Comments 1 campus test administrator training signin sheet comments 1 campus test monitoring log. Students must meet specific requirements to take staar alternate 2, which is available for the same grades and subjects assessed in the general staar program. O18 20 texas student assessment program coordinator manual calendar of events20 testing. The state of texas assessments of academic readiness, commonly referred to as its acronym staar s t r star, are a series of standardized tests used in texas public primary and secondary schools to assess a students achievements and knowledge learned in the grade level. Staar alternate manual for test administrators teachers available october 19, 2012 accessed from the assessment management system. State of texas assessments of academic readiness staar tests grade 8 mathematics. Staar alternate 2, which was redesigned as a result of state legislation passed in 20, is a standardized assessment administered individually to each eligible student. Staar a will provide embedded supports designed to help students with disabilities access the content being assessed. Spring 20 test coordinator manual grades 612 semester 2 test administration may 2430, 20. Practice reading the script and following the presentation instructions for actual questions. Serve as a test administrator during all state testing examination windows and district assessment testing as needed. The staar grade 8 social studies administration is scheduled for tuesday, april 22.
The scope of test security related standards, rationales, roles, responsibilities and procedures, are devised to correlate with the district manual. All teachers administering a staar test must attend the district training and read their test administrator manual. The test administrator can then read aloud the test from his or her own screen. Basic transcribing, such as, the student writes, circles, or points to responses in test booklet for test administrator to transfer onto answer document. Are your kids preparing for the state of texas assessment of academic readiness, known as staar.
In contrast, taks highschool level tests were required by law to test content studied over multiple years. Maintaining testing confidentiality involves protecting the contents of all secure test materials, online assessments, student authorizations, and completed answer documents. The passing standards for staar a are the same as any staar test. Use the links below to access parts of the manual as portable document format pdf files. This training does not take the place of reading the appropriate manuals. Texas preparatory school held a pep rally for staar test on april students were treated to games, cheers, and encouraging words from staff on how to stay focused and pass the test. Staar tests are given to students at their own school, in regular classrooms that have been set up to make it easy to focus on the test.
Students must complete the test within the same school day. Appendix c copy of oath of test security form appendix d staar dictionary policy appendix e glossary of terms specific to acp tests 0. The staar will be more rigorous than previous state tests. Features of the current design include the following. Distribution of materials and the reading of the boldface, scripted test administrator say directions are not included in the time limit.
Staar released test questions texas education agency. The proctor is not allowed to access staar test content at any time except as. Student assessment home assessment az directory contact student assessment the instructions in the district and campus coordinator manual dccm explain the responsibilities of testing coordinators for the staar, staar spanish, staar l, staar a, staar alternate 2, and the telpas assessments. Staar spanish released test forms and answer keys paper administrations released test forms that were administered on paper are released as pdfs.
Separate test booklets and answer documents for each eoc. Campus comprehensive needs assessment 2012 u20 20, and. Review test administrator manual for additional information. Information about the texas student assessment program is available on teas student assessment division website at. Staar test administrator manual staar staar spanish staar l staar modiied. Optional test administration procedures and materials. Acp security is compliant with the 2012 20 district test security manual.
New updates made to the district test security manual or. Test administrators were interviewed regarding the proposed test design and the feasibility of the assessment for students. Staar test administration manuals texas education agency. Texas assessment management system test administration. Staar tests measure the progress of students from 3rd grade to 8th grade, as well as high school. Students at dyess elementary school, in abilene, on their way to take the staar test on march 24, 2016. Scoring guides are available on the staar writing and english i, ii, iii resources webpage. Ppt staar alternate 2 training for test administrators.
Staar test administration directions for n o tes staar and staar modified mathematics and science. Texas preparatory school held a pep rally for staar test on april 1, 20. Aldine isd statement of nondiscrimination it is the policy of aldine isd not to discriminate or engage in harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or any other legally protected status in its educational and vocational programs, services or activities or matters related to employment as required by title vi and title vii of the civil rights act. Notes this icon in the notes column indicates additional information that is available online. For students who are taking a staar, staar spanish, or staar modified test in braille and are eligible to receive an oral administration, the test administrator will need the regularprint test booklet that is included with the shipment of braille materials from which to read the test questions and answer choices.
State of texas assessments of academic readiness wikipedia. Use the following links to view the manuals for the state of texas assessments of academic readiness staar, and the texas english language proficiency. There were grumblings about the staar test early on. If the test administrator fails the final attempt, the district or campus testing coordinator will determine if. The majority of new staar assessments will test material students studied that year. Region s assessment team offers training, support, and technical assistance that provides districts with the necessary information to comply with state assessment requirements. Tea has posted a 201220 proposed testing calendar for public comments and suggestions. It tests curriculum taught from the texas essential knowledge and skills, which in turn is taught by public schools. Required reading this training session does not eliminate your requirement to read the test administrator manual. The state of texas assessments of academic readiness, commonly referred to as its acronym. Acp test administrator manual and the district test security manual.
The student dictates or signs responses for multiplechoice questions, griddable questions, andor shortanswer reading questions for test administrator to transfer onto the answer document. The 20192020 staar test administrator manualgrades 68 includes program information and gradebandspecific test administration directions. A video i made with the help of my parents in order to help some little and graders know what to expect on the staar test this year. Launch and verify that the current sotp is installed and functioning on all testing devices.
Staar texas education agency welcome state of texas assessments of academic readiness 20 endofcourse staar test administrator manual staar staar l staar modiied. O18 20 texas student assessment program coordinator manual calendar of events20 testing events. These embedded supports include visual aids, graphic organizers, clarifications of constructirrelevant terms, and texttospeech functionality. This document is not intended to replace any procedures or instructions contained in thecurrent.
The staar performance standards will apply to students taking both staar and staar a beginning in spring 2015. The staar test administration manuals explain the responsibilities of test administrators and testing coordinators. The test administration manuals and materials page contains links to various materials required by service center, district, and campus personnel to successfully administer state assessments. Distribution of materials and the reading of the boldface, scripted test administrator say. The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of test administrators for the. The staar alternate 2 released tests include a test administrator manual and a student booklet for each subjectgrade or course. If students have certain special needs and require special accommodations, they may be tested in a different area of the school. If you are interested in the evaluation of students with disabilities, please go to the student evaluation section of our website. Student assessment staar alternate 2 online testing. The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of test administrators for the state of texas assessments of academic readiness staar.
Evidence that the staar alternate 2 training for test administrators includes information about. Preparation activities for administration of staar online. Staar eoc 20192020 test administrator manual texas. Texas staar test prep about texass k12 standardized tests. All about the staar test texas assessment management system. Staar modified released test questions 1230 special education graduation flowcharts 1230 linguistic accommodations for ells taking staar 1216 staar calculator policy 1216 2012 district and campus coordinator manual 122 upcoming training 124, 10am 11am hs taks coordinator training. Staar district and campus coordinator manual dccm staar test administrator manuals grades 35 grades 68 eoc. Test administration directions for staar and staar. The four hour time limit will start when the test administrator has read directions and tells students to. The exams assess the texas essential knowledge and skills teks. Staar mini test grade 5 science free pdf file sharing. Security and confidentiality oath at the end of day 2 test administration directions directions for staar english i writing. Staar alternate manual for district and campus testing coordinators staar alternate manual for test administrators teachers available october 19, 2012 accessed from the assessment management system the staar alternate administration in the assessment management system is available.
Pdf staar grades 35 20182019 test administrator manual 20182019 staar test administrator manualgrades 35 once the time period has ended, test administrators will instruct students still testing to put their pencils down and close their test booklets or to end and submit. Test administration directions for staar and staar modified. State of texas assessments of academic readiness test administrator manual staar staar l staar modified. Click for telpas manual online version staar resources tea releases more information accommodations policies and procedures 12. Released test aligned to the standards 20 2014 biology investigating the questions for more information, visit. It will contain more test questions at most grade levels. Campuses should use a clock or a timer to monitor test time. You can find test administration manuals from other testing programs on the test administration manuals webpage. Test administrators are not allowed to require students participating in paper administrations to mark their answers in the test booklet before transferring them to the answer document. Comments 1 4 hour staar time limit record comments 1 absent student form. Apply to elementary school teacher, campus manager, assistant principal and more. Released test aligned to the standards 202014 biology investigating the questions for more information, visit.
A test form is a set of released test questions previously administered together to texas students which reflects the staar alternate 2 test blueprints. Staar notes 26 2018 staar test administrator manualgrades 35. Preparation activities for administration of staar. Mar 03, 2017 aldine isd statement of nondiscrimination it is the policy of aldine isd not to discriminate or engage in harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or any other legally protected status in its educational and vocational programs, services or activities or matters related to employment as required by title vi and title vii of the civil rights act.
Violation of security and confidentiality of assessments. The administration of standards of learning sol assessments is a. Staar time limits policies and procedures are described below. Administrator manual texas education agency tea staar alternate 2 educator guide.
Only information for student to do is what the test administrator manual specifies per putting student name on the test booklet and the corresponding booklet and form. State of texas assessments of academic readiness staar and. Mar 20, 20 20 test administrators and monitors training staar and staarm march, 20 trainingpam cranford white oak isdwednesday, march 20, 2. A student will begin the test after instructions scripted by the texas education agency are read. Test administrators are not allowed to require students participating in paper administrations to mark their answers in the test booklet before transferring them to. Items specific to acp administration are covered in section 2. Verify test language and pnp and accommodation settings. The staar a assessment is the accommodated version of the general staar assessment. Below are resources and information needed to prepare for and administer the staar 38 and eoc assessments. Pdf staar grades 35 20182019 test administrator manual.
Preparation activities for administration of staar online testing refer to the state of texas assessments of academic readiness staar assessment management system users guide. For ells, test administrators are allowed to translate, simplify, or. The text located below the icons links to specific online. The exams assess the texas essential knowledge and skills teks, scope and sequence objectives, and are intended to be used in conjunction with teacher judgment. These test questions may have been previously administered. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Staar a will be administered online and will include online tools, accessibility features, and embedded accommodations to test selections and questions. Italics means a student must pass the reading and math staar tests to move up to the next. Test administration manuals and materials texas education agency. The next step in the development process was a pilot test to gather further student performance data and survey test administrators regarding the staar alternate 2 test questions. When giving an oral administration of an online assessment in which the test administrator reads.
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