Test Definition Setup

Menu path: Select Administration from the main menu, select Test Scores Setup submenu, select Setup, and then select Test Definition.

State Reporting Requirements

While you can edit existing Test Definitions, you need to preserve several setups to ensure eSchoolPlus state reporting software can download student test data and create the final extract files.

Map Subtests to NY Test Definitions Validation Table

To review Subtest information, go to Administration from the main menu, select Test Scores Setup submenu, select Setup, and then select Test Definition. Select the Subtests and Scores panel.

To review the NY Test Definitions validation table, go to Administration from the main menu, select General Setup submenu, select District, and then select Validation Tables. Choose New York State Reporting for Applications and select Test Definitions for Validation Table.

eSchoolPlus uses the State Code Equiv field on the Test Definition page Subtests and Scores panel as a link to records in the Test Definitions validation table. The connection is used to associate the correct Test Group from the validation table to the Subtest in the Test Definition.

To make the connection, the Subtest State Code Equiv must match the appropriate Test Code from the validation table.

Subtest Scores and State Code Equivs

To review scores setup for a subtest, go to Administration from the main menu, select Test Scores Setup submenu, select Setup, and then select Test Definition. Select the Subtests and Scores panel and click Edit for the appropriate Score code.

Following are the Scores and associated State Code Equivs you need set up so a subtest is defined to report correctly in the Assessment Fact and Assessment Accommodation Modification Fact files. The listing shows the Scores as they are named for NYS reporting.

State Field	State Code Equiv
Numeric Score	SCORE
Performance Level	STANDARD
Accommodation 1	ACCOMM_1
Accommodation 2	ACCOMM_2
Accommodation 3	ACCOMM_3
Accommodation 4	ACCOMM_4
Accommodation 5	ACCOMM_5
Accommodation 6	ACCOMM_6
Language	LANGUAGE
Scoring Model	SCORING
Survey Completion	SURVEY
Alpha Score	ALPHASCORE

Also, if you want to track Alternate Standard Achieved Code for a subtest in the Assessment Fact file, you need to set up a Score with State Code Equiv of ALTSTANDARD. If the download does not find this score for a student test, it loads a value of NA for Alternate Standard Achieved Code.

Score Validation for Assessment Accommodation Modification Fact File

Menu path: Select Administration from the main menu, select Test Scores Setup submenu, select Setup, and then select Test Definition. Select the Subtests and Scores panel, click the appropriate Scores link. and click the appropriate Code link.

Make sure all Accommodation scores are entered so they are validated against the NY Accommodation Code table. This information is reported in the Assessment Accommodation Modification Fact file. Specifically, each Accommodation score needs the following settings on the Score Definition Detail page:

For Validation Table Name, select NY Accommodation Code.
For Code Field, select CODE.
For Description Field, select DESCRIPTION.

New York State Identification Test for English Language Learners (NYSITELL)

PowerSchool provides Test Definitions for each level of the NYSITELL exam. Records for version 2 of the test are identified with the Test Code NYSITELL_V2. Following are the subtest State Code Equiv values for each test and an explanation of how the Student download converts student test scores to the appropriate performance levels (score State Code Equiv of STANDARD) in the Assessment Fact file.

Subtest State Code Equivs for NYSITELL Test Definitions

Within the Test Definition setup, each subtest needs a State Code Equiv mapped to a matching Test Code in the Test Definitions List NY validation table. Below is a listing of the subtests PowerSchool provides for each NYSITELL_V2 level along with the appropriate State Code Equivs for those subtests.

Schools begin using the new NYSITELL_V2 exams and codes beginning February 1, 2018. The following table provides the new test names and State Code Equiv values.

Test Description	Subtest Description	Subtest State Code Equiv
NYSITELL V2 – Level I	NYSITELL_V2: Level I K Total Score	T1520
NYSITELL V2 – Level I	NYSITELL_V2: Level I K Listening	L1520
NYSITELL V2 – Level I	NYSITELL_V2: Level I K Speaking	S1520

NYSITELL V2 – Level II	NYSITELL_V2: Level II K Total Score	T1521
NYSITELL V2 – Level II	NYSITELL_V2: Level II K Listening	L1521
NYSITELL V2 – Level II	NYSITELL_V2: Level II K Speaking	S1521
NYSITELL V2 – Level II	NYSITELL_V2: Level II K Reading	R1521
NYSITELL V2 – Level II	NYSITELL_V2: Level II K Writing	W1521
NYSITELL V2 – Level II	NYSITELL_V2: Level II 1 Total Score	T1522
NYSITELL V2 – Level II	NYSITELL_V2: Level II 1 Listening	L1522
NYSITELL V2 – Level II	NYSITELL_V2: Level II 1 Speaking	S1522
NYSITELL V2 – Level II	NYSITELL_V2: Level II 1 Reading	R1522
NYSITELL V2 – Level II	NYSITELL_V2: Level II 1 Writing	W1522

NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 1 Total Score	T1523
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 1 Listening	L1523
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 1 Speaking	S1523
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 1 Reading	R1523
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 1 Writing	W1523
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 2 Total Score	T1524
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 2 Listening	L1524
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 2 Speaking	S1524
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 2 Reading	R1524
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 2 Writing	W1524
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 3 Total Score	T1525
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 3 Listening	L1525
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 3 Speaking	S1525
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 3 Reading	R1525
NYSITELL V2 – Level III	NYSITELL_V2: Level III 3 Writing	W1525

NYSITELL V2 – Level IV	NYSITELL_V2: Level IV 3 Total Score	T1526
NYSITELL V2 – Level IV	NYSITELL_V2: Level IV 3 Listening	L1526
NYSITELL V2 – Level IV	NYSITELL_V2: Level IV 3 Speaking	S1526
NYSITELL V2 – Level IV	NYSITELL_V2: Level IV 3 Reading	R1526
NYSITELL V2 – Level IV	NYSITELL_V2: Level IV 3 Writing	W1526
NYSITELL V2 – Level IV	NYSITELL_V2: Level IV 3 Total Score	T1527
NYSITELL V2 – Level IV	NYSITELL_V2: Level IV 3 Listening	L1527
NYSITELL V2 – Level IV	NYSITELL_V2: Level IV 3 Speaking	S1527
NYSITELL V2 – Level IV	NYSITELL_V2: Level IV 3 Reading	R1527
NYSITELL V2 – Level IV	NYSITELL_V2: Level IV 3 Writing	W1527

NYSITELL V2 – Level V	NYSITELL_V2: Level V 4 Total Score	T1528
NYSITELL V2 – Level V	NYSITELL_V2: Level V 4 Listening	L1528
NYSITELL V2 – Level V	NYSITELL_V2: Level V 4 Speaking	S1528
NYSITELL V2 – Level V	NYSITELL_V2: Level V 4 Reading	R1528
NYSITELL V2 – Level V	NYSITELL_V2: Level V 4 Writing	W1528
NYSITELL V2 – Level V	NYSITELL_V2: Level V 5 Total Score	T1529
NYSITELL V2 – Level V	NYSITELL_V2: Level V 5 Listening	L1529
NYSITELL V2 – Level V	NYSITELL_V2: Level V 5 Speaking	S1529
NYSITELL V2 – Level V	NYSITELL_V2: Level V 5 Reading	R1529
NYSITELL V2 – Level V	NYSITELL_V2: Level V 5 Writing	W1529

NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 5 Total Score	T1530
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 5 Listening	L1530
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 5 Speaking	S1530
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 5 Reading	R1530
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 5 Writing	W1530
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 6 Total Score	T1531
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 6 Listening	L1531
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 6 Speaking	S1531
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 6 Reading	R1531
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 6 Writing	W1531
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 7 Total Score	T1532
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 7 Listening	L1532
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 7 Speaking	S1532
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 7 Reading	R1532
NYSITELL V2 – Level VI	NYSITELL_V2: Level VI 7 Writing	W1532

NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 7 Total Score	T1533
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 7 Listening	L1533
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 7 Speaking	S1533
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 7 Reading	R1533
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 7 Writing	W1533
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 8 Total Score	T1534
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 8 Listening	L1534
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 8 Speaking	S1534
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 8 Reading	R1534
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 8 Writing	W1534
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 9 Total Score	T1535
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 9 Listening	L1535
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 9 Speaking	S1535
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 9 Reading	R1535
NYSITELL V2 – Level VII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VII 9 Writing	W1535

NYSITELL V2 – Level VIII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VIII 9 Total Score	T1536
NYSITELL V2 – Level VIII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VIII 9 Listening	L1536
NYSITELL V2 – Level VIII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VIII 9 Speaking	S1536
NYSITELL V2 – Level VIII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VIII 9 Reading	R1536
NYSITELL V2 – Level VIII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VIII 9 Writing	W1536
NYSITELL V2 – Level VIII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VIII 10 Total Score	T1537
NYSITELL V2 – Level VIII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VIII 11 Total Score	T1538
NYSITELL V2 – Level VIII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VIII 12 Total Score	T1539
NYSITELL V2 – Level VIII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VIII 10-12 Listening	L1540
NYSITELL V2 – Level VIII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VIII 10-12 Speaking	S1540
NYSITELL V2 – Level VIII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VIII 10-12 Reading	R1540
NYSITELL V2 – Level VIII	NYSITELL_V2: Level VIII 10-12 Writing	W1540

NYSITELL V2 Braille – Level I	NYSITELL_V2 Braille: Level I K Total Score	T1545

NYSITELL V2 Braille – Level II	NYSITELL_V2 Braille: Level II 1 Total Score	T1546
NYSITELL V2 Braille – Level II	NYSITELL_V2 Braille: Level II K Total Score	T1547

NYSITELL V2 Braille – Level III	NYSITELL_V2 Braille: Level III 1 Total Score	T1548
NYSITELL V2 Braille – Level III	NYSITELL_V2 Braille: Level III 2 Total Score	T1549
NYSITELL V2 Braille – Level III	NYSITELL_V2 Braille: Level III 3 Total Score	T1550

NYSITELL v.1 Test Names and Codes

The following NYSITELL test names and codes remain active through the end of the 2017-2018 school year, but students stop taking exams with these codes as of January 31, 2018.

Test Description	Subtest Description	Subtest State Code Equiv
NYSITELL – Level I	NYSITELL: Level I K Total Score	T1501
NYSITELL – Level I	NYSITELL: Level I K Listening	L1501
NYSITELL – Level I	NYSITELL: Level I K Speaking	S1501

NYSITELL – Level II	NYSITELL: Level II K Total Score	T1502
NYSITELL – Level II	NYSITELL: Level II K Listening	L1502
NYSITELL – Level II	NYSITELL: Level II K Speaking	S1502
NYSITELL – Level II	NYSITELL: Level II K Reading	R1502
NYSITELL – Level II	NYSITELL: Level II K Writing	W1502
NYSITELL – Level II	NYSITELL: Level II 1 Total Score	T1503
NYSITELL – Level II	NYSITELL: Level II 1 Listening	L1503
NYSITELL – Level II	NYSITELL: Level II 1 Speaking	S1503
NYSITELL – Level II	NYSITELL: Level II 1 Reading	R1503
NYSITELL – Level II	NYSITELL: Level II 1 Writing	W1503

NYSITELL – Level III	NYSITELL: Level III 1 Total Score	T1504
NYSITELL – Level III	NYSITELL: Level III 1 Listening	L1504
NYSITELL – Level III	NYSITELL: Level III 1 Speaking	S1504
NYSITELL – Level III	NYSITELL: Level III 1 Reading	R1504
NYSITELL – Level III	NYSITELL: Level III 1 Writing	W1504
NYSITELL – Level III	NYSITELL: Level III 2 Total Score	T1505
NYSITELL – Level III	NYSITELL: Level III 2 Listening	L1505
NYSITELL – Level III	NYSITELL: Level III 2 Speaking	S1505
NYSITELL – Level III	NYSITELL: Level III 2 Reading	R1505
NYSITELL – Level III	NYSITELL: Level III 2 Writing	W1505

NYSITELL – Level IV	NYSITELL: Level IV 2 Total Score	T1506
NYSITELL – Level IV	NYSITELL: Level IV 2 Listening	L1506
NYSITELL – Level IV	NYSITELL: Level IV 2 Speaking	S1506
NYSITELL – Level IV	NYSITELL: Level IV 2 Reading	R1506
NYSITELL – Level IV	NYSITELL: Level IV 2 Writing	W1506
NYSITELL – Level IV	NYSITELL: Level IV 3 Total Score	T1507
NYSITELL – Level IV	NYSITELL: Level IV 3 Listening	L1507
NYSITELL – Level IV	NYSITELL: Level IV 3 Speaking	S1507
NYSITELL – Level IV	NYSITELL: Level IV 3 Reading	R1507
NYSITELL – Level IV	NYSITELL: Level IV 3 Writing	W1507

NYSITELL – Level V	NYSITELL: Level V 3 Total Score	T1508
NYSITELL – Level V	NYSITELL: Level V 3 Listening	L1508
NYSITELL – Level V	NYSITELL: Level V 3 Speaking	S1508
NYSITELL – Level V	NYSITELL: Level V 3 Reading	R1508
NYSITELL – Level V	NYSITELL: Level V 3 Writing	W1508
NYSITELL – Level V	NYSITELL: Level V 4 Total Score	T1509
NYSITELL – Level V	NYSITELL: Level V 4 Listening	L1509
NYSITELL – Level V	NYSITELL: Level V 4 Speaking	S1509
NYSITELL – Level V	NYSITELL: Level V 4 Reading	R1509
NYSITELL – Level V	NYSITELL: Level V 4 Writing	W1509

NYSITELL – Level VI	NYSITELL: Level VI 5 Total Score	T1510
NYSITELL – Level VI	NYSITELL: Level VI 6 Total Score	T1513
NYSITELL – Level VI	NYSITELL: Level VI 5-6 Listening	L1510
NYSITELL – Level VI	NYSITELL: Level VI 5-6 Speaking	S1510
NYSITELL – Level VI	NYSITELL: Level VI 5-6 Reading	R1510
NYSITELL – Level VI	NYSITELL: Level VI 5-6 Writing	W1510

NYSITELL – Level VII	NYSITELL: Level VII 7 Total Score	T1511
NYSITELL – Level VII	NYSITELL: Level VII 8 Total Score	T1514
NYSITELL – Level VII	NYSITELL: Level VII 7-8 Listening	L1511
NYSITELL – Level VII	NYSITELL: Level VII 7-8 Speaking	S1511
NYSITELL – Level VII	NYSITELL: Level VII 7-8 Reading	R1511
NYSITELL – Level VII	NYSITELL: Level VII 7-8 Writing	W1511

NYSITELL – Level VIII	NYSITELL: Level VIII 9 Total Score	T1512
NYSITELL – Level VIII	NYSITELL: Level VIII 10 Total Score	T1515
NYSITELL – Level VIII	NYSITELL: Level VIII 11 Total Score	T1516
NYSITELL – Level VIII	NYSITELL: Level VIII 12 Total Score	T1517
NYSITELL – Level VIII	NYSITELL: Level VIII 9-12 Listening	L1512
NYSITELL – Level VIII	NYSITELL: Level VIII 9-12 Speaking	S1512
NYSITELL – Level VIII	NYSITELL: Level VIII 9-12 Reading	R1512
NYSITELL – Level VIII	NYSITELL: Level VIII 9-12 Writing	W1512

Converting NYSITELL Raw Test Scores to Performance Levels

All subtests for NYSITELL include score fields for the student's Assessment Score (score with State Code Equiv of SCORE) and Performance Level (score with State Code Equiv of STANDARD). Performance Level generally equates to the Assessment Fact file's Standard Achieved field.

However, for NYSITELL subtests, the Student download will not load Standard Achieved from the Performance Level score in the student's test record. Instead, the download takes the raw score value from the Assessment Score field and converts this to the appropriate Standard Achieved, also referencing the student's grade level when the test occurred.

Note that the download uses the raw score even if the Test Definition has the Record RCT Score in Percent box checked on the Score Recording Info tab. The download in this case does not express Assessment Score value as a percentage since this would impede converting the score using the chart shown here:

NY Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS)

Test Description	Subtest Description	Subtest State Code Equiv
CDOS	CDOS – CDOS Pathway Exam	CDOS
CDOS	CD001 – CDOS Pathway Exam	CD001

Languages Other Than English (LOTE)

Test Description	Subtest Description	Subtest State Code Equiv
LOTE	LT000 – LOTE Exempt	LT000
LOTE	LT001 – LOTE Pathway Exam – Other	LT001
LOTE	LT002 – LOTE Pathway Exam – French	LT002
LOTE	LT003 – LOTE Pathway Exam – Spanish	LT003
LOTE	LT004 – LOTE Pathway Exam – Italian	LT004
LOTE	LT005 – LOTE Pathway Exam – Chinese	LT005
LOTE	LT006 – LOTE Checkpoint B	LT006

SEQ

Test Description	Subtest Description	Subtest State Code Equiv
SEQ	CTE Sequence for Advanced Design	SQ001
SEQ	Arts Sequence for Advanced Design	SQ002