Administrator roles with the appropriate permissions can add or edit the accommodation profiles in Client Settings. Initially, there is only one default profile, but additional ones may be created to differentiate accommodations that should be available to some subjects only. Once set up here, profiles are available to be assigned to specific tests. All profiles are available in the student record, where you can select the appropriate accommodations for that student from each profile. After an accommodation has been assigned to a student or test, its checkbox will be disabled in Client Settings to prevent data errors.

  1. Go to System > Client Settings > Accommodations.
  2. In the left column, select all accommodations that can be assigned to at least one profile. Accommodations not yet assigned to any student appear in blue and may be removed.
  3. Click the gear icon () for an accommodation to change any of the following:
    • Instructions: Enter instructions for users who assign accommodations to students, and then click Confirm. These instructions only appear when editing individual students, not when bulk uploading accommodations.
    • Display Name: Enter a new display name for the accommodation. If the name is changed, the default name will appear crossed out with the new display name next to it.
    • Description Text: Enter text to replace the default description for the accommodation. To reset the description, remove the add text and click Confirm.
  4. In the Limited Editing column, select the accommodations that users will not be able to change if Limited Accommodations Editing is selected for their role in Role Config.
  5. In the Require Approval column, select the accommodations that will require admin approval to change for students in User Setup. Designated roles can be given permission to approve accommodations changes in Role Config > Rostering >Approve Accommodation Changes.
  6. Edit an existing accommodation profile or click the Add Profile button to add a new profile that can be used for a type of test, such as ELA or Math.
    • The Default profile contains accommodations as they were defined prior to implementing accommodation profiles.
    • Select the Edit icon on an existing accommodation profile to make changes. You can rename the Default profile as well. 
    • Any accommodation can be made the default profile by dragging it into the first column position. (Click the drag icon at the top of the profile to move it left or right.)
  7. After making changes to an accommodation profile, Submit at the bottom of the page.

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