STAAR GR 6-8 TEST ADMIN MANUAL 2018-19
STAAR Grades 6–82018–2019State of TexasAssessments ofAcademic ReadinessTest Administrator Manual
Information about the Texas Student Assessment Programis available on T E A’s Student Assessment Division websiteat http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/.Copyright 2019, Texas Education Agency. All rights reserved.
STAARTable of ContentsNOTESGeneral Information Resources. 5Resources Available Online. 5How to Use the 2018–2019 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 6–8. 6Test Administrator Manual Organization. 6Calendar of Events 2019 Grades 6–8 Administrations. 7General Program Information. 8STAAR . 8STAAR Policies and Procedures. 9Multiple Test Sessions. 11Extended Time Designated Supports. 11Additional Student Data Collection . 11Accessibility Features. 12Information About Designated Supports . 14Designated Supports . 14Accommodations in Unexpected or Emergency Situations. 15Content and Language Supports. 15Oral Administration. 16Considerations for Testing with Designated Supports. 16Test Security and Confidentiality Requirements. 17Test Security. 17Confidentiality Requirements. 17Penalties for Prohibited Conduct. 18Security Oaths and Confidentiality Statements. 19Testing Irregularities. 19Reporting of Testing Irregularities. 22Investigating and Reporting Other Irregularities. 22Training . 24Prepare for Testing. 26Monitor Paper and Online Administrations. 30Breaks. 32Schoolwide Emergencies. 32Unusable or Defective Test Materials. 32Writing Assessments. 322018–2019 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 6–83
STAARNOTESComplete Paper Administration Process. 35Complete Online Administration Process. 37Score Codes. 37Update Accommodations Information. 38Test Administration Directions. 41Guide to the Test Administration Directions. 42Paper Administration Directions for STAAR Grade 7 Writing. 46Paper Administration Directions for STAAR Mathematics, Reading,Science, and Social Studies. 53Online Administration Directions for STAAR . 59Appendix A Completing Student Identification Information. 67Appendix B Online Tools. 7142018–2019 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 6–8
STAARGeneral Information ResourcesNOTESGeneral Information ResourcesFor general information related toAccessstudent assessment programT E A Student Assessment Division website p://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/staar/online testing (training, administration materials,and technology esources Available OnlineOnline ResourcesReference materials available online includeLocated atTest Securityhttp://txetests.com/dccr/2018–2019 District and Campus modation accommodations/Oral/Signed Administration /accommodations/Language Proficiency Assessment ll/lpac/STAAR Assessment Management SystemUser’s 2019 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 6–85
STAARNOTESHow to Use the 2018–2019 STAAR TestAdministrator Manual—Grades 6–8The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of test administrators for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ). You must carefully readthis manual prior to administering any state assessment. Test administration policies andprocedures must be followed as written so that all testing conditions are uniformstatewide.Keep this manual throughout the 2018–2019 school year. Seeyour campus coordinator for information on storing this manualbetween administrations.Test Administrator Manual OrganizationThe 2018–2019 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 6–8 includes programinformation and grade-band-specific test administration directions. Test administratorsare required to have this manual with them during each test administration.This manual contains the following: test administration calendar of events general information about STAAR STAAR policies and procedures accessibility features designated supports information test security and confidentiality requirements information about training, preparation, monitoring, and completing of testsessions test administration directions appendices addressing completing student identification information on theanswer document and the available online toolsThis manual is designed to support test administrator activities. Features of the currentdesign include the following:6 action-oriented checklists embedded in the text links to the variety of online resources in the NOTES column2018–2019 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 6–8
STAARCalendar of Events2019 Grades 6–8 Paper AdministrationsEVENTSTEST ADMINISTRATIONTest administrator training sessionsTest administrationsNOTESAPRILMAYMAYRETESTJUNERETESTBy 4/5By 5/10By 5/10By 6/21Writing4/9 (G7)Mathematics4/9 (G8)5/13(G6, G7)5/13(G8 retest)6/25(G8 retest)Reading4/10 (G8)5/14(G6, G7)5/14(G8 retest)6/26(G8 retest)Science5/15 (G8)Social Studies5/16 (G8)Calendar of Events2019 Grades 6–8 Online AdministrationsEVENTSTEST ADMINISTRATIONTest administrator training sessionsTest administrationsAPRILMAYMAYRETESTJUNERETESTBy 4/5By 5/10By 5/10By 6/21Writing4/9 (G7)Mathematics4/8–4/18(G8)5/13–5/24(G6, G7)5/13–5/24(G8 retest)6/25(G8 retest)Reading4/8–4/18(G8)5/13–5/24(G6, G7)5/13–5/24(G8 retest)6/26(G8 retest)Science5/13–5/24(G8)Social Studies5/13–5/24(G8)2018–2019 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 6–87
STAARNOTESGeneral Program InformationSTAARE L ResourcesDistrict andCampusCoordinatorResourcesThe State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ) help to ensure thatTexas students are competitive with other students both nationally and internationally.One important function of STAAR is to gauge how well schools and teachers arepreparing their students academically. The test is specifically designed to measureindividual student progress in relation to content that is tied to the Texas EssentialKnowledge and Skills (TEKS). Every STAAR question is directly aligned to the TEKScurrently in effect for the grade/subject or course being assessed.STAAR includes grades 3–8 mathematics, grades 3–8 reading, grades 4 and 7 writing, grades 5 and 8 science, grade 8 social studies, end-of-course (EOC) assessments for Algebra I,English I,English II,Biology, andU.S. History.Spanish assessments for grades 3–5 mathematics,grades 3–5 reading,grade 4 writing, andgrade 5 science.All of these assessments are available both on paper and online with and withoutembedded supports. STAAR also includes optional EOC assessments for Algebra II andEnglish III.82018–2019 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 6–8
STAARSTAAR Policies and ProceduresNOTESTime LimitsAdministration times for State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR )English I, English II, and English III are limited to five hours. Administration times for allother assessments for STAAR and STAAR Spanish are limited to four hours. Students mustcomplete the test within the same school day. However, some students may be eligible forextended time. Details about eligibility and decision-making procedures for extendedtime are on the Accommodation Resources webpage.Test administrators must actively monitor the testing room while students are working. Alltest administrators are required to verify that students have marked their responses ontheir answer documents by the end of the testing session. Test administrators are notallowed to require students participating in paper administrations to mark their answers inthe test booklet before transferring them to the answer document. Before a student leavesthe room, the test administrator should scan the completed answer document to be surethe student has recorded answers as instructed. If a student submits his or her testmaterials before the end of the designated time period, you must check that the student’sanswers are marked on the answer document. If they are not, say to the student, “Youhave not recorded your answers on the answer document. Please go back and mark youranswers on it now.” The test materials should then be returned so that the student mayrecord his or her answers.If testing personnel discover during the administration week that a student has notrecorded his or her responses on the answer document, district testing coordinators maygrant permission to trained school personnel to view the secure test booklet. If the studentmarked responses in the test booklet, the trained personnel may transcribe the answersfrom the test booklet onto the student’s answer document following the general transcribingprocedures.Recording Time During TestTest administrators must use a clock or a timer to monitor test time. Communicate (orallyor in writing) the amount of time left to test in one-hour intervals and, if desired, in shorterintervals during the last hour. Distribution of materials and the reading of the boldface,scripted test administrator “SAY” directions are not included in the time limit. The timeperiod will start after the test administrator has read directions and tells students to beginworking on their tests. Start time for the test session must be recorded on the seating chart. Students must record all responses before the end of the time period. They willnot be given additional time to record their responses.2018–2019 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 6–89
STAARNOTES Once the time period has ended, test administrators will instruct students stilltesting to put their pencils down and close their test booklets or to end and submittheir online tests. Stop time for the test session must be recorded on the seating chart. After students submit their tests online, or after their paper tests are collected,allow them to leave the area or provide them with an instructional activity (i.e.,guided reading activity) while other students continue testing.Students may stop testing to take breaks. The test administrator should stop the testingtime for the group or for an individual student. The testing time will restart when thestudent(s) resume taking the test. Stop and restart times must be recorded on the seatingchart. Students must place their answer documents inside their test booklets so that allsecure materials can be collected and placed in locked storage. If students are testingonline, they must log out of the test. Students must be monitored by trained testingpersonnel and are not allowed to discuss any test content during breaks. These breaksinclude: lunch medical breaks emergency situations that significantly interrupt testing consolidation and movement of students to another testing areaStudents are allowed to take other, shorter breaks during testing. However, these breaksmust be included in the time limit. water breaks bathroom breaks snack breaks short physical or mental breaksLate-Arriving StudentsDistricts will need to determine if a late-arriving student will have time to test during thatschool day or if the student needs to test on another day within the testing week.10 Each student must be allowed the designated time available in which to take thetest. Students who begin testing after others have started will have a later stoptime. Late-arriving students must be kept aware of the time they have left to test.2018–2019 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 6–8
STAARMultiple Test SessionsNOTESCampuses may offer multiple test sessions per day as long as the specified available timeis maintained for each session. Sessions can start before the regularly scheduled schoolday or, if started late in the day, may extend beyond the regularly scheduled school day.Extended Time Designated SupportsExtended time designated supports fall into two categories: extra time (same day) andextra day. Details about eligibility and decision-making procedures for these designatedsupports are on the Accommodation Resources webpage. Extra time (same day) is a locally approved designated support. Extra day is for eligible students who have a T E A-approved AccommodationRequest Form. This designated support will be approved only in rare cases forstudents meeting specific eligibility criteria. Special procedures and guidelines fortesting over multiple days will be provided with approved requests.AccommodationResourcesAdditional Student Data CollectionTime-to-Test InformationSTAAR tests for grades 6–8 are designed to be completed within three hours. For anystudent who does not complete a test within three hours (primary administrations only),indicate this by marking “0” in column A of the AGENCY USE field on the answerdocument. (For multiple-subject answer documents, use column A if the student needsmore than three hours on the mathematics or science test and column B if the studentneeds more than three hours on the reading or social studies test.)New to Texas InformationDistricts must identify all students who participate in STAAR in grades 3–8 and E O Cassessments who are enrolled in Texas schools for the first time in the current schoolyear.For all administrations (paper and online), districts should mark the “NEW TO TEXAS”field for any student who transferred into a Texas school or district from out-of-stateduring the current school year.NOTE: If during the current school year a student has previously been enrolled in a Texasschool, left the state, and has returned to a Texas school, then this student is NOTconsidered “new to Texas.”2018–2019 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 6–811
STAARNOTESAccessibilityFeaturesAccessibility FeaturesDuring state assessments for STAAR, STAAR Spanish, and TELPAS, certain accessibilityfeatures may be provided to students based on their needs. In general, these proceduresand materials are available to any student who regularly benefits from the use of themduring instruction. A student cannot be required to use them during testing and there isno need to document their use on the answer document or in the Texas AssessmentManagement System for online administrations. Coordinators are responsible forensuring that test administrators understand the proper implementation of theseprocedures and use of these materials. In some cases, a student who uses them mayneed to complete the test in a separate setting to eliminate distractions to other studentsand to ensure the security and confidentiality of the test. In addition, if the administrationof an accessibility feature requires a trained test administrator to view secure test content,he or she must complete the appropriate section of the security oath.A list of the accessibility features is provided below. signing test administration directions for a student who is deaf or hard of hearing translating test administration directions into the native language of an Englishlearner allowing a student to use a bilingual dictionary on mathematics, science, andsocial studies assessments (word-to-word translations; no definitions or examples;no applications on tablets or other devices) allowing a student to read the test aloud to facilitate comprehension (includes useof PVC pipe or recording device) reading aloud or signing the expository or persuasive writing prompt to anystudent who requests this assistance providing reading assistance on the grade 3 mathematics test for any student: The test administrator may read a word, phrase, or sentence in a test questionor answer choice to any grade 3 student but only when asked to do so by theindividual student. If a student needs the entire test read aloud, the eligibility criteria for an oraladministration must be met. typing a student’s response to the writing prompt into the online test for anygrade 4 student who is taking STAAR writing online and cannot type proficiently: The test administrator transcribing the student’s response must do so inaccordance with guidelines for Transcribing found on the Transcribing page ofthe Complete Paper Administrations section of the Coordinator Resources. Students taking the grade 7 writing test, English I, English II, or English III mustmeet the eligibility requirements for Basic Transcribing if this type of supportis needed.122018–2019 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 6–8
STAAR making the following assistive tools available: various types of scratch paper, dry erase boards, or any other medium that canNOTESbe erased or destroyed colored overlays and the color settings for online testsblank place markers and the guideline tool for online testsmagnifying devices and the zoom feature for online testsvarious types of highlighters, colored pencils, or any other tool that can beused to focus attention on text amplification devices (e.g., speakers, frequency-modulated [FM] systems) projection devices (e.g., closed-circuit televisions [CCTVs] or LCD projectorsfor online tests) giving permission for a student to use to
2018–2019 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 6–8. includes program information and grade-band-specific test administration directions. Test administrators are required to have this manual with them during each test administration. This manual contains the following: test administration calendar of events general information about STAAR
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STAAR. NOTES. 6. 2017 STAAR Test Administrator Manual—Grades 3–5. How to Use the 2017 STAAR Test Administrator Manual— Grades 3–5. The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of test administrators for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (
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STAAR test and you are in-person for learning? If a student attends class but refuses to take the STAAR or STAAR ALT. test, the test MUST still be scored, as required by the Texas Education Agency. This resulting in a failing score could impact the student's promotion to the next grade, especially promotion from 5th and 8th grades. (Note .
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