Welcome and Introductions

2. Welcome and Introductions

3. Please Note:This Training Does NOT Take the Place of Reading the Appropriate Manuals.

4. Wednesday, January 6, 2011 • Key Changes in Testing Policy and Procedures • Texas Assessment Management System Overview • Assessment of English Language Learners • Reporting Systems Update • Accommodations • Assessment of Students Served by Special Education • Test Security • STAAR Overview • Closing and Evaluation

5. Please Note:This Training Does NOT Take the Place of Reading the Appropriate Manuals.

6. Key Changes in Testing Policy and Procedures 6

7. Key Changes in Testing Policy and Procedures • Texas Assessment Management System • Consolidates services previously provided by the • eMeasurement (online testing), SchoolHouse (online data • management), and SchoolSuccess (TAKS–Alt) websites. • Optional Reports • A paper Optional Reports Order Form will no longer be • provided in the TAKS district coordinator packet. Optional • reports for TAKS will be ordered online through the • Assessment Management System. Optional reports for TELPAS • will also be ordered through the Assessment Management • System. • TELPAS Holistic Rating Training • The TELPAS holistic rating training processes have been • streamlined beginning with the 2010–2011 school year. The • streamlined processes are designed to make the procedures • easier to follow and oversee. 7

8. Key Changes in Testing Policy and Procedures • TELPAS Validity and Reliability Audit • An audit of the listening and speaking components of TELPAS • will be conducted in spring 2011. • Proctor Caching • The Assessment Management System provides proctor • caching software to accelerate the delivery of test content to • students and to reduce the amount of bandwidth required for • online testing. Districts are now required to use proctor • caching. • TAKS Grade 5 Spanish Test Booklets • The April grade 5 mathematics and reading assessments will • be administered from separate test booklets, not a combined • booklet. Students will continue to use a combined answer • document. 8

9. Key Changes in Testing Policy and Procedures • Data Collection • Race/Ethnicity Field • TEA will no longer collect ethnicity and race information • using both the “old” and “new” federal standards, • beginning with PEIMS data collection in 2010–2011. • Answer documents will contain only the fields • needed to meet the latest federal standards. • Substitute Assessment • An “ALT” bubble has been added to the June TAKS grade 5 • and 8 mathematics and reading answer documents to • indicate if a district provided an alternate way to meet the • SSI requirements for a third testing opportunity. • Years in U.S. Schools • This TELPAS data collection has changed slightly. The • previous “5 or more school years” category has been • divided into “5 school years” and “6 or more school years.” 9

10. Key Changes in Testing Policy and Procedures • Policy Regarding Composition Retention and Duplication • District personnel may retain a copy of each student’s • composition and/or open-ended responses for the following • TAKS administrations in Marchonly: • grade 4 writing (English and Spanish) • grade 7 writing • grade 9 reading • the primary form of grade 10 ELA (NOT the make-up form) • exit level ELA (primary and retest) • Districts may NOT make copies of the TAKS–M tests or • any other writing, reading, or ELA tests or field tests. 10

11. Resources • 2011 District and Campus • Coordinator Manual • 2011 District and Campus • Coordinator Supplement • General Test Administrator Manual and • Test Administration Directions • 2010-2011 Test Security Supplement • 2010-2011 Accommodations Manual • 2010-2011 ARD Manual • LPAC Manual • LAT and TELPAS test administrator manuals • GPC Manual • DBA Instructions • Online Accommodation Request Form • Alternate Test Date Request Form • Online Incident Report Form • Corrective Action Plan template • Locally Determined Disciplinary Actions Form • Studenta e-mail • FAQs • Technical Digest 11

12. Texas Assessment Management System ESC 3 Training Date January 6, 2011

13. Texas Assessment Management System The Texas Assessment Management System, replaces most test management activities previously offered at SchoolHouse (also known as Online Data Management), eMeasurement Services (also known as online testing), and SchoolSuccess (which included TAKS–Alt).

14. Texas Assessment Management System The Texas Assessment Management System also houses the teacher portal, the student portal, and will be the future home of analytic reporting.

15. Texas Assessment Management System The Texas Assessment website (http://www.TexasAssessment.com) is a web destination that provides access to the Texas Assessment Management System.

16. Benefits • Management of both online and paper testing administrative tasks are incorporated into one interface. • A single login allows an authorized user access to various assessment management tools. • User roles can be designated to match the test administration roles, such as campus testing coordinators and online test administrators.

17. Benefits • The process for uploading precode files has been streamlined, and new tools for managing the precode process have been added. • The functionality to set up test sessions, to add students to existing test sessions, and to maintain class rosters for online testing has been improved. • The online reporting capability has been improved and will beexpanded.

18. Benefits • Participation in online assessments are now designated through the enrollment and registration process rather than through a separate registration form. • Data portals (student, teacher, and analytic reporting) will be included and accessible in the same location.

19. Texas Assessment Management System Functionality Test administration tasks • Define roles and grant organization access Administrative Management and Organizations • Send Student Data • Manage Student Directory Student Data • Enter administration details • Manage participation counts • Track test materials • Order additional materials Test Setup • Register students to tests • Update student demographic data • Create, view, and manage online tests • Resolve student test alerts Test Management • View alternate assessment data • Edit, update, and submit alternate assessment data • View student evaluation status reports • Enter holistic ratings and rater information for TELPAS • Manage TELPAS rating entry groups • Generate TELPAS reading and holistic rating combined status report Student Evaluation Test Results • View, download, and print published reports • View registration file extract • View registration summary

20. Portals in the Texas Assessment Management System

21. Teacher Portal • The teacher portal is currently available in the Texas Assessment Management System • The Teacher Portal provides teachers with visibility into their students’ TAKS and TELPAS assessment results from the current and previous school years.

22. Teacher Portal • Districts can currently submit files (student ID information, current county-district-campus number, and group name) in the Assessment Management System to have students placed in groups. Once teachers are linked to the appropriate group(s), they can then access their student's previous year’s assessment results. • In fall 2011, a file will be provided from PEIMS that will supply the link between teachers and students from the 2010–2011 school year. Groups will be created in the Assessment Management System and teachers can be linked to the students they taught in the previous school year.

23. Student Portal • The Student Portal of the Texas Assessment Management System is designed to provide students and parents with online access to a student’s state test scores. • The portal provides scores from the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) and the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS). • This portal will assist students and parents with tracking academic progress throughout a student’s academic career.

24. Student Portal • Access to the site is provided through a Unique Access Code and the student’s birth date, both as provided on the student’s Confidential Student Report. • The Unique Access Code is designed to stay with a student throughout his/her academic career. The Unique Access Code should be safeguarded in the same way as the Confidential Student Report.

25. Analytic Reporting • The analytic reporting system will allow users to analyze results in order to compare current and historical data as well as to perform comparisons of classes to campuses, campuses to campuses, campuses to districts, districts to districts, and districts to the state. • Campuses and districts will also be able to disaggregate data so that different demographic and program information groups may be examined, enabling easy access to cross-section analysis of the assessment data. • This functionality will be available in spring 2011.

26. Assessment Information Provided to Institutions of Higher Education • Providing results to public institutions of higher education is planned for summer 2011. • Current plans call for use of the Texas Records Exchange (TREx) system which currently provides student record and transcript information for public institutions of higher education.

27. Available Resources • Assessment Management System Resources • There are many sources of support for the Texas Assessment Management System. All support documentation and resources can be found on the Support page of the Texas Assessment website. There you will find: • User's Guide for the Texas Assessment Management System located on the Resources page of the Texas Assessment website at http://www.TexasAssessment.com/guide • User's Guide to the Student Portal of the Texas Assessment Management System • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) • Support Center Information • If you have questions about the Assessment Management System, you can call Pearson’s Austin Operations Center at 800-627-0225 (Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM–5:30 PM, Central Time) to talk to a support specialist. • E-mail Information • To contact system support personnel, email: TxPearsonAccess@support.pearson.com.

28. Training Modules Numerous training modules are available to district staff to learn about the capabilities of the Texas Assessment Management System. These modules can be found on the Training tab of the Texas Assessment website’s Resources page. Training modules include: • Texas Assessment Management System – District Orientation • Introduction to PearsonAccess • Organization Overview • User Management Overview • Student Data Management Overview • Setting Up Online Testing Environment • Test Management Overview • Test Setup Overview • Test Results Overview

29. Practice Center The Practice Center for the Texas Assessment Management System allows you to practice without affecting the “live” data for paper and online testing activities. For example: • After creating sample students, practice registering students and assigning them to groups and tests. • Enter participation counts. • Place an additional order. • Create test sessions and assign students to online test sessions. NOTE: A separate user ID and password is required to access the Practice Center.

30. Practice Center Homepage

31. Assessment of English Language Learners

32. TAKS in Spanish • Grades 3–5 • – Mathematics • – Reading • Grade 4 • – Writing • Grade 5 • – Science

33. TAKS Grade 5 Spanish Test Booklets • April grade 5 mathematics and reading assessments will be administered from separate, not combined, test booklets • Students will continue to use combined answer documents CM iv

34. Linguistically AccommodatedTesting (LAT) • Grades 3–8 and 10 • – Mathematics • – Reading and ELA • Grades 5, 8, and 10 • – Science

35. No LAT Changes This Year!

36. LAT Schedule

37. LAT Planning Reminders • Arranging for testing requires collaboration with LPAC and subject-area teachers • Linguistic accommodations in instruction are required by the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) • Effective collaboration about LAT accommodations helps reinforce instructional requirements that promote academic achievement and English acquisition of ELLs • LAT accommodations are described in Accommodations Manual and LAT Manual • Code answer documents correctly

38. LAT TETN Opportunities and Training Slides • Detailed LAT TETN training to be offered February 11 from 9 to noon (event # 8237) • LAT-specific training slides from last year’s TETN to be updated and posted to website before February 11

39. Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) K–12: Listening Speaking Reading Writing

40. Holistically Rated Components • of TELPAS • K–1 Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing • 2–12 Listening, Speaking, Writing • Several changes made since last year to streamline processes • Multiple notices have gone out and several “heads up” TETNs have been conducted

41. Key Features of Streamlined System • All online rater training now in spring only • Training for K1 and 212 raters aligned • No more 1-time qualification in writing; shift to annual calibration across language domains • Two online training components: • Basic training course for new raters • Calibration activities for all raters, both new and returning • Texas TrainingCenter website has been redesigned accordingly―much easier to use CM 220

42. Key Features of Streamlined System • New supplemental training model for raters (both new and returning) who have difficulty calibrating • TrainingCenter reports for monitoring online training activities have been revised – easier to use • Reports help coordinators track • who has registered, is in progress, or has completed online training • who needs supplemental training and • who may ultimately require rater support during live administration CM 220

43. Key Points to Emphasize During Training • Holistic rating training no longer job of state-authorized teams of TELPAS trainers • District and campus personnel have primary responsibility for supporting holistic rating training • Vital for testing coordinators to have good working knowledge of holistic rating training • As in past, testing coordinators responsible for ensuring • adequacy of training • sufficient numbers of raters • Collaboration with bilingual/ESL specialists encouraged, but testing coordinators ultimately responsible for TELPAS administration

44. Fall ELPS-TELPAS Professional Development (For new teachers and new prospective raters -- recommended) Spring TELPAS Administration Procedures Training Covers holistic rating training requirements and procedures for conducting TELPAS New Raters Returning Raters Online Basic Training Course Online Calibration Activities Sets 1 and 2: Set 2 required if not successful on Set 1 Online Calibration Activities Sets 1 and 2: Set 2 required if not successful on Set 1 If not calibrated: Supplemental Holistic Rating Training Final Online Calibration Activity Set 3 CM 221

45. Definitions of New and Returning RatersK–1 and 2–12 Raters who complete K–1 but not 2–12 training will be new raters if they switch to 2–12, and vice versa. K–1 and 2–12 training are separate because of differences in test components and rating rubrics (PLDs). 45 CM 239

46. Training of Returning Raters • A district may, at its discretion, require a returning rater to repeat training for new raters; raters are informed of this in manual and on online training webpage TEA Rater Training Recommendation: Consider having returning raters repeat new rater training if they have not completed TELPAS training since 2007-2008 school year CM 239 Returning rater planning roster (made available to districts in November) lists returning raters in accordance with this recommendation Raters told to consult with testing coordinator if unsure of training assignment

47. Training Supplemental Support Providers • Registration for TEA’s web-based training ends December 17 • Individuals who register must meet specified criteria • Individuals trained by TEA may turn around training to other qualified individuals if more supplemental trainers needed CM 222 DC Act 6 CC Act 6

48. Criteria to Be Met • A supplemental support provider must be a 2009–2010 • state-authorized trainer, or • fully trained and refreshed K–1 rater, or • fully trained, qualified, and refreshed 2–12 rater • Individual must attend a TEA web-based training or turnaround training session • Individual must calibrate on either set 1 or 2 • Goals – • Build local rating expertise • Enable supplemental support to be provided locally CM 222 DC Act 6 CC Act 6

49. Training Supplemental Support Providers • Arrange for enough support providers (trainers) to meet district needs • With proper foundation, only small numbers of raters should need supplemental support • Recommendation―at least one trainer per district for each of these clusters: K1, 25, 612 • Districts with substantial numbers of ELLs may benefit from having more trainers • Districts, not ESCs, have primary responsibility for supplemental training of raters CM 222 DC Act 6 CC Act 6

50. Supplemental Support for Raters • Raters not successful after calibration set 2 to get supplemental support and then complete set 3 before start of testing window • Raters need access code to complete set 3 • Supplemental training resources to be posted in Resources area of TrainingCenter website (in section requiring coordinator access) CM 222 DC Act 6 CC Act 6