Alternate Format Requests

The standard alternate formats are enlarged-print, Braille, and black-and-white.

• The TIENET Request for Alternate Formats (NSA and NSE) document must be finalized by the date below for all students requiring one of these formats as a documented adaptation.
• The Request for Alternate Formats (NSA and NSE) – User Guide can be found at:  ednet.ns.ca/inschool/.
• PowerSchool roles that have TIENET access to create/finalize this form are Resource Teachers, Resource Teachers with Guidance Component, and School Administrators.

For information on registering students for the Nova Scotia Assessment - Read-Aloud platform, visit the NSA-RA registration page.

Please refer to the NSA Handbook or NSE Information Guide for information about adaptations and registration dates.  

• Reading, Writing and Mathematics in Grade 6
• English 10
• Literacy and Mathematics in Grade 3 (in development)
• Reading, Writing and Mathematics in Grade 8 (in development)
• Mathematics 10 (in development)

 If a different alternate format is required, contact the Regional Assessment Coordinator or Student Assessment and Evaluation.

This request must be finalized in TIENET by:

• September 12 for assessments in grade 6
• December 1 for first semester examinations
• April 1 for assessments in grade 3, grade 8, and second semester examinations