March 2015 STAAR Assessments Administration Dates

– March 30 – March 31 Grades 4 and 7 writing (day 1) English I Grades 4 and 7 writing (day 2) Grades 5 and 8 reading – April 1 English II

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.

March 2015 STAAR Assessments Answer Documents for Grades 5 and 8 Reading

– Students should not mark any answers to the reading questions in the mathematics section. – Leave the SCORE CODE and TEST TAKEN INFO for mathematics blank.

Test Booklets for Grades 5 and 8

– include reading only

April 2015 STAAR Assessments Administration Dates

– – April 20 April 21 – April 22 Grades 5 and 8 mathematics Grades 3, 4, 6, and 7 mathematics Grade 8 social studies Grades 3, 4, 6, and 7 reading Grades 5 and 8 science

April 2015 STAAR Assessments Answer Documents

– Districts receive two sets of precoded answer documents for students in grades 5 and 8 – one set for the administration of grade 5 or 8 mathematics – one set for the administration of grade 5 science or grade 8 social studies and science – Both sets of answer documents precoded with the same student data – required to make updates to data on both answer documents

April 2015 STAAR Assessments Answer Documents for Grades 5 and 8 Mathematics

– same form as the March 2015 answer documents – labeled “March 2015 Mathematics and Reading” – contain sections for both mathematics and reading

Make sure students mark their responses to the mathematics questions on the mathematics portion of the answer document.

April 2015 STAAR Assessments Answer Documents for Grades 5 and 8 Mathematics

– Students should not mark any answers to the mathematics questions in the reading section. – Leave the SCORE CODE and TEST TAKEN INFO for reading blank.

April 2015 STAAR Assessments Test Booklets for Grades 5 and 8

– Districts will receive two sets of test booklets. – one set will contain mathematics only – other set will contain grade 5 science or grade 8 social studies and science

Reports for March and April Administrations March Grades 5 and 8 Reading

– Online reports will be available by April 15, 2015.

Paper Reports for Grades 3–8

– Districts will receive two sets of reports. – one set of reports for grades 5 and 8 mathematics and reading – one set of reports for other grades and subjects administered in spring 2015 – anticipate receipt in district by May 22, 2015

Reports for March and April Administrations Grades 3–8 Mathematics

– Only raw score information will be reported. – Updated reports with scale scores and pass/fail information will be sent in early September.

2015 Manuals

2015 District and Campus Coordinator Manual

– STAAR – STAAR Alternate 2 – TELPAS

Keep for the entire year!

Highlights of the 2015 District and Campus Coordinator Manual

– covers activities that run from January through December 2015 administrations – keep for the entire 2015 calendar year – STAAR A information incorporated into text as appropriate – new separate section for STAAR Alternate 2

Highlights of the 2015 District and Campus Coordinator Manual

– STAAR calculator policy reflects changes in grade 8 mathematics assessments – added approval process for paper administrations of STAAR L, STAAR A, and TELPAS – added appendices that detail answer document score code information and oral/signed administrations

2015 District and Campus Coordinator Manual Resources Webpage

– includes updated list of links to all online resources linked in manual so hard copy manual users are aware of extra information available online

STAAR A 2015 District and Campus Coordinator Manual

– STAAR A does not have a separate section of instructions – STAAR A and standardized oral administration (SOA) information added where applicable

2015 District and Campus Coordinator Manual Gridding Answer Documents

– greater detail on use of score codes

2015 District and Campus Coordinator Manual Gridding Answer Documents

– Appendix B: Answer Document and Score Code Information

2015 District and Campus Coordinator Manual STAAR Alternate 2

– STAAR Alternate 2 section for coordinators added to DCCM and Coordinator Manual Resources page – contains its own section on security

2015 District and Campus Coordinator Manual STAAR Alternate 2

– STAAR Alternate 2 Materials Control Form included for administrators to preview testing materials Record test booklets and test administrator manuals on two separate lines May need to add extra days or print duplicate copies

2015 Manuals

2015 STAAR Test Administrator Manuals Grades 3–5 Grades 6–8 EOC

– will be posted online early February 2015 – due in districts by February 20, 2015 – will only be shipped once

Keep for the entire year!

Highlights of the 2015 Test Administrator Manuals

– instructions are limited to test administrator duties – Allowable Test Administration Procedures and Materials included – appendix added on general tools available in TestNav (details pulled out of general scripts) – contain Oaths of Security and Confidentiality that are applicable to all programs

Highlights of the 2015 Test Administrator Manuals

– separate scripts (sections) for STAAR L, STAAR A, and SOA

Highlights of the 2015 Test Administrator Manuals Test Administration Directions

– internal Table of Contents at the beginning of the Test Administration Directions section

Highlights of the 2015 Test Administrator Manuals Guide to the Test Administration Directions

– contains general information about using the scripts

Highlights of the 2015 Test Administrator Manuals Guide to the Test Administration Directions

– emphasizes use of tutorials for students testing online – includes specific information about accommodations and oral administration that must be read by the test administrator prior to the administration of the test

Highlights of the 2015 Test Administrator Manuals Guide to the Test Administration Directions

– describes special considerations for English language learners – reiterates that a test administrator must have training from the campus coordinator regarding oral administration prior to testing

Answer Documents

• STAAR and STAAR Spanish — one combined answer document • STAAR A is online • STAAR L is online • STAAR Alternate 2 — no answer documents should be submitted for students assessed with STAAR Alternate 2 • TELPAS is online • TAKS is online only since October 2014

Answer Documents (continued)

• 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 NOTE: For each subject area, only ONE score code should be gridded.

Answer Documents (continued)

• An “*” score code is present on all STAAR 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

STAAR Precoding

• Precoded labels – English I and II, and grades 4 and 7 writing • Precoded answer documents – STAAR EOC (Algebra I, biology, and U.S. history) and grades 3 –8 reading, mathematics, science, and social studies

STAAR Standard Reports

• • Confidential Student Reports (CSRs) • Confidential Student Labels • Confidential Campus Rosters • Campus and District Summary Reports— including constructed response, phase-in, • Data Files – individual student data files

combined

, and cumulative history (grades 5 & 8 retests) summary reports • Item Analysis Summary and Individual Reports (STAAR reading, writing, science, and social studies for grades 3 –8 and all EOC subjects)

Images of Essays and Short Answers (provided no later than two weeks after the due in district date for the paper reports)