2. ESC 15 State Assessment Team
Carol Stevens—Security
Pam Yarbrough—STAAR Alt 2
Mary Castanuela—TELPAS & ELL
Patti Wyatt—STAAR Administration, Accessibility, and Designated Supports within the STAAR program

8. Implementation of House Bill 2349
House Bill 2349 requires a school district or charter school that administers a STAAR test to report to the agency whether an assessed student transferred into the school or district from out of state during the current school year.

10. Accessibility Procedures and Materials

12. Accessibility Procedures and Materials

15. Test Administrators

16. Who can be a test administrator?

18. Oral Administration by a Test Administrator

19. 2017 Manuals 2017 STAAR Test Administrator Manuals Grades 3–5
Test Administration
2017 Manuals
2017 STAAR Test Administrator Manuals
Grades 3–5
Grades 6–8
EOC
Will be posted online late January 2017
Will arrive in districts February 2017
Will only be shipped once
Keep for the entire year!

20. Highlights of the 2017 Test Administrator Manuals
Instructions are limited to test administrator duties.
Accessibility Features--These are procedures and materials that are allowed for any student who needs them. (Previously referred to as “Allowable Test Administration Procedures and Materials”
Oaths of Security and Confidentiality that are applicable to all programs are included.
Information about Accommodations updated to include embedded supports (text-to-speech, language and vocabulary supports, and content supports)

21. Test Administrator Manuals
Test Administration
Highlights of the 2017
Test Administrator Manuals
Number of test questions for STAAR grades 3–8 assessments reduced to meet HB 743 requirements
TEA will collect data during the March and May STAAR grades 3–8 administrations (primary administrations only)
for students in grades 3–5 that take more than 2 hours to complete the test
for students in grades 6–8 that take more than 3 hours to complete the test

22. Highlights of the 2017 Test Administrator Manuals
Test Administration
Highlights of the 2017 Test Administrator Manuals
Time-to-Test in Grades 3–8
Test Administrators will indicate in the Agency Use field
Directions for marking time-to- test are located in test administrator manuals

23. Highlights of the 2017 Test Administrator Manuals
Test Administration
Highlights of the 2017 Test Administrator Manuals
Test Administration Directions
Internal Table of Contents at the beginning of the Test Administration Directions section

24. Highlights of the 2017 Test Administrator Manuals
Test Administration
Highlights of the 2017 Test Administrator Manuals
Guide to the Test Administration Directions
Contains general information about using the scripts all test administrators must read

25. Highlights of the 2017 Test Administrator Manuals
Test Administration
Highlights of the 2017 Test Administrator Manuals
Guide to the Test Administration Directions
Describes special considerations
for English language learners
Includes specific information about accommodations and oral administration that must be read by the test administrator prior to the administration of the test

26. Highlights of the 2017 Test Administrator Manuals
Test Administration
Highlights of the 2017 Test Administrator Manuals
Use of tutorials is expected for students testing online
Online scripts combined and condensed
Revised to include directions for students receiving text-to-speech, content supports, and/or language and vocabulary supports

27. Additional Manuals and Resources for the Student Assessment Program
Test Administration
Additional Manuals and Resources for the Student Assessment Program

28. Test Administrator Responsibilities

29. Materials Needed to administer assessments

30. STAAR Materials Control Form

31. Online Administrations

32. Ensure Proper Testing Environment

33. Materials needed for Online Administration

34. Monitor Administrations

35. Ensure Proper Testing Procedures

36. Seating Charts

37. Active Monitoring

38. Active Monitoring

39. Active Monitoring

40. Active Monitoring

46. Questions about STAAR Administration
Contact Patti Wyatt
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