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STUDENT ASSESSMENT DIVISION

TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY

2019 - 2020

Testing Coordinator Training

TEA - Student Assessment Division

This training does not take the place of reading all appropriate manuals and

other test resources.

By signing your oath today, you indicate you will read all appropriate manuals and other test resources as

they become available.

Welcome and Introductions

Policy Updates

Test Security

STAAR Test Administrations

STAAR-Alt

Forms & Testhound

Agenda

Section Break SlidePolicy Updates


Updates Based on New Legislation

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House Bill 1244—U.S. History Assessment

STAAR U.S. history assessment must include 10 questions randomly selected from the civics test administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as part of the naturalization process.

TEA must

• ensure that the questions included align with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for the high school U.S. history course; and

• annually issue a report that:

• provides the included questions and answers

• details student performance on the questions, both statewide and disaggregated by district and campus


House Bill 1244—U.S. History Assessment

• Due to the amount of time necessary to implement this legislation, TEA is planning for this change to the STAAR U.S. History assessment to occur during the 2020–2021 school year.

• There are NO changes to the STAAR U.S. History assessed curriculum or blueprint as a result of this legislation for the 2019–2020 school year.


Senate Bill 213—Graduation Provisions

This bill extends the current expiration date for certain provisions from September 1, 2019, to September 1, 2023, effective immediately. This includes:

• using the TSI assessment as a substitute assessment,

• graduation based on the determination of an Individual Graduation Committee for students who have STAAR as a graduation requirement but have not met assessment graduation requirements, and

• alternate graduation requirements for students who entered ninth grade before the 2011–2012 school year but who have not met assessment graduation requirements.


Senate Bill 213—TAC §101.3022

Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §101.3022, STAAR Graduation Requirements

• Amended to update the date for students who have STAAR as a graduation requirement to graduate based on the determination an Individual Graduation Committee.

• Extended expiration date to September 1, 2023.

• Posted for public comment July 26–August 26, 2019.

• No changes were made to the rule since published as proposed.

• Effective October 15, 2019.


Senate Bill 213—TAC §101.3024

Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §101.3024, TAKS Graduation Requirements

• Amended to update the date for students who have TAKS (or TAAS or TEAMS) as a graduation requirement to graduate based alternate graduation requirements.

• Extended expiration date to September 1, 2023.

• Posted for public comment July 26–August 26, 2019.

• No changes were made to the rule since published as proposed.

• Effective October 15, 2019.


House Bill 3906—First Instructional Day of the Week

• The SBOE shall ensure that STAAR assessments are not administered on the first instructional day of the week (i.e., Monday).

• This applies to STAAR grades 3–8 and EOC assessments.

• This does not apply to STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS, or TELPAS Alternate.


House Bill 3906—First Instructional Day of the Week

• The 2019–2020 testing calendar was updated to reflect this new law.

• All STAAR assessments were adjusted to avoid testing on Monday.

• If a district is no longer in session during the June STAAR administration, the district may adjust the testing schedule to test on Monday.


House Bill 3906—Multi-Part Assessments

• STAAR assessments may be administered in multiple parts over more than one day.

• A STAAR assessment may not have more than three parts.

• A part of a STAAR assessment must be designed so that:

• if administered to students in grades 3 and 4, 85% of students will be able to complete that part within 60 minutes; and

• if administered to students in grades 5–8, 85% of students will be able to complete that part within 75 minutes.



• The goal of multi-part assessments is to increase scheduling flexibility for districts.

• During the 2019–2020 school year, TEA will work with stakeholders to design options to best support districts and campuses while ensuring continued test security and validity.

• The multi-part assessment option will be available to districts during the 2020–2021 school year.



• The SBOE by rule may designate sections of a STAAR mathematics assessment that:

• may be completed with the aid of technology and

• must be completed without the aid of technology.

• During the 2019–2020 school year, TEA will work with math educators and other stakeholders to design options to best support districts and campuses while ensuring strong alignment to the math TEKS.

• The rulemaking process for the SBOE typically takes 7 or more months; therefore, the implementation of calculator sections will be a few years away.


House Bill 3906—Multiple-Choice Questions

• Beginning with the 2022–2023 school year, STAAR assessments may not include more than 75% of the questions in a multiple-choice format.

• TEA began soliciting input from educators during summer 2019 to help identify non-multiple-choice formats that would best assess the TEKS.

• During the next few years, TEA will work with educators and other stakeholders to develop non-multiple-choice test questions for STAAR.


House Bill 3906—Stand-Alone Writing Tests

• Eliminates stand-alone writing tests for grades 4 and 7 beginning with the 2021–2022 school year.

• Writing skills will be assessed with reading skills in the future.

• There are NO changes to the STAAR grades 4 and 7 writing assessments for the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years.


House Bill 3906—Electronic Administrations

• TEA, in consultation with the SBOE, shall develop a transition plan to administer assessments electronically beginning not later than the 2022–2023 school year.

• Not later than December 1, 2020, TEA shall submit to the legislature a report on the transition plan.


Updates Based on Federal Requirements


STAAR Substitute Assessments and Accountability

• Under ESEA, a state is required to administer the same academic assessments to measure the achievement of all public-school students and include these assessment results in the accountability system.

• Therefore, TEA is no longer able to use substitute assessments for purposes of accountability as indicated in a communication to districts dated June 20, 2019.

• Beginning with the December 2019 administration, substitute assessments will not be included in state or federal accountability calculations.

• If you have accountability questions, please contact the Performance Reporting Division at (512) 463-9704 or [email protected].


https://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/News_and_Multimedia/Correspondence/TAA_Letters/Discontinuing_Use_of_Substitute_Assessments_in_Future_Accountability_Cycles

mailto:[email protected]

New Policy for STAAR Substitute Assessments

• To meet federal testing and accountability requirements, students will need to take STAAR EOC assessments at least once.

• For accountability purposes, taking a STAAR EOC assessment means receiving a score (i.e., score code “S”).

• If after taking the STAAR EOC assessment at least once and not meeting the passing requirement for graduation, a student may retake the EOC assessment or, if eligible, use a substitute assessment to satisfy the graduation requirement.


TAC 101.4002—STAAR Substitute Assessments

Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §101.4002, STAAR Substitute Assessments

• Being amended to require a student to take an EOC assessment at least once for the purpose of federal accountability.

• No recommended changes to the substitute assessments allowed or the required scores in the chart.

• Scheduled to be posted for public comment October 11–November 12, 2019.

• Proposed effective date is January 26, 2020.


New Policy for STAAR Substitute Assessments

• The recommended policy for the 2019–2020 school year is that a student takes an STAAR EOC assessment at least once prior to using a substitute assessment to fulfill testing graduation requirements.

• However, this new policy is not officially in effect until amendments to TAC §101.4002 are adopted.


Testing Requirements for Accelerated Students

• As indicated in a communication to districts dated August 22, 2019, there will be NO policy changes to the testing requirements for accelerated students for the 2019–2020 school year.

• Districts should continue to follow existing policies and guidance concerning testing accelerated students.

• Students in grades 3–8 take their enrolled grade-level assessment unless they are receiving instruction above-grade-level and taking an assessment that corresponds to that instruction.

• Students take EOC assessments as they are completing a high school course.

• No double-testing is required.


https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/correspondence/taa-letters/enhancements-and-updates-texas-assessment

Testing Requirements for Accelerated Students

• TEA is working to implement new funding for SAT/ACT established under HB 3.

• This new funding will facilitate the implementation of federal testing requirements for students who have taken high school assessments prior to high school (i.e., accelerated students).

• TEA is also working with USDE to ensure the state’s testing policies meet all the requirements of ESEA.


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Test Security


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Preserves the integrity of all test content to ensure that results are meaningful and valid

Maintains strict adherence to instructions and procedures contained in the test administration manuals and resources

Ensures fair and equal testing opportunities for all students

Involves accounting for all secure materials

Ensures that all individuals involved in administering or assisting with the assessment receive training and sign a test security oath

What is Test Security?


Test security involves accounting for all secure materials before, during, and after each test administration. This includes:

Identifying who can handle secure materials• Individuals qualified to participate must:

o Be trainedo Sign a security oath

Properly storing materials• Consider location• Limit access

Tracking the chain of custody• Document the transfer of materials through each stage

of an administration

Maintaining the integrity of tracking documentation• Store securely

• Audit periodically

Test Security and Confidentiality


Confidentiality involves protecting all secure test content. Instruments that contain this content include:

Test booklets

Online assessments

Online test tickets

Completed answer documents

STAAR Alternate 2 stimulus images and text

TELPAS calibration activities

TELPAS holistically rating components

Compliance with confidentiality requirements involves: Training testing personnel on their obligations concerning confidentiality

Monitoring administrations to ensure all assessments are administered in strict accordance with the test administration procedures

Investigating and reporting any alleged or confirmed breaches

Test Security and Confidentiality


Incidents resulting in a deviation from documented testing procedures are defined as testing irregularities. Test irregularities fall into one of two categories—serious or procedural.

Serious Irregularities Constitute severe violations of test security or confidentiality

Must be immediately investigated by the district testing coordinator

Must be reported to TEA as soon as the district testing coordinator is made aware of a possible or confirmed violation

Can result in the individual(s) responsible being referred to the TEA Educator Certification and Standards Division for consideration of disciplinary action

Testing Irregularities


Serious Irregularities

Conduct that constitutes a serious testing irregularity may include, but is not limited to, the following:

directly or indirectly assisting students with responses to test questions

tampering with student responses

falsifying holistic ratings or student responses

viewing secure test content before, during, or after an administration unless specifically authorized by TEA or by the procedures outlined in the test administration manuals

discussing or disclosing secure test content or student responses

scoring student tests, either formally or informally

duplicating, recording, or electronically capturing confidential test content unless specifically authorized by TEA or by the procedures outlined in the test administration manuals



Serious Irregularities (continued) responding to secure test questions

fraudulently exempting or preventing a student from participating in the administration of a required state assessment

receiving or providing unallowable assistance during calibration activities (e.g. sharing notes, providing answer sheets, or sharing answers)

encouraging or assisting an individual to engage in the conduct described in the items listed above or in any other serious violation of security and confidentiality

failing to report to an appropriate authority that an individual has engaged or is suspected of engaging in conduct described in the items listed above or in any other serious violation of security and confidentiality



Procedural Irregularities Reflect minor errors or deviations in

testing procedures

Do not represent severe breaches in security or confidentiality



Procedural Irregularities

Conduct that constitutes a procedural testing irregularity may include, but is not limited to, the following:

Monitoring errors

Accommodation errors

Eligibility errors

Improper accounting for secure materials



Violations of test security and confidentiality can result in the individual(s) responsible being referred to the TEA Educator Standards and Certification Legal Division for consideration of disciplinary action.

Any person who violates, assists in the violation of, or solicits another to violate or assist in the violation of test security or confidentiality, as well as any person who fails to report such a violation is subject to the following penalties:

placement of restrictions on the issuance, renewal, or holding of a Texas educator certificate, either indefinitely or for a set term

issuance of an inscribed or non-inscribed reprimand

suspension of a Texas educator certificate for a set term

revocation or cancellation of a Texas educator certificate without opportunity for reapplication for a set term or permanently

Imposition of any additional conditions or restrictions upon a certificate that the SBEC deems necessary to facilitate the rehabilitation and professional development of the educator

Penalties


It is a Class C misdemeanor if: The person intentionally discloses the contents of any portion of a secure assessment

instrument developed or administered under TEC Section 39.0303, including the answer to any item in the assessment instrument, and

The disclosure affects or is likely to affect the individual performance of one or more students on the assessment instrument

Penalties


What to do if you catch a student cheating Invalidate the student’s test by marking the score code “O” for “Other” on the student’s answer

document or in the online form

If a testing irregularity (such as inadequate monitoring) contributed to the cheating, an Incident Report must be filed

If a student photographs, duplicates, posts, or transmits secure test content or disseminates this information using an election device it is considered a serious violation – contact TEA immediately

Report any disciplinary action taken against the student using the Locally Determined Disciplinary Action (LDAA) form

Student Cheating


NEW

Web Based Training Modules


Web based test administrator training modules are available in the Texas Assessment Management System

http://www.TexasAssessment.com/administrators/training/

http://www.texasassessment.com/administrators/training/

• If watching individually, staff should print the certificate at the end as proof

• If watching as a group, your sign in sheet and training agenda serve as proof

Web Based Training Modules

Who must be trained? Anyone who is participating in state testing in any manner

Test administrators TELPAS raters Relief proctors Hall/Restroom monitors Substitute teachers in any of these positions

Using school/parent volunteers is not allowed

Training Your Staff

Note: these people are trained in test security only – not to be test administrators

What training is required? Annual training in test security

Administration specific (or logistics) training prior to each administration

These two can be combined into one training if done close to the test administration

Training Your Staff


Who can be a test administrator? Certified and noncertified paraprofessionals who are currently employed by the district and

routinely work with students in the classroom may serve as test administrators, monitors, or assistants only if they are trained in test administration procedures and sign an oath.

Paraprofessionals must be supervised, either directly or indirectly, by a certified professional on the same campus throughout the test administration.

Test Administrator Manuals must be provided to all test administrators Distribute manuals early enough to allow all test administrators sufficient time to thoroughly

read the material before training sessions. If you distribute manuals during training sessions, make sure your staff know when you will be

available for questions they come across while reading their manuals.

Remind staff that the oath they sign includes the confirmation that they will read their test administration manual before giving a state assessment.

Remind test administrators that manuals must be retained for use during the entire school year. You can also collect manuals and redistribute for the next administration if you prefer.

Use the test administrator manuals in your training sessions. Flag important parts such as

Test Administration Directions

Online Tools Appendix

Guide to the Test Administration Directions

Manuals


Test administrators who give certain accommodations or tests to certain students are required to receive specialized resources

Oral/Signed Administration Oral/Signed Administration Guidelines Supplement

Large Print, Braille, Deaf/Hard of Hearing students General Instructions for each type

Transcribing General Instructions for Transcribing Griddables

Also see Transcribing page of DCCR, Paper Administrations, Complete Paper Administrations

Math Scribe Mathematics Scribe Guidelines

Specialized Resources

Always refer to the accommodation policy documents for specific administration information.

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STAARTest Administrations


Form # Included In All General STAAR Test Booklets

All general STAAR test booklets will now have a form number on the cover.

All answer documents will have a FORM # field.


NEW

No more substitute bubble in answer documents

Substitute assessment bubble has been removed from all STAAR EOC assessment answer documents and in the online testing attributes.


NEW

Improved Coordinator Resources (DCCR 2.0)

New introduction section with all new functionality “how-to” descriptions

Improved search features

Provides option to convert ALL resources to one PDF for easy printing on demand

New “Quick Click” Navigation

Color coded!


NEW

District and Campus Coordinator Resources


DCCRhttps://txassessmentdocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ODCCM/overview

https://txassessmentdocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ODCCM/overview

STAAR 3–5, 6–8, and EOC test administrator manuals (TAM) will be shipped together according to the date on the calendar of events (CoE).

Test Administration Manuals

As they become available, all manuals will be posted in the Coordinator Resources.


Students Who Become Sick During a Test

Make-up testing may also be used for a student who becomes sick and leaves campus during the test. If the student has not completed the assessment, he or she may complete the test within the scheduled administration dates.

Test administrators should keep track of the amount of time a student used on the first day so that the student is provided the remaining test time to complete the test on the make-up day.

Make-up Testing


Student must meet eligibility criteria throughout the whole testing window.

The district or charter school must review, verify, and maintain a copy of the medical documentation (e.g., licensed physician’s note).

To request a medical exclusion, the district testing coordinator must complete a Medical Exclusion Request form for each student who qualifies.

The form must be submitted for each STAAR administration.

The student's answer document should be marked "A" for Absent.

STAAR Medical Exclusion Policy


Eligibility Criteria

The student is unable to receive sufficient or consistent homebound services due to medical issues. (This means that the student is currently receiving homebound services; however, the homebound teacher is unable to provide services for the majority of the documented time due to the medical issues.)

The student is unable to respond to test questions due to a terminal or degenerative illness. (This means that the student's diagnosis is actively/currently affecting his or her daily activities such that no available accommodations can reasonably mitigate these factors.)

The student is receiving extensive short-term medical treatment due to a medical emergency or severe injury (e.g., coma, major head trauma, organ failure). Note: appendectomy, tonsillectomy, or broken arms/legs do not constitute a severe medical issue.

The student is unable to interact with peers or educators without the risk of infection or contamination to himself or herself or others (e.g., measles, respiratory illness, malaria). Note: colds and flu do not constitute a significant medical emergency.

STAAR Medical Exclusion Policy


This provision allows some ELL students to not meet standard on the English I EOC test. To be eligible, the student must

• Be a current ELL enrolled in English I or ESOL I

• Be in their first 3 years in US Schools (or first 5 years if an Unschooled asylee or refugee)

• Have not yet been rated Advanced High on TELPAS Reading

The student MUST test once, but would not need to retest unless they also have to retake the English I class. If they are repeating the class, they retest while they are in that class.

English I Special Provision


For newly arriving ELL students who speak no English

• Let the student attempt the test

• Do not frustrate the student

• Mark the test S (score) regardless of how much or little the student completed

Newly Arriving ELLs


STAAR Calculator Policy


STAAR Dictionary Policy

Remember –Using a bilingual dictionary on math,

science, or social studies tests is allowed as an Accessibility Feature for any student

who needs it!


Both paper and electronic dictionaries, including applications on a tablet, laptop, or desktop computer, are permitted. If electronic dictionaries are used by a student during testing, TEA guidelines on the use of this technology must be followed in order to maintain the security and validity of the assessment.

For a device or software to be considered appropriate for state assessment use, it must: be set in a mode that locks the user into a specific software program;

block the user from accessing functionality that may violate test security, such as

the ability to send secure test content (e.g., messages, captured images, videos);

the ability to send or receive any person-to-person communication about secure test content (e.g., chat, video); or

the ability to save secure test content.

NOTE: Bilingual dictionary applications are NOT allowable as an Accessibility Feature.

STAAR Dictionary Policy - Apps


Testing ≠ Stopped Instruction

It is not necessary to conceal or remove instructional or reference material unless they could provide assistance or are a direct source of answers for the subject-area being administered.

Examples of content specific material: Math tables for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts during mathematics

assessments

Graphics containing testing information such as moon phases, the water cycle or human body systems during grade level science assessments

Historical timelines or lists of historical figures and their accomplishments during social studies assessments

Graphic organizers for written assessments, figurative language defined or modeled, or writing conventions rules from the writing assessments


No element of the room should hinder any student’s performance

A “Testing – Do Not Disturb” sign should be posted outside all testing rooms

All desks or computer workstations must be cleared of books and other materials not

required for the test

Rooms should be quiet, well lit, well ventilated, and comfortable

Students should have enough space in which to work

A trained test administrator must be present in the room at all times

Ensure a Proper Testing Environment


Testing rooms may contain no more than 30 students per Test Administrator

Seating charts must be filled out completely by the Test Administrator

Test administrators MUST actively monitor the testing room while students are working:

Confirm students are working only on the subject-area assessment

Verify students have access only to allowable materials

Ensure the students are marking their responses on the correct section of the answer document

Test administrators may not view or discuss individual test questions or responses unless

specifically directed by test administration procedures/directions to do so



Students MUST mark their answers on the answer document or online test within the time

limits

A #2 pencil must be used for paper testing

Answers marked in the test booklet will not be scored

Test administrators must regularly remind students to record their responses on their answer

documents verbally (can be done in written as well, but must be verbal)

1 hour reminders until last hour of the test, then 15 minute reminders

Test administrators may not require students to first mark answers in the test booklets

before transferring them to their answer documents



Oops…I see a typo!

Only students may erase their stray marks or darken answer-choice circles on their answer

documents, and only within the specified time limits

Reinforcing, reviewing for, or distributing testing strategies during a state assessment is

strictly prohibited

Students are not allowed to talk to one another while testing is in progress

When a student has completed and turned in their test, they may be allowed to read a book,

work on an instructional activity that will not disrupt the test room, or leave the room



Students arriving late to school on a testing day can still test if there is enough time left

Each student must be allowed 4 hours (5 for English I & II) in which to take their test.

Students with Extra Time accommodations must have 7 hours available to them.

Students must be kept aware of the time they have left to test (this could be different from

the rest of the room’s time).

If there is not enough time left in the day, a makeup test should be given instead.

Late Arriving Students


The use of cell phones or other electronic/communication devices is prohibited during

testing for students.

Cell phones and other electronic devices such as smartwatches may:

• Disrupt the testing environment

• Take the attention away from actively monitoring the room (test administrators)

• Be used to cheat by obtaining unauthorized assistance on test content

• Be used to capture images of secure tests and compromise the confidentiality of the

tests

Cell Phones and Electronic Devices


Questions?


STAAR Alternate 2


Definition of Significant Cognitive Disability

Texas' definition of a student with a significant cognitive disability:

• exhibits significant intellectual and adaptive behavior deficits in their ability to plan, comprehend, and reason, and ALSO indicates adaptive behavior deficits that limit their ability to apply social and practical skills such as personal care, social problem-solving skills, dressing, eating, using money, and other functional skills across life domains;

• is NOT identified based on English learner designation or solely on the basis of previous low academic achievement or the need for accommodations; and

• requires extensive, direct, individualized instruction, as well as a need for substantial supports that are neither temporary nor specific to a particular content area.


STAAR Alternate 2 Key Dates 2019-2020


STAAR Alternate 2 Key Dates

Students who enroll on or after March 30, 2020

Students who transfer/move to a new district on or after the first day of the STAAR Alternate 2 testing window do not have to be tested.

Students who transfer within the same district after the first day of the STAAR Alternate 2 testing window still must be tested by the district where the student is enrolled.


Training Topics

Roles and Responsibilities

Test Security

Scheduling Test Administrations

Preparation for Test Administration (Preview Window)

Testing with Accommodations

Monitoring Test Administrations

Returning Materials to District Coordinator

STAAR Alternate 2 Test Administrator Training


Jamie Canales will train all STAAR Alt teachers in how to administer this test and

what accommodations are allowed.

You will train all STAAR Alt teachers in test security.

Test Administrator role

Who should administer STAAR Alternate 2? Ideally, the student’s teacher for the subject being tested because of a high

level of familiarity with the student• Accommodations can be prepared and delivered appropriately

• The student’s typical response mode can be understood

Paraprofessionals may serve as test administrators supervised by a certified professional on the same campus throughout the administration. • Trained in preparation of test materials and test administration procedures

• Signed oath

See additional options for test administrator in the District and Campus Coordinator Resource


Preview Window Actions

Practice reading the script and following the presentation instructions for test administration

Review the Scoring Instructions for test question and plan teacher assistance for items 2 and 3 in each cluster.

Review the student booklet and image cards to plan and prepare accommodations for any student who may need an accommodation according to the guidelines outlines in “Allowable Accommodations” in the STAAR Alternate 2 Test Administrator Manual

NOT a preteach period• Any presentation of materials or introduction of concepts or topics to a student prior to

the administration of the test is considered a serious irregularity ad should be reported as such.


Scheduling Test Administrator sessions

The ARD committee meeting should make assessment decisions as early in the current school year as possible or at the end of the prior year to the applicable school year. The meeting should occur prior to the start of the STAAR Alternate 2 testing window.

No verification window

• Final day to submit scores online 4/21/20.

Each district may develop a local schedule for STAAR Alternate 2 assessments during the designated test administration window specified in the Calendar of Events.

District or campus coordinator should communicate the schedule that test administrators should follow.


Scheduling Individual Test Sessions

STAAR Alternate 2 is an untimed assessment that can be given over multiple sessions.

Administer the assessment at a time that is most appropriate for a student;• Allowing breaks, as necessary;

• Administering the test over several days with several sessions per day; or

• Administering the test over several days, one session each day.

Items are best tested with the entire four-item cluster intact, one cluster at a time. However, frequent breaks within the 4-item cluster may be required and necessary for some students.


Test Administration Materials


Test Administration with Image Cards

Image Cards STAAR Alternate 2 must be administered with the student booklet

Image cards are an optional tool used to• Support text with images

• Present answer choices one at a time

A test administrator may use image cards for multiple students;• Complete clean card

• NO appearance of use whatsoever – no accommodations applied (e.g. highlighting, coloring, cropping, etc.)


Test Administration with Image Cards

Image Cards Test administrators should utilize image cards in the same way they previously

accommodated the student booklet page.

EXAMPLES of accommodations that image cards may replace:• Photocopying and then cutting apart answer choices in order to present answer choices

one at a time

• Photocopying and then cutting out an image to pair with text

• Other accommodations that required photocopying and then making a “card” to assist with test administration

Image cards have a number stamp on the back to correspond with test items.

On rare occasions, test items do not have an accompanying image card due to nature of the stimulus.


Testing Environment

Test administrators must prepare the environment for the administration of STAAR Alternate 2.

STAAR Alternate 2 is administered to students in a one-on-one setting.

Test sessions• must be conducted under the best possible conditions with minimal

distractions• and in a setting that is arranged to maintain confidentiality of test material

and responses of individual students.

Districts with cameras in self-contained classrooms should use locally-developed policy which includes “penalties for prohibited conduct” in the event that a request is made to view video that was recorded during a test administration session


Entering Responses Online

Students taking the STAAR Alternate 2 administration communicate answers directly to the test administrator.

The test administrator records the student’s response on the STAAR Alternate 2 Scoring Document based on scoring information provided for each item.

The students’ responses are then entered into the Assessment Management System.

The district coordinator, campus coordinator, or other authorized personnel who have completed training and signed oath will enter scoring information into an online system.


Questions?


Forms for Campus Test Coordinators

What you need to keep

How long you need to keep it

Where to find it

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5 Years Retention File

Oaths

• Test Administrator

• Paraprofessional Staff

• Office Staff

• Custodial Staff

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Training

• Training Sign-In Sheets

• Training materials (handouts/agendas)

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STAAR-Alternate Administration

• Inventory Records (from Pearson and the DCCR)

• Material Control Form (from DCCR)

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STAAR & EOC Administrations

• Testhound Material Control Form (has seating chart)

• Testhound Master Accommodation Report

• Testhound Room Accommodations Report

• Inventory Records (from ETS and the Testhound Master Materials

Report)

• Campus Monitor Forms

• Documentation forms for student coded Absent or Other,

Transcriptions, and Test Refusals

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Google Team DriveCampus Test Coordinator

• Training materials

• Forms

• Manuals

• Oaths

• Accessibility

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How to access the Precode Folder

1) AISD homepage

2) Staff

3) District Fileshare

4) escshare

5) Skyward

6) Reports

7) PreCode

8) ShortVer = use this one!

9) Campus file

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Your New Best Friend

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https://www.testhound.com/index.html

https://www.testhound.com/index.html

Required Reports

• STAAR/EOC• Material Control

• Combines seating chart, present/absent form, and room roster into one

• CTC should verify it is filled out correctly and sign when test administrator returns materials

• Master Materials

• Replaces the check-in/check-out sheet that CTCs keep throughout the test administration

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Required Reports

• STAAR/EOC• Master Accommodations

• Print off for committee person (ARD, 504, LPAC, ASSIST)• They verify and sign• After signing, they are responsible for getting CTC any

new information• You are responsible for letting them know this!

• Room Accommodations• Give test admin a copy during training to review and

have time to ask questions• Put one copy in box with test materials• Test admin signs the morning of testing to verify they

understand the accommodations and they will administer the accommodations appropriately

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Required Reports

• STAAR-Alternate• No required reports to use

• Account for your inventory of test booklets by scanning in your inventory just like STAAR/EOC.

• Use the STAAR Alt Materials Control Form in the DCCR under Paper Administrations

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Accommodation Data Entry

• ARD and LPAC uploads nightly

• 504 uploads nightly for high schools only

• Middle & elementary schools must manually enter for 504

• ASSIST/general education must be entered manually for all campuses

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