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Authority for Decision and Required Documentation

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Supplemental Aids - District and Campus Coordinator Resources - Confluence

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For a student who meets the eligibility criterion, this designated support may be used on:

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TASI Webinar: #1137 Accessibility Updates for 2023-2024 (October 12, 2023)

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TASI Webinar: #1137 Accessibility Updates for 2023-2024 (October 12, 2023)

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All district and campus personnel who participate in state-mandated testing or handle secure test materials and content are required to be trained at least once in test security and administration procedures. In addition to this required training, optional training modules are available in the Learning Management System (LMS).

In addition, the Student Assessment Division coordinates with the Technology Alliance for Statewide Initiatives (formerly the Texas Education Telecommunications Network) to present webinars on timely topics throughout the school year, including program updates and additional training. District staff should contact their education service centers (ESCs) to register and access the webinars.

The following webinars are scheduled:

October 5, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon (CT)

Regional testing coordinators only

October 12, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon (CT)

Regional and district testing coordinators only

October 19, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (CT)

Regional and district coordinators only

October 19, 2023, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (CT)

Regional testing and special education coordinators and district testing and special education coordinators

October 20, 2023, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (CT)

Regional testing and special education coordinators and district testing and special education coordinators

January 25, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (CT)

Regional and district coordinators only

February 15, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon (CT)

Regional and district coordinators only

Regional coordinators are required to be trained in test security and administration procedures at least once. However, annual training is strongly encouraged, especially for new and updated policies and procedures. On September 29, 2023, Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff will host the annual ESC training for regional testing coordinators covering all components of the Texas Assessment Program for the 2023-2024 school year. Following a "training of trainers" model, regional coordinators train district testing coordinators. District coordinator training should be completed by the recommended dates on the Calendar of Events.

Recordings of and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations from the 2023-2024 ESC training will be posted in LMS.

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Training Activities - District and Campus Coordinator Resources - Confluence

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All district and campus personnel who participate in state-mandated testing or handle secure test materials and content are required to be trained at least once in test security and administration procedures. In addition to this required training, optional training modules are available in the Learning Management System (LMS).

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The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Alternate 2 is an alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards. It is a standardized item-based assessment administered individually to eligible students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who are receiving special education services. STAAR Alternate 2 fulfills the requirements of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Every Student Succeeds Act.

STAAR Alternate 2 is a paper assessment in mathematics, reading language arts (RLA), science, and social studies for students in grades 3-8 and high school.

Who Is Tested?

A student's admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee must determine if the student meets the participation requirements for STAAR Alternate 2. All students enrolled in Texas public schools and open-enrollment charter schools in grades 3-12 who meet the participation requirements are required to participate in STAAR Alternate 2 at their enrolled grade level or course.

If an ARD committee determines that a student meets the eligibility criteria for "No Authentic Academic Response" (NAAR) or a "Medical Exception," the student will not be required to participate in STAAR Alternate 2.

What Is Tested?

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The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Alternate 2 is an alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards. It is a standardized item-based assessment administered individually to eligible students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who are receiving special education services.

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Texas Formative Assessment Resource | Texas Education Agency

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State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) Interim Assessments are optional, online assessments that align to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and that help educators monitor student progress and predict student performance on STAAR. These assessments will be available at no cost to districts and open-enrollment charter schools, and they are not tied to accountability.

Key Dates and Details for 2023-2024

Interim Testing Windows

Window 1 - 11/06/2023-12/19/2023

Window 2 - 11/06/2023-04/05/2024

Window 3 - 01/16/2024-04/05/2024

Accommodations

Refreshable Braille

Available for RLA, grade 8 social studies, English I, English II, U.S. History

Paper Braille

Available for 2023-2024 school year for all Windows

Content and Language Supports

Available for all English and Spanish assessments

Text-to-Speech

Available for all English and Spanish assessments

Data Reported

Results from the STAAR Interim Assessments will be reported in Cambium's centralized reporting system (CRS). CRS will contain district-level, campus-level, and student-level reports. Reports at the student level will include the following data:

The student's response to each test question,

The TEKS student expectation for each test question,

A pop-up window that shows the test question,

Item-level reporting information, and

Reporting Category targets.

Reports will continue to include data files and percentages representing the statistical probability of achieving "Approaches," "Meets," and "Masters" grade level expectations on STAAR.

Although educators are able to view secure interim test items within CRS as they are viewing student results, these secure test items should NOT be downloaded or printed.

Resources

STAAR Interim Assessments Blueprints

Use the link below to access STAAR Interim blueprints for the following:

Grades 3-8 Mathematics

Grades 3-8 RLA

Grades 5 and 8 Science

Grade 8 Social Studies

English I and English II

Algebra I

Biology

U.S. History

Download STAAR Interim Blueprints
Training Materials

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State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) Interim Assessments are optional, online assessments that align to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and that help educators monitor student progress and predict student performance on STAAR. These assessments will be available at no cost to districts and open-enrollment charter schools, and they are not tied to accountability.

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District and Campus Coordinator Resources

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The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) is an English language proficiency assessment aligned to the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS). This assessment is designed to assess the progress that emergent bilingual (EB) students make in learning the English language. TELPAS fulfills ESSA requirements for assessing EB students in kindergarten through grade 12 in four language domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Grades K-1 include:

holistically rated observational assessments of listening, speaking, reading and writing
Grades 2-12 include online tests for:

listening and speaking

reading and writing

Who Is Tested?

All EB students in kindergarten through grade 12 enrolled in Texas public schools or open-enrollment charter schools are required to participate in TELPAS. EB students are required to be assessed annually with an English language proficiency assessment until they meet EB reclassification criteria.

What Is Tested?

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The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) is an English language proficiency assessment aligned to the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS). This assessment is designed to assess the progress that emergent bilingual (EB) students make in learning the English language.

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The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) Alternate is a holistic inventory aligns to the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPs); however, TELPAS Alternate is based on alternate proficiency level descriptors. This assessment is designed to address the specific access needs of emergent bilingual (EB) students in grades 2-12 with the most significant cognitive disabilities. TELPAS Alternate fulfills the requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act for assessing the English language proficiency of EB students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.

TELPAS Alternate holistically assesses EB students in grades 2-12 in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Who Is Tested?

An EB student's admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee, in conjunction with the language proficiency assessment committee (LPAC), must determine if the student meets the participation requirements for TELPAS Alternate. All EB students enrolled in Texas public schools and open-enrollment charter schools in grades 2-12 who meet the participation requirements are required to participate in TELPAS Alternate. EB students are required to be assessed annually with an English language proficiency assessment until they meet EB reclassification criteria.

If an ARD committee determines that a student meets the eligibility criteria for "No Authentic Academic Response" (NAAR) or a "Medical Exception," the student will not be required to participate in TELPAS Alternate.

What Is Tested?

What Is Reported?

What Other Information Is Available?

Test Administration

Training

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The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) Alternate is a holistic inventory aligns to the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPs); however, TELPAS Alternate is based on alternate proficiency level descriptors. This assessment is designed to address the specific access needs of emergent bilingual (EB) students in grades 2-12 with the most significant cognitive disabilities.

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The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ®) is a standardized academic achievement test designed to measure the extent to which a student has learned and is able to apply the defined knowledge and skills in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) at each tested grade, subject, and course. Every STAAR question is directly aligned to the TEKS currently in effect for the grade and subject or course being assessed.

STAAR helps to ensure that Texas students are competitive with other students both nationally and internationally. Another important function of STAAR is gauging how well schools and teachers prepare their students academically. In addition, STAAR fulfills the requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires that all students be assessed in specific grades and subjects throughout their academic careers.

STAAR is an online assessment in mathematics, reading language arts (RLA), science, and social studies for students in grades 3-8 and high school and online tests in Spanish for students in grades 3-5.

Who Is Tested?

All students enrolled in Texas public schools and open-enrollment charter schools in grades 3-8 and specific high school courses are required by both federal and state law to participate in STAAR.

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The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ®) is a standardized academic achievement test designed to measure the extent to which a student has learned and is able to apply the defined knowledge and skills in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) at each tested grade, subject, and course.

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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) defines accommodations as changes to materials or procedures that enable students to participate meaningfully in learning and testing. Accommodation policies may apply to any student taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ®) or the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) depending on his or her needs and whether the student meets the eligibility criteria, as applicable.

Refer to the Accommodations section of the District and Campus Coordinator Resources for more information and additional resources.

These policies are divided into three main categories:

accessibility features-procedures and materials that should be made available to students who regularly use them during classroom instruction

locally-approved designated supports-procedures and materials that do not require TEA approval for students who meet eligibility criteria

designated supports requiring TEA Approval-procedures and materials that require the submission and approval of an Accommodation Request Form for students who meet eligibility criteria

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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) defines accommodations as changes to materials or procedures that enable students to participate meaningfully in learning and testing. Accommodation policies may apply to any student taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ®) or the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) depending on his or her needs and whether the student meets the eligibility criteria, as applicable.

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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) defines accommodations as changes to materials or procedures that enable students to participate meaningfully in learning and testing. Accommodation policies may apply to any student taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ®) or the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) depending on his or her needs and whether the student meets the eligibility criteria, as applicable. These policies are divided into three main categories:

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Accommodations - District and Campus Coordinator Resources - Confluence

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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) defines accommodations as changes to materials or procedures that enable students to participate meaningfully in learning and testing. Accommodation policies may apply to any student taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ®) or the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) depending on his or her needs and whether the student meets the eligibility criteria, as applicable.

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Maintaining the security and confidentiality of all components of the Texas Assessment Program is critical for ensuring fair and equal testing opportunities for all Texas students. Given the many uses of student performance data and the need to assure educators, parents, students, and the public that test results are meaningful and valid, it is imperative that all individuals participating in the Texas Assessment Program preserve the integrity of test content and student data through strict adherence to the instructions and procedures contained in these Coordinator Resources and the test administration materials.

The superintendent and campus principals in each school district, the chief administrative officer of each charter school, and the leadership of any private school administering state assessments, including December, spring, and June administrations as well as any field testing, mandatory sampling, and optional testing, must develop procedures to ensure test security and confidentiality. These administrators must also ensure that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Student Assessment Division is notified in accordance with assessment program reporting requirements of any conduct that potentially violates the security or confidentiality of an assessment. Failure to properly report that an individual has engaged in conduct that potentially violates the security or confidentiality of an assessment and failure to cooperate with TEA in an investigation are themselves violations and could result in disciplinary action.

District and campus testing coordinators are responsible for the following:

Ensuring that all district personnel who participate in state assessments or handle secure testing materials meet the eligibility requirements detailed in the appropriate test administration materials, have been trained in test security and administration procedures at least once, and sign an Oath of Test Security and Confidentiality.

Ensuring that all staff members who handle test materials have been trained prior to the administration and are made aware that the materials may contain secure test content and that any viewing, discussing, or recording of this confidential information is strictly prohibited.

Informing test administrators who have permission to view secure content for the purpose of providing an approved designated support or as part of the program-specific test administration process, including submitting student responses in the Data Entry Interface (DEI), that responding to test questions, recording the information they see, scoring an assessment, or discussing the content of an assessment at any time is strictly prohibited.

Ensuring that noncertified staff members who access secure materials or administer assessments are supervised by certified staff members. The certified staff member may be, for example, a supervising teacher, a campus principal or assistant principal, or a campus coordinator. The certified staff member must be made aware that if the noncertified staff member is involved in a violation of test security or confidentiality, the supervising certified staff member is subject to disciplinary action.

Verifying that procedures are in place to collect and promptly destroy test session IDs and student test tickets as well as any reference materials, scratch paper, graph paper, or recordings used during the test administration. Test tickets are not secure, but since they contain personally identifiable information, they are confidential and must be destroyed after testing is complete.

All state-mandated, optional, field-test, and pilot assessment instruments included in the Texas Assessment Program are secure assessment instruments and include the following:

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ®)

STAAR Alternate 2

Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)

TELPAS Alternate

STAAR Interim Assessments

Texas Through-year Assessment Pilot (TTAP)

Test content and any student information used or obtained in the administration of an assessment are confidential and include the following:

online assessments

test session IDs

test booklets

secure test instructions

STAAR Alternate 2 image cards

completed STAAR Alternate 2 Scoring Documents

completed TELPAS Student Rating Rosters

completed TELPAS Writing Collection Documents

TELPAS calibration activities

completed TELPAS Alternate Observable Behaviors Inventories

Test security involves accounting for all secure materials before, during, and after each test administration. The Materials Control Form should be used to account for all secure paper materials. All secure test materials must be handled in strict accordance with the instructions contained in these Coordinator Resources and the test administration materials.

District and campus coordinators must identify a suitable location where secure test materials can be kept in locked storage when not in use. Access to these secure locations should be limited to no more than a few essential personnel, and these individuals should be the only people who have access to the storage area. District coordinators should regularly affirm that all campuses are following these storage requirements.

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Test Security - District and Campus Coordinator Resources - Confluence

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Maintaining the security and confidentiality of all components of the Texas Assessment Program is critical for ensuring fair and equal testing opportunities for all Texas students.

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Test Administrator Manuals - District and Campus Coordinator Resources - Confluence

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The TEA Student Assessment Division has created several forms to assist district testing personnel in maintaining the security and confidentiality of the Texas Assessment Program.

All district and campus personnel who participate in the Texas Assessment Program or have access to secure test materials must be trained in test security and administration procedures at least once and sign an Oath of Test Security and Confidentiality. Any person who has more than one testing role (for example, a campus coordinator who also serves as a test administrator) must receive appropriate training and sign a test security oath for each role. Test security oaths are valid for the entire school year, including December, spring, and June testing, as well as any optional testing, field testing, and mandatory sampling conducted during the school year.

Test security oaths are required to be maintained by the district or campus coordinator for a period of five years.

General test security oaths should be completed before handling secure test materials. These oaths should be printed, saved, or both, but they do not need to be submitted to the state testing contractor.

The superintendent oath should be submitted in the fall before any state-required testing begins.

Part one of the district coordinator oath should be submitted before handling secure test materials; part two of the district coordinator oath should be submitted after all testing is complete for the year.

Any new personnel in a superintendent or district coordinator position must complete and submit a test security oath in TIDE.

By signing the appropriate test security oath, participants affirm that they have been trained, that they understand their obligation to properly implement the program, that they acknowledge their responsibility to report any suspected testing irregularity to the district or campus coordinator, principal, or TEA Student Assessment Division, and that they are aware of the range of penalties that may result from a violation. The Test Security Oath for Superintendent or Chief Administrative Officer and the Test Security Oath for District Testing Coordinator are available in TIDE under Administration and Security Forms. The general test security oath for campus coordinators, test administrators, technology staff, proctors, raters, etc., is available below.

The district coordinator or his or her designee is responsible for investigating all testing irregularities caused by district personnel, whether confirmed or alleged. The district coordinator must ensure that all confirmed testing irregularities are reported to the TEA Student Assessment Division via an online testing irregularity form. The Procedural Testing Irregularity form and Serious Testing Violation form are available and can be submitted in TIDE under Administration and Security Forms > Submit a Form. The district coordinator can view and edit previously submitted forms in TIDEunder Administration and Security Forms > View Forms. If information on the submitted forms needs to be updated or edited, click the pencil icon.

District coordinators must report any disciplinary action taken against a student for cheating or attempting to cheat on a state assessment using the Locally Determined Disciplinary Action Form.

Seating charts are required for all STAAR administrations and for online and paper administrations of TELPAS. District and campus coordinators may create seating chart templates that best suit their needs; however, the following minimal information must be recorded for each test session:

the location of the test session, including the district and campus names and the room designation; a brief description of the testing area should be provided (e.g., classroom, library, cafeteria);

the specific assessment being administered at this location, including the month, year, program, and grade and subject or course;

the first and last names of the test administrators and monitors conducting or involved in the test session;

the first and last names of each student participating in the assessment, on the seating chart at the location where the student was seated; and

the start time and stop time of the test session.

District and campus coordinators may include additional information if they choose to do so.

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Security Forms - District and Campus Coordinator Resources - Confluence

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The TEA Student Assessment Division has created several forms to assist district testing personnel in maintaining the security and confidentiality of the Texas Assessment Program. All district and campus personnel who participate in the Texas Assessment Program or have access to secure test materials must be trained in test security and administration procedures at least once and sign an Oath of Test Security and Confidentiality.

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Final - 2023-2024 ESC Test Coordinator Training.pdf

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