2008–2009
Before You Register

	TEST DATES

This section contains the "RICA Written Examination Schedule" and the "RICA Video Performance Assessment Schedule," which includes information about registration and submission of materials.

RICA Written Examination Schedule
Refer to the following table for information about registration options and deadlines for each Written Examination administration.

Test Date (Saturday, 1:15–6:00 p.m.)	Regular Registration Deadline	Late Registration Deadline (additional fee applies)	Emergency Registration Deadline (additional fee applies)	Score Report Date (unofficial scores available at 5:00 p.m.)
August 9, 2008	July 11, 2008	July 29, 2008	August 5, 2008	September 2, 2008
October 4, 2008	September 5, 2008	September 23, 2008	September 30, 2008	October 27, 2008
December 6, 2008	November 7, 2008	November 25, 2008	December 2, 2008	December 29, 2008
February 7, 2009	January 9, 2009	January 27, 2009	February 3, 2009	March 2, 2009
April 18, 2009	March 20, 2009	April 7, 2009	April 14, 2009	May 11, 2009
June 13, 2009	May 15, 2009	June 2, 2009	June 9, 2009	July 6, 2009
The deadline for submission of requests and all necessary documentation for alternative testing arrangements is the regular registration deadline. Because of space, staff, and time constraints, there can be no assurance that requests received after this deadline can be accommodated.
Internet Registration All registration periods. To register on the Internet, your registration must be completed by 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on the registration deadline for the period.
Telephone Registration Late and emergency registration periods only. To register by telephone, call (888) 793-7999 or (916) 928-4004, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pacific time, Monday–Friday, excluding the following holidays: November 27–28, 2008; January 19, 2009; and May 25, 2009. You must call by 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on the registration deadline for the period.

If you are required to register by mail, you may do so during the regular and late registration periods only. To register by mail during the regular registration period, your registration materials must be postmarked by the regular registration deadline. During the late registration period, your registration materials must be received by 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on the late registration deadline. See "U.S. Mail Registration" for information about how to obtain a registration form.

RICA Video Performance Assessment Schedule
Overview. Candidates may register at any time through June 12, 2009, for the RICA Video Performance Assessment 2008–2009 program year. Because preparing Video Packets for submission can be time intensive, you are encouraged to register as early as possible to allow yourself ample time to prepare your three Video Packets for submission. Once registered, candidates may submit their completed materials until the final submission deadline of the program year for which they are registered. Completed Video Performance Assessment materials are scored three times per program year.

Your registration will be valid until the final submission deadline of the 2008–2009 program year (June 26, 2009). For your score report to be mailed on a scheduled score report date, you must meet the following two requirements:

• You must be registered for the RICA Video Performance Assessment.
• Your three completed Video Packets and correct payment must be received by the submission deadline corresponding to that score report date.

Registration. RICA Video Performance Assessment registrations are accepted by U.S. mail only. You may order a scannable registration form by selecting "Print Bulletin and Forms (PDF)" on the RICA Web site. (The form and a preprinted envelope will be mailed to you.)

Within one week of receipt of your properly completed registration materials, a RICA Video Performance Assessment materials packet will be mailed to you. This packet will include a RICA Video Performance Assessment Procedures Manual and supplementary forms. As an option, you may choose to have your materials packet mailed to you by overnight mail within two business days of receipt of your registration materials. There is an additional fee for this express delivery service. This service is not available if the address you provide on the registration form is a post office box. If you choose the express delivery option and provide a mailing address that is a post office box, your materials packet will be sent by standard mail and the express delivery fee will not be returned.

If you register for the RICA Video Performance Assessment during the 2008–2009 program year but do not submit your Video Packets to be scored by the final submission deadline of the program year (June 26, 2009), you will no longer be registered for the Video Performance Assessment and you will receive no refund or credit of any kind. Registrations for the Video Performance Assessment may not be withdrawn; once you are registered, you will not receive a refund or credit of any kind, even if you do not submit your Video Packets.

Preparing materials. The RICA Video Performance Assessment Procedures Manual includes specific instructions and requirements for completing the RICA Video Performance Assessment. Read the procedures manual carefully and adhere strictly to the procedures and policies for preparing your Video Packets for submission. Submitted materials that do not conform to the procedures and policies described in the procedures manual will be considered unscorable, and you will not be issued a refund or credit of any kind.

Because the specific requirements for preparing Video Packets vary by program year, Video Packets prepared during one program year will not satisfy the requirements for the next program year. When you register for the RICA Video Performance Assessment, you are required to prepare Video Packets according to the instructions in the RICA Video Performance Assessment Procedures Manual for that program year.

Submitting materials. Once you have completed your three Video Packets, you should submit them for scoring by following the mailing procedures detailed in the RICA Video Performance Assessment Procedures Manual. Include the balance of the test fee, and mail your materials so that they are received by the submission deadline corresponding to your desired score report date. All required materials must be submitted together at one time; a partial submission will be returned to you unprocessed.

The submission deadlines and score report dates for the 2008–2009 program year are:

Submission Deadline	Score Report Date
November 14, 2008	December 12, 2008
March 20, 2009	April 17, 2009
June 26, 2009	July 24, 2009

After your submission is received, you will be sent a notice acknowledging receipt of your materials and confirming your score report date. If you have not received an acknowledgment of receipt of your materials within three weeks of submitting them, you should call (888) 793-7999 or (916) 928-4004.

If you wish to have your RICA Video Performance Assessment score report sent to an address different from the address that you provided when you registered, you must notify Evaluation Systems of your address change in writing by the submission deadline that corresponds to the receipt of your Video Packets. Include your full name, social security number, and change of address in your letter, sign and date it, and send it to Evaluation Systems at the address indicated in "Contact Information."

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