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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Hello Teacher Candidates,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Field testing for the following tests is available at Pearson Professional Centers and Pearson Authorized Test Centers throughout New York State from November 9 – December 23, 2015. Each field
test takes approximately 120 minutes to complete.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">English Language Arts</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Mathematics</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Literacy</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Health Education</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Physical Education</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Multi-Subject: Teachers of Early Childhood (Birth - Grade 2)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Multi-Subject: Teachers of Middle Childhood (Grade 5 – Grade 9)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Multi-Subject: Secondary Teachers (Grade 7 – Grade 12)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue">Advantages of Field Test Participation</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">(There is no cost to participate in the field test):</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">For each test form completed<sup>1</sup>, participants are offered their choice of <u>ONE</u> of the following:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">a $100 voucher<sup>2</sup> that can be applied toward future test registration fees</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">a $50 Barnes & Noble eGift card</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Incentives will be processed approximately 4-6 weeks after the candidate’s field test date.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Note:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"> Information from the field test will be used to evaluate individual
test questions. Examinee and score information will not be provided to field test participants.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Note:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> Participants may take up to two test forms of each field for which they are eligible.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">In addition to the incentives listed above, participants will also:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Provide input into the test that will be taken by future educators; and</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Gauge professional knowledge by taking actual test items; and</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Gain practical testing experience.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue">Who is eligible to participate?</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Juniors, Seniors, or Graduate students currently or recently enrolled in an approved educator preparation program preparing them for New York State licensure are eligible, or</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Those who have taken the NYSTCE in one of the fields listed between May 1, 2014 and the present are eligible, or</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Those who are registered for a future administration of an NYSTCE exam in one of the fields listed are eligible.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Note: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Faculty are <u>not</u> eligible to participate in the field test.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Encourage your students to register today, at the website below, to take a field test!</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Forward this e-mail to colleagues so that they may share this information with their students.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Registration is now open. Eligible students should visit the NYSTCE field test website to register: </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.pearsonvue.com/espilot" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">www.pearsonvue.com/espilot</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Thank you for your assistance in the development of the NYSTCE program.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Please contact me with questions at <a href="mailto:evaluationsystemscrg@pearson.com" target="_blank">evaluationsystemscrg@pearson.com</a>.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><sup><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black">1</span></sup><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black"> Incentives are issued upon verification of completion of each test form.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><sup><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black">2</span></sup><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black"> A voucher may be applied toward registration fees for a future NYSTCE New York State Teacher Certification Examinations Test. Registration
vouchers are transferable and expire on December 31, 2016.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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