1. updates to the 2016-2017 State Assessment Program
What we know right now…
Campus Testing Coordinator Training
Nov. 3, 2016

2. One test version…
Online tests will still include accessibility features
Highlighter, zoom, color change, notepad, pencil, etc…
Online tests with or without accommodations will be available for every grade level and test
Any student could take an online test
Exception - There will be no online Spanish version

3. One test version…
The embedded accommodations in an online test will be turned on/off individually for each student depending on the appropriate committee decision and eligibility requirements*
A student could take the online version of the test with any combination of the accommodations
Text To Speech
Language and Vocabulary supports
Content supports
* We do not yet have student eligibility requirements – expected to be available on September 23rd.

4. One test version…What does this mean?
AT the student level – those who have previously taken STAAR A or STAAR L should not see any decrease in the amount of online accommodations and support they’ve received with those test versions.
At the committee level – how some of these designated supports are documented will change
The online designated supports will be documented individually, as well as any supports that are not embedded within the test administration
We don’t know exactly how these will need to be documented yet (9/23 TETN)

5. One test version…What does this mean?
Eligibility for online accommodations?
Will not know for sure until after September 23rd meeting.
But…

6. One test version…What does this mean?
Committee decisions that have already been made need to be updated (no staar a and no staar l versions )

7. Other changes…
Expected Policy documents containing the information necessary to make decisions about accommodations/designated supports for students taking STAAR assessments beginning in the spring of 2017
To include specific eligibility criteria applicable for each type of accommodation/designated support

8. Other changes… Length of tests – HB 743:
The staar assessments will be shortened so that 85% of students will be able to complete the assessment with in 2 hours for grades 3-5 and within 3 hours in grades 6-8
How much the tests will be shortened has not yet been determined
Statutory requirements for validity/reliability must also be considered
AS of now, there is no indication that this will change the 4-hour time limit.
Revised blueprints for STAAR assessments in grades 3-8;

9. Other changes… TELPAS Pilot Study
Spring 2018 TELPAS will move to speaking and listening as an online assessment
TEA and Pearson are currently conducting Cognitive Labs with a very small sample size
Spring 2017 TELPAS Pilot Study Information is due to come out later this month
Some campuses may be asked to participate in the pilot study

10. Other changes… Redesign of the STAAR Confidential Student Reports
TEA is in the process of gathering public input
CSRs will be redesigned this fall

11. Weslaco ISD Testing Irregularities in 2015 -2016

12. District irregularities for 2015-2016
19 testing irregularities or incidents reported IN
2 INCIDENTS OF CHEATING
MORE THAN 50% GREATER THAN IRREGULARITIES OR INCIDENTS IN
No serious irregularities

13. District irregularities for 2015-2016
Incidents by grade level:
8 high school
5 middle school
6 elementary
2 incidents of cheating (middle school)

14. District irregularities for 2015-2016
Type of incidents:
Students given the wrong test (5)
Students provided english instead of bilingual dictionary (2)
TELPAS CLERICAL ERROR – INELIGIBLE STUDENTS TESTED (2)
Tea reported possible irregularity concern to district – teacher calibrating day before window ends (1)
STUDENTS NOT PROVIDED ALLOWABLE ACCOMMODATIONS (2)
BILINGUAL DICTIONARIES
EXTENDED TIME

15. District irregularities for 2015-2016
Type of incidents:
Materials not returned to ets on time (1 and 1 potential)
Improper accounting of materials – secure materials left in classroom but locked in cabinet (1)
Students tested on wrong answer document – discovered within enough time to correct the problem (2)
Above-grade level students tested during ssi administration (1)
Staar L guide reported missing (1)
Parent complain to tea – teacher reported to be talking during test (1)

16. Best Practices – Test Security Supplement

17. Materials Control Form
Use a Materials Control Form every time tests change hands

18. Collecting Materials from Test Administrators
After each test administration:
Account for all materials
Provide an individual, one-on-one check-in of each Test Administrator’s materials after every test. Count test booklets, answer documents, etc. and initial the Materials Control Form for “IN”
If possible, provide waiting areas separate from the check-in areas to minimize distractions
Confirm the materials you are required to return – scorables, nonscorables, or both
Account for all materials that need to be returned

19. How to Avoid IEP Errors
Make sure you have current information for testing requirements and accommodations for SpEd, 504 and ELL students. Schedule times to review with appropriate personnel
Double-check test materials for each student with an IEP or accommodations information
Verify required resources, supplemental aids, and manipulatives
Make sure students requiring specific test materials such as Large Print or Braille have what they need

20. How to Avoid Eligibility Errors
Identify all eligible testers. Check for new enrollees.
Track new enrollees
Make sure you have correct test version information for ELL students (STAAR, STAAR L)
Make sure all students know where to go for testing
Verify your testing rosters to be sure you have the correct students taking the correct tests in the correct rooms

21. How to Avoid Monitoring Errors
Emphasize that Test Administrators are not allowed to leave examinees or materials unattended
Tell Test Administrators to notify Coordinators immediately when improper student behavior occurs or is suspected
Clearly establish relief schedules and assignments – who covers what area, which testing personnel, and when
Model Active Monitoring for testing personnel during training and during test administrations

22. Any questions?