6 & 7 th Grade Math/Reading and 8 th Grade Social Studies/Science STAAR Testing Campus Training LATE April 2014

1. 6 & 7thGrade Math/Reading and 8th Grade Social Studies/Science STAAR Testing Campus Training LATE April 2014 Student Assessment 2014

2. Late April Administration INCLUDES ALL TEST VERSIONS – STAAR STAAR-MODIFIED STAAR-L (online for Math, Social Studies, and Science, not Reading) Student Assessment 2014

3. Late April Administration • WARNING: for the first time, the date for Social Studies PRECEEDS Science for 8th grade. • As shown on the Calendar Slide : • Social Studies is calendared by TEA on Tuesday, April 22nd, and Science is calendared on Wednesday, April 23rd. • When Pearson printed the 8th grade test booklets, they printed the Science portion first, NOT Social Studies. • When they printed the 8th grade answer documents, they placed the Science grid first, ABOVE the Social Studies grid. • STUDENTS AND TAs: Must be certain the correct test booklet seal is broken on the correct day AND that active monitoring ensures students answer the test questions in the right section of their answer document! • Appropriate active monitoring and careful test administration is the only way to prevent potential bubbling errors that will cause invalid scoring of these tests. Student Assessment 2014

4. Remember: this training does NOT take the place of reading your manual! Student Assessment 2014

5. STAAR 6th/7thGrade Math and Reading and 8th Grade Social Studies and Science Test Directions, Scripts,& Schedule Student Assessment 2014

6. Test Administration Directions • Narrow call-out boxescontain procedural instructions. They are NOT read aloud to students. These instructions may refer to individual courses, multiple courses, or program-wide information. • Wide call-out boxesin the test administration directions contain course- or program-specific instructions that MUSTbe read aloud to students, where applicable. Student Assessment 2014

7. Test Schedules and Scripts Read and Follow VERBATIUM Everyone must read pp. 41 – 43, Guide to the Test Administration Directions • Tuesday, April 22nd • 6th/7thGrade STAAR Math • Script in TA Manual pp. 61 - 67 • 6th/7thGrade STAAR-Modified Math • Script in TA Manual pp. 61 - 67 • 6th/7thGrade STAAR-L Math • Script in TA Manual pp. 89 - 98 • 8th Grade STAAR Social Studies • Script in TA Manual pp. 61 - 67 • 8th Grade STAAR-Modified Social Studies • Script in TA Manual pp. 61 - 67 • 8th Grade STAAR-L Social Studies • Script in TA Manual pp. 89 – 98 • Wednesday, April 23rd • 6th/7thGrade STAAR Reading • Script in TA Manual pp. 61 - 67 • 6th/7thGrade STAAR-Modified Reading • Script in TA Manual pp. 81 - 88 • 6th/7thGrade STAAR-L Reading • STAAR-L is not available for Reading • 8th Grade STAAR Science • Script in TA Manual pp. 61 - 67 • 8th STAAR-Modified Science • Script in TA Manual pp. 61 - 67 • 8th Grade STAAR-L Science • Script in TA Manual pp. 89 - 98 Mark the pages you need! Student Assessment 2014

8. STAAR Test Security Student Assessment 2014

9. Test Security • All testing personnel must receive training before each testing cycle • Sign Test Administrator Oath for 2014 • Test materials must be secured at all times in locked storage • All tests must be administered in strict accordance with the instructions contained in Test Administrator Manual, STAAR Grades 6-8 2014 • If you have a suspected testing irregularity or incident, please contact your CTC as soon as possible Student Assessment 2014

10. Test Security • TAs may answer questions about test directions • or procedures • Answering Students’ Questions • TAs are NOT allowed to do the following: • Translate test questions or passages • Rephrase or add information to questions • Discuss test questions with anyone before, during, or after testing • Score test questions or discuss performance during testing • Allowable Responses to Students’ Questions • TA response to questions about test content, “I can’t explain it to you; just respond the best way you can.” • If student asks a question you are NOTpermitted to answer, you may respond, “I can’t answer that for you; just do the best you can.” Student Assessment 2014

11. Test Security • Testing Personnel may NOT: • Alter responses to a question or advise a student to do so • Erase stray marks, darken answer-choices, or respond to test items during test administration • Answer any questions related to the content of the test itself • Discuss, electronically capture, or duplicate test material • Reinforce, review, check for, and/or distribute testing strategies during an assessment • Read or review test material content unless authorized to provide an Oral Administration or Transcription • Leave loose and/or used materials in test booklets. Please collect them from examinees and return them with test materials at check-in – to be shredded Student Assessment 2014

12. Potential Pitfalls To Avoid • Administering and/or monitoring tests if you have not been trained • NOT CALLING for help from a CTC or Campus Administrator RIGHT AWAY if students are misbehaving, disruptive, not bubbling in their answers in a timely manner, etc. The clock is ticking! • Going beyond the 4-hour time limit or NOT providing a full 4 hours to students (or extended time to students with that accommodation). • Failing to remind students to record their responses and/or failing to verify that students have bubbled their answers before the end of testing – IF this occurs, the test is marked as SCORE and it is a testing irregularity. Student Assessment 2014

13. More Potential Pitfalls To Avoid • Reading student’s test booklet to give an Oral Administration (does not apply for students receiving an “at student’s request” accommodation) • Leaving students unattended during test administration • Not accounting for all test booklets, answer documents, and accommodations (where applicable) for each administration • Allowing student to continue bubbling after the 4 hours has elapsed • If a student has accidentally logged in for STAAR-L testing as another student or TA has logged in a student who is absent on that day of testing, do NOT mark test as complete. Notify your CTC as soon as possible. Student Assessment 2014 13

14. STAAR TAResponsibilities Student Assessment 2014

15. Testing Procedures • Personally distribute test materials to each student - do NOT allow students to pass materials to one another • Actively Monitoring • Make sure that each student has written his/her name on the test booklet before you collect it • Ensure all instructional aids and materials are covered • Make sure all seating areas are cleared of books and other materials not required or allowed for the test • Ensure each student is issued the appropriate test and has the correct, corresponding answer document Student Assessment 2014

16. Active Monitoring MEANS: • TA is actively engaged in monitoring testing • Is moving around testing area, pausing in various places • Confirming students have no unauthorized materials, including cell phones • Making sure students are awake, alert, and steadily working • Ensure each student has placed their responses on their answer document and if a student has not done so, TA must say (as many times as necessary), “You have not recorded all of your responses on the answer document. Please do so now.” Student Assessment 2014

17. Lack of Active Monitoring • Working on computer, iPad/tablet, doing email • Texting or talking on cell phone • Reading book, magazine, or newspaper • Grading papers or planning lessons • Leaving room without a trained TA/Monitor in the room • Leaving students unattended during lunch • Reading test over a student’s shoulder • Checking student responses during testing Student Assessment 2014

18. Monitor Responsibilities • CTCs – Please ADD your campus-specific information about: • Hall Monitors • Restroom Monitors • Cafeteria Monitors • Relief Staff • What are the expectations and responsibilities for this role? Explain Active Monitoring also applies to all Monitors. Student Assessment 2014

19. STAAR Testing Procedures Student Assessment 2014

20. Ensure Proper Testing Procedures • Remember: TAs must complete seating charts for each test administrationfor each day of testing, including consolidation areas • Seating Charts must contain: • Names of students testing and locations in room • Names of all TAs/Monitors involved • Starting and stopping times for test session, including lunch and other breaks that stop the clock • Test booklet and Form numbers • Students must remain seated during testing and can NOTtalk to one another once test materials are distributed • Examinees may be relocated to an alternate testing room as long as test security is not breached. Students can NOT transport testing materials when changing testing locations Student Assessment 2014

21. Reference Materials for Science and Math • Embedded in test booklets • Perforated so students can tear them out • If students damage a reference material, notify your CTC as soon as possible • Return ALL reference material that is written on to your CTC Student Assessment 2014

22. Reminders for Math Test Work Space for Mathematics Blank space is available in the Math section to make notes and perform calculations Calculators NOT allowed for students taking grade 6-8 assessments unless eligibility criteria for a Type 1 “Calculator” Accommodation is met Student Assessment 2014

23. Dictionary Policy • Required for STAAR and STAAR-M Reading tests for grades 6 – 8 • Types: • Standard English with or without a thesaurus • Bilingual • ESL • Sign language • 23 Student Assessment 2014 23

24. Allowable Test Administration Procedures and Materials These are available to any student who regularly benefits from the use of these procedures or materials during instruction, although a student cannot be required to use them during testing. The following are NOTtesting accommodations: • Preferential seating • Providing individual and small group administrations • General reminders to stay on task • Giving permission for students to use tools to minimize distractions (e.g., stress ball, noise reduction headphones, or non-verbal music, played through individual headphones or ear buds - this is NOT for the whole class) • Signing or translating test administration DIRECTIONSonly • Reading aloud test to self (may require individual administration depending on room size) • Making assistive tools available: • scratch paper • blank place marker • magnifying devices • color overlays • highlighters or colored pencils Student Assessment 2014

25. STAAR Time Limits • Time starts when test directions are completed • 4 hours must be allowed for test sessions • Responses must be gridded in on the answer document by the end of the 4-hour period • Students who have not completed their tests within allotted 4 hours must submit what they have completed • Testing for late arrivals is permitted as long as student has not had any contact with students who have finished testing and there is enough time to complete it within school day The only exception: Students who have extra time through their ARD, LPAC, or 504 Committee Student Assessment 2014

26. STAAR Time Limits • YOU ARE REQUIRED TO STOPthe clock ANDdocument on the seating chart: • Student medical breaks • Emergencies which affect students’ ability to continue testing • Lunch • Traveling from one testing location to another • Restartthe clock when (or if) testing resumes • Do NOT ever stop the clock for: • Restroom breaks • Snack or water breaks • Stretch or mental breaks or sleeping • Materials collected during an allowable break: When testing resumes, TA must require students to confirm correct materials are returned to them Student Assessment 2014

27. Campus Testing Schedule • CTCs – Please ADD your campus-specific information about your testing schedule (When will testing begin? How will late arrivals be testing? What is schedule for lunch?) • What is your procedure for attendance? • What is your procedure for consolidation of students testing beyond 4 hours? Student Assessment 2014

28. STAAR Accommodations Student Assessment 2014

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30. STAAR ELLs & Testing Student Assessment 2014

31. Helping ELLs TAs may help ELL students understand “SAY” directions that introduce test sections or item formats TA IS allowed to: • Paraphrase, translate, repeat, and/or readdirectionsaloud • The “SAY” directions assume students have practiced and been told in advance: 1) that they can receive this help, and 2) what linguistic accommodations they can receive The TA is NOTallowed to: • Add directions that are different from those in the manual • Provide test strategies Student Assessment 2014

32. Linguistic Accommodation Summary *Bilingual *English/ESL *Non-English Monolingual *Picture Student Assessment 2014

33. Linguistic Accommodations Reading Examples of dictionaries: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/accommodations/ NOTE: TA may use simpler English, pictures, and/or gestures and/or reference dictionary to assist them with this accommodation • Dictionaries • Bilingual dictionary • English/ESL dictionary • Non-English monolingual dictionary • Picture dictionary • Extra time (same day) Student Assessment 2014

34. STAAR-L • STAAR-L is not available for Reading • Student must wear headphones (STAAR online interface allows students to hear words read aloud) • Students taking STAAR-L online may be eligible to use bilingual dictionary (the ONLY type of dictionary allowed for Math, Social Studies, and Science) and/or receive extra time • System check must be performed on all computers • Student Authorization Lettersare secure documents and are returned to your CTC • Students must complete STAAR-L tutorials prior to test administration • Test Administrator must also be familiar with STAAR-L tutorials: • http://www.texasassessment.com/administrations/STAAR-L/tutorials/ Student Assessment 2014

35. ELLs with Parental Denials TAC §101.1005 (f) These students are not eligible for: • STAAR-L or • Linguistic Accommodations Student Assessment 2014

36. STAAR STAAR-Modified and Linguistic Accommodations for STAAR-Modified Student Assessment 2014

37. STAAR-Modified • TA will need a test booklet to read pre-reading text • Pre-reading text must not be rephrased or clarified • TA may read pre-reading text (marked with Speaker Icon) as many times as needed and ONLYBEFOREstudent reads the passages/selections • TA may NOT read passages/selections • TA may read test questions and answer choicesIFit is an Oral Administration • Voice inflection must be kept neutral Student Assessment 2014

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40. STAAR Answer Documents, Score Codes, & Accommodation Codes Student Assessment 2014

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42. STAAR-M Precode Label Student Assessment 2014

43. Answer Documents Book numbers TEA Policy and TA Manual directions state that students must write Book Numbers on their answer documents themselves. TAs must verify that the numbers are correct. Student Assessment 2014

44. Answer Documents Form Numbers TAs must verify that correct form number is gridded on answer document. Student Assessment 2014

45. Answer Documents Linguistic accommodations, as well as Type 1 and Type 2 accommodations, are marked in this area. Mark accommodation bubble for each accommodation that is documented and made available to a student, even if student did not use the accommodation during testing. GeneralAccommodation Braille Administration Large print Oral Administration Linguistic Accommodation Extra Day Student Assessment 2014

46. Answer Documents Score Code Other (Cheating/Ill) Absent Indicates that student did not use this answer document for this test. They took STAAR-L or STAAR-M instead of STAAR. Score Test to be scored Student Assessment 2014

47. Returning Materials To Your CTC Count test booklets, answer documents, etc. NO DROP-OFFs ALLOWED! • Account for all materials during test check-in • Verify no answer documents have inadvertently been left in test booklets • Turn in all materials, including scratch and graphing paper, to Campus Testing Coordinator • Verify that test form is marked on each answer document (per Coordinator’s instructions) Student Assessment 2014

48. Returning Materials To Your CTC • CTCs – Please ADD your campus-specific information and customize information below about checking in/out testing materials, timelines, testing location, procedures, etc. • How will TAs notify you that students have completed a test? • As you collect testing materials, have TAs: • Verify student name is on test booklet and was written BY THE STUDENT • Verify correct booklet number was written on the top of answer document • Write test booklet bar code number, form number, and student’s “end time” on class Seating Chart • Bubble in – or have students bubble in – test form number on answer document and write number in boxes provided on answer document (see example) • Score Code – Bubble “S” for SCORE IF asked to do so by CTC; do not bubble “A” for Absent or “O” for Other, the CTC will do this • If you have any unfinished tests at the end of 4 hours for student w/Extra Time, be sure to write test booklet bar code number & form number on Seating Chartfor cross-referencing. Students will resume testing in ________ at approximately _____. • Reminder: If students w/Extra Time are moving to finish testing, TA fills out Booklet Transfer Formwith names of students who did not finish. Students are then escorted to _________. Clock stops, then restarts once students are settled in new location Student Assessment 2014

49. Returning Materials To Your CTC • CTCs - Please ADD your specific information for PREPARING STAAR BINS/TUBS for RETURN to you. For example: • Please keep your Administrator’s Manual • Place test booklets with bar code facing up in numerical order on top of pencils. Place scratch paper, graph paper,and all other materials on top of booklets • Place ALL signs, including DO NOT DISTURB, class roster, restroom log, seating chart, and answer documents (in alphabetical order) on top of the test booklets • All test materials should be in the bin/tub. TA signs check-off list and places it on top of all materials. Do not throw anything away! Student Assessment 2014

50. Questions? • REMEMBER: If you have a situation that you don’t know how to handle, contact your Campus Coordinator or a Campus Administrator as soon as possible. • Never hesitate to ask if you have any questions before, during, or after testing! • Thank you for ensuring our students have the best testing opportunity possible. Please STOP , LOCK , & CALL your Campus Testing Coordinator if you have a question ! Student Assessment 2014