Staar changes for 201415 texas classroom teachers association. Texas assessment management system for administrators. For the 2015 2016 academic year, the 2016 texas student assessment program coordinator manual indicted a fourhour time limit for state assessments. Test administrators must carefully read this manual prior to administering any staar alternate 2 assessments. Oral component as required, embedded enhancements as requested. New fields have been added for staar alternate 2 accommodations. Soa is now available for the following grades and subjects. Student assessment 2014 2015 accommodations training and staar a overview. Staar alternate 2 is a paperbased assessment administered for grades 38 mathematics, grades 38 reading, grades 4 and 7. For staar modified, only one form of each assessment is included in each campus shipment. Test administrators are required to have this manual with them during each test administration. The second retest administration in june 2015 is not used. The best result in each subject is selected and only assessments evaluated in 2015 are included for accountability and applied to campus and district performance.
It tests curriculum taught from the texas essential knowledge and skills, which in turn is taught by public schools. Aug, 2020 staar grades 68 test administrator manual staar eoc test administrator manual staar with embedded supports and staar spanish with embedded supports nonsecure front matter grades 35. Allowable test administration procedures and materials for staar. There will be extra materials that will need to be handled.
Sink or swim testing in a small district region 14 esc. Students who did not meet the passing standard on the first two administrations of a staar grade 5 or 8 mathematics or reading assessment and who need to participate in the third administration in a district other than their home district may be registered by the home district for staar grades 5. Staar replaced the taks in the spring of 2012, although students who entered 10th grade before the 20112012 school year continued to take the taks. Students will respond to questions provided in a test booklet, and answers will be submitted by the test administrator in an online form. November 18, 2015 20162017 student assessment testing. Detailed information regarding the scheduling and administration of specific staar assessments can be found on the coordinator manual.
Staar alt 2 test administration manual teacher use only. The paper administration request form is on coordinator manual webpage. Staar alternate 2 will have a test administration mode of paper. See your campus coordinator for information on storing this manual between administrations. The paper administration request document can be found on the coordinator manual resources web page. Staar braille released key test and response forms paper administration hard versions of braille tests released can be ordered by contacting ets service order at 8005373160.
Accommodations for staar alternate 2, information about accommodations for students taking the following assessments can be found in the applicable manuals. No requirements for the arcc to assign accommodations. 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. December 2018 test administrator manual tam will be shipped with the all the december administration testing materials valid for all 20182019 school year new telpas manual for raters and test administrators as they become available, all administration manuals will be posted in the new district and campus coordinator resources. Then you can use the answer key below to score the published staar practice test. The 20182019 staar test administrator manual grades 68 includes program information and gradebandspecific test administration directions. For staar and staar spanish except for staar spanish grade 5 science, form 01 is the overage in all shipments. Guidelines for providing an oral administration can be found in the oral. These same guidelines that describe when to determine eligibility for an oralsigned administration must be adhered to. Jan 18, 2010 staar alternate 2 staar alternate 2 is an assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards and is designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities thatmeeteligibility requirements. Test administrators must be trained in the procedures specific to an oral administration. Student assessment 20142015 accommodations training.
Staar eoc out of school testing allows examinees who are no longer enrolled in school to take an assessment during a test administration at a participating district. Secure site for parents andor students to access a students state assessment scores for the staar, staar alternate 2, and telpas programs. The first administration of staar alternate 2 will be in february 2015. Dec 02, 2014 standards setting process after the 2015 february administration of staar alternate 2, student scores will be used to set standards for the new assessment. Staar alternate 2 is a standardized itembased assessment administered to students in a oneonone setting.
All makeup sessions for staar english assessments scheduled to be administered on dec 7 and dec 9, 2015. Score codes, reporting category scores, raw scores, and scale scores for staar alternate 2 will be included in existing fields. It is important to note that a test administrator may provide a signed administration of staar l if needed. This manual contains test administration calendar of events. Paper administration directions for staar algebra i, algebra ii, biology, and. Electronic copies of the staar released tests may be downloaded from the staar released test questions page on the texas education agencys student assessment division website. Use the following links to view the manuals for the state of texas assessments of academic readiness staar, and the texas english language proficiency assessment system telpas programs.
Staar alternate 2 notes 4 2018 staar alternate 2 test administrator manual icons the icons shown below are used throughout the manual. Assessments for a student who meets the eligibility criteria, this designated support may be used on paper tests staar and staar spanish mathematics, science, and social. May require lower proctor student ratio recommendation 1. You will need more test administrator than normal for staar a students. Supplement, staar assessment management user guides. Staar alternate 2 reports and services pdf telpas reports and services pdf 2019 telpas alternative reports and services pdf staar released tests. This process is part of the taks to staar transition plan. Last updated feb 11, 2021 by tea staar grades 35 test administrator manual. Staar online will have embedded supports designed to help students with disabilities access the content being tested.
More information about the development, design, and format of the staar program, and how the staar program measures the texas essential knowledge and skills teks curriculum standards, can be found on the staar resources web page located on the tea website. Test administrator manual organization the 20192020 staar test administrator manual grades 35 includes program information and gradebandspecific test administration directions. Also known as the staar alternate 2, telpas, and telpas alternate assessment management system, this feature allows users to locate resources and information specific to the administration of staar alternate 2, telpas and telpas alternate assessments. December 2015 administration will be offered only on paper. You must carefully read this manual prior to administering any state assessment. There are no online assessments there is no special request process for paper administration assessments. Test administration texas assessment management system. Texas program manuals and materials texas education agency. Jan 21, 2015 o4 2015 texas student assessment program coordinator manual overview notes standardized oral administration standardized oral administration soa will be expanded in spring 2015 to include grade 5 science and grade 6 mathematics and reading assessments.
The links below contain specific resources for the staar assessment program. S6 2015 texas student assessment program coordinator manual staar notes breaks students are allowed to take breaks during the administration of staar assessments. This manual may be accessed through the department of the navy issuances web site contact information is provided below for assistance or to offer recommended changes. Texas assessment management system additional reports and. Nonsecure site for administrators, educators, and the public to access data for the staar, staar alternate 2, and telpas programs. Communications district and campus coordinator resources dccr staar assessment management system test administration manuals staar out of. Testing calendar archive the following calendars were in use in prior administrations. Assessment results of out of school testers are sent to the home addresses provided and to the districts that will be providing examinees their diplomas. The test used to be developed by pearson education every school year, although the most recent contract gave educational te. Oral administration of staar and staar spanish paper tests and staar braille tests oral administration should only be provided to an eligible student by a trained test administrator.
This icon indicates a link to the calendar of events. The state of texas assessments of academic readiness, commonly referred to as its acronym staar, 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. Dec 21, 2015 principals administration manual spring 2015 1,888 view 2015 staar test administration manual eoc 1,752 view intermediate directions weebly 4,011 view. Keep this manual throughout the 2018 academic year. In 2015 the last students had taken the taks test, so the first students will graduate with a completed staar end of course assessments. Staar grades 35 test administrator manual confluence. For families understanding your childs score all about the staar test how to help my child prepare literacy and lexile measures quantile measures faqs staar alternate 2. Staar alternate 2, telpas, and telpas alternate system. In addition, an online oral administration is administered via texttospeech. Copperas cove hs countdown to staar eoc algebra 1 series 2. All makeup sessions for staar english assessments scheduled to be administered on dec 5 and. State of texas assessments of academic readiness wikipedia.
The passing standards for staar online are the same as any staar test. The 20182019 staar test administrator manualgrades 68 includes program information and gradebandspecific test administration directions. Special material control form due to secure test administration manual. Students must meet specific requirements to take staar alternate 2, which is available for the same grades and subjects assessed in the general staar. Reports posted online by november 15, 2016 reports due in district by december 2, 2016. Scoring guides are available in staar writing and english i, ii, iii web site resources. Accommodations may include definitions, synonyms, graphics, rewording of text, or indication by the test administrator of certain parts of the selection, test question, or. Addition square root table see test administration manual.
Highly recommended for test administrators to be certified personnel. Test administration materials archive texas education agency. This training does not take the place of reading the manuals and. Test administrator manual organization the 2018 staar test administrator manual.
December 2015 staar a eoc administrations the secure staar a paper administration guide provides specific instructions for how embedded accommodations are to be provided. Accommodation manual august 2015 final 5 art institute of atlanta. It is offered as an online test in the same grades and subjects as staar. Cannot read the whole test to them only as students request help. Last updated feb 11, 2021 by tea staar grades 68 test administrator manual. Texas assessment management system test administration. Ttaa student assessment correspondence september 6, 2016. This will most likely be the form that is used for oral administration groupings of staar. Prepare for staar staar eoc online test administration 28. English language learners ells are included in 2015 accountability performance index results staar components with specific provisions based on their number of years of enrollment in u. December 2015 staar a endof course administrations december 2015 administration will be offered only on paper.
Texas assessment management system additional reports. Staar grades 68 test administrator manual staar eoc test administrator manual staar with embedded supports and staar spanish with embedded supports nonsecure front matter grades 35. Test administration 2016 manuals 2016 staar test administrator manuals. Tea will send 1 administrator manual per 3 students. Braille versions of staar a will not be made available.
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