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This PowerPoint does not
eliminate your
requirement to read the
District and Campus Test
Coordinator Manual and
the appropriate Test
Administrator Manuals.
READ THE MANUALS!!
Get the
message?
2010 Training Materials
Resources on the TEA Website
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2010 District and Campus
Coordinator Manual
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Dyslexia Bundle Administration
Instructions
2010 District and Campus
Coordinator Supplement
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Online Accommodation Request Form
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General Test Administrator Manual and
Test Administration Directions
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Incident Report Form
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2009-2010 Test Security Supplement
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Corrective Action Plan template
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2009-2010 Accommodations Manual
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2009-2010 ARD Manual
Locally Determined Disciplinary Actions
Form
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LPAC Manual
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FAQs
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TAKS-M, LAT, and TELPAS test
administrator manuals
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Technical Digest
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GPC Manual
TAKS TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS
WHO MUST BE TRAINED
TYPE OF TRAINING NEEDED
District Test Coordinator
Annual district coordinator training
session at ESC.
Campus Test Coordinator
Campus Principal
Test Administrators
Test Monitors and Assistants
Annual training in test security &
general testing procedures.
Any authorized staff member who
handles secure test materials.
Annual training in test security
procedures.
Training specific to each
administration.
2010 General Information
Texas State Assessment Program
End-of-Course
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EOC
SB 1031: Phases out HS TAKS and replaces with EOC
- English I, II, & III
- Biology, Chemistry, & Physics
- Algebra I, II, & Geometry
- U.S. History, World History,
& World Geography
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Field testing in place
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Freshman class of 2011-2012 will be the first group to have EOC as a
graduation requirement (current 7th graders)
Key Changes in Testing Policy
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TAKS Spanish Tests
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Available in grades 3 – 5 only
Student Success Initiative (SSI)
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Modified for administrations beginning in spring 2010
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Applies to grades 5 & 8 reading and math
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Students in grade 3 no longer required to pass TAKS reading to
be promoted to grade 4
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Testing schedule changed
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Students advance to next grade by passing SSI tests or by
unanimous decision of the grade placement committee (GPC)
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GPC decision based on circumstances and expectation that
student is likely to perform at grade level after accelerated
Key Changes in Testing Policy
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Grades 5 and 8 Mathematics and Reading SSI
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First administration: April 6 & 7
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Retest administration:
- SSI # 2 in May 18 & 19
- SSI # 3 in June 29 & 30
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LAT Grades 5 and 8 Mathematics and Reading
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Takes place in conjunction with SSI #2 test in May
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All other LAT in grades 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, & 10 takes place the
end of April (Big TAKS)
Key Changes in Testing Policy
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March Calendar (Gr. 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, & XRT)
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Election on Tuesday, March 2
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March testing will occur on Wednesday, March 3
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No testing scheduled for Tuesday, March 2
March Exit Level Retest
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Election on Tuesday, March 2
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Social studies will test on Monday, March 1
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No testing scheduled for Tuesday, March 2
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Answer documents will still show social studies as the last test
Key Changes in Testing Policy
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TAKS-M
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TAKS-M General Test Administrator Manual
- (TAKS-M G-TAM) for all of gr. 3 – 11
- one per test administrator
- delivered in January
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Grade level test administrator manuals (gr. 3 - 5, 6 – 8, 9 – 11)
- delivered w/ non-secure materials
- keep for the entire year
Key Changes in Testing Policy
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Answer Documents See page 155.
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Ethnicity / Race Fields
- “E” = ethnicity
1 – 5 (old system)
- “ETH” = ethnicity
1 = Hispanic/Latino
0 = Not Hispanic/Latino
- “RACE”
I = American Indian/Alaskan Native
A = Asian
B = Black or African American
P = Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
W = White
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Will already be encoded on the pre-codes
- Must complete all fields of information when hand-bubbling an
answer doc
Key Changes in Testing Policy
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Answer Documents
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Court-ordered High School Equivalency Program (HSEP)
- Grades 9, 10, & 11. See pg. 164.
- Court ordered high school equivalency plan.
- Excused from taking TAKS
- Score code as “other” - Color in HSEP bubble
Key Changes in Testing Policy
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Security Modules
- Mandatory viewing for all Campus Test Coordinators (CTC)
- 3 modules: active monitoring, distribution of materials, proper
handling of secure materials
- Presentation to campus test administrators is optional
- Highly advised on campuses that had difficulty in these areas
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TAAS
- Still “no more” / take TAKS XRT instead
Key Changes in Testing Policy
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Writing Composition and Open-Ended Response Photocopies
- Can NOT duplicate:
- TAKS-M compositions
- TAKS Gr. 10 ELA make-up
- Field tests
- Allowable duplications:
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gr. 4 writing
gr. 7 writing
gr. 9 open-ended
gr. 10 ELA and open-ended
gr. 11 exit PRIMARY ELA written
composition and open-ended
(no make-up )
- Will receive a CD
- Release date: March 22
Key Changes in Testing Policy
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Changes to ELL Assessment Provisions (HB 3)
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Eliminated grade 6 Spanish tests
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Exit level postponement
a) can occur in 1st 12 months of attendance
b) can extend through XRT
c) student MUST have one opportunity to test before graduation /
can NOT postpone throughout graduation
Key Changes in Testing Policy
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History File Updates (Record Changes)
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All grades, all administrations
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Will help reduce matching errors for future administrations
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Districts will receive a file listing all students that have invalid
student ID information or a mismatch in test history data (last
name, first name, date of birth)
Information coming the end of January
Updated information will be added to the file districts send for
precodes
More information coming in the spring
Security and Confidentiality
Seating Charts
 Required at all grades for all tests. See Test Security Supplement
for examples if you need them.
 Must include campus, name of test, date, test administrator, location
of each student along with first and last name.
 To include test decisions, accommodations, and attendance.
 If students are regrouped, an additional chart will be needed to
include the time students were regrouped.
 Maintain charts for 5 years
Security and Confidentiality
•TEST SECURITY involves accounting
for all secure materials before, during
and after each test administration.
•Confidentiality involves protecting
The contents of all test booklets and
Student answer documents.
Security and Confidentiality
Documentation Retention
Campus Coordinator will maintain for five years:
1. testing irregularity and investigation documentation
2. inventory and shipping records
3. signed security oaths for all testing personnel
(Principal and Coordinator oaths to Testing Office)
4. training materials and sign-in sheets
5. seating charts, attendance records, and documentation of
“other” incidents
6. In LCISD campuses are responsible for storing their
campus testing records for the required 5 years.
Security and Confidentiality
On-site Monitoring
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The Office of the Inspector General, the Office of Monitoring and
Interventions, and TEA Student Assessment Division will
coordinate monitor visits to districts and campuses
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Campuses that were sited for major violations more likely to receive
a visit.
Report to Superintendent’s office first. Be prepared for a visit.
Verify their ID badges, then grant them access to the testing sites.
The principal or campus testing coordinator may accompany them to
show them testing sessions and answer their questions.
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Security and Confidentiality
Oral Administration
Located in the DCCM and Accommodations Manual
 Remind personnel about the importance of training and following
procedures
 Requires separate training and signature on oath
 Responding to test items, recording information, scoring examinees’
responses, or discussing the content of the test is strictly prohibited
Security and Confidentiality
Duplication of Compositions and Open-Ended
Responses
Located in the DCCM:
 May not be viewed, distributed, or discussed until March 22
 Copies must be kept in locked storage until release date
 Can not photocopy TAKS-M or make-up grade 10 ELA
Security and Confidentiality
Active Monitoring
 Continue to emphasize importance and procedures during training and
that they should walk around to observe students are working on correct
section of test, marking answers on the AD, not cheating or using cell
phones, or talking or communicating with other students.
 Test administrators should confirm that students are working on
correct tests
 Verify that students have recorded their responses on answer documents
 Principals and Campus Coordinators are expected to confirm that test
administrators are actively monitoring
What is Not Active Monitoring?
•Working on the computer or doing email.
•Reading a book, magazine, or newspaper.
•Grading papers or doing lesson planning.
•Leaving the room without a trained sub.
•Leaving students unattended during lunch.
•Reading the test over a student’s shoulder.
•Checking student responses during testing.
Security and Confidentiality
Preventing Testing Irregularities
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Train carefully
- allow adequate time for training
- issue manuals before training
- train as many staff as possible
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Encourage staff participation
- not a “one-man-job” anymore
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Monitor and observe during testing
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Practice good inventory control
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Be available for questions
Security and Confidentiality
Before Testing
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Emphasize importance of training and reading manuals
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Require that all personnel who participate in testing attend training
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Account for all test materials and keep in locked storage
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Verify accuracy of student demographic information
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Verify testing requirements and test assignments for students in special
education, 504, and identified as LEP
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Train test administrators on procedures for communicating with the CTC
and principal when problems arise
Security and Confidentiality
During Testing
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Ensure that each student receives the correct assessment and testing
materials
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Emphasize and verify active monitoring
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Ensure that all testing personnel understand that they may NOT:
- provide assistance
- view the tests without authorization
- discuss confidential student information
- check for strategies
Security and Confidentiality
After Testing
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No unauthorized viewing or scoring of student responses
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No discussion of confidential student information
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No erasing stray marks or darkening response ovals
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Account for all test materials
Security and Confidentiality
Pitfalls to Avoid
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Assigning untrained staff to administer and/or monitor tests
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Failing to inventory test materials
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Having insufficient test booklets and/or test administrator manuals
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Not accounting for all test booklets and answer documents each day
Security and Confidentiality
Pitfalls to Avoid
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Failing to inventory test materials
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Having insufficient test booklets and/or test administrator manuals
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Not accounting for all test booklets and answer documents each day
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Failure to give appropriate accommodations
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Failure to give the right form of the test (Form 1)
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Not testing eligible student
Security and Confidentiality
Pitfalls to Avoid
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Lack of monitoring
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Failure to remind students to record their responses and/or
failure to verify that students have bubbled their answers
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Leaving secure materials unattended
Security and Confidentiality
Potential Referral to
Educator Certification and Standards
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Viewing a test before, during, or after an assessment
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Hand-scoring student tests
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Discussing secure test content or student responses
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Copying secure materials
Security and Confidentiality
Potential Referral to
Educator Certification and Standards
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Any action that directly or indirectly assists students with responses
- clarifying or translating writing prompt or test items
- gesturing, pointing, or demonstrating correct responses
- changing student responses
- providing answers to test questions
Security and Confidentiality
Notify the Testing & Research Office
immediately if you become aware of those
types of irregularities:
Security and Confidentiality
If you suspect that a violation or an irregularity has occurred, the principal
and CTC should complete the following steps:
Gather the facts
- What tests, grades, & subjects were involved?
- Who was involved?
- When and where did the incident occur?
- What happened?
Contact the Testing Office
- First by phone – if you can not get through, then e-mail
Follow up as requested by the Testing Office
- Complete written description of irregularity on form, submit
statements on letterhead.
- If a test administrator requires disciplinary action, then complete
a Corrective Action Plan.
Security and Confidentiality
Reporting Irregularities
CAMPUS IRREGULARITY
 Irregularity Form
 Form letter for statements
 Corrective Action Plan Form for reporting teacher discipline
STUDENT CHEATING AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION
 Required to report local disciplinary action
 Submit online
 Submit a paper copy to Testing Office
Security and Confidentiality
When reporting violations or irregularities:
- Be as specific and detailed as possible.
- DON’T ASSUME - Contact testing office if you
have any questions about how to handle the problem.
- When in doubt, stop the testing, remove the student or
the test administrator, put materials in a secure place, and
contact the testing office. DO NOT send student back to class.
REPORT ALL IRREGULARITIES TO THE TESTING OFFICE, NOT
TO TEA!!
Security and Confidentiality
Online Test Administrator Training Modules
 Designed to supplement TA security training
 Optional but recommended
 Goals of the modules:
- Understand how to correctly active monitor
- Be aware of common errors
- Understand how to prevent mistakes
 Each module contains a knowledge check
 Access them at: http://texas.testsecuritytraining.com
Security and Confidentiality
Module 1: Active Monitoring
INDIVIDUAL OR
GROUP VIEWING
Campus Test Coordinator
Responsibilities
TAKS
TAKS Accom
TAKS M
Campus Coordinator
Responsibilities
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Read the
coordinator’s manual,
the coordinator
supplement, the
accommodations
manual, and the test
security supplement.
Read the test specific
administrator
manuals.
Attend test
coordinator training.
Receive and manage
testing materials.
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Be responsible for all
secure testing
materials on your
campus.
Prepare answer
documents for testing.
Coordinate all campus
testing logistics.
Train test
administrators.
Establish and monitor
testing procedures to
insure test security.
Campus Coordinator
Responsibilities
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You and your
principal are
responsible for test
security on your
campus.
Supervise and
actively monitor
testing.
Verify appropriate
score codes, test
taken information
codes, testing
accommodations
codes, and all other
coding is correct on
answer documents.
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Prepare and return all
testing materials to
the district test
coordinator.
Be the campus
contact for all
questions about
testing.
Report testing
irregularities and
security violations
immediately to the
district test
coordinator.
Preparing for Test
Administration
Test Schedule and
Directions
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All tests must be
administered on the
scheduled day.
All tests must be
administered in strict
accordance with the
instructions contained in
the test administration
manuals.
Testing Calendar
for TAKS / TAKS-Acc / TAKS-M
TAKS / TAKS-A / TAKS-M
Grades
Dates
Writing, Reading, ELA
Grades 4, 7, 9, 10, 11
March 3, 2010
SSI Math & Reading
Grades 5, 8
April 6-7, 2010
Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies
(Except SSI grades and subjects)
Grades 3-11
April 27-30, 2010
SSI Math & Reading Retest
Grades 5, 8
May 18-19, 2010
LAT Math
Grades 3,4,6,7,10
April 26, 2010
LAT Reading/ELA (2 Days)
Grades 3,4,6,7,10
April 27-28, 2010
LAT Science
Grades 5, 8, 10
April 30, 2010
LAT Math
Grades 5, 8
May 17, 2010
LAT Reading (2 Days)
Grade 5, 8
May 18-19, 2010
LAT Testing
TELPAS
(Mar 8 – Apr 9, 2010)
TELPAS Writing, Listening, Speaking
Grades K-12
Mar 22-31, 2010
TELPAS Reading
Grades K-1
Mar 22-31, 2010
TELPAS Reading (On-line)
Grades 2-12
Mar 30 - Apr 1, 2010
Receiving Materials
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About four weeks before testing Tanya will email you an
advanced materials inventory. Check it to make sure that you
will have enough materials for testing. If you are short then
place your supplemental materials order via email by the
indicated deadline in the email notification.
When materials arrive on your campus, open the boxes
immediately and do an inventory check to make sure that you
have everything on your packing list. If anything is missing
then immediately notify the district testing coordinator.
 Shipping errors can be cleared up if addressed right after
we receive the materials but after testing is complete you
cannot claim that any shortage of secure testing materials
is the result of a shipping error.
Secure Storage of Testing
Materials
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Secure testing materials must be kept under lock and
key in a secure location.
A storage location is not secure if individuals who are not
authorized to have access to the materials have a key to the
storage location. (For example, custodians, administrators or
others who may have a master key.)
Testing
Accommodations
Testing Accommodations
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Accommodations are practices and procedures
that provide equitable access during instruction
and assessments for students with special
needs.
Accommodations are intended to reduce or
even eliminate the effects of a student’s
disability or limitation; however, they do not
reduce learning expectations.
The accommodation must be documented in
the IEP or IAP for the student and must be
used in regular instruction and assessment for
the student.
Accommodations Manual
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Contains information about
accommodations for TAKS, TAKS
(Accommodated), TAKS-M, LAT, and
TELPAS Reading tests.
Accommodations provided are documented
on the answer documents.
Accommodations are organized into four
categories: Presentation (P), Response (R),
Setting (S), Timing and Scheduling (T).
An Accommodations Request Form (ARF)
should be used to request specific
accommodations that are not listed in this
manual or for those that require
submission and approval of a request.
Accommodations Manual
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TEA has revised the 2010 Accommodations
Manual so be sure to read it. Do not assume
based upon last year.
The Accommodations Manual contains
information about..
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How to select accommodations
Accommodations for TAKS Accommodated
Linguistic Accommodations for English Language
Learners.
Dyslexia Bundled Accommodations.
Oral Administrations.
Braille and Large Print instructions.
Instructions for administering tests to students who
are deaf or hard of hearing.
Accommodations for TELPAS.
TAKS Acc.
Accommodations
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Supplemental aids on TAKS Acc. do not
require an ARF if they are listed in appendix
D.
Calculation devices for grades 3-6 math and
grade 5 science require an ARF. Grades 7-8
do not require an ARF for TAKS Acc.
Manipulatives require an ARF if not listed on
page 26 of the Accommodations Manual.
Spelling assistance (word list only) for written
compositions.
TAKS-M Accommodations
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Any supplemental aide that meets the
requirements on page 70 of the
Accommodations Manual are allowed on
TAKS-M.
Calculation devices are permitted on all TAKSM math and science tests without an ARF.
Manipulatives that serve as a tool can be
used on TAKS-M tests without an ARF.
Spelling assistance allowed for written
compositions at grades 7, 10, & 11. Grade 4
writing is allowed only a word list.
Accommodation Request
Forms
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In Lamar CISD the process for submitting an
ARF is;
1) Teacher or ARD facilitator writes the initial
ARF and submits it to the campus testing
coordinator.
2) The CTC reviews the ARF, approves it, and
forwards it to the district testing coordinator.
3) The district testing coordinator will use the
online process for submitting ARFs to TEA.
4) Responses from TEA will be forwarded to the
campus CTC immediately upon receiving
them from TEA.
Accommodation Request
Forms
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Must submit requests by student but it may include
multiple accommodations for multiple tests.
If you have multiple requests for the same
accommodation you still need to submit a separate
request for each student.
Approved ARFs are valid for all retests.
Do not send in ARFs for things that are listed as
allowable in the Accommodations Manual.
Do not include confidential student information on
the ARF. Write the local student ID number in
upper left hand corner of the form.
Accommodation Request
Forms
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Provide objective evidence that proves the
student requires the accommodation to
access the grade-level curriculum. (See
pages 44-47 in the Accommodations Manual
for examples of effective and ineffective
evidence for an ARF.)
ARFs cannot be submitted at the last
minute. TEA will not accept ARFs within
one week of the testing date. There is also
internal district processing time. Plan
ahead!
#1 -- SSI Requirements for Students
Receiving Special Education Services
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For students taking TAKS or TAKS
(Accommodated), the ARD committee may
determine after the second test administration
that further testing is not appropriate based
on the student’s individual needs.
For students taking TAKS–M, the ARD
committee may determine after the first test
administration that further testing is not
appropriate based on the student’s individual
needs.
1/6/2010 TETN #5175 TEA Student Assessment
Division
#1 -- SSI Requirements for Students
Receiving Special Education Services
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In both cases, the ARD committee must
document justification for this decision in the
IEP.
In both cases, accelerated instruction is still
required for the remainder of that school year
and the next school year. Accelerated instruction
during the summer is an ARD committee
decision.
TAKS-Alt is not subject to SSI requirements.
An ARD committee, of which the
parent/guardian is a member, can determine a
Parental Waiver.
1/6/2010 TETN #5175 TEA Student Assessment
Division
Oral Administration
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Available for eligible special education students on TAKS,
TAKS Accommodated, and TAKS-M.
Available for only Math, Science, and Social Studies. Not
reading, writing or ELA tests.
Encompasses different levels of reading support. Must
be documented in IEP. Students may change level of
support during testing only if this option is documented
for that student.
Form 1 must be used for primary test
administrations.
The Test Administrator needs a copy of the test booklet.
Must maintain test security and confidential integrity.
(Needs additional training and additional signature on
security oath when the teacher is reading the test as
part of the test administration.)
Special Education
TAKS-Alt
What is the campus coordinator’s role?
1. Verify student participation in TAKS-Alt
2. Verify progress of teacher submission of data
3. ENSURE completion of TAKS-Alt for all appropriate students
2010 TAKS and TAKS (A)
Accommodations for Students
with Dyslexia
For eligible students in
grades 3 – 8
Dyslexia Accommodations
What are the allowable
accommodations?
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Orally reading all proper nouns associated with each
passage before students begin individual reading
Orally reading all questions and answer choices to
students
Extending the testing time over a two-day period
Dyslexia Accommodations
What tests can be administered using these
accommodations?
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Grades 3 – 8 TAKS and TAKS (A) reading tests
- includes all three SSI administrations at Grades 5 & 8
- includes Spanish in grades 3 – 5
Dyslexia Accommodations
Who is eligible?
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Students not receiving special education services who are
identified with dyslexia
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Students receiving special education services who are
identified with dyslexia
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Students receiving special education services who have
a severe reading disability that exhibits the characteristics of
dyslexia (Basic Reading)
Dyslexia Accommodations
Who decides which students are eligible?
For students NOT receiving special education services:
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The student’s placement committee as required by
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
A Committee of Knowledgeable Persons as outlined in
The Dyslexia Handbook
All decisions must be documented in writing in the student’s
official records.
Dyslexia Accommodations
Who decides which students are eligible?
For students receiving special education services:
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The student’s admission, review, and dismissal (ARD)
committee
All decisions must be documented in the student’s
individualized education program (IEP).
Dyslexia Accommodations
Some important reminders:
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Dyslexia Bundle accommodations are only available for students in grades
3 - 8 on the TAKS and TAKS (A) reading tests
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There are no Dyslexia Bundle accommodations for TAKS-M
(must ARD for TAKS-M questions and answers to be read aloud)
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Students in all these eligibility groups must routinely receive
accommodations in classroom instruction and testing that address
the difficulties they have reading words in isolation.
The test administrator MUST administer the reading test using all three
accommodations as a bundled package.
Dyslexia Accommodations
Important reminder:
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Both students and the test administrator MUST use Form 1.
(This has been a common testing problem.) Plan ahead for
students testing on other subjects – start with Form 1.
Dyslexia Bundled
Accommodations
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Available for eligible students in grades 3-8 on TAKS and
TAK-A, but not TAKS-M.
Requires Form 1 for primary administrations. (There is
only one form of each test for SSI retest administrations.)
Plan ahead! Math is given first. Use form 1 for
math.
Requires individual or group administration. (Not with
students taking a regular administration.)
Test administrator needs a copy of the test booklet.
Note testing calendar on page 37 of coordinator manual.
Same procedures as last year.
 Orally reading proper nouns list before each
passage.
 Testing over two days. (prescribed break point)
 Orally reading all questions and answer choices
to students.
See page 36 in coordinator manual for test administration
guidelines.
Form 1
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Multiple forms of TAKS tests are a result of
imbedded field test items in the operational
tests.
The only difference between different forms is
the field test items.
The following tests only have a single form and
do not have form numbers;
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TAKS Writing – grades 4 & 7
TAKS Reading & Math – grade 9
TAKS ELA – grade 10 & exit
All LAT tests
ALL TAKS Accommodated tests
All TAKS-M tests
All SSI retest and Exit retest administrations.
Paper based TELPAS reading
All other primary administration TAKS tests have
multiple forms.
Dyslexia Accommodations
Some important reminders:
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Each question and set of answer choices may be read as many times as
necessary but cannot be rephrased.
The test administrator must keep his/her voice inflection neutral during
the reading of test questions and answer choices.
Test administrators must follow the pattern of reading the lists, allowing
students time to read the passage, and then read the questions aloud.
Questions may not be read first.
Dyslexia Accommodations
Some important reminders:
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The test administrator will give the test over a two-day period and
will be provided with explicit information about where to stop on
Day 1 and where to begin on Day 2.
The test administrator must indicate that the student has received
a dyslexia test administration by marking the DB bubble in the
accommodations column on the front of the TAKS answer
document.
TAKS & TAKS (A) proper nouns lists and test administration
directions for grades 5 & 8 reading differ in April, May, and June.
Test Schedule
The 2010 Schedule for Grade 3:
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April 27**
April 28 – 29**
Mathematics
Reading with DB
**Important Note: Students taking the reading test with
dyslexia bundled accommodations must take the
mathematics test and reading test with Form 1.
Test Schedule
The 2010 Schedule for Grade 4:
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March 3
April 27**
April 28 – 29**
Writing
Mathematics
Reading with DB
** Important Note: Students taking the reading test
with dyslexia bundled accommodations must take the
mathematics test and reading test with Form 1.
Test Schedule
The 2010 Schedule for Grade 5:
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April 6**
April 7 – 8**
April 29
May 18**
May 19-20**
June 29**
June 30 – July 1**
Mathematics
Reading with DB
Science
Mathematics Retest
Reading Retest with DB
Mathematics Retest
Reading Retest with DB
** Important Note: Students taking the reading test with
dyslexia bundled accommodations must take the
mathematics test and reading test with Form 1.
Test Schedule
The 2010 Schedule for Grade 6:
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April 27**
April 28 – 29**
Mathematics
Reading with DB
** Important Note: Students taking the reading test
with dyslexia bundled accommodations must take
the mathematics test and reading test with Form 1.
Test Schedule
The 2010 Schedule for Grade 7:
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March 3
April 27**
April 28 – 29**
Writing
Mathematics
Reading with DB
** Important Note: Students taking the reading test
with dyslexia bundled accommodations must
take the mathematics test and reading test with
Form 1.
Test Schedule
The 2010 Schedule for Grade 8:
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April 6**
April 7 – 8**
April 29
April 30
May 18**
May 19 – 20**
June 29**
June 30 – July **
Mathematics
Reading with DB
Science
Social Studies
Mathematics Retest
Reading Retest with DB
Mathematics Retest
Reading Retest with DB
** Important Note: Students taking the reading test with
dyslexia bundled accommodations must take the
mathematics test and reading test with Form 1.
Accommodations for Students with Dyslexia
ORAL ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES
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Includes different levels of support
- reading the test in its entirety (questions and answers)
- reading any number of sentences,
- reading only a few words or phrases
Student may request a change in the level of support at
any time during the test
NOT ALLOWED for the reading, writing, or ELA test
Two Answer Documents
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There are two answer documents that are used for all
TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), TAKS-M, and LAT
testing.
1) TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), and TAKS LAT
including both English and Spanish are on one
combined answer document (per grade)
2) TAKS–M and TAKS-M LAT – students taking all
subjects with TAKS–M, including students eligible to
take TAKS–M with linguistic accommodations, will
use the regular TAKS-M answer document (grades
4–11) or scorable test booklet (grade 3)
TAKS–Alt – no answer documents should be submitted
for students assessed with TAKS (Alt), it is an online
only system.
Answer Documents
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Score Codes
ARD = ARD exemption on TAKS-M SSI retest because student
is eligible to take TAKS-Alt
PW
= Parental Waiver / use on SSI #3 only
P
= Previously met the standard / SSI and XRT
X
= ARD has determined that the student should not
participate in the TAKS or TAKS (A) exit level retests
= Score
S
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NOTE: For each subject area, only ONE score code should be
gridded.
Answer Documents
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Form Numbers
-
Gr. 4 math & reading
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Gr. 5 math & reading SSI #1
-
Gr. 5 science
-
Gr. 6 math & reading
-
Gr. 7 math & reading
-
Gr. 8 math & reading SSI #1
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Gr. 8 science and social studies
-
Gr. 10 math, science, & social studies
-
Gr. 11 math, science, & social studies
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Test administrators must bubble in
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Student uses Form 1 for DB and oral administrations
- Must start with Form 1 at the beginning of the week
Answer Documents
The document with “everything.” Lat-p.310
Answer Documents
VERIFY STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Focus on identification of economically disadvantaged
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Verify special education services
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Ensure that LEP students have been identified and noted correctly.
See page 306-307 for answer sheet coding details.
Coding the Answer Documents
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Mark ONE score code for each test that is included on the
answer document. (Note the “*” score code means “did not test
on this answer document” for the subject indicated. For
example the student split testing between TAKS and TAKS-M.
Mark the test taken on answer documents (and the testing
language for grades 3-5).
Mark one or more accommodation codes depending upon what
the student receives. Use the campus special education
accommodations tracking list. Leave blank if there are no
accommodations.
OA, LP, and BR testing accommodations Do not bubble both OA and P for an oral administration. Use
only the OA bubble.
 Do not bubble both LP or BR and P for a large print or Braille
test administration. Use only the LP or BR bubble.
Verifying Coding on Answer
Document
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It is your responsibility as a campus
testing coordinator to verify all coding
on the answer document.
Test Taken Information determines
which answer key is used to score the
test.
Demographic coding affects
accountability.
What Coding Affects
Accountability?
For State Accountability Ratings
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Ethnicity, Race
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Economic Disadvantaged Status
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Score Code & Test Taken Information
For AYP Accountability Ratings
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Ethnicity, Race
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Economic Disadvantaged Status
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LEP Status
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Special Education Status
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Score Code
What Coding Affects
Accountability?
For PBMS Accountability / Federal
Programs Compliance
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Ethnicity, Race
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Economic Disadvantaged Status
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LEP Status
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Migrant Status
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Special Education Status
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Bilingual Status
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ESL Status
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At Risk Status
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CTE Status
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Score Code
Precode Answer Documents & Labels
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Precoded Answer
Documents
Grade 4
Grade 5 Reading
Grade 5 Math
Grade 5 Science
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8 Reading
Grade 8 Math
Grade 8 Science & SS
Grade 9
Grade 10 Math, Sci, & SS
Grade 11 Math, Sci, & SS
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Precoded Labels
Grade 3 Reading*
Grade 3 Mathematics*
Grade 10 ELA
Grade 11 ELA
Exit Level Retests
TAKS-M All grades &
subjects
(You will receive a
precoded TAKS-M label
for every student that is
special education.)
* Precoded labels can be used on either English or Spanish scorable documents. Also
labels for TAKS and TAKS-M can be interchanged.
Corrections to Precoded
Answer Documents/Labels

If the name or PEIMS ID
number is incorrect then
 VOID the document.
 Hand grid a new
answer document with
all the correct
information.
 Save the voided
answer document for
return with the
scorable materials.
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If anything other than the
name or PEIMS ID
number is incorrect then
 Retain the answer
document
 Hand grid the correct
information in the
appropriate field.
 Do not hand grid any
field other than the
one(s) being
corrected.
General Rule for Submitting
Appropriate Answer
Documents
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Every student gets a TAKS or TAKS-M answer document for the
primary administration of all tests, even if they do not take a test,
including LAT testers. (For example, SSI reading & math for grades
5, & 8 will receive an answer document coded “L” in April even
though they will not take their LAT reading and math tests until
May.)
For SSI and Exit retests, submit an answer document for any
enrolled student for whom a precoded label was received, whether
or not the student tested; any student who had a hand gridded
answer document and tested, and any out-of-school examinee,
whether or not the individual tested.
Be sure to check the guidelines for each particular test
administration in the coordinator's manual, pages 106-109.
Agency Use
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This area of the answer document is used to code
exit level retest students taking TAAS (99999) or
TEAMS (88888).
Since TEAMS and TAAS are no longer offered, these
students take the appropriate section of TAKS. The
Agency Use coding identifies a different passing
standard.
TEA is no longer collecting information about makeup administrations or DAEP administrations in the
Agency Use area of the answer document.
Answer Documents
pg. 155-156 DCCM
Student Demographic Information w/ new race & ethnicity
The big M
helps identify
TAKS-M
answer
documents.
Remember there is no Spanish TAKS-M
Grade 10 ELA-LAT Test
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Reminder:
There is a separate Answer Sheet for
Grade 10 LAT administration of ELA!
This test is given in April and not in
March.
Test Administration
Procedures
Before Test Planning
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Tests must be administered on the dates
specified in the State Testing Calendar of
Events.
At least one test administrator for every
30 students.
“Testing – Do Not Disturb” signs posted
on testing rooms.
Testing rooms should be quiet, well
lighted, well ventilated, and comfortable.
Bulletin Boards and instructional displays
covered or removed if it contains
anything that might aid students during
testing.
Identifying Eligible
Students
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It is important to recognize that there
are specific eligibility requirements for
the following assessments and/or
accommodations. In your planning, you
should make sure the student is eligible
to take the assessment or receive the
accommodation.
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TAKS-M or TAKS-Alt
LAT testing
Dyslexia Bundled Accommodations
Oral Administrations
Use of Braille or Large print versions of the
test.
TAKS-M Retest
Opportunities
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Retest opportunities are available for
TAKS-M reading and math at grades 5 & 8.
(SSI grades and subjects)
There are NO retest opportunities for any Exit
level TAKS-M subject.
The exit level TAKS-M is only a grade level
test and not a graduation requirement like
TAKS.
The only way a student at grade 11 would
retake TAKS-M subject tests is if the student
is still classified as grade 11 the following
year.
Make Up Testing
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Make-up testing sessions are permitted only
for the tests in grades and subjects that are
used by NCLB to determine AYP ratings.
Reading & Math grades 3-8 & 10.
The student must be absent on the scheduled
testing day in order to be eligible for make up
testing.
Make-up Testing
Schedule
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Make-up Schedule See page 59.
 Grade 10 ELA – Fri. Mar. 5, 2010.
 Grade 5 & 8 Reading & Math – Fri. Apr.
9, 2010
 Grade 10 Math – Fri. Apr. 30, 2010
 Grades 3, 4, 6, 7 Reading & Math –
Thur-Fri April 29-30, 2010
 Grades 5, 8 Reading & Math (SSI
retest) – Fri. May 21, 2010
Big Testing
Week by the
day
Lamar CISD
Planning for Individual or
Small Group Administrations
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LAT testing must be separated from regular
TAKS testing.
Dyslexia Bundled Accommodations testing must
be separated from regular TAKS.
Oral Administrations must be separated from
regular TAKS testing.
TAKS-M testing must be separated from regular
TAKS testing.
Small group is defined as smaller than a normal
administration. However, the real issue is
meeting the needs of the individual students
involved.
During Testing
Procedures
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Do not allow students to bubble in the
demographic fields on the front of the
answer document.
No cell phones or other two-way
telecommunication devices (students or
teachers).
Must give grade 5 students state-supplied
rulers. CANNOT use other rulers.
Must give students state-supplied math
chart and science chart.
Students may use highlighters in nonscorable test booklets.
During Testing
Procedures
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No scratch paper for any TAKS testing (except
as an accommodation or for an online test).
Test administrators are not allowed to answer
any question relating to the content of the test
itself.
Test administrators must actively monitor
students during testing.
Test administrators cannot leave the room
unless a trained substitute test administrator is
present.
May change testing rooms as long as test
security is not breached. Follow procedure in
coordinator manual on page 179.
During Testing
Procedures
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Reinforcing, reviewing, and/or distributing testing
strategies during an assessment is strictly
prohibited.
You cannot require students to use any particular
test taking strategy. Students can use test taking
strategies but you cannot require them to do so
during the testing. This includes first marking
answers in test booklet and then transferring
them later to the answer document.
Students must be allowed to work (not sleep) at
their own pace. Students may not be directed to
speed up or slow down.
During Testing
Procedures
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Students must remain seated during testing
and are not allowed to talk while test
booklets are open.
Students are not allowed to work on a
previous section of the test or a section that
has not yet been administered.
Brief breaks in the testing room are allowed
at the discretion of the test administrator.
Lunch breaks are permitted, however
students must remain as a group and be
monitored by a trained test administrator so
they do not discuss the test.
Time Requirements
for Testing
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All TAKS tests are untimed. Each student
must be allowed to have as much time as
necessary to respond to every test item.
Districts are not required to test beyond
the regular school hours, but they are
free to do so if they so choose.
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It is important for all campuses to begin testing within
the first hour of the school day to allow students
adequate time to complete their TAKS tests.
Dictionaries and
Thesauruses
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It is required to provide English-language
dictionaries and thesauruses to students for
the following TAKS, TAKS Acc., and TAKS-M
tests.
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grade 7 writing – composition only, not revising
and editing.
9th grade reading – entire test.
grades 10-11 ELA – reading and composition
portions of test, not revising and editing.
Foreign language dictionaries not permitted.
At least 1 dictionary for every 5 students.
May provide ESL dictionaries for LEP
students.
Calculator Use
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Must provide each student a graphing
calculator for their entire grade 9-11
math test. (TAKS, TAKS Acc., TAKS-M)
Must provide a four-function, scientific,
or graphing calculator for science tests in
grades 10-11. At least 1 calculator for
every 5 students.
It is allowable for students to use their
own calculators.
Districts are required to ensure that all
calculator memory is cleared and all
additional applications are disabled for
testing.
Grade 3 Mathematics Reading
Assistance
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Grade 3 math reading assistance is part of the
standard administration for all students taking
TAKS, TAKS Accommodated, or TAKS-M.
Upon the request of the student, the test
administrator may provide assistance by reading
any word, phrase, or sentence of a test question
or answer choice that the student is
experiencing difficulty reading.
Permitted on an individual basis only for any
grade 3 student who requests it.
Test administrators do not receive an additional
copy of the test to provide mathematics reading
assistance.
Reading assistance is not an oral administration.
Reading the entire grade 3 math test is an oral
administration.
After Testing Procedures
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The test administrator must inspect the
answer document to be sure the student
bubbled in answers as instructed. This is
also the last time to have students erase
stray marks and darken answer choices if
needed.
After student testing materials are
collected, students may be allowed to
quietly read books or leave the testing
room. (Must not disturb others still
testing.)
Immediately after each test session, the
test administrator must return all test
materials to the campus coordinator.
LAT
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LAT available only for ELLs who are LEP-exempt for the
following grades and subjects:
Reading/ELA
- Grades 3 – 8 & 10
Math
- Grades 3 – 8 & 10
Science
- Grades 5, 8, & 10
LAT
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Only available for English Language Learners (ELLs) whose LPAC has
determined them to be LEP exempt under state law
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LAT is available for TAKS, TAKS (A), and TAKS-M
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LAT science accommodations are the same as LAT math
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Students participating in LAT are not subject to SSI passing requirements
for promotion.
LAT & AYP
Subject School Yr.
in U.S.
Math
Reading
and
ELA
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Test
AYP
AYP
Participation Performance
LAT
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*
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1st
TELPAS
Reading
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*
2nd and 3rd
LAT
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1st
2nd and 3rd
Science LAT will be taken by all LEP exempt students in years 1 – 3 of
US schools but will not count for AYP.
Linguistically Accommodated Testing (LAT)
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Available for students who have a state
recent immigrant LEP exemption from taking
TAKS or TAKS-M.
Used for NCLB and includes; math and
reading in grades 3-8 & 10 plus science in
grades 5, 8, & 10.
LAT separate test booklet for TAKS but
uses the same TAKS-M test booklet
(except 10 ELA see page 145) and the
same TAKS or TAKS-M answer
document. TAKS Accommodated
students use the regular TAKS LAT test
booklet.
Must be tested separately from any other
student testing programs.
Linguistically Accommodated Testing
(LAT)
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Linguistic accommodations available
on LAT test administrations are listed
in the Accommodations Manual on
pages 34-40.
The testing schedule for LAT test
administrations is listed on pages 29 of
the Coordinators Manual. Important to
read page 29.
LAT Schedule
Date
Subject
Grades
Mon, 4/26
Math
3, 4, 6, 7, 10
Tues, 4/27
Reading/ELA (Day 1)
3, 4, 6, 7, 10
Wed, 4/28
Reading/ELA (Day 2)
3, 4, 6, 7, 10
Fri, 4/30
Science
5, 8, 10
Mon, 5/17
Math
5, 8
Tues, 5/18
Reading (Day 1)
5, 8
Wed, 5/19
Reading (Day 2)
5, 8
Returning Testing
Materials
Preparing Materials for
Return
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Verify that no answer documents have
inadvertently been left in test booklets.
Prepare the Grade 3 scorable test
booklets that are to be scanned (used and
voided) by removing the Pull tab from
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the vinyl seal if it has not already been
removed.
Verify that student information, test
taken information, and
accommodations coding on answer
documents or scorable test booklets is
accurate.
Preparing Materials for
Return
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Verify that all test booklets and answer
documents are accounted for.
Make sure that any transcribing that is
required for special testing situations
has been completed.
Make sure the correct score code is
marked on each answer document.
Returning Unused
Precoded Labels and
Answer Documents
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All precoded answer documents if not used
must be returned under a VOID header with
scorable materials.
If a precoded label is attached to an answer
document and not used then it must be
returned under a VOID header with scorable
materials.
If a precoded label is not attached to an
answer document then it is returned with the
non-scorable materials.
Campus, Group, and Class
Identification Sheets
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There should be one campus & group ID sheet and
one Class ID sheet for TAKS, TAKS-A, Spanish, and
LAT answer documents.
There should be one campus & group ID sheet and
one Class ID sheet for TAKS-M (separate from
regular TAKS, TAKS-A, Spanish, and LAT).
Incorrect counts on the identification sheets will
delay the processing of our results and score
reports.
Check that the number of answer documents match
the number indicated on the identification sheets.
Packaging
Materials
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Separate scorable from nonscorable
materials.
Separate voided answer documents from
voided scorable test booklets.
Use a paper band to band each group of
scorable materials.
 If you have all of a group in one band then
you may leave the band blank.
 If you have more than one banded set for
a single group then write the campus,
grade/test information on the band and
number 1 of #, 2 of #, etc.
Returning Materials to
District Coordinator
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Follow the packing charts in the coordinator’s
manual to pack materials for return (pages 192193).
Scorables should be returned to the district testing
office the next school day after testing is
complete. See Calendar of Events for date given.
Non-scorables are to be returned to our office by
date given on the Calendar of Events.
Contact
Information
District Testing Office:
Tanya:
0136
Karen W. 0137
Jennifer: 0138
Karen S: 0139
You have now completed the
TAKS Campus Coordinator
Training for 2010.