Components of the 2014 Texas Assessment Program State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) –STAAR Spanish –STAAR L –STAAR Modified –STAAR Alternate TAKS (exit level) Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)

Answer Documents STAAR and STAAR Spanish — one combined answer document STAAR L is online STAAR Modified — separate answer document STAAR Alternate — no answer documents should be submitted for students assessed with STAAR Alternate

Answer Documents (continued) STAAR L is NOT available for the subjects/programs listed below: –Reading, Writing, English I, and English II –STAAR Spanish –STAAR Modified

Answer Documents (continued) TELPAS — no answer documents TAKS — only exit level; online only October 2014

Answer Documents (continued) STAAR Score Codes –“S” – tested –“A” – absent –“O” – other (illness, testing irregularity, EOC/above grade level, etc.) –“*” – paper/online or STAAR/STAAR Modified –SSI score codes – “P,” “R,” “PW” –EOC defaults to “O” if student previously achieved Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance (score code default set to ‘3’) NOTE: For each subject area, only ONE score code should be gridded.

Answer Documents (continued) An “*” score code is present on all STAAR and STAAR Modified answer documents that have two subject areas tested. NOTE: For each subject area, only ONE score code should be gridded.

Answer Documents (cont.) TEST TAKEN INFO field — information about the language version (English or Spanish) must be recorded in this field. –“EN” or “SP” for grades 3, 4, and 5

Answer Documents (continued) For each subject area tested, only ONE bubble, if applicable, should be gridded in the TEST TAKEN INFO field to show which assessment the student was administered. –Determine the language version of the assessment that the student will take (grades 3, 4, and 5 only). –Follow the same steps to grid the TEST TAKEN INFO field even if the student is absent from the test or illness/test irregularity occurs during testing.

Answer Documents (continued) STAAR (English and Spanish)

Answer Documents (continued) STAAR EOC

Answer Documents (continued) Foreign Exchange Students – Required to test – Bubble on the Spring 2014 answer documents – No bubble on the July 2014 answer documents – No gridding of Agency Use field

Answer Documents (continued) Graduation Requirements –Algebra I, biology, English I, English II, U.S. history –English I and English II Transition Rules for reading and writing tests prior to Spring 2014 Testing requirements Answer documents – Absent/Other/Void

STAAR Precoding Precoded labels – English I, II, Modified, and grade 4 and 7 writing Precoded answer documents – STAAR EOC (Algebra I, biology, and U.S. history) and grades 3–8 reading, mathematics, science, and social studies

Precoding (Continued) Districts can receive two precoded answer documents (when appropriate) for students testing above grade. –Example: A student will take grade 6 reading and grade 7 mathematics. Submit a record in the precode file with the grade- level-code as ‘06’ and a value of ‘07’ in the “Above Grade Code” field. STAAR EOC English I and II –STAAR English I and II are combined assessments (reading and writing) beginning in spring Only one student record needs to be submitted for a student taking English I or English II. Use subject codes E1 or E2 to register students for appropriate tests. Records must indicate if the student will test online or on paper

Precoding (Continued) If the student is identified as Special Education = ‘1’ and is testing on paper, a precoded answer document and a precode label (in case the student needs to test with Modified) will be provided. Reminder that we do not pull PEIMS records for EOC. Districts need to supply data if they want precode documents for students other than the non- masters. Campuses selected to participate in the 2014 STAAR Grade 4 Prompt Study will receive precode labels from the PEIMS file.

Precoding (Continued) STAAR L is given online –Register students with an ‘L’ in the “STAAR EOC Test Version Code” when submitting a student data file. Submit only for Algebra I, biology, and U.S. history. –Records will also need to be designated as online in the “Test Format” for EOC. –For grades 3–8 when a student is designated as STAAR L in the data file and one of the tests is not a STAAR L test, the student will be registered for the STAAR L test and will receive a precoded document for the non STAAR L subject (reading and mathematics assessments on the same answer document). – For spring 2014 Standardized Oral Administrations (online tests) will be available for grades 4 and 7 mathematics and reading and grade 8 science and social. You will be able to register students through a data file submission by using the correct code as indicated in the Student Data File Format for Student Registration and Precoding.

STAAR Reporting EOC and 3–8 will have separate data files/reports All reports will be provided online in PDF format STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR L, STAAR Modified, and STAAR Alternate will all be reported on the same file Changes between 2013 and 2014 are shown in italics

STAAR Standard Reports Confidential Student Reports (CSRs) Confidential Student Labels Confidential Campus Rosters Campus and District Summary Reports— including constructed response, phase-in, and cumulative history (grades 5 & 8 retests) summary reports Data Files – individual student data files Item Analysis Summary and Individual Reports (STAAR and STAAR Modified)

STAAR Optional Reports (Formats) CSRs – extra copy or PDF on CD-ROM Labels – extra copy or no labels Rosters – paper or PDF on CD-ROM Summaries – paper or PDF on CD-ROM Data Files – CD-ROM Images of Essays and Short Answers (provided at the same time that other reports are posted)

STAAR EOC – Summary of Changes Reduction of subjects Combining English reading and writing into a single assessment All Students, First-Time Tested, and Retested categories for summary reports (STAAR and STAAR L) No cumulative history file; cumulative history incorporated in individual data file No Achieved Minimum Score No Level III Phase-In Summary

STAAR EOC – Summary of Changes (continued) STAAR and ELL progress measures on CSRs, Rosters, and in Data Files –STAAR Progress Measure applicable to Algebra I (STAAR, STAAR Modified, and STAAR Alternate) –ELL Progress Measure applicable to all subjects for STAAR and STAAR L TSDS Student ID added to data file (for EOC, 3-8, and TELPAS) – pulled from PEIMS file Cumulative history available in the student portal in January.

EOC Reporting – CSRs One page per subject Includes explanatory text (no parent brochures) PDF online; Paper copies shipped to district (two copies per student) Same data will be available in the student portal Includes STAAR or ELL Progress Measure where applicable

EOC Reporting – Labels Cumulative results for STAAR and STAAR L will be provided –Report the administration with the highest scale score if the student passed –Report the latest administration if the student has not passed Will provide current administration results for STAAR Modified and STAAR Alternate

EOC Reporting – Rosters Separate rosters for each subject Separate rosters for STAAR, STAAR L, STAAR Modified, and STAAR Alternate “All Students” “Students Not Achieving Satisfactory Performance” (not provided for Modified or Alternate) Includes STAAR or ELL Progress Measure where applicable “Total Students Tested” has been added PDF online

Algebra I example STAAR Progress Measure will have values when it is applicable and can be calculated (ELL Progress Measure will be blank) ELL Progress Measure will have values when it is applicable and can be calculated (STAAR Progress Measure will be blank) If a Progress Measure was applicable but could not be calculated, three dashes will be present (no information available)

EOC Reporting – Summaries One page per subject Separate summaries for STAAR, STAAR L, STAAR Modified, and STAAR Alternate “All Students”, “First-Time Tested Students”, and “Retested Students” (page not printed if 0 students) at campus, district, region, and state for STAAR and STAAR L PDF online

EOC Reporting – Summaries (continued) Constructed Responses Summary (English I and II) –One page for STAAR (each subject) showing the distribution of score points for the short-answer items and written composition –One page for STAAR Modified (each subject) showing the distribution of score points for the written composition

EOC Reporting – Summaries (continued) Level II Phase-In Summary – Algebra I, biology, and U.S. history on one page; English I and English II on second page (page will not be produced if there are 0 students for all subjects on the page) Number and percent of students at Level II (and above) for the Phase-In 1, Phase-In 2, and Recommended Standards One set each for STAAR, STAAR L, and STAAR Modified

EOC Reporting – Data Files One data file for EOC –Includes information for the administration being reported – one record per student/assessment Will include item level data for both STAAR and STAAR Modified (excluding Modified U.S. history) for the spring administration only Student Expectation information will be posted on TEA’s website (spring administration only) –Includes cumulative history for STAAR and STAAR L Report the administration with the highest scale score if the student passed Report the latest administration if the student has not passed

EOC Reporting – Spring 2014 Preliminary rosters and data files for students that tested online will be provided during week of May 12 All reports will be posted online before June 6 th (probably earlier); Districts ordering image essays will receive them at this time Paper reports in districts by June 6th Item Analysis reports for the Spring administration will be available August 2014

STAAR 3–8 – Summary of Changes STAAR and ELL progress measures on CSRs, Rosters, and in Data Files –STAAR Progress Measure applicable to grades 4-8 reading and mathematics for STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified, and STAAR Alternate –ELL Progress Measure applicable to all grades and subjects for STAAR English and STAAR L –Note: for April grades 5 & 8, there will not be any ELL Progress Measure results reported initially because TELPAS results will not be available. Results will be updated on the student portal and will be provided in the consolidated accountability file provided in July. On Track information provided in data file

3–8 Reporting – CSRs All subjects on one report PDF online; Paper copies shipped to district (two copies per student) Parent brochures (one sheet, two pages) will be provided with the CSRs – both English and Spanish provided Includes STAAR or ELL Progress Measure where applicable Same data will be available in the student portal

3–8 Reporting – Labels Same format as 2013 Grade 5 & 8 retest labels will have previous administration data (from current year)

3–8 Reporting – Rosters Separate rosters for each subject Separate rosters for STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR L, STAAR Modified, and STAAR Alternate “All Students” “Students Not Achieving Satisfactory Performance” (not provided for Modified or Alternate) Includes STAAR or ELL Progress Measure where applicable “Total Students Tested” has been added PDF Online

3–8 Reporting – Summaries One page per subject; STAAR writing will also have a constructed responses page Separate summaries for STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR L, STAAR Modified, and STAAR Alternate “All Students” Only PDF Online

3–8 Reporting – Summaries (continued) Phase-In Summary – one for each grade Number and percent of students at Level II (and above) for the Phase-in 1, Phase-In 2 and Recommended Standards for each subject One each for STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR L, and STAAR Modified

3–8 Reporting – Summaries (continued) Cumulative Summary Report –Provided for the May and June Grades 5 & 8 Retests –One for each subject –English and Spanish are combined for grade 5 –STAAR and STAAR L are combined for mathematics –STAAR Modified and STAAR Alternate are not included in the Cumulative Summary Report

3–8 Reporting – Data File One data file for each administration for STAAR 3–8 (same format for each administration) –Will include item level data for both STAAR and STAAR Modified for the primary administrations only –Student Expectation information will be posted on TEA’s website (primary administrations only) –Will contain previous year history information

Consolidated Accountability Files Provided to districts and regions in mid July One record per student containing current-year and previous-year assessment information Considerable changes to file format due to reduction of EOC subjects – plan to post file format in February on TEA’s website Source file for the 2013–2014 assessment results used to determine the 2014 accountability ratings

Test Taken Information Changes, Score Code Changes, and Student Test Warnings (Record Changes) Updates will be made through the Texas Assessment Management System for STAAR and through SchoolHouse for TAKS and TELPAS –Because Progress Measures and accountability data require matching to historical data, it is very important to resolve warnings –Updated CSRs and data files will be provided online –Enhancements to Resolve Student Test Warnings list and screen flow on the Assessment Management System

STAAR Student Test Warnings - List

Student Test Warnings – Resolution Page Once you select a student, you will be taken to this screen to decide if the warning can be resolved.

Student Test Warnings – Edit Page You will be able to edit answer document information or Directory information (if needed) to correct the warning

TAKS and TELPAS Same reports will be offered as in previous years TELPAS –New standards will be used for grades 2–12 reading –Different weighting of domains to calculate the TELPAS composite score Previously: reading – 75%, writing – 15%, listening – 5%, speaking – 5% Beginning in 2014: reading – 50%, writing – 30%, listening – 10%, speaking – 10%