BSAT 2025 Quiz

Which AACPS entity screens and evaluates bilingual students for special education purposes?

True or False: The BSAT is part of the English Language Development (ELD) department.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Nope! We belong to the Section of Special Services (SOSS).

When should the Referral for Language Dominance Determination be completed and submitted?

• Roughly 30 days prior to meeting with parents to develop SEP

• At the same time as development of SEP

• Roughly 30 days after meeting with parent(s) to develop SEP

• Anytime

Answer explanation

We require at least a few weeks to schedule language dominance screenings. secure an interpreter (if applicable) and complete the Language Dominance Response Form on PSP. Special education testing cannot begin until the language dominance screening is completed, regardless of whether parental consent for testing has already been obtained.

Who will interpret for your parent meeting?

• BSAT

• Bilingual Facilitator/Staff

• Relatives/Siblings

• Interpreter requested through Fluency

Answer explanation

BSAT members cannot interpret their own results for parents, as this constitutes a conflict of interest.

Select all methods of assessment modes used by all BSAT evaluators:

• Informal Assessment only

• Formal Assessment only

• Informal & Formal Assessment

• Standardized Testing only

True or False: Requests for language dominance screenings and bilingual evaluators are made via PSP message to 'BSAT', upon document finalization

• True

• False

If you are unsure of a student's demographic or educational background prior to requesting a language dominance screening, you should:

• Submit the request via PSP and have the BSAT find out

• Hand off the task to your building's bilingual facilitator

• Work closely with your bilingual facilitator to interview parent(s) for more information, or interview parents through Language Link

• Have the ELD teacher find out because they're bilingual, right?....Right?

True or False: Standard scores are reported for academic and communication testing done in bilingual students' second language

• True

• False

Answer explanation

We don't report numerical scores comparing bilingual students' skills to those of monolingual students who likely have dissimilar backgrounds. This is a guideline set down by ASHA (for SLPs) and various state guidelines concerning special education.

True or False: BSAT members attend the meeting to develop SEP and obtain parental permission for special education testing.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Nope! We don't attend this meeting; however, you will still need a duly constituted team present at the meeting, in all relevant disciplines. ELD teachers should also be invited.