simultaneously.
Question 7: If a school experiences a power outage during online RICAS testing, what is the recommended immediate action?
- Students should continue testing on paper immediately
- The Test Administrator should contact the Test Coordinator and follow the technology interruption protocol (Correct answer)
- All student responses are lost and the session must restart from the beginning
- Testing automatically resumes when power returns with no action needed
Correct answer: The Test Administrator should contact the Test Coordinator and follow the technology interruption protocol
Technology interruptions require the Test Administrator to notify the Test Coordinator and follow the established protocol, as student responses are typically saved by the platform.
RICAS Registration and Logistics 2
A student moves to a new Rhode Island school district in February.
When is the earliest they would typically take the RICAS?