1. NEISD Testing Services
Interim Assessments
NEISD Testing Services
8961 Tesoro Drive, Suite 410

2. Interim Assessment Overview
Provides actionable data to help educators
track student progress
predict student performance on the STAAR summative
Plan interventions
Not tied to accountability!

3. Interim Assessment Overview
Offered through the STAAR Online Testing Program Platform, software that is available in NEISD for online STAAR testing.
Overview
Test questions are developed with Texas teachers and include some former STAAR items.
Multiple choice and open-ended “griddable items” (math and grade 8 science only) are included.
All test questions are fully aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
Each test is designed to take two hours.
Results are reported in the STAAR Assessment Management System’s Online Reporting Suite (ORS), which is designed to provide interim data in an easy-to-use format. Principals and CTC’s will have access to reports. Results will be posted in Aware for teacher access.

4. Interim Assessment Overview
What is the difference between classroom formative, interim, and summative assessments?
Overview
Classroom formative assessments measure student performance specific to student expectations to inform a teacher’s instructional choices, immediate adjustments to unit plans, and changes to lessons. Example: Class quizzes,
Interim assessments measure a student’s understanding of a broader span of student expectations to monitor progress, predict summative performance, and identify students for intervention. Examples: benchmarks, STAAR interim assessments
Summative assessments measure student mastery of a broader span of student expectations at the end of an instructional unit to determine the effectiveness of the program. Example: STAAR summative assessment

5. Interim Assessment Overview

6. Interim Assessment Details
Science
Social Studies
Biology
Free
Login/out over multiple days
Math
2 admin windows
Online Only
Reading
Blueprints posted
English I
Online Reporting Suite
Optional
STAAR probability
English II
2 sections
Algebra I
Two Opportunities
Opportunity 1: October 7, March 31, 2020
Opportunity 2: December 2, March
Can be taken over multiple days
NEISD Student file upload: September 30, 2019
Online Reporting Suite (ORS)
Real Time Reporting
Customizable reports with user friendly graphics
District/Campus/Student Level Reports
Benefits
Student Scores
Student responses to each test question
SEs for each test question
View each test question
Probability of achieving Approaches, Meets and Masters on STAAR

7. Opportunity 1: Monday, October 7, 2019 - Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Subjects
Grade Levels
Opportunity 2: Monday, December 2, Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Opportunity 1: Monday, October 7, Tuesday, March 31, 2020

8. Supports Offered
Supports
Content and Language Supports (available for English and Spanish 3-5* assessments)
Text-to-speech (available for English and Spanish 3-5* assessments)
Basic Calculator (math and science in gr. 3-7)
Refreshable braille* (for reading/language arts and social studies only)
*New
Interim does not include American Sign Language (ASL) or Spelling Assistance.

9. Test Administration Test Tickets used to log in. Administration
Delivered online via the STAAR Online Testing Platform (SOTP)
Stop and start at any time
Select “pause” for a brief break
Log out for a break longer than 30 minutes
--answers saved, not submitted
--Returned to furthest question in the furthest section visited
--assessments are untimed
Administration
Test Tickets used to log in.

10. Test Administration
Use Username, Password, and Session ID for logging in
Administration

11. Test Administration
Administration
Students may review answers and return to flagged items in Section 1 before submitting.

12. Test Administration After Section 1 is submitted, Section 2 appears
Opportunity to review answers at the end of Section 2

13. Administration
Test Administration

14. Reporting Online Reporting Suite (ORS) Reporting
Dynamic, real-time reporting system
District, campus, and student level reports accessible by CTC and principal
User-friendly graphs and customization
Filterable results
Probability results (percentages representing the statistical probability of achieving “Approaches”, “Meets” and “Masters” grade level expectations on STAAR) reported in the Assessment Management System
How should districts interpret results?
Interim Assessments Results Guide
Reporting

15. Resources and Questions
Testing Services has posted all of the following documents on the Testing Services website under Employee Resources/Interim Assessments
Interim Assessments TEA Website
TEA’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Best Practices: How to successfully implement STAAR Interim Assessments
Interim Assessments Users Manual
QUESTIONS?
If teachers have questions about the online platform, printing tickets and accessing reports contact your Campus Test Coordinator.