Irene’s Part

1. Irene’s Part

2. Test Administration Procedures …in the 2013 Manuals!

3. Test Administration • Calendar • Manuals • Make-ups 3

4. 2013 GPISD Calendar Available on Campus Testing Coordinator website

5. Make Up Testing For the STAAR program, make-up testing opportunities for students who are absent are available for all grades, subjects, and courses.

6. Make Up Testing The student must be absent on the scheduled testing day in order to be eligible for make up testing.

7. Make Up Testing • Have a plan to capture absent students as soon as they are present again on your campus. • Generally have until the end of the testing week to perform make up testing • Must still make district turn in time. Call for exceptions.

8. Make Up Testing For TAKS, no make-ups.

9. 2013 Manuals 2013 District and Campus Coordinator Manual - STAAR - TELPAS

10. 2013 Manuals • 2013 District and Campus • Coordinator Manual • DTC and CTC activities • interwoven • Activities are designated “DC,” • “CC,” or “DC/CC” • At district request, some • supporting material has been • included in the manual

11. 2013 Manuals • 2013 District and Campus • Coordinator Manual • STAAR L information • added where applicable

12. 2013 Manuals • STAAR Test Administrator Manuals • - Grades 3-5 • - Grades 6-8 • - End-of-Course • Include general information and test • administration directions for STAAR, • STARR Spanish, STAAR L, and • STAAR Modified • Due in districts by February 22, 2013 • Will only be shipped once • Must be retained • throughout the year!

13. 2013 Manuals TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), and TAKS‒M & TELPAS • STAAR Alternate • Available online • http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/special-ed/staaralt/manuals/

14. 2013 Manuals • Test AdministratorManuals • Same style as Coordinator • Manual • Scripts cover multiple • subjects and programs • To accommodate some • differences in programs, • the scripts use callout • boxes • Wider boxes have program- • specific and subject specific • instructions

15. 2013 Manuals Updates to Test Administrator Manuals Removed sections in test administrator manuals that directed test administrators to verify student data and to pack materials

16. Updates to Test Administrator Manuals Added a section page number list on the Test Administration divider page to highlight the start of the different scripts

17. Updates to Test Administrator Manuals • Administration Directions section, which is located just before the scripts - added general accommodation information - makes this requiredreading for test administrators

18. 2013 Manuals • Test AdministratorManuals • Page numbers are listed at the beginning of the Test Administration Directions section for the Guide to the Test Administration Directions and for the scripts

19. 2013 Manuals • Test AdministratorManuals • The Guide to the Test Administration Directions provides • - directions about call-out • boxes, • - details on how to make “SAY” • directions test specific, and • - information about the • distribution of reference • materials and the use of • optional test administration • procedures.

20. 2013 Manuals • Test AdministratorManuals • Guide to the Test Administration Directions • - includes information about • the use of testing • accommodations, • - describes the Oral Administration • accommodation, and • - reiterates that the test • administrator must have training • and guidance from the campus • coordinator regarding the use of • accommodations prior to the • test administration.

21. 2013 Manuals • Test AdministratorManuals • STAAR L scripts for online testing are separate from other scripts

22. 2013 Manuals • DCCM Resources Pages • DCCM posted • Online resources as noted in • the "Notes" column of the • DCCM • Some materials available only online include: - Checklists for STAAR and TELPAS administrators - Seating charts (GPISD has a local seating chart- see GPISD Testing web site) - Diagram of how to pack materials for return 22

23. Lightsaber Time!

24. Using your 2013 Calendar of Events, what is the deadline for training test administrators for 4th grade writing? • March 25, 2013 • March 28, 2013 • April 2, 2013 [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

25. When can you expect to receive scores for TELPAS? • May 10 • April 12 • May 31 [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

26. When must Confidential Student Reports be given to parents of LEP students notifying them of TELPAS scores? • Immediately • May 10 • May 31 [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

27. When is the last day to make up 5th and 8th grade reading and math (1st administration only)? • April 4 • April 12 • April 15 [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

28. Before Test Planning • Tests must be administered on the dates specified in the State Testing Calendar of Events. • At least one test administrator for every 30 students. • “Testing – Do Not Disturb” signs posted on testing rooms.

29. Before Test Planning • Seating Charts completed and placed outside of testing rooms • Testing rooms should be quiet, well lighted, well ventilated, and comfortable. • Bulletin Boards and instructional displays covered or removed if it contains anything that might aid students during testing.

30. STAAR L Online Student Tutorials • Available January 2013 at • http://www.TexasAssessment.com/STAARL-tutorials and • http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/ell/staarl/ • Administration directions for each tutorial will also be posted

31. STAAR L Online Student Tutorials • Tutorials should be used to familiarize students with clarification and read aloud accommodations and standard TestNav tools • Test administration directions for spring 2013 STAAR L assessments will assume some familiarity with online interface

32. STAAR L Online Student Tutorials • Ensure Campus Testing Coordinators plus all Test Administrators must view these tutorials before students. • Studentsmustexperience tutorials before testing day.

33. Identifying Eligible Students • It is important to recognize that there are specific eligibility requirements for the following assessments and/or accommodations. • It is a testing irregularity to test students with an assessment they are not eligible for or to provide accommodations the student is not eligible to receive. • STAAR-M, STAAR-Alt, or TAKS-M • STAAR-L • Oral Administrations • Use of Braille or Large print versions of the test.

34. Planning for Individual or Small Group Administrations • Oral Administrations must be separated from regular STAAR/TAKS testing. • STAAR-M/TAKS-M testing must be separated from regular STAAR/TAKS testing. • Small group is defined as smaller than a normal administration. However, the real issue is meeting the needs of the individual students involved.

35. Lightsaber Time, Again!

36. You can require students to use any particular test taking strategy, including first marking answers in test booklet and then transferring them later to the answer document. • Yes • No

37. During Testing Procedures You cannot require students to use any particular test taking strategy. Students can use test taking strategies but you cannot require them to do so during the testing. This includes first marking answers in test booklet and then transferring them later to the answer document.

38. Once the 4 hour period has ended… • students may begin bubbling their answer documents. • the test administrator must instruct students to put their pencils down and close their test booklets. • students may continue to work after lunch. • students may take a snack and restroom break and continue to work till the end of the school day. [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

39. During Testing Procedures • Students must finish marking answers on their answer document by the end of the 4 hour window. • Students will not be permitted to record answers on the answer document after the time limit has ended. • Students must be allowed to work (not sleep) at their own pace. Students may not be directed to speed up or slow down.

40. Breaks included in the 4 hour time limit (not allowed to stop the time clock) are: • bathroom breaks, medical breaks to the nurse, consolidation and movement of students to another testing area. • Bathroom breaks, snack breaks, lunch • Snack breaks, water breaks, mental breaks, bathroom breaks • Snack breaks, mental breaks, emergency situations [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

41. During Testing Procedures • Students should be reminded periodically to record their responses on their answer documents. A student’s responses must be recorded on the answer document within the four-hour time period. Test administrators may say, “Remember that you must record your responses on the answer document. Be sure to erase any stray marks that you might have accidentally made on your answer document.” • However, test administrators may not view or discuss individual test items or responses. • It is permissible to encourage students to stay on task.

42. During Testing Procedures • Students must remain seated during testing and are not allowed to talk while test booklets are open. • Students are not allowed to work on a previous section of the test or a section that has not yet been administered.

43. During Testing Procedures • Lunch breaks are permitted, however students must remain as a group and be monitored by a trained test administrator so they do not discuss the test. • Lunch breaks are not included in the 4-hour time limit. • Test administrators should visually or verbally indicate the time the test was started and the time the test will end. Test administrators should also indicate when the students have 30, 15 and 5 minutes left.

44. After Testing Procedures • After student testing materials are collected, students may be allowed to quietly read books. Must not disturb others still testing. • Immediately after each test session, the test administrator must return all test materials to the campus coordinator.

45. Plan for the unexpected… Read your manual!

46. May the Force be with You!