1. STAR INSERVICE MARCH 8, 2010 Research and Evaluation Services STAR

2. Site Coordinator Responsibilities Keep secure No access before first day of testing Daily inventory- in/out logs Identify testing locations Determine Quiet Room Sweep rooms- instructional materials directly related to test content must be removed Identify appropriate assessment(s) for students 2 STAR

3. Site Coordinator Responsibilities (continued) Train Examiners NO highlighters Include DFAs in training Grade 2 – use non-secure version District testing schedule Verify materials are marked correctly to ensure correct student scores Guarantee correct enrollment counts Have materials ready for R&E to inventory and pack 3 STAR

4. Receive delivery School 5–10 days before testing Test Per District Schedule R&E Pick up at Sites Train Site Coordinators Inventory SAVE BOXES Prepare materials Train examiners & proctors Post -test Organize for pickup STAR 4 STAR Implementation Process

5. STAR Program Overview CST Grades 2-8 Most students take CST, unless taking CMA or CAPA CMA Grades 3-8; varies by content area Must have IEP and meet eligibility criteria STS Grades 2-8 Spanish-speaking English Learners Required if U.S. school enrollment < 12 months Must also take CST and/or CMA CAPA Must have IEP specifying CAPA Level 5 STAR

6. STAR Program Overview Grade 7 CST Math Grade 8 CST Math CMA Math STS Math 6 STAR

7. Identify Proper STAR Assessment for Students CST vs. CMA and CAPA CompleteSchool MyRAE121 (School Testing Student Roster Report) Reports..Demographics 7 STAR

8. Enrollment Verification Enrollment - First Day of Testing Print on April 27, 2010 (first day of CST) for accountability CompleteSchool MyRAE120 (School Testing Student Count Report) Reports… Demographics Enrollment counts will be cross-referenced upon materials pickup 8 STAR

9. California Standards Test (CST) Grades 2-8 for all students Unless taking CMA or CAPA Subjects tested English-Language Arts: all grades Mathematics: grades 2-7 and end-of-course (EOC) grades 7-8 Science: grades 5 and 8 History-Social Science: grade 8 See Matrix 1 and Matrix 2 “Allowable Test Variations, Accommodations and Modifications” at R&E webpage Variations and Accommodations for CMA STAR Coordinator Manual, page 89 9 CST

10. CST Mathematics by Grade Grades 2-6: Grade-level test required Grade 7: Grade 7 math test or Algebra 1 required Grade 8: One of the following is required: EOC CST for Mathematics (Algebra) CST for General Mathematics 10 CST

11. California Modified Assessment (CMA) CMA for ELA in grades 3-8 CMA for Mathematics in grades 3-7 CMA for Algebra (EOC gr. 7-8) (new) CMA for Science in grades 5 and 8 No CMA History/Social Science Must take CST for this content area 11 CMA

12. Student Eligibility for CMA Students: Have an IEP Meet SBE-adopted eligibility criteria Enrolled in grades 3-8 May take CMA for some subjects; CST for others Must take grade-level CSTs when a CMA is not offered May have previously taken CMA, regardless of score Not eligible to take CAPA 12 CMA

13. Student Eligibility for CMA (continued) IEP specifies CMA and subject(s) No modifications Variations and Accommodations STAR Coordinator Manual, page 89 Only grade 5 can use calculators on CMA Math Grid “Q” in Section A3 of answer document Per IEP CMA PowerPoint - R&E webpage 13 CMA

14. CMA Materials CMA booklets for grade 3 Separate scorable test booklet Must also return CST test booklet if take any tests CST answer documents 7c for CMA tests taken CMA for Grades 4-7 CST and CMA in same answer document 14 CMA

15. CMA Materials (continued) CMA for grade 8 Separate answer document and test booklet Must return CST answer document Take CST History-Social Science Possibly take General Math 15 CMA

16. Standards-Based Test in Spanish (STS) STS for Reading/Language Arts (RLA) in grades 2-8 STS for Mathematics in grades 2-7 STS for Algebra 1 (EOC for grades 7-8) Students in grade 8 who are not taking Algebra 1 take NO STS math, but do take CST math 16 STS

17. Student Eligibility for STS Required for Spanish-speaking English Learners (EL), grades 2-8, who either: Receive instruction in Spanish; or Have been enrolled in a U.S. school less than 12 cumulative months Not administered to English-only, I-FEP, or R- FEP students MyLng114 Must also take CST 17 STS

18. Performance-based, one-on-one test Student must have an IEP IEP specifies CAPA and Level For students with significant cognitive disabilities unable to take the CSTs even with accommodations and/or modifications or CMA with accommodations Do not take STS Mark CAPA Level in 7a California Alternative Performance Assessment (CAPA) CAPA 18

19. CAPA Observers Responsibilities Schools double-rate a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the CAPA students per level Double ratings randomly selected by R&E Observers must mark Observer and sign the answer document CAPA 19

20. Observers must mark: 1 Name, etc. 3 Date of Birth 5 Name 6 Gender 7a CAPA Level 7b Grade 11 Student ID 12 SSID CAPA Observers Completion of Answer Document CAPA 20

21. Receive delivery School 5–10 days before testing Test Per District Schedule R&E Pick up at Sites Train Site Coordinators Inventory SAVE BOXES Train examiners & proctors Post -test Organize for pickup STAR Preparation 21 STAR Implementation Process Prep answer documents 2010 only No copying New enrollees

22. Preparation of Answer Documents Use 2010 answer documents only Do NOT copy answer documents Pre-id test booklets/answer documents All demographics embedded in barcode Students enrolled as of January 28, 2010 Late labels cutoff date May 3, 2010 New Enrollees- must hand grid demographics CompleteSchool Students… Search… “District-wide Student Search STAR Testing” 22 STAR Preparation

23. Answer Documents and Test Booklets Process changes Separate CMA answer document for grade 8 Students taking one or more CMA tests must return BOTH a CMA and a CST answer document Section 7c: “Assessed with CMA” Moved to front of answer document Students in grades 4-7 taking CMA complete Section 7c For grades 3 and 8, staff complete Section 7c on the CST for each of the CMA tests taken 23 STAR Preparation

24. Answer Documents and Test Booklets continued Demographic Changes Sections 8 and 9, “Ethnicity/Race” Already completed for students with pre-id documents 24 STAR Preparation

25. Answer Documents Version Numbers On second and third pages 25 STAR Preparation

26. CST/CMA Answer Document 26 CMA section has: Different subject icons from CST Alternate row shading for the response bubbles Three answer choices Fewer number of questions Right inside STAR Preparation

27. CMA Grade 7 Mathematics Answer Document 27 Grade 7 math and Algebra I have different numbers of questions STAR Preparation

28. Receive delivery School 5–10 days before testing Test Per District Schedule R&E Pick up at Sites Train Site Coordinators Inventory SAVE BOXES Prepare materials Post -test Organize for pickup 28 STAR Implementation Process Say Boxes Translate only “T” Correct documents to students Breaks STAR Training

29. Resources for On-Site Training Use 2009 Training DVD Use DFAs Grade 2- non-secure version http://www.mavricmedia.com/startest Update documents for Introduction, Site, and Examiner portions Download videos District Testing Schedule Daily Inventory Logs 29 STAR Training

30. On-Site Training Use Directions for Administration (DFAs) correctly Read “SAY” boxes exactly as written Translate boxes with “T” ONLY NO questions, prompts, or passages translated Order translations from R&E 30 STAR Training

31. Give correct test booklets and answer documents to students (e.g. grade 7 math or Algebra I to grade 7) Give breaks only at end of part Answer documents Section 7c for CMA tests taken Correctly mark Test Correctly mark Version # 31 STAR Training On-Site Training continued

32. Receive delivery School 5–10 days before testing Test Per District Schedule R&E Pick up at Sites Train Site Coordinators Inventory SAVE BOXES Prepare materials Train examiners & proctors Organize for pickup 32 STAR Implementation Process Post-test Paperwork Back of answer doc Transcribe, void docs Labels Sort scorables from nonscorables SGID Master File STAR Post-test

33. Post-test 1. Complete back of answer document A1 DO NOT complete without R&E notification A2 Special Conditions “All tests” column removed A3 Accommodations and Modifications “All tests” column removed A4 English Learner Test Variations No change STAR Coordinator Manual- pages 117-119 33 STAR Post-test

34. Transcribe Braille, large print, or damaged documents Write VOID on damaged answer documents/ booklets; stack with nonscorables 34 Post-test 2. Transcribe and void STAR Post-test

35. Affix late labels Hand grid all demographics for students without pre-id documents or late labels Separate scorables from nonscorables Sort by grade level, by test type Include ISP student documents Stack hand grid documents on top, by test type CMA (grade 3) on bottom of teacher’s stack of CST Sort nonscorables by grade and type 35 Post-test 3. Sort scorables from nonscorables STAR Post-test

36. School-Grade Identification Sheet (SGID) One per teacher, per grade at elementaries One per grade at junior highs/middles Grid Instructional Materials on one SGID per grade Key on R&E webpage Master File Sheet Number of SIDs= number of classes per grade at (elementaries) Write “0” if no classes 36 Post-test 4. Complete header sheets STAR Post-test

37. Pick-Up Schedule STAR 37 On R&E webpage

38. R & E Website for STAR Resources 38

39. Contacts Materials and Administration Gay Barney, District STAR Coordinator extension 14819 Logistics Susan Calvillo, Administrative Secretary R&E extension 14671 STAR 39