Welcome and Introductions

1. Welcome and Introductions

2. Training Agenda • Welcome and Introductions • Policy Changes • Test Security --Break • Assessment of Students with Disabilities --Lunch • Assessment of ELL Students ---Break • Scoring and Reporting • Texas Assessment Management System (Optional) • Materials and Shipping (Optional)

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7. Critical Issues in Administration February 22, 2012 Best Practices and Roundtable Forum for Testing Coordinators as a breakout session that afternoon. Lunch provided!! http://escite2.esc17.net/default.aspx?name=wmsworkshop&w=11198

8. Counselor Solution Group 2012 PBIS Book Study-open to ALL counselors Courageous Conversations about Race Monday, Jan. 30, 2010 Contact me for book if interested Watch for….. Fall 2012 First Annual “Bullying Stops with ME” Conference Goal is to reach 12,000 Region 17 students * BULLYING * BULLYING Sessions 6th – 8th graders Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 9-noon BULLYING Sessions 9th – 12th graders Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 1 – 4 p.m. Counselor of Year Celebration Date - tbd Coming in Summer, 2012 7 Habits for Highly Effective People Ruby Payne Poverty Training Understanding Bullying TOTs 7 Habits for Teens w/ Poverty Simulation Barnes & Noble Book Studies 40 Assets Extreme Makeovers/Self-Esteem for Teens R&R for Counselors

9. PBIS Book Study-open to ALL counselors & educators Courageous Conversations about Race Monday, Jan. 30, 2010 Contact me for book if interested Sheri Sowder, ssowder@esc17.net

10. * BULLYING Prevention * BULLYING Sessions 6th – 8th graders Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 9-noon BULLYING Sessions 9th – 12th graders Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 1 – 4 p.m. Sheri Sowder, ssowder@esc17.net

11. Watch for….. Fall 2012 First Annual “Bullying Stops with ME” Conference Goal is to reach 12,000 Region 17 students

12. Please Note: • This training does NOT take the place of reading the appropriate manuals. • This is not a TOT Model

13. Significant Changes to the Texas Student Assessment Program 13

14. Policy and Procedure Highlights STAAR Standard-setting Activities and Report Dates STAAR (3–8), STAAR Spanish (3–5), & STAAR L (3–8) • Raw score reports April/May 2012 • Standard setting Fall 2012 • Results w/ standards applied January 2013 STAAR EOC & STAAR L EOC • Standard-setting February 2012 • Results w/standards applied June 2012 14

15. Policy and Procedure Highlights STAAR Standard-setting Activities and Report Dates • STAAR Modified • Raw score reports June 2012 • Standard setting Fall 2012 • Results w/ standards applied January 2013 • STAAR Alternate • Raw score reports May 2012 • Standard setting Fall 2012 • Results w/ standards applied January 2013 15

16. Policy and Procedure Highlights Student Success Initiative (SSI) • No grades 5 and 8 SSI retesting in 2012 • Standards will not be set until fall 2012 • Districts should use other relevant academic information to make • promotion/retention decisions • Assessments for Students Receiving Special Education Services • Accommodated forms of STAAR are not available • Format changes made to STAAR that are similar to • TAKS (Accommodated) • STAAR Modified and STAAR Alternate assessments available to • students who meet participation requirements 16

17. Policy and Procedure Highlights • STAAR Assessments for English Language Learners (ELLs) • No exemptions for STAAR program • STAAR L is a linguistically accommodated English version of • STAAR for ELLs in grades 3 – 8 and on EOC who meet specific • participation requirements • STAAR Spanish is available for ELLs in grades 3 – 5 who meet • specific participation requirements • ELLs not eligible for STAAR L or STAAR Spanish may be provided • allowable linguistic accommodations on STAAR 17

18. Policy and Procedure Highlights Scheduling Test Sessions • Four-hour time limit policy and procedures • Extra time or extra day accommodation available only to • students who meet eligibility criteria • Testing should end by the close of the regular school day • (with exceptions for campuses testing more than one session) • Make-up Testing • Available for all grades, all subjects, and courses • Available for all administrations 18

19. Policy and Procedure Highlights Security Training for Testing Personnel • Only one annual training in general test security and procedures • required • Oath requires signature and initials after training Optional Test Administration Materials and Procedures • More allowable materials and procedures available to all students 19

20. Policy and Procedure Highlights • Testing Materials • Grade 3 students record answers on separate answer document, not scoreable test booklet • Separate test booklets and answer documents for each EOC • subject area • Manuals • STAAR District and Campus Coordinator Manual (DCCM) • STAAR Test Administrator Manuals • - Grades 3–5 • - Grades 6–8 • - EOC 20

21. Policy and Procedure Highlights • STAAR Grades 4 and 7 writing • English I, English II, and English III • Organization • Test design • Dictionary policy • Time limits • Duplication/photocopying 21

22. Policy and Procedure Highlights Organization of grade 4 STAAR writing assessment: • Assessment split evenly over two days • Day 1 – All the multiple-choice questions and • first composition • Day 2 – Second half of multiple-choice questions and • second composition • Field testing • Both multiple choice questions embedded • “Mini” stand-alone field test every three years to try out • prompts 22

23. Policy and Procedure Highlights Organization of grade 7 STAAR writing assessment: • Assessment split evenly over two days • Day 1 – All the multiple-choice questions and • first composition • Day 2 – Second and third compositions • Field testing • Both multiple choice questions and prompt embedded 23

24. Policy and Procedure Highlights Organization of English I, English II, and English III STAAR assessments: • Writing and reading assessed separately • Writing component administered on Day 1 • Reading component administered on Day 2 • Scores reported separately for writing and reading • Students retest only in the component they fail • Both reading and writing field tests embedded in operational • assessments 24

25. Policy and Procedure Highlights Two-day design: key test administration issues • Grades 4 and 7 writing: one test booklet with each day sealed • separately • English I, II, and III: separate test booklets for writing and reading • Answer documents • Allowable space to write compositions and short-answer reading • responses • New dictionary policy • 4-hour time limit (especially as it relates to compositions and • short-answer reading responses) • Duplication/photocopying of compositions and short-answer • reading responses 25

26. Policy and Procedure Highlights • Mathematics and Science • Reference materials • Work space • Calculators 26

27. Policy and Procedure Highlights • Reference Materials for Mathematics and Science • Consists of formulas, constants, conversions, periodic table, etc. • Are used for grades 3–8 mathematics, grade 8 science, Algebra I, • geometry, Algebra II, chemistry, and physics • Are not used for grade 5 science or biology • Will be embedded in the paper test booklets and perforated so • students can tear them out • Will be embedded in online tests as a pop-up window • May be printed from the TEA website and distributed to students to • use during paper and online testing 27

28. Policy and Procedure Highlights • Work Space for Mathematics and Science • Paper tests will have blank space around test questions for students • to make notes and perform calculations. • Online tests will have new tools for making notes and performing • calculations. • Math tests will have graph paper embedded in the paper test • booklets and perforated so students can tear it out. • Online math tests will have a new pop-up window of graph paper. • Campuses may print copies of the graph paper from the TEA website • and distribute to students to use during paper and online testing. 28

29. Policy and Procedure Highlights • Calculators for Mathematics and Science • A graphing calculator must be provided to each student taking the • Algebra I, geometry, and Algebra II assessments. • A scientific or graphing calculator must be provided to each student • taking the chemistry and physics assessments. • A calculator must be available for every five students taking the • biology assessment. • Will be embedded in online math tests as a pop-up window • A calculator must not be provided to students taking the grades 3–8 • assessments unless eligibility criteria for an accommodation is met. 29

30. Test Administration • Calendar • Manuals • STAAR Resources 30

31. Texas Student Assessments New STAAR Assessments 2012 STAAR tests • grades 3–8 mathematics • grades 3–8 reading • grades 4 and 7 writing • grades 5 and 8 science • grade 8 social studies • End-of-course (EOC) – twelve tests 31

32. Texas Student Assessments New STAAR Assessments 2012 STAAR includes: • STAAR Spanish - grades 3–5 • STAAR L - grades 3–8 • - EOC • STAAR Modified - grades 3–8 • - EOC (English I, Algebra I, biology, world geography, English II field test, and geometry field test) • STAAR Alternate - grades 3–8 • - EOC (except Algebra II, physics, and • chemistry) 32

33. Texas Student Assessments TELPAS • grades K – 12 - all English language learners • classified as limited English • proficient (LEP) TAKS • TAKS grades 10 & 11 exit - English language arts, • mathematics, science, and social studies • TAKS LAT - English language arts, • - grade 10 eligible immigrant ELLs mathematics, and science • TAKS exit level retest - English language arts, • mathematics, science, and social studies 33

34. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=2147504081 34

35. 2012 Calendar Notice that 2012-2013 calendar is posted on website and is available for comment until January 13, 2012. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/calendars/ 35

36. 2012 Calendar Pointing out 2012 dates • STAAR Alternate Window January 9–April 20 • TAKS • grades 10, 11, & exit level retest March 5, March 7-9 • - Schedule affected by election • - Ship scorables Monday, March 12 • TELPAS March 19–April 11 36

37. 2012 Calendar Pointing out 2012 dates • STAAR /STAAR Modified March 26-29 • - English I and III writing Monday • - English I and III reading Tuesday • - English II writing Wednesday • - English II reading Thursday • - Grades 4 and 7 writing Tuesday & Wednesday • - Grades 5 and 8 math Tuesday • - Grades 5 and 8 reading Wednesday • - ship scorables grades 4, 5, 7, & 8 Friday, March 30 • - ship scorables English I, II, & III Monday, April 2 37

38. 2012 Calendar Pointing out 2012 dates • TAKS • grades 10, 11, & exit level retest April 23 – 27 • - ship scorables Monday, April 30 • STAAR/STAAR Modified April 24 – 27 • - ship scorables Wednesday, May 2 • STAAR/STAAR Modified EOC May 7-18 • - ship scorables Tuesday, May 22 • STAAR July 9 –13 • - ship scorables Monday, July 16 • TAKS exit level retest July 9 –12 • - ship scorables Monday, July 16 38

39. 2012 Manuals 2012 District and Campus Coordinator Manual - STAAR - TELPAS 39

40. 2012 Manuals • Key Changes to the • 2012 District and Campus Coordinator Manual • Approximately half the length of last year’s coordinator manual • DTC and CTC activities • interwoven • Limited to action items • Supporting material moved to Web • “Notes” column with live links 40

41. 2012 Manuals • DCCM Design • Enhancements • Uniform style • Streamlined and simplified • content (bullet points and • subheads) • Action-oriented checklists • embedded in text • (also available on website) • Activities are designated “DC,” • “CC,” or “DC/CC” • “Notes” column for jotting down information 41

42. 2012 Manuals • DCCM Online • Enhancements • Icons indicate additional resources • - Calendar of Events • - additional information available online • - TexasAssessment website • - Coordinator Manual Resources • Icons include live, light-blue links underneath them for accessing other resources 42

43. 2012 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 - Planning Checklist for Campus Coordinator Training - Diagram of shipping box contents - Diagram of how to pack materials for return 43

44. 2012 Manuals http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/manuals/dccm 44

45. 2012 Manuals • STAAR Test Administrator Manuals • Three 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 • (STAAR Alternate, TELPAS, and TAKS manuals are separate) • Will only be shipped once • Due in districts by February 24, 2012 • Must be retained for later • administrations 45

46. 2012 Manuals • Test Administrator Manuals New Look • New styles also applied to • Test Administrator Manuals • Fewer scripts covering multiple subjects and programs • To accommodate some differences in programs, the new manual will use callout boxes 46

47. 2012 Manuals • Test AdministratorManuals New Look • Wider boxes have program-specific and subject specific instructions • Please retain your manuals for use throughout the testing year!! 47

48. 2012 Manuals TAKS - Grades 10 & 11 - Due in campuses by January 13 • STAAR Alternate • Available online • http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/special-ed/staaralt/manuals/ 48

49. STAAR Resources Test Administration www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar • Optional Test Administration and Procedures • - May be provided to any student based on his or her needs • - Student must have experience with the specific procedure or • material • - Must have been determined effective in meeting student needs • - May not require students to use them • - Not intended for every student 49

50. STAAR Resources • TestAdministration www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar • STAAR Time Limits Policy and Procedures • - Start and stop times • - Test administrator “SAY” directions • - Breaks • - Lunch • - Announcement of time to test • - Late-arriving students • - Multiple test sessions • - Extended time and extended day accommodations 50