Managing Non-Participation Codes
There are circumstances in which a student did not participate in an expected test or participated in a test but in a non-standard way. Examples include a student inadvertently taking an incorrect test, a parent opt-out, or the student not receiving appropriate instruction prior to the test. In such instances, you need to assign a code to the student's test so that Centralized Reporting System (CRS) can accurately explain the non-participation.
There are two types of non-participation codes: non-participation and participation. A student is considered to have participated in a test after answering six questions or after responding with any text to both writing prompts. Table 37 lists the non-participation codes and their descriptions.
Table 37: Special Codes and Their Descriptions
| No Special Code |
|
Student took the test under standard testing conditions. |
| Medical Exemption |
Non-participation |
Student is unable to test during the testing window due to an unanticipated medical circumstance. |
Once you apply a special code, that special code persists until it is changed.