STAAR Test Administrator Training 2015Campus Name and Test Given

Make sure you have signed in on the training sign in sheet.

Please sign an oath (stack signed oaths in the middle of the table)

Make sure you have a test administrator packet or monitor packet based on your assigned role

If you are a test administrator, ensure you have received your STAAR manual.

Administration Dates

– March 30 Grades 4 and 7 writing (day 1)

English I

– March 31 Grades 4 and 7 writing (day 2)

Grades 5 and 8 reading

– April 1 English II

March 2015 STAAR Assessments

Answer Documents for Grades 5 and 8 Reading –printed prior to the decision to shift the test administration date for grades 5 and 8 mathematics

–labeled “March 2015 Mathematics and Reading”

–contain sections for both mathematics and reading

Make sure students mark their responses to the reading questions on the reading portion of the answer document.

Be sure your room is ready for testing Cover or remove any instructional displays that will aid students (any

instructional content regardless of subject). Only motivation posters can be left uncovered.

Read and highlight the directions you will be giving in advance

Have extra pencils available For 7th grade Writing, make sure you have dictionaries and

thesauruses available. These may be used for all portions of the test. For 8th grade Reading, all teachers should have dictionaries available

in their classroom LEP students can receive extra time. You will receive tickets for

those students. You will use tickets for both days. Do not discard. For online testing, make sure there is one pair of headphones per

student. Ensure you are familiar with small group and sped rosters

Enter school procedures including pick up location and time.

Once you sign for test booklets it is your responsibility to maintain their security the entire time they are in your possession

Return all books to the testing center at the completion of testing.

All students will report to their testing site. Please review small group information with your students prior to testing.

Be at your testing location before the students arrive.

Tape your seating chart to the door once you have verified students are in the correct location.

Collect cell phones and have student backpacks placed at the front of the room. Read cell phone script

No personal belongings/books/papers/ect. on student desks.

Cell phones should not be returned until all testing is complete.

Computers must be off in testing rooms. No electronic devices (teacher and student)

should be visible during testing. Take attendance using the absentee form

provided. All doors should be open Students may use a highlighter to emphasize

important points.

Students will have 4 (high school English I and II have 5 hours) hours to complete their test unless they are in a LEP, 504, or Sped classroom (these students may have extended time per their accommodations)

The start and stop time must be completed on the seating chart. You must also record your lunch stop and start (resume) times.

Communicate orally and in writing, time remaining. Remind students all answers must be recorded within the allotted time period.

The clock does not stop for water breaks, restroom breaks, snack breaks, or short physical or mental breaks.

The clock does stop for lunch (make sure to record time) and medical emergencies.

You should have 4 total times recorded on your seating chart. Make sure to collect test material if a student leaves the room for

any situation.

Math, Science, Social Studies

Reading, Writing, English I, and English II

•Bilingual Dictionary•Extra time (same day)

•Grades 3-5 Dictionaries of various types•Extra time (same day)•Clarification in English of word meaning of words in•Writing prompts (applies to all assessments listed above)•Short answer reading questions (English I and II only)

STAAR L will be administered online. There is no STAAR L for Reading and Writing, only Math, Science, and SS.

**Dictionary access to be provided for all students in grades 6 and up as a part of STAAR dictionary policy.

Move around the classroom Constantly observe the students Maintain a QUIET testing environment

the entire time (even if your class is finished)

Follow required accommodations Check that students have appropriate

test booklet Check for cell phones and electronic

devices

•Not actively monitoring students during testing•Test administrator leaving students alone during testing•Material not secure. Test administrator not present in room but test material visible (on desk, ect) •Test administrator using cell phone during testing•Students using cell phones during testing•Student does not record answers on answer document./Test administrator accepts a blank answer document. •Ineligible students were tested or given the wrong assessment. •Incorrect student bubbling on blank scantrons. •Viewing a test before, during, or after an assessment with authorization.•Discussing secure test content or student responses. •Failure to read directions as prescribed in manual •Students write the composition for the appropriate writing prompt on the wrong part of the answer document.

Ways to Avoid An Irregularity

• Never leave test material unsupervised.

• As soon as a student finishes testing, inspect answer document and if student did not bubble all answers say, “You have not recorded all of your answers on the answer document, please do so now.”

• Actively monitor students at all time, especially with the writing prompts.

• Ensure students understand there is not free time if they finish early. They may read a book or put their head down.

• Verbal/Written reminders of time remaining to ensure student has time to record answers or answer sheet.

• Review small group and sped rosters in advance

Ensure students are writing on the correct composition

Make sure you sign in and out when you relieve a teacher. Make sure you actively monitor students while in testing site. If a student has to be moved, make sure they do not carry

their test material. Students must be supervised by an authorized person at all

times. Students must be supervised if they take a restroom break.

Only one student at a time in the restroom unless you step in the restroom.

Students may use highlighters to emphasize important information on a subject-area test.

During material collection, everyone will be asked to cover a class so that teachers may turn in test material.

If you notice instructional material posted inside our outside of classroom, please remove and/or let test administrator know.

Review small group locations so that you can assist students in getting their to their.

Do not leave the testing area for prolonged periods of times.

Please let other monitors know if you are leaving the testing area.

Relieve test administrators for breaks as needed.

Pay attention to the classrooms you are assigned to. (Need Relief signs will be posted)

Always make sure restroom stations are covered.

Complete seating charts in advance. Do not include SPED, 504, LAT, or small group

students not testing in your classroom. Only include students who will actually test in your

classroom. Make sure to include start and stop times. Test Relievers will sign in on your seating chart

indicating when they were in the classroom.

Overview• Distribute materials and give directions as described in your manual.

Do not deviate from the directions. You will say what appears in bold print. You may repeat directions as many times as needed.

• Verify that students have put their test booklet number on their answer document.

• Verify that students have written their name on their test booklet.• Students should use No. 2 pencils, not mechanical pencils. • Once students are finished, collect their test material, mark score code,

and complete test form information on scantron. DO NOT ALLOW STUDENTS TO SIT WITH MATERIAL ON DESK WHEN THEY ARE FINISHED.

• Students should sit quietly when finished or put their head down. • Actively monitor at all times. • All testing irregularities will be reported to State and National

Assessment and TEA.

Lunch stop and start (resume) times must be recorded on the seating chart.

Make sure you collect test materials and store them in a locked location during lunch.

Students must be monitored all times even during lunch.

Make sure to record stop and start time for lunches when testing resumes.

Test Taken Info:Be sure to bubble English or Spanish

Score CodesA= absentO= other, illnessS= Score Score Code Field indicates whether a student’s test should be scoredFailure to grid correctly may Failure to grid correctly may result in a score of zeroresult in a score of zero

Test Booklet Number:**Students should complete based on the number located on their student booklet.

Student Accommodation FieldFor LEP, 504, and Sped Testers

Test Taken Info:Be sure to bubble Correct test and form number based on student book

Score CodesA= absentO= other, illnessS= Score Score Code Field indicates whether a student’s test should be scoredFailure to grid correctly may Failure to grid correctly may result in a score of zeroresult in a score of zero

Test Booklet Number:**Students should complete based on the number located on their student booklet.

Student Accommodation FieldFor LEP, 504, and Sped Testers

Test Taken Info:Be sure to bubble Correct form number based on student book

Score CodesA= absentO= other, illnessS= Score Score Code Field indicates whether a student’s test should be scoredFailure to grid correctly may Failure to grid correctly may result in a score of zeroresult in a score of zero

Test Booklet Number:**Students should complete based on the number located on their student booklet.

Student Accommodation FieldFor LEP, 504, and Sped Testers

Answer Documents (cont.)

GRADE 5

Answer Documents (cont.)

GRADE 7

Answer Documents (cont.)

GRADE 8

Answer Documents (cont.)

EOC

• GA = general accommodation

• BR = braille administration

• LP = large print administration

• OA = oral administration

• XD = extra day

• LA = linguistic accommodation

“S” – tested “A” – absent “O” – other (illness, testing irregularity, EOC/above

grade level, substitute assessment, etc.) “*” – paper/online (STAAR/STAAR A or

STAAR/STAAR L) SSI score codes EOC defaults to “O” if student previously achieved

Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance (score code default set to “3”)

NOTE: For each subject area, only ONE score code should be gridded.

Answer Documents (cont.)

• TEST TAKEN INFO field — information about the language version (English or Spanish) must be recorded in this field. “EN” or “SP” for grades 3, 4, and 5

STAAR Writing Grade 4

STAAR Writing Grade 7

English I and II STAAR and STAAR Spanish 3-8 Reading

Any student may have the prompt read to them.

NOTE: There are no required reference materials for the grade 4 writing assessment;however, allowable accommodations may be read aloud to an eligible student

Any student may have the prompt read to them.

Required reference materials may be read aloud to a student per IEP.

Reading section: test questions, answer choices, and required reference materialsmay be read aloud to a student

Writing section: required reference materials may be read aloud to a student

Test questions, answer choices, and required reference materials may be read aloud to a student

Revising and editing passages, test questions, and answer choices may NEVER be read aloud to a student.

Reading selections may NEVER be read aloud to a student.

Revising and editing passages, test questions, and answer choices may NEVER be read aloud to a student.

Reading selections may NEVER be read aloud to a student.

STAAR, STAAR Spanish, and STAAR L mathematics (grades 3–8 and Algebra I)

STAAR, STAAR Spanish, and STAAR L science (grades 5 and 8 and biology)

STAAR and STAAR L social studies (grade 8 and U.S. history)

Test questions, answer choices, and required reference materials may be read aloudto a student

Test questions, answer choices, and required reference materials may be read aloudto a student

Test questions, answer choices, and required reference materials may be read aloudto a student

Remember… There is no substitute for reading the manual. All staff members must sign an oath

Test Security & Confidential Integrity- Reminders

• All test must be administered in strict accordance with the instruction contained in the test administrator manuals.

• No person may review the student responses during or after the test administration.• No person may change any response or instruct a student to do so.• Any person who violates, assists in the violation of, or solicits another to violate or assist

in the violation of test security or confidential integrity, and any person who fails to report such violation, may be penalized.

• Placement of restrictions on the issuance, renewal, or holding of a Texas Teacher Certificate, either indefinitely or for a set term

• Inscribed or non-inscribed reprimand• Revocation or cancellation of a Texas Teacher Certificate without opportunity for

reapplication

1. What are the four sections that should be bubbled on every student’s answer document?

2. Which test(s) can students use a dictionary? 3. When should attendance be taken?4. What should be posted and where once testing

has started? 6. What needs to be recorded on the seating

chart? 7. How many start and stop times should be

recorded on the seating chart?8. What two things can your students do when

finished?****BONUS****If you forget everything from training and even if

you do not, what should you do?

Thank you for your time and

attention!