201-26-045 Administrative Appendix I VAAP Form Counts.pdf

This is an administrative appendix document detailing the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP) form counts for the Virginia Department of Education's statewide K-12 student assessment program. The document specifies the test delivery formats and item quantities for the VAAP, which serves as an alternate assessment for eligible students in grades 3 through high school across Reading, Mathematics, and Science subjects. Each test format—online, paper, and Braille—is available with consistent operational item counts of 30 items per test, supplemented by 5 field test items that vary by form. The VAAP test items are developed by the University of Oregon and rendered by the assessment contractor for publication in both online and paper formats, with the online version featuring text-to-speech functionality and serving as the platform for student response entry and scoring.

The document indicates that each VAAP test consists of 30 operational test items that remain constant across all four field test variations, with Braille forms containing 35 items each. Paper versions include examiner directions provided to all students regardless of whether they take the test online or on paper. The online platform accommodates text-to-speech functionality for all items and allows for responses to be entered by either the student or examiner as needed. This administrative appendix supports the broader Virginia Statewide K-12 Student Assessment Program RFP, which seeks a qualified vendor partner to provide a complete, supplier-hosted cloud solution for development, dual-mode delivery, scoring, administration, and reporting of Virginia's modernized assessment program.