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2014 Spring STAAR Assessment Calendar
Grade 3
Math
Reading
Tuesday, April 22 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Grade 4
Writing
Tuesday, April 1 2014 - Day 1
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - Day 2
Math
Reading
Tuesday, April 24, 2014
Wednesday, April 22, 2014
Grade 5
Math
Reading
Science
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Wednesday, April 22, 2014
Grade 6
Math
Reading
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Grade 7
Writing
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - Day 1
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - Day 2
Math
Reading
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Math
Reading
Social Studies
Science
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Grade 8
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
It’s the law!
Do the Testing Security online training – link sent via e-mail &
print out certificate.
Procedures for maintaining the security and confidentiality of
assessments are specified in the Test Security Supplement, the
District and Campus Coordinator Manual, and in the appropriate
test administration materials. READ BEFORE MARCH 28th, 2014
It’s the law!
Conduct that departs from the test administration procedures as
established in the Test Security Supplement, the District and
Campus Coordinator Manual, and test administrator manuals is
considered a testing irregularity.
It’s the law!
Violation of Security and Confidentiality of Assessments
Conduct that constitutes a severe violation of test administration
procedures (serious irregularities) may include, but is not limited
to, the actions listed below.
- changing or altering an examinee’s response or answer to
a test item
- providing, suggesting, or indicating to an examinee a
response or answer to a secure test question (this includes
suggesting that the examinee review or change his or her
response)
- aiding or assisting an examinee with a response or an
answer to a test question
It’s the law!
Violation of Security and Confidentiality of
Assessments (continued)
- duplicating secure test materials
- disclosing the contents of any portion of a secure test
- viewing a test before, during, or after an assessment
unless specifically authorized to do so
- encouraging or assisting an individual to engage in the
conduct described above
- failing to report to an appropriate authority that an
individual engaged in any of the events listed above
It’s the law!
Penalties for Violation of Security and
Confidentiality of Assessments
Violation of security or confidentiality of any test required by the
Texas Education Code (TEC) Chapter 39, Subchapter B, is
prohibited.
A person who engages in conduct prohibited by the Test Security
Supplement and in other test administration materials may be
subject to a sanction of credentials. This includes any person
who violates, assists in the violation of, or solicits another to
participate in the violation of test security or confidentiality.
Additionally, this includes any person who fails to report such a
violation.
It’s the law!
Penalties for Violation of Security and
Confidentiality of Assessments
Penalties for participation in a serious violation of test security or
confidentiality may include the following reprimands:
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placement of restrictions on the issuance, renewal, or
holding of a Texas teacher certificate
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issuance of an inscribed or non-inscribed reprimand
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suspension of a Texas teacher certificate
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revocation or cancellation of a Texas teacher certificate
It’s the law!
Penalties for Violation of Security and
Confidentiality of Assessments
Release or disclosure of confidential test content is a Class C
misdemeanor and could result in criminal prosecution under TEC
§39.0303, Section 552.352 of the Texas Government Code, and
section 37.10 of the Texas Penal Code.
In addition, any irregularities in test security or confidentiality
may result in the invalidation of student results.
It’s the law!
Penalties for Violation of Security and
Confidentiality of Assessments
The superintendent and campus principal of each school district
and chief administrative officer of each charter school and any
private school administering the tests as allowed under TEC
§39.033, must develop procedures to ensure the security and
confidentiality of the tests specified in TEC, Chapter 39,
Subchapter B.
2014 Security Supplement
2014 Test Security
Supplement
2014 Security Supplement
Contents
Policy and Procedure Highlights
• updates and key issues
Making Your Program Secure
• things to do before, during, and after an administration
Testing Irregularities
• understanding the difference between serious and procedural
irregularities
Incident Reporting
• how to respond to testing irregularities
• how to report testing irregularities
2014 Security Supplement
Policy and Procedure Highlights
Materials Security
• Campus coordinators are responsible for counting and verifying that
all materials as listed on the contractor’s packing list have been
received.
• Campus coordinators must notify the Test Materials Center (TMC)
immediately if a discrepancy exists between packing lists and the
actual inventory received.
Secure Storage Areas
• Coordinators are required to place all secure materials in limitedaccess locked storage when not in use.
2014 Security Supplement
Policy and Procedure Highlights
STAAR Test Session Time Limits
• All assessments (STAAR and STAAR Modified) will have a four-hour
time limit.
• The time period begins after the test administrator reads directions
and tells students to begin working on their tests.
• You will need to indicate time on the board and remind students of
time in hourly intervals
2014 Security Supplement
Policy and Procedure Highlights
STAAR Test Session Time Limits
• Test administrators must use a clock or timer.
• Test administrators must communicate (orally or in writing) the
amount of time left to test in one-hour intervals.
• Students must record all responses by the end of the test session
time period.
• Start and stop times must be recorded on the seating chart.
2014 Security Supplement
Policy and Procedure Highlights
STAAR Test Session Time Limits
• Multiple test sessions are allowed as long as the test session time
limit is maintained.
• Breaks are allowed during the administration of STAAR assessments.
- Some breaks are included in the time limit and the time clock
cannot be stopped (e.g., water breaks, snack breaks, bathroom
breaks, short physical or mental breaks)
- Some breaks are NOT included in the time limit and the time
clock should be stopped and restarted when the student(s)
resumes testing (e.g., lunch, emergencies, movement of
students, medical breaks).
2014 Security Supplement
Policy and Procedure Highlights
Make-up Testing
Campuses must offer make-up testing opportunities for all
grades and subjects to students who are absent on regularly
scheduled assessment days. Make-up testing must be
completed by the end of the testing window as specified on the
Calendar of Events.
2014 Security Supplement
Policy and Procedure Highlights
Reference Materials, Scratch Paper, and Graph Paper
• Students may use scratch paper.
• Reference material and graph paper written on and removed from
test booklets along with all scratch paper used by students must be
destroyed immediately after the test session is completed.
2014 Security Supplement
Policy and Procedure Highlights
Student Cheating
• If a campus determines that a student is involved in a cheating
incident, either by providing or receiving assistance, the campus is
required to invalidate the student’s test.
• Campuses must contact HISD Student Assessment immediately if a
student electronically captures (e.g., cell phone picture) any portion
of a test or an answer document.
• Any disciplinary actions taken locally against a student for cheating
must be reported to Student Assessment using the “O” Report. The
“O” Report can be found on SharePoint.
2014 Security Supplement
Policy and Procedure Highlights
Investigating and Reporting Testing Irregularities
• Each person participating in the Texas student assessment program
is responsible for reporting any suspected violation of test security
or confidentiality. Campus staff should notify their campus or
district testing coordinator, and district coordinators should, in turn,
notify TEA.
• Incidents that result in a deviation from documented testing
procedures are defined as testing irregularities, falling into one of
two categories – procedural or serious.
2014 Security Supplement
Policy and Procedure Highlights
Investigating and Reporting Testing Irregularities
• Procedural Irregularities
- reflect minor errors or deviations in testing procedures
- do not represent severe breaches in security or confidentiality
- may require supporting documentation
2014 Security Supplement
Policy and Procedure Highlights
Investigating and Reporting Testing Irregularities
• Serious Irregularities
- constitute severe violations of test security or confidentiality
- can result in the individual(s) responsible being referred to the
TEA Educator Certification and Standards Division for
consideration of disciplinary action
- must be investigated by the district coordinator immediately
TEA Resources
Test Security Webpage
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/security/
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2014 Test Security Supplement
Web-based Test Administrator Training Modules
Online Incident Report
Oaths of Test Security and Confidentiality
PowerPoint Presentations from the 2012 Assessment Conference
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http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/tac/
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- Test Security Update
- Testing Irregularities in 3D
Web-based Texas Test Administrator Online Training Modules
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www.TexasAssessment.com/TAonlinetraining
2014 STAAR Test
Administrator Manuals
- Grades 3–5
- Grades 6–8
- End-of-Course
• Are online on TEA website
• Also on our staff portal under
staff training
• Manuals delivered to schools on
March, 14th, 2014
• Will only be shipped once
NOTE: Must be retained
throughout the calendar year!
What are Accommodations for Students with
Disabilities?
 Changes to instructional materials,
procedures, or techniques that are made
on an individual basis and allow a student
with a disability to participate in gradelevel or course instruction and testing
 Are not changes to the
content being assessed and
should not replace the
teaching of subject-specific
knowledge and skills as
outlined in the TEKS
 Should be evaluated regularly to
determine effectiveness and to help plan
for accommodations the student will
need each year
 Should not be provided to an
entire group of students, such
as those in the same class or
disability category
Who has the authority for decision
and documentation?
•Special education services‒the ARD committee; documented in IEP
•Section 504 services‒the 504 placement committee; documented in IAP
•No special education or Section 504 services‒the appropriate team of people at
the campus level; documentation determined at local level
• Response to Intervention (RTI) team and
student assistance team are examples.
• This applies to a small number of students.
•In the case of an ELL, the LPAC works in conjunction with the applicable group;
documented in permanent record file
What accommodations are available?
Recording Accommodations on the
Answer Document
 GA = general accommodation
 BR = braille administration
 LP = large print administration
 OA = oral administration
 XD = extra day
 LA = linguistic accommodation
How do we document accommodations?
• Specific information in the 2014
District and Campus
Coordinator Manual
• Mark GA, BR, LP, OA, XD,
and/or LA in the blank bubbles
for each subject.
• Mark each accommodation that
is documented and made
available to a student, even if
the student did not use the
accommodation during testing.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.
assessment/accommodations/
Click this link to see all resources for
accommodations for students with
disabilities
Available Resources
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/acco
mmodations/staar-telpas/
• Critical Information about Accommodations
• Accommodation Policy documents
• Accommodation Request Process documents
• Link to online database
• Training PowerPoints (TETNs, Supplemental Aids, Student
Scenarios)
• Braille, large print, and deaf/hard-of-hearing appendices
• Font and point size matrices
STAAR Modified
GRADE & SUBJECTS ASSESSED WITH STAAR MODIFIED IN
COURSE
SPRING 2014
3
reading, mathematics
4
reading, mathematics, writing
5
reading, mathematics, science
6
reading, mathematics
7
reading, mathematics, writing
8
reading, mathematics, science, social studies
Available Resources
Website
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/special
-ed/staarm/
Email
[email protected]
Components of the 2014 Texas
Assessment Program
• State of Texas Assessments of Academic
Readiness (STAAR)
– STAAR
- STAAR Modified
Answer Documents
• STAAR — one combined answer document
• STAAR Modified — separate answer document
Answer Documents (continued)
• STAAR Score Codes
– “S” – tested
– “A” – absent
– “O” – other (illness, testing irregularity, EOC/above grade level,
etc.)
– “*” – paper/online or STAAR/STAAR Modified
– SSI score codes – “P,” “R,” “PW”
– 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.
Answer Documents (continued)
• An “*” score code is present on all STAAR and
STAAR Modified answer documents that have
two subject areas tested.
NOTE: For each subject area, only ONE score code
should be gridded.
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
Answer Documents (continued)
• For each subject area tested, only ONE bubble,
if applicable, should be gridded in the TEST
TAKEN INFO field to show which assessment
the student was administered.
– Determine the language version of the assessment that
the student will take (grades 3, 4, and 5 only).
– Follow the same steps to grid the TEST TAKEN INFO field
even if the student is absent from the test or illness/test
irregularity occurs during testing.
Answer Documents (continued)
STAAR
(English and Spanish)
Test taken info
EN” or “SP” for grades
3, 4, and 5