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 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 27 lists the non-participation codes and their descriptions.

Table 27: Non-Participation Codes and Their Descriptions

Code	Name	Description
ME	Medical Exclusion	Medical Exclusion

Once you apply a special code, that special code persists until it is changed. For example, if you apply a special code for an interim assessment, that special code also applies to a summative assessment unless you explicitly change it.