1. STAAR Test Administrator Training 2015 Campus Name and Test Given

2. Make sure you have signed in on the training sign in sheet.
This training session does not eliminate your requirement to read the appropriate Test Administrator Manuals.
Make sure you have signed in on the training sign in sheet.
Please sign an oath (stack signed oaths in the middle of the table)
Make sure you have a test administrator packet or monitor packet based on your assigned role
If you are a test administrator, ensure you have received your STAAR manual.

3. March 2015 STAAR Assessments
Administration Dates
March 30 Grades 4 and 7 writing (day 1)
English I
March 31 Grades 4 and 7 writing (day 2)
Grades 5 and 8 reading
April 1 English II

4. March 2015 STAAR Assessments
Important to Note
March 2015 STAAR Assessments
Answer Documents for Grades 5 and 8 Reading
printed prior to the decision to shift the test administration date for grades 5 and 8 mathematics
labeled “March 2015 Mathematics and Reading”
contain sections for both mathematics and reading
Make sure students mark their responses to the reading questions on the reading portion of the answer document.

5. Testing Administrator- Pre-pep Procedures
Be sure your room is ready for testing
Cover or remove any instructional displays that will aid students (any instructional content regardless of subject). Only motivation posters can be left uncovered.
Read and highlight the directions you will be giving in advance
Have extra pencils available
For 7th grade Writing, make sure you have dictionaries and thesauruses available. These may be used for all portions of the test.
For 8th grade Reading, all teachers should have dictionaries available in their classroom
LEP students can receive extra time. You will receive tickets for those students. You will use tickets for both days. Do not discard.
For online testing, make sure there is one pair of headphones per student.
Ensure you are familiar with small group and sped rosters

6. Material Pick-Up
Enter school procedures including pick up location and time.
Once you sign for test booklets it is your responsibility to maintain their security the entire time they are in your possession
Return all books to the testing center at the completion of testing.

7. Test Procedures Overview
All students will report to their testing site. Please review small group information with your students prior to testing.
Be at your testing location before the students arrive.
Tape your seating chart to the door once you have verified students are in the correct location.
Collect cell phones and have student backpacks placed at the front of the room. Read cell phone script
No personal belongings/books/papers/ect. on student desks.
Cell phones should not be returned until all testing is complete.
Computers must be off in testing rooms.
No electronic devices (teacher and student) should be visible during testing.
Take attendance using the absentee form provided.
All doors should be open
Students may use a highlighter to emphasize important points.
8:45-9:00
Check attendance/review seating charts. Post seating charts to door.
Collect cell phones and read script
Have students sign cell phone oath
9:00
Pass out materials
Begin reading directions
9:15
All testing sites should be able to start no later than 9:15

8. STAAR Time Limits & Policies- pg. 10-11
Students will have 4 (high school English I and II have 5 hours) hours to complete their test unless they are in a LEP, 504, or Sped classroom (these students may have extended time per their accommodations)
The start and stop time must be completed on the seating chart.
You must also record your lunch stop and start (resume) times. Communicate orally and in writing, time remaining. Remind students all answers must be recorded within the allotted time period.
The clock does not stop for water breaks, restroom breaks, snack breaks, or short physical or mental breaks.
The clock does stop for lunch (make sure to record time) and medical emergencies.
You should have 4 total times recorded on your seating chart.
Make sure to collect test material if a student leaves the room for any situation.

9. Extra Time Tickets- given to students with ET based on accommodations.

10. Linguistic Accommodations LEP and STAAR –
Math, Science, Social Studies
Reading, Writing, English I, and English II
Bilingual Dictionary
Extra time (same day)
Grades 3-5 Dictionaries of various types
Clarification in English of word meaning of words in
Writing prompts (applies to all assessments listed above)
Short answer reading questions (English I and II only)
STAAR L will be administered online. There is no STAAR L for Reading and Writing, only Math, Science, and SS.
**Dictionary access to be provided for all students in grades 6 and up as a part of STAAR dictionary policy.

11. Effective Monitoring pgs. 16-21
Move around the classroom
Constantly observe the students
Maintain a QUIET testing environment the entire time (even if your class is finished)
Follow required accommodations
Check that students have appropriate test booklet
Check for cell phones and electronic devices

12. Common Test Irregularities
Ways to Avoid An Irregularity
Common Test Irregularities
Never leave test material unsupervised.
As soon as a student finishes testing, inspect answer document and if student did not bubble all answers say, “You have not recorded all of your answers on the answer document, please do so now.”
Actively monitor students at all time, especially with the writing prompts.
Ensure students understand there is not free time if they finish early. They may read a book or put their head down.
Verbal/Written reminders of time remaining to ensure student has time to record answers or answer sheet.
Review small group and sped rosters in advance
Not actively monitoring students during testing
Test administrator leaving students alone during testing
Material not secure. Test administrator not present in room but test material visible (on desk, ect)
Test administrator using cell phone during testing
Students using cell phones during testing
Student does not record answers on answer document./Test administrator accepts a blank answer document.
Ineligible students were tested or given the wrong assessment.
Incorrect student bubbling on blank scantrons.
Viewing a test before, during, or after an assessment with authorization.
Discussing secure test content or student responses.
Failure to read directions as prescribed in manual
Students write the composition for the appropriate writing prompt on the wrong part of the answer document.

13. Writing Prompts- Active Monitoring
Ensure students are writing on the correct composition

14. Monitor/Test Reliever Information
Make sure you sign in and out when you relieve a teacher.
Make sure you actively monitor students while in testing site.
If a student has to be moved, make sure they do not carry their test material.
Students must be supervised by an authorized person at all times.
Students must be supervised if they take a restroom break. Only one student at a time in the restroom unless you step in the restroom.
Students may use highlighters to emphasize important information on a subject-area test.
During material collection, everyone will be asked to cover a class so that teachers may turn in test material.
If you notice instructional material posted inside our outside of classroom, please remove and/or let test administrator know.
Review small group locations so that you can assist students in getting their to their.

15. Monitors and Test Relievers
Do not leave the testing area for prolonged periods of times.
Please let other monitors know if you are leaving the testing area.
Relieve test administrators for breaks as needed.
Pay attention to the classrooms you are assigned to. (Need Relief signs will be posted)
Always make sure restroom stations are covered.

16. Seating Charts-page 28 Complete seating charts in advance.
Do not include SPED, 504, LAT, or small group students not testing in your classroom.
Only include students who will actually test in your classroom.
Make sure to include start and stop times.
Test Relievers will sign in on your seating chart indicating when they were in the classroom.

17. Overview
Distribute materials and give directions as described in your manual. Do not deviate from the directions. You will say what appears in bold print. You may repeat directions as many times as needed.
Verify that students have put their test booklet number on their answer document.
Verify that students have written their name on their test booklet.
Students should use No. 2 pencils, not mechanical pencils.
Once students are finished, collect their test material, mark score code, and complete test form information on scantron. DO NOT ALLOW STUDENTS TO SIT WITH MATERIAL ON DESK WHEN THEY ARE FINISHED.
Students should sit quietly when finished or put their head down.
Actively monitor at all times.
All testing irregularities will be reported to State and National Assessment and TEA.

18. Lunch Procedures- (Campuses may insert specific information on this slide if necessary)
Lunch stop and start (resume) times must be recorded on the seating chart.
Make sure you collect test materials and store them in a locked location during lunch.
Students must be monitored all times even during lunch.
Make sure to record stop and start time for lunches when testing resumes.

19. ELEMENTARY ANSWER SHEET SAMPLE
Test Booklet Number:
**Students should complete based on the number located on their student booklet.
Test Taken Info:
Be sure to bubble English or Spanish
Score Codes
A= absent
O= other, illness
S= Score
Score Code Field indicates whether a student’s test should be scored Failure to grid correctly may result in a score of zero
Student Accommodation Field
For LEP, 504, and Sped Testers

20. MIDDLE SCHOOL ANSWER SHEET SAMPLE
Test Booklet Number:
**Students should complete based on the number located on their student booklet.
Test Taken Info:
Be sure to bubble Correct test and form number based on student book
Score Codes
A= absent
O= other, illness
S= Score
Score Code Field indicates whether a student’s test should be scored Failure to grid correctly may result in a score of zero
Student Accommodation Field
For LEP, 504, and Sped Testers

21. HIGH SCHOOL ANSWER SHEET SAMPLE
Test Booklet Number:
**Students should complete based on the number located on their student booklet.
Test Taken Info:
Be sure to bubble Correct form number based on student book
Score Codes
A= absent
O= other, illness
S= Score
Score Code Field indicates whether a student’s test should be scored Failure to grid correctly may result in a score of zero
Student Accommodation Field
For LEP, 504, and Sped Testers

22. Answer Documents (cont.)
GRADE 5

23. Answer Documents (cont.)
GRADE 7

24. Answer Documents (cont.)
GRADE 8

25. Answer Documents (cont.)
EOC

26. Student Accommodations

27. Recording Student Accommodations on the Answer Documents
GA = general accommodation
BR = braille administration
LP = large print administration
OA = oral administration
XD = extra day
LA = linguistic accommodation

28. NOTE: For each subject area, only ONE score code should be gridded.
STAAR Score Codes
“S” – tested
“A” – absent
“O” – other (illness, testing irregularity, EOC/above grade level, substitute assessment, etc.)
“*” – paper/online (STAAR/STAAR A or STAAR/STAAR L)
SSI score codes
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.

29. Answer Documents (cont.)
Test Taken Field
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

30. Directions begin on page 39 of your manual
Directions begin on page 39 of your manual. It is important to read and highlight your directions in advance.

31. Oral Administration-pg
Oral Administration-pg. 129 (If you are giving an oral administration test, ensure you have received a Form 1 version and make sure you bubble OA in the accommodations field.
STAAR Writing Grade 4
STAAR Writing Grade 7
English I and II
STAAR and STAAR Spanish 3-8 Reading
Any student may have the prompt read to them.
NOTE: There are no required reference materials for the grade 4 writing assessment;
however, allowable accommodations may be read aloud to an eligible student
Required reference materials may be read aloud to a student per IEP.
Reading section: test questions, answer choices, and required reference materials
may be read aloud to a student
Writing section: required reference materials may be read aloud to a student
Test questions, answer choices, and required reference materials may be read aloud to a student
Revising and editing passages, test questions, and answer choices may NEVER be read aloud to a student.
Reading selections may NEVER be read aloud to a student.

32. Oral Administration-pg
Oral Administration-pg. 129 (If you are giving an oral administration test, ensure you have received a Form 1 version and make sure you bubble OA in the accommodations field.
STAAR, STAAR Spanish, and STAAR L mathematics (grades 3–8 and Algebra I)
STAAR, STAAR Spanish, and STAAR L science (grades 5 and 8 and biology)
STAAR and STAAR L social studies (grade 8 and U.S. history)
Test questions, answer choices, and required reference materials may be read aloud
to a student

33. Know Your Responsibilities
Test Security & Confidential Integrity- Reminders
All test must be administered in strict accordance with the instruction contained in the test administrator manuals.
No person may review the student responses during or after the test administration.
No person may change any response or instruct a student to do so.
Any person who violates, assists in the violation of, or solicits another to violate or assist in the violation of test security or confidential integrity, and any person who fails to report such violation, may be penalized.
Placement of restrictions on the issuance, renewal, or holding of a Texas Teacher Certificate, either indefinitely or for a set term
Inscribed or non-inscribed reprimand
Revocation or cancellation of a Texas Teacher Certificate without opportunity for reapplication
Know Your Responsibilities
Remember…
There is no substitute for reading the manual.
All staff members must sign an oath

34. CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
What are the four sections that should be bubbled on every student’s answer document?
Which test(s) can students use a dictionary?
When should attendance be taken?
What should be posted and where once testing has started?
What needs to be recorded on the seating chart?
How many start and stop times should be recorded on the seating chart?
What two things can your students do when finished?
****BONUS****
If you forget everything from training and even if you do not, what should you do?

35. Thank you for your time and attention!