Student Handbook 2019 - TACHS Info

NAME______________________________________ TACHS ID#__________

Registration Deadline: October 24, 2021, 11:59 PM EST Parents and students should frequently visit the TACHS website, , for any updated information regarding registration and testing.

Student Handbook

2021

Keep this handbook until March 2022.

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TACHS CHECKLIST

Review online remote testing system and device requirements prior to registration.

Understand and be able to consent to the use of Proctorio?, the AI (Artificial Intelligence) system that

will monitor and record your test session.

Register for the exam via Internet at or telephone at 1-866-61TACHS (1-866-618-

2247) between August 23, 2021, 9:00 AM EST and October 24, 2021, 11:59 PM EST. Do not miss the deadline!

On the day you register, read and review the follow-up email that will be sent to you which will provide

other important information regarding preparing for testing and the next necessary steps.

If applicable, complete and submit the Eligibility Form for Students Needing Extended Testing Time to

your aligned diocese no later than October 8, 2021. There are NO deadline exceptions.

After you register (you will need your assigned TACHS ID), but prior to 5:00 PM EST on November 5,

2021, enter your high school choices at . Your choices may be entered/changed up until November 5 at 5:00 PM EST. Failure to complete this information by November 5 will result in scores being unavailable to your high school choices.

Attend high school information fairs/expos and open houses if they are available. (Attendance is

optional.)

Answer sample test questions in the back of the online Student Handbook. No online practice test is

available.

On November 1, receive your test date/time/session code via the email address you provided at the

time of registration. You will not be able to start your test session on the day/time of testing without this information. Between November 2?5, you may also access your test date/time/test session code at by entering your TACHS ID and email address or calling 1-866-61TACHS (1-866618-2247) if you did not receive your email and/or are unable to access your test date/time/session code at .

Continue to monitor for any updated Parent Guides/Tips for Testing Day

up until your day of testing. Failure to do so may negatively impact the student testing experience.

BE ON TIME. Students logging in more than 30 minutes after their test session begins will not be able

to enter the exam.

Begin the log-in process no less than 30 minutes prior to your test session time.

Public school students: Provide your 8th grade counselor with a copy of the Applicant Record form with

Section A completed, ask them to complete the remaining three sections, and photocopy as needed. A school official should mail copies of the Applicant Record to each of your (three) HS choices to arrive on/ before December 15, 2021.

Receive your High School Admissions Notice and scored Home Reports in mid- to late January, 2022.

Riverside Insights?, along with the Archdiocese of New York, the Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens, and the

Diocese of Rockville Centre (Long Island), does not encourage or endorse programs that coach/tutor students for the TACHS. The TACHS is a highly secure exam; therefore, programs that claim to have copies of the test are likely to be invalid. Doing well on tutoring practice tests does not guarantee the student will perform as well on the actual TACHS exam; test results of students who participate in these programs frequently offer distorted profiles of students' abilities. Students who do well in elementary school can expect to do well on the TACHS. Sample questions and more information regarding the content of the exam can be found toward the end of this Student Handbook. This Student Handbook can be accessed at .

LISTA DE QUEHACERES DE TACHS

Revise el Sistema de prueba remota en l?nea y los requisitos del instrumento (laptop o computadora)

antes del registro.

Comprender y consentir el uso de Proctorio?, El sistema de inteligencia artificial que supervisar? y

registrar? la sesi?n de prueba de su estudiante.

Reg?strese para el examen por Internet o por tel?fono 1-866-61TACHS

(1-866-618-2247) desde el 23 de agosto del 2021 hasta 24 de octubre de 2021. ?No pierdas la fecha l?mite!

Lea el correo electr?nico que se le envi? despu?s de registrarse, para obtener m?s informaci?n importante y "pr?ximos pasos".

Si corresponde, complete y env?e el Formulario de elegibilidad para los estudiantes que necesitan un

tiempo de prueba extendido con el IEP, IESP, o 504, a su di?cesis alineada a m?s tardar el 8 de octubre de 2021. NO hay excepciones de fecha l?mite.

Despu?s de registrarse, pero antes de las 5:00 PM EST del 5 de noviembre de 2021, entrar sus opciones de

escuela secundaria en . Sus elecciones pueden ser editadas hasta el 5 de noviembre. Si no completa esta informaci?n antes del 5 de noviembre, las puntuaciones no estar?n disponibles para sus elecciones de escuela secundaria.

Asistir a ferias/exposiciones informativas de la escuela secundaria y jornadas de puertas abiertas si

est?n disponibles. (la asistencia es opcional).

Las ?nicas preguntas de prueba de muestra disponibles se pueden encontrar al final de este Manual del estudiante. Una prueba de pr?ctica en l?nea no ser? disponible.

En el 1ro de noviembre recibir? su fecha/hora/c?digo por el correo electr?nico que apunto al tiempo de

registrarse. Se podr? acceder su fecha/hora/c?digo de sesi?n de prueba en o llame al 1-866-61TACHS (1-866-618-2247). No podr? comenzar su sesi?n de prueba el d?a/hora de la prueba sin esta informaci?n.

Contin?e monitoreando las Gu?as para padres/Consejos actualizados para el d?a de

la prueba en hasta el d?a de la prueba. Si no lo hace, puede afectar negativamente la experiencia de prueba del estudiante.

LLEGAR A TIEMPO. Los estudiantes que inicien sesi?n m?s de 30 minutos despu?s de que comience

su sesi?n de prueba no podr?n entrar al examen.

Se recomienda entrar a la sesi?n 30 minutos antes del tiempo de la sesi?n de prueba. Estudiantes de escuelas p?blicas: proporcione a su consejero de octavo grado una copia del formulario

de registro del solicitante con la secci?n A completa, p?dales que completen las tres secciones restantes y fotocopie seg?n sea necesario. Un funcionario de la escuela debe enviar por correo copias del Registro de Solicitante a cada una de las (3) opciones de HS del estudiante para que lleguen antes del 15 de diciembre de 2021.

Si las circunstancias no permitieron que un estudiante tomara el examen, busque su sesi?n/hora de

recuperaci?n reasignada en a partir del 12 de noviembre

Estudiantes de escuelas p?blicas: dar a su consejero de octavo grado una copia del formulario de

registro del solicitante y (3) sobres dirigidos a las opciones de escuela secundaria del estudiante (3). Un funcionario de la escuela debe enviar por correo el registro del solicitante a las opciones de escuela secundaria del estudiante (3) para llegar antes del 16 de diciembre de 2020.

Reciba su (s) Aviso (s) de ingreso a la escuela secundaria y el reporte de puntuaciones a su hogar a

mediados y finales de enero.

Riverside Insights?, junto con la Arquidi?cesis de Nueva York, la Di?cesis de Brooklyn/Queens y la

Di?cesis de Rockville Center (Long Island) no alentar o respaldar programas que entrenan/dan tutor?a a los estudiantes para el TACHS. El TACHS es un examen seguro, por lo tanto, los programas que afirman tener copias de la prueba probablemente no sean v?lidos. Tener un buen desempe?o en las pruebas de pr?ctica de tutor?a no garantiza que el estudiante se desempe?e tan bien en el examen TACHS real; Los resultados de las pruebas de los estudiantes que participan en estos programas ofrecen con frecuencia perfiles distorsionados de las habilidades de los estudiantes. Los estudiantes que obtienen buenos resultados en la escuela primaria pueden esperar que les vaya bien en el TACHS. Puede encontrar ejemplos de preguntas y m?s informaci?n sobre el contenido del examen hacia el final del Manual del estudiante que se encuentra en .

CONTENTS

2021?2022 Calendar of Events............................................................................................................ 1 2021?2022 Calendario de Eventos....................................................................................................... 2 Facts About the TACHS....................................................................................................................... 3 Registering for the TACHS.................................................................................................................. 4 Eligibility Form for Students Needing Extended Testing Time........................................................ 5 System Requirements for Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools (TACHS)....................... 6 Proctorio Set-up and Installation Guide ............................................................................................ 7 Choosing Your High Schools................................................................................................................. 9 Test Sessions....................................................................................................................................... 10 Applicant Records............................................................................................................................... 11 Scholarship and Financial Aid........................................................................................................... 11 Applicant Record Form....................................................................................................................... 12 High School Information Fairs and Expos........................................................................................ 13 Open House Information.................................................................................................................... 14 Diocese of Rockville Centre High Schools......................................................................................... 20 Catholic Elementary School Codes.................................................................................................... 21 Elementary School Codes for Public, Private, and Non-diocesan Schools...................................... 24 Content of the TACHS Examination................................................................................................. 25 Tips on Taking the Test...................................................................................................................... 25 Sample Test Questions....................................................................................................................... 27 Answer Key for Sample Test Questions............................................................................................ 34

2021?2022 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Late July 2021

Student Handbook is available electronically at . No printed Student Handbooks will be available.

Prior to registration

Review online remote testing system and device requirements.

August 23, 2021 (9:00 AM EST)

Registration starts via Internet at or telephone at 1-866-61TACHS (1-866-618-2247).

August 23?November 5, 2021 (must be registered to enter HS choices)

Enter your HS choices at . Your choices may be entered/changed up until November 5, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST. Failure to complete this information by November 5 will result in scores being unavailable to your high school choices.

October 8, 2021

Deadline for submitting request and supporting documentation to diocese for extended testing time accommodation. (Do not submit the request to the TACHS Exam Office. It will be returned to you.)

October 24, 2021 (11:59 PM EST)

Deadline for Internet and telephone registration. Do not miss the deadline!

November 1, 2021

Receive an email with your test session date/time/code. Students will be randomly assigned to a session at 8:30 AM or 10:00 AM on their diocese-aligned test date (no time preferences accepted). You may also access your test session date/time/code at . No paper notifications will be sent.

November 2-5, 2021

Call 1-866-61TACHS (1-866-618-2247) if you are not able to obtain your test session code.

November 5, 2021

Deadline for entering your high school choices on .

November 5, 2021 (FRI)

TACHS ADMINISTRATION for the Archdiocese of New York (Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, Westchester/Upper Counties)

November 6, 2021 (SAT)

TACHS ADMINISTRATION for the Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens

November 6, 2021 (SAT)

TACHS ADMINISTRATION for the Diocese of Rockville Centre (Catholic High Schools of Long Island)

December 15, 2021

Paper TACHS Applicant Records for public school students due to students' three high school choices.

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2021?2022 CALENDARIO DE EVENTOS

Final de julio

Antes del registro

23 de agosto del 2021 desde el 23 de agosto hasta el 5 de noviembre del 2020 (requerido) 8 de octubre del 2021

24 de octubre del 2021 (11:59 PM EST) 1 de noviembre del 2021

2 de noviembre hasta 5 de noviembre del 2021 5 de noviembre del 2021 VIERNES, 5 de noviembre del 2021 SABADO, 6 de noviembre del 2021 SABADO. 6 de noviembre del 2021 15 de diciembre del 2021

12 de enero del 2022

febrero 2022

Sitio web informativo de TACHS disponible con informaci?n actualizada de 2021-2022. El manual del estudiante estar? disponible solamente electr?nicamente en el sitio web .

Deben revisar los requisitos del sistema y los instrumentos electr?nicos tal como computadora, computadora portatil y acceso al internet ser?n necesarias para realizar las pruebas antes del registro. (No iPads ni tel?fonos celulares podr?n usarse)

Registro est? disponible a trav?s del Internet en y por tel?fono al 1-866-61TACHS (1-866-618-2247). Se habla espa?ol.

Debe de entrar sus opciones de escuela secundaria en . Puede entrar las opciones hasta la fecha final. Si no completa este proceso, sus puntuaciones no ser?n enviadas a ninguna escuela secundaria.

La fecha final para enviar la solicitud y la documentaci?n adicional (IEP, IESP, o 504) a su di?cesis para que el tiempo de prueba le sea extendido lo suficiente.

Fecha l?mite para registrarse por internet y tel?fono.

Recibir un correo electr?nico con la fecha/hora/c?digo de su sesi?n de prueba. Los estudiantes ser?n asignados a una sesi?n a las 8:30 AM o a las 10:00 AM en la fecha alineada con su di?cesis (no se aceptan preferencias de tiempo.) tambi?n puede acceder a la fecha/ hora/c?digo de su sesi?n en . No se enviar?n notificaciones en papel.

Visite para obtener el c?digo para la sesi?n de su examen y la hora de inicio o Llame al 1-866-61TACHS (1-866-618-2247) si a?n no ha podido obtener su c?digo se sesi?n.

Ultimo d?a para entrar opciones de escuelas secundarias.

ADMINISTRACI?N DE TACHS para la Arquidi?cesis de Nueva York (Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, Westchester/Upper Counties)

ADMINISTRACI?N DE TACHS para la Di?cesis de Brooklyn/Queens

ADMINISTRACI?N DE TACHS para la Di?cesis de Rockville Center (Long Island)

El registro escolar (Applicant Records) del solicitante se deben someter a las tres opciones de escuela secundaria por correo postal. (Consulte el sitio web de TACHS para bajar la p?gina y el manual del estudiante para obtener m?s informaci?n).

Publicaci?n de los avisos de admisi?n a las escuelas secundarias; Esta es la fecha de lanzamiento m?s temprana posible de los avisos de admisi?n. Se puede recibir por correo electr?nico, correo postal o tel?fono.

Regresar las Tarjetas de Respuestas a la escuela secundaria

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FACTS ABOUT THE TACHS

The Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools (TACHS) will test eighth grade students who are interested in attending a Catholic high school beginning in September 2022. In order to be admitted into Catholic high schools, students must take an admissions examination in November 2021. The results from that examination, along with school records and other information, are then sent to the high school principals to assist them in making admission decisions. Each student's information will be sent to three high schools of his/her choice. Results also will be sent to the Catholic elementary schools within the Archdiocese of New York, the Diocese of Brooklyn/ Queens, or the Diocese of Rockville Centre (Long Island).

ACADEMIC SKILLS TESTED The TACHS measures academic achievement in reading, written expression, and mathematics, along with general reasoning skills. The test has been developed with the advice and approval of diocesan representatives.

EXAMINATION FEE A nonrefundable examination fee of $65.00 will include this online Student Handbook, online test materials, and the reporting of scores to three high schools of a student's choice. Duplicate registrations may result in a processing fee.

TEST CANDIDATES The TACHS is for current eighth grade students only. Students wishing to apply to a Catholic high school for a grade other than the ninth grade should apply directly to that high school. A student may take the TACHS examination only once.

PARENT/GUARDIAN REPORTS A Home Report will be sent to each student's home address (provided at the time of registration) in January 2022 after high school notifications have been sent. All TACHS test results are final. No reviewing, rescoring, or retesting will be done.

SPECIAL TEST ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS The only accommodation allowed will be extended testing time (time and a half). An Eligibility Form and further instructions for students needing extended testing time are located on page 5 of this handbook.

If a student is not approved for extended testing time, the student may choose to take the exam without extended time or request a full refund of the $65 examination fee. Refund requests for these students must be received by October 22, 2021, at 5:00 PM EST.

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