1. STANFORD 9 Site Testing Coordinator Training - Spring 2004 -
Test Dates
March

2. Introduction to Stanford 9
The Arizona Student Achievement Program uses the Stanford Achievement Test Series, Ninth Edition (Stanford 9), to test:
Word Study Skills
(grade 2 only)
Reading Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
(grades 2 through 9)
Mathematics Problem Solving and Mathematics Procedures
(grades 2 through 8)
Mathematics
(grade 9)
Language

3. Arrival of Stanford 9 materials to the schools
Tests will arrive March 10th or 11th
Inventory materials immediately
Report discrepancies to Bert
Keep original boxes for return of materials
Keep testing materials secure

4. What to expect in your shipment
Stanford 9 BOX Inventory
Cover Letter from A & R (Handling and Returning Information for Stanford 9 - Spring 2004)
Test Security Affidavit
Barcode Labels for Answer Documents (Except for Gr. 9)
Stanford 9 Rulers
Test booklets (2nd grade consumable)
Answer documents
Practice Tests for Grade 2
Directions for Administering Stanford 9
Return Box Labels

5. What to do if you need additional materials
Call or fax Accountability and Research and we will put your order together
Materials are secure, they cannot
be sent through the mail
Materials can be picked up at the Accountability
and Research Test Distribution Center at 1132 E.
Broadway (phone: , fax: )

6. Preparing Test Administrators
review of the entire test administration procedure
(schedules, assignments, etc.) at a staff meeting is
necessary
staff meeting, discussions should include the following:
scheduling and timing of subtests
room arrangements
preparing students
securing materials
completing student identification information
proctoring

7. Ensuring Proper Test Administration
Test Security Affidavit – only Principal needs to sign
Any deviation from the procedures set forth in the
Directions for Administering could invalidate the
test results and needs to be reported immediately
Directions for Administering booklet should be
distributed to the Test Administrators upon receipt in
the building in order that teachers fully understand the
procedures to be used

8. Ensuring Proper Test Administration (continued)
Information displayed on bulletin boards,
chalkboards, or charts that can be used by
students to help answer questions should be
removed or covered
A “Testing – Do Not Disturb” sign on the
door is helpful

9. Assisting Teachers in Scheduling Test Sessions
Make certain that the allotted time for each test
session has been arranged in each classroom/grade
Grades 2-8 will take 4 hrs.
Grade 9 will take 3 hrs.
All tests, including make-up tests, must be
completed by March 29
Provide the number of minutes of
uninterrupted testing time indicated for each
subtest, NO MORE, NO LESS

10. Test Preparation
Maintain all student test materials in a locked storage
area until test administration
No student, teacher or parent should be allowed to
examine a test booklet prior to testing nor should any
part of a test booklet or the Directions for
Administering be reproduced. NO EXCEPTION
Have following supplies available:
a sufficient quantity of No. 2 pencils with erasers
blank scratch paper for mathematics (DO NOT RETURN)
timing device (accurate to the nearest second)
copy of test booklet and answer document for demonstration

11. Maintaining Standardization Conditions
At the beginning of each test, the Test Administrators should tell
students that some items will be difficult and that while they are not
expected to get all the items right, they should attempt to answer as
many items as possible
This assurance should be given repeatedly in order to motivate
students who might have a tendency to give up
Students should be encouraged to use any remaining test time to
check answers
Administrators should adhere strictly to the directions as written - no
help may be provided to the class or individual students with specific
test items

12. Monitoring During the Test
During the test administration, Test Administrators should monitor the
testing process by moving unobtrusively about the room
In moving about the room, Test Administrators should check that
students are working on the correct page, are turning pages when
necessary, are marking answers properly, and are not spending
too much time on any one item
Scratch paper must be collected by the Test Administrator after each
subtest where it is used and returned to the Building Coordinator after
testing for disposal
Calculator use not permitted

13. Handling Emergency Situations Properly
If a student becomes ill during the course of a test:
the testing session for that student should be ended immediately
the booklet should be collected and a note made of the amount
of time that has elapsed since the test began
It is then permissible to continue the test at some later time-
in such cases, a few minutes should be set aside for
orientation at the beginning of the new session
If the student does not complete the test in a later make-up
session, items attempted during the abbreviated period should
be erased

14. Answer Document Pre-ID Label
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease place Pre-ID Label next to arrow that says:
Place
Pre-ID Label
Here

15. DO NOT PUT LABEL HERE
Place Label Here
DO NOT PUT LABEL HERE 15

16. Identification Information on the Student Answer Documents
IF A STUDENT HAS A PRE-ID LABEL:
teacher does not need to complete the grids on Page
4 (back cover ) of Answer Document with the
exception of the “Other Information” grid and
“Accommodations grid” (#14) - if needed
teacher does not need to complete questions (1- 12)
on Page 3 (inside back cover) with the
exception of indicating Title I (if applicable) or of
indicating Braille or Large Print in Question
12 (if needed)

17. Fill Out If Applicable Fill Out If Applicable17

18. Fill Out If Applicable Fill Out If Applicable18

19. IF A STUDENT DOES NOT HAVE A PRE-ID LABEL
the following information needs to be filled in at the
top of page 4 (back cover) of the answer document
STUDENT NAME (use legal name, not nicknames)
TEACHER
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
GENDER
GRADE
DATE OF BIRTH
AND

20. IF A STUDENT DOES NOT HAVE A PRE-ID LABEL (continued)
The following grid fields also need to be filled in:
Student’s LAST NAME, FIRST NAME and MIDDLE INITIAL (MI)
should be printed in the boxes above the name grid. Bubbles should
be blackened to match the letters of the name. Left justify the last and
first names
DATE OF BIRTH – month, day, and year. Day must be 2 digits
(e.g., Third day of month = 03)
GENDER – Female or Male
STUDENT NUMBER – Matric (Every box should have a number)
SAIS NUMBER – Numbers vary, so not every box will
necessarily be filled in
OTHER INFORMATION – Column J (according to IEP)
ACCOMMODATIONS – Per Content Area for Standard Or Non-Standard 20

21. Fill out Fill out Fill out Fill out Essential to fill out SAIS Number
Accommodations -
Fill Out If Applicable
Column J - Fill Out If Applicable
Fill out
Essential to fill
out SAIS Number 21

22. IF A STUDENT DOES NOT HAVE A PRE-ID LABEL (continued)
Teacher needs to fill in the following items on Page 3 (Inside of back cover) :
Items 1-6
Item 7 (Special Programs) if applicable
Items 8-11(ELLs) if applicable****
Item 12 (Disabilities) if applicable
**** Info on intranet – Special Programs and
Departments and then link to Alternate
Language Programs 

23. Fill Out If Applicable Fill Out Fill Out If Applicable23

24. Exceptional Education Students

25. Exceptional Education
New Language this year – no longer use term “modification”
Standard Accommodations = changes in presentation or responses to test that do not change fundamental assessment
Non-standard Accommodations = changes in presentation or responses to test that alter fundamental assessment
Accommodations
Accommodations must be used in daily instruction

26. Accommodations Overview for Stanford 9
Standard
No “J” coding needed
Non-standard
Must “J” code for AIMS
Must be identified on IEP
504 Students
NO Out-of-level testing for Stan 9
ELL Students
Subject to meeting certain conditions for each content area – (see Exceptional Ed)
Braille & Large Print (answers must be transferred to standard answer document)
Please see Exceptional Ed Website for details:

27. This box needs to be filled in for any student with an accommodation.
If a non-standard bubble is filled in, then the J column MUST be filled in also. 27

28. Other Information (Column J)
Only J needs to be filled in with a 1 - 8
Codes for Column J can be found in Test Administrator’s Manual:
1 = Non-standard accommodation in reading
2 = Non-standard accommodation in mathematics
3 = Non-standard accommodation in writing
4 = Non-standard accommodation in reading &
mathematics
5 = Non-standard accommodation in reading & writing
6 = Non-standard accommodation in mathematics &
writing
7 = Non-standard accommodation in reading,
mathematics, & writing
8 = Home schooled student tested at your school

29. English Language Learners (ELLs)
English Language Learners must take the
Stanford 9 in English with no accommodations unless
stipulated on IEP
There are some accommodations that can be made if student meets
LEP guidelines as specified by the Arizona Department of Education
See TUSDStats, click on Resources and then click on LEP
Guidelines (ADE) and find guidelines for Stanford 9

30. PROCEDURES FOLLOWING
TEST ADMINISTRATION

31. Inspecting Answer Documents
After testing, remind teachers to check each answer document to
ensure that the following has been done.
Appropriate level and form administered
Light marks and marks made with a
colored pencil, ink, or felt-tip pen need to be marked
over with a No. 2 pencil
Students’ names have been recorded in both the print field box and
printed and coded in the grid field. (Make sure only one bubble is
filled in each of the columns provided OR
A Pre-ID label has been affixed to the proper spot
All erasures are complete and neat
“Other Information” and “Accommodations” sections filled in if
applicable

32. Return of Scoreables – Grades 2 - 9
Scoreables refer to :
consumable test booklets for grade 2
answer documents (bubble sheets) for grades 3 – 9
Group noncompleted scoreables by grade level
Group completed scoreables by enrolled grade
Make sure barcode labels are properly oriented
Place scoreable label on outside of box(es) – please use original
boxes

33. Return of Scoreables – (continued)
Bring copy of Stanford 9 BOX Inventory with you
Scoreables ARE NOT to be banded
Do not use with clips or rubber
bands; this will damage answer document edges
Please sign-up with Bert for time to return
scoreables
Dates for return of scoreables: March 29 – April 1

34. Return of Non-Scoreables
Separate Test Booklets, “Test administrator’s
Manuals”, and Stan 9 Rulers
Pack materials in original boxes
Place copy of A & R inventory sheet in first box of
non-scoreables
Place non-scoreable label on outside of each box
Non-Scoreables will be picked up by warehouse
truck April 14 & 15
Make certain that someone in the office knows
where the materials are located when they are to be
picked up

35. How to Access this Presentation
This presentation along with information referred to in the presentation can be found by going into the TUSD Intranet Website:
And then click on Resources, then Test Administration Presentations

36. Questions ????

37. THANK YOU FOR Being Here Today !