Transcript Module 2 - School Test Coordinator Training

SCHOOL TEST
COORDINATORS
TRAINING
(REQUIRED FOR
DTCS AND STCS)
STC TRAINING
Big Picture Objectives
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Understand the roles and
responsibilities of school test
coordinators
Be able to support the DTC in
training test administrators
Understand state policies so that you
can help build effective school
procedures
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STC TRAINING
Training Overview
Training will cover the following topics:
STC
Training
TA Training
Accommodations
Test Security
OAKS Online
ELPA
Writing
STC TRAINING
Test Schedule
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=499
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OAKS Online
11/5 – 5/22
*includes Braille Interface and Grade 3 Spanish Reading
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1st Opportunity
Subsequent Opportunities
OAKS Writing (Paper/Pencil)
 Winter (Grades 11 & 12 Only)
 Spring (Grades 11 & 12 Only)
OAKS Writing (Online)
 Winter
(Grades 11 & 12 Only)
 Spring
(Grades 11 & 12 Only)
Extended Assessment
ELPA
Kindergarten Assessment
PSAT/NMSQT
NAEP
11/5 – 1/6
1/7 – 5/22
1/8 – 2/20
4/11 – 5/22
1/8 – 3/21
4/2 –5/22
2/20 – 4/24
1/8 – 4/15
8/12 – 10/24
10/16 or 10/19
1/27 – 3/7
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STC TRAINING
Required Assessment Options
Required OAKS Online Assessments*
Reading
and Mathematics: grades 3 – 8, and 11
Science: grades 5, 8, and 11
Optional OAKS Online Assessment*
Social
Sciences: grades 5, 8, and 11
OAKS Online Grade 3 Spanish Reading Assessment
Native
language Spanish Reading assessment (not
an English-Spanish side-by-side test)
Eligible ELL students may use Grade 3 Spanish
Reading for accountability purposes
* Available through Braille Interface of OAKS Online
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STC TRAINING
Required Assessment Options, cont’d
Writing Performance Assessment
Only
available for students in Grades 11
& 12
1
opportunity per student
 Students
may not take both online and
paper/pencil format
 Students may test in either Winter or
Spring test window
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STC TRAINING
Required Assessment Options, cont’d
English Language Proficiency
Assessment (ELPA)
1 opportunity for the following grade bands:
K – 1, 2 – 3, 4 – 5, 6 – 8, and 9 – 12
Students must have LEP flag marked in the
SSID system in order to access the ELPA
New for 2013-14: the ELPA window will
close on April 15th
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STC TRAINING
Required Assessment Options, cont’d
Kindergarten Assessment
New assessment for 2013-14, required for all
students enrolled in Kindergarten
Comprised of three segments
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Early Literacy
Early Math
Approaches to Learning
Specialized
training requirement
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STC TRAINING
Required Assessment Options, cont’d
OAKS Extended Assessments
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Reading : 1 opportunity at Grades 3 – 8,
and 11*
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Mathematics: 1 opportunity at Grades 3
– 8, and 11*.
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Science: 1 opportunity at Grades 5, 8,
and 11*.
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Writing: 1 opportunity at Grade 11*.
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STC TRAINING
Multiple OAKS Test Opportunities
Available
Test Opportunities:
 2 test opportunities for students in grades 3 – 8
 3 test opportunities for students in High School
Districts
are not required to administer all
available opportunities to each student
Best
Practices Guide available
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STC TRAINING
Retesting Students
Retesting
students in grades 3 – 8 who have
already met requires explicit parental
consent
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Consent must be for the current school year
Consent must be received prior to retesting
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District must receive parent signature
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Districts
are not required to receive parental
consent before retesting students in High
School
Best Practices Guide available
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STC TRAINING
Targeting Up
Targeting
up to a higher grade level is available
for students through grade 7 for OAKS Math and
Reading.
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in grades 9 and 10 may take the high
school level OAKS tests. Students in grade 12
may also take the high school level OAKS tests.
Students
in grade 8 may only take the high
school level OAKS tests if they have received
instruction at the depth and breadth of the high
school standards.
Best
Practices Guide available
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STC TRAINING
School-Imposed Test Windows
Definition: A shortened test window set at the school
level for a particular OAKS, Writing, or Kindergarten
assessment
Purpose: To allow the school to appropriately allocate
resources toward testing based on projected student
enrollment
Must Haves:
 Begins
no later than first school day in April for OAKS
Online, applicable start date for OAKS Writing, or first
day of the district’s school year for the Kindergarten
Assessment;
 Ends
no later than the end date for the statewide test
window identified in the Test Schedule
 Lasts
for at least four calendar weeks for OAKS Online,
two weeks for OAKS Writing, or six weeks for the
Kindergarten Assessment
School-imposed test windows are not permitted for
the ELPA or Extended Assessments
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STC TRAINING
Test Administrator Training
Ensure that all TAs in your building:
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training using ODE-provided modules:
Module 3: TA Training
Module 4: Accommodations
Module 5: Test Security
Module 6: OAKS Online (required for OAKS
Online TAs, including Braille Interface)
Module 7: ELPA (required for ELPA TAs)
Module 8: Writing (required for Writing
TAs)
and understand the Test Administration
Manual
Sign assurance of test security form
STC TRAINING
Test Administrator Training, cont’d
In addition to Test Administration and Security Training,
ensure that:
All
Braille Interface TAs in your building receive
additional ODE-provided training specific to configuring
the Braille Interface
All
Extended Assessment TAs in your building
receive additional ODE-provided Qualified Trainer or
Qualified Assessor training
All
Kindergarten Assessment TAs in your building
receive separate Kindergarten Assessment Training
using ODE-provided modules.
STC TRAINING
Do’s and Don’ts
Do’s
 STCs
must coordinate determination of
appropriate assessment options for students
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Test format (includes Braille, EnglishSpanish, Extended, and targeting up)
Number and timing of test opportunities
(includes retests)
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must ensure that all TAs in the building
receive required training
 STCs
may set school test schedules for OAKS
Online, Writing, and Kindergarten
Assessment in collaboration with DTCs
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STC TRAINING
Do’s and Don’ts
Don’ts
 Schools may not set school test schedules
for Extended Assessments or the ELPA
 Schools
may not extend the school test
window once it is in progress or test
students outside of that window
 Schools
may not retest students in grades 3
– 8 who have already met or exceeded
unless the school first receives explicit
parental consent
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STC TRAINING
Promising Practices
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To ensure valid tests, STCs should keep track of
which staff (including subs and volunteers) have
received training and set up procedures to ensure
that only these staff enter the secure test
environment.
To ensure that students receive the appropriate
assessment, STCs should keep track of student test
settings, including accommodations, test format, and
restricted resources.
To manage access and pace of testing opportunities,
STCs may restrict students in TIDE from accessing
OAKS Online for specific test subjects.
To avoid test expirations, STCs should track which
tests are close to expiration and ensure those
students complete testing before the 45-day
expiration period ends.
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STC TRAINING
In a Nutshell
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Assessment options generally are the
same this year as last year, except:
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Both winter and spring Writing test
windows are available to eligible 11th and
12th grade students
 There is a new required Kindergarten
Assessment
 TA
trainings must incorporate ODEprovided training modules
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STC TRAINING
In a Nutshell, cont’d
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STCs coordinate determination of
appropriate assessment options and test
settings for students
STCs coordinate local test windows and
ensure that all students are tested
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STC TRAINING
Online Resources
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ODE staff contact information: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/staff/
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Assessment and Accountability webpage:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1309
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Regional ESD Helpdesk contact information:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/assessmenthelp
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Test Administration Manual and Best Practices Guide:
http:www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam
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Accommodations Manual:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487
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Extended Assessment Manual: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2691
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Promising Practices: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=2444
STC TRAINING
Acorn for Storage
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How can an STC ensure that Test
Administrators are administering the
assessment consistent with state and
district policies?
How can an STC ensure that students are
tested at the appropriate time and make
appropriate decisions about retesting
students?
How can an STC ensure that all students
receive the appropriate test format?
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