1. MINI-WHITE PAPERS What do you need to know about lots of things?
NORTHSIDE ISD
Department of Testing & Evaluation Presents:
MINI-WHITE PAPERS What do you need to know about lots of things?
SANDRA POTH, Director of Testing and Evaluation
Joseph Orr, Testing Coordinator Jamie Ford, Grants Evaluator
Andrea Reynolds, Testing Coordinator Dennis Cadena, Incentive Grants Evaluator
Cindy Luna, Testing Coordinator Susan Wright, Title 1/SCE Evaluator
David Mueller, Database Coordinator Philip Linerode, Local Program Evaluator

2. What are White Papers? Simple, short, user-friendly explanations
Focused toward parents and educators
Purpose: To inform and explain
More than 30 papers about a variety of testing / accountability topics
Concepts and terminology related to day-to-day questions

3. Who we are – Northside ISD
Bexar County – San Antonio
4th largest district in the state; 32nd in US
95,781 students
13,369 total staff members
6529 teachers
100+ campuses
10 comprehensive high schools & 5 magnets
18 middle schools
66 elementary schools
10 special support campuses

4. Who we are – Testing & Evaluation
Grants
Program Evaluator
Jamie
Ford
Director’s Secretary
Patricia Rayon
Testing
Coordinator
Andrea Reynolds
Joseph
Orr
Title 1/SCE
Susan
Wright
Program Evaluation
Specialist
Andrea Vernick
Testing Logistical
Assistant
Patricia Miller
Student Testing
Linda Pinner
Testing Materials
Handler
Jeff Surney
Hector Garcia
Database Coordinator
David Mueller
Anna Martinez
Assessment
Projects Coord.
Cindy
Luna
Director, Testing and Evaluation
Sandra Poth
District
Phil
Linerode
Brittney Nelson
Assistant Superintendent
Student, Family & Community Services
Don Schmidt
Incentive
Grants Evaluator
Dennis Cadena
NISD, July 2010

5. Thematic Groups State Tests Policy Scores Adaptations Support
Other Topics
General
Other tests
AYP

6. State Tests – Policy Issues
Transition From TAKS To STAAR - Parent FAQ
Commissioner's 14-point Security Plan
Incident Reports
Field Tests
Special Provisions For Refugees And Asylees
Home School Students Taking TAKS

7. State Tests - Scores Texas Projection Measure (TPM) Vertical Scale
Lexile Measures - Parent FAQ
Lexile Measures - Educator FAQ
Quantile Measures - Parent FAQ
Quantile Measures - Educator FAQ
Value-added Measures - Parent FAQ
College Readiness Indicators
Understanding A Confidential Student Report (CRS)

8. State Tests- Adaptations
Linguistically Accommodated Testing (LAT)
Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
Accommodations And Modifications
Dyslexia Bundled Accommodations (DBA)
Alternate Assessments For Special Education Students

9. State Tests- Support
TAKS Study Resources
Released Tests

10. Other Topics - General Best Online Resources
Norm-Referenced Versus Criterion- Referenced Tests
Testing Terminology
Standardized Tests
Other Tests and Assessments
Conversion Tables

11. Other Topics – Other Tests
Credit By Exam Testing
The SAT And ACT Tests

12. Other Topics - AYP
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

13. Accessing the White Papers
NISD’ s Testing and Evaluation Web page:
 Click on “White Papers”
Go to  White Papers

14. WHITE PAPERS
QUESTIONS or
COMMENTS?

15. Testing and Evaluation
WHITE PAPERS
Contact Information
Sandra Poth, Director
Testing and Evaluation
Northside ISD
5651 Grissom
San Antonio, TX
(210)