Wyatt Campus-Led 2022-23 STAAR/EOC Training

STAAR 3-5
Campus-Led Training
2022-2023

Wyatt - Plano ISD - ARPE

Note: There will be no specials on April 18, 27 or May 3

​Typo on your copy!

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"This training does NOT
take the place of reading

the appropriate

manuals."

Please follow along & take notes on your
Campus Training Information Handout!

Test Security & Confidentiality

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Incidents resulting in a deviation from documented testing procedures are defined
as testing irregularities. Test irregularities fall into one of three reporting categories:
Serious, Procedural,or Locally Determined Disciplinary Action.

SERIOUS

Represent severe violations in

security or confidentiality

"Intentional"

Training
Errors

Accounting of

Secure Materials

Accommodation

Errors

Monitoring

Errors

Eligibility

Errors

PROCEDURAL

Reflect minor errors or deviations in

testing procedures

"Unintentional"

LOCALLY DETERMINED
DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Student cheating by providing or

receiving assistance

Irregularity Examples to Avoid

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SERIOUS

●Directly or Indirectly assisting students with responses to test questions

●Duplicating, recording, or electronically capturing (e.g., taking pictures or capturing
screenshots of) confidential test content unless specifically authorized by TEA or by the
procedures outlined in the test administration manuals

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ACCOUNTING OF SECURE MATERIALS ERROR

●Secure online assessments were left open and visible, or secure test materials were left
unattended

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MONITORING ERRORS

●Reinforced test-taking strategies

●Did NOT use the test administrator manual during testing or did NOT read the "SAY"
directions to students prior to testing

Oaths, Testing Irregularities, & Active Monitoring

Active Monitoring Online Tests
● Test Administrators must actively

monitor the use of technology,
including technology-based
accommodations, during an
assessment

● Students must access the Secure Test

Browser in Kiosk Mode not web-based

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Oaths of Test Security & Confidentiality
● Oaths are valid for the 2022-2023

school year.

● Make sure you return a signed copy

to your CTC!

Testing Irregularities

● If you suspect or know an incident

occured please notify Fossier or
Grounds immediately

○Student cell phone violation

○Cheating

○Procedural, Monitoring error, etc.

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Test Administrators should remind

students that they should NOT click the
End Test button until they have finished

the test. Once a test is submitted, it

cannot be restarted by the Test

Administrator.

Match

Match the following

• SERIOUS

• PROCEDURAL

• LOCALLY DETERMINED DISCIPLINARY ACTION

 Intended act by a staff member such as to alter a test response or discussion of secure content.

Student cheating by providing or receiving assistance.

Monitoring Issues, Accomodation errors, Eligibility errors, Improper accounting for secure material

•  Intended act by a staff member such as to alter a test response or discussion of secure content.

• Student cheating by providing or receiving assistance.

• Monitoring Issues, Accomodation errors, Eligibility errors, Improper accounting for secure material

Dropdown

Test Administrators must ​

Select answer

monitor the use of technology, including technology-based accommodations, during an assessment

Multiple Select

If you suspect or know an incident occured, who notify?

• Potter

• Fossier

• Yerger

• Grounds

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Students have until the end of the regularly scheduled school day to test.

Students testing longer than 4 hours will be relocated & consolidated into a new room.

If an emergency situation occurs, record stop/start times:
● Building Evacuation
● Student becomes ill/extended medical break to the nurse

Testing Time

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Campus Plan for Late Arriving Students
●Trained Staff have Manual/Script

●Cut-off time for late arrivals (9:00 AM)

●Consolidated testing location for
students with a later stop time

●Alternative location for late arrivals
who will not be testing

Scheduled Lunch Break
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STAAR/EOC Lunch Scriptwill be provided

for Test Administrators to break for lunch.
● Monitor students: NOT allowed to discuss

any test content, read a book, or watch a
movie during lunch

● SECURE materials must be collected &

placed in locked storage during the lunch
break

Campus Cell Phone/ Technology Use During Assessments

Staff Expectations & Consequences
during testing are:
● No cell phone usage during the test

(silent and on airplane mode)

● Make sure classroom phones are on

DND

● Computers are to be logged out

(attendance will be taken manually)

Student Expectations & Consequences
during testing are:
● Pick up & turn off cell phones and

smart watches before testing (even if
in their locker) and place in bag
provided

● No Chromebook usage after the test is

completed (students can read or put
their heads down)

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Prepare the Testing Environment

● Cover or remove any bulletin boards or

instructional displays that may provide
assistance to students
○ Campus deadline for administrators

to complete a walkthrough April 14th

● Post testing signs on

each classroom door
Be Quiet - Testing in
Progress

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Chromebooks for PERSONAL USE may

only be used after all students are done

testing in the room

● Space out desks/tables - facing the same

direction (NO groups/clusters)

● Before Testing →

○Students should place backpacks
in lockers.

○Cell phones & smart watches -
powered off and placed in bag
provided.

○Two books can be placed at the
front of the room with a sticky

● During Testing → Students may have the

following items under their desk:

○snack and/or a water bottle

● After Testing →Students may read a

library book or an analog activity (no
technology) They may put their head
down to sleep as well.

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Math Response

Students testing longer than _ hours will be relocated & consolidated into a new room.

Type answer here

Correct Answer: 4

Deg^°

Rad

Multiple Choice

Teachers should start reading the directions at what time? (within a 10 minute window)

• 8:00 PM

• 7:45 AM

• 8:00 AM

• Nah..

Multiple Choice

Staff and students should NOT be using cell phones in testing rooms.

• True

• False

Math Response

Cover or remove any bulletin boards or instructional displays that may provide assistance to students by April _ ? (for the RLA round)

Type answer here

Correct Answer: 14

Deg^°

Rad

Test Administrators must complete a
seating chart for each day of the test
administration 🆕

SECURE Document

TestHound Seating Chart Sample

●Secure Test Session ID Number

●Room #, Subject Test, Test
Administrator, etc.

●Reliever Time and Time Out

Student Testing Information

●Student Names

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For Consolidated Testing Rooms

●Compete a Plano ISD Seating Chart

Seating Charts

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ARPE A-Z Index →Seating Charts

Practice!

-Please PRACTICE logging in BEFORE the testing day - this should not be the first time the kids
try to log in.

-STAAR Practice for SPEECH to TEXT

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Cambium Test Ticket
●Minimal Student Information
○First and Last Name

○Middle Initial

○Grade

○Date of Birth

○TSDS ID (10-digit Number)

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Students will be asked type/enter three items to log into their test:

●First Name

●TSDS ID Number

●Test Session (Test Administrator provides this from the Seating Chart)

Online Test Ticket - SECURE

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Required Materials & Scratch Paper

Reference Materials
● Available as online tools

● Test Administrators should provide printed

copies in addition to scratch paper

● Destroy (via secure destruction) any USED

reference materials, graph paper, and
scratch paper that was written upon

NOTE - Do not provide students with
reference charts that have a printed
ruler on them. Students must use the
Ruler tool provided in the Testing
Browser.

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Test Administrator may provided any
student with:
● Scratch paper, blank or lined
● Graph paper (if applicable)
● Pencils or Pens

Per individual student requests, Test
Administrator may provided:
● Highlighters

ARPE A-Z Index →Reference Materials

STAAR/EOC Manuals

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Test Administrators must have

a physical paper copy
to use on test day.

Test Administration Manuals
Include the following information:
● STAAR Policy & Procedures
● Accessibility Features
● Test Security & Confidentiality
● Online Administration Directions
● Appendix A: Online Tools - English
● Appendix B: Online Tools - Spanish
● Appendix C: Paper Admin Directions

Test Administration Manual

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"Can Say Statements"

STAAR/EOC - TA Can Say Statements
Provide reminders on what a Test
Administrator can say when a
student ask a student question
while testing.

Online Test Administration Version

●Student Ask Question

●Reminder To Record
Responses

●Ready To Submit Online
Test

Prior to administering any STAAR test, please review
the guide to familiarize yourself with the instructions.

● SAY Statements in BOLD

Specific script TA must read aloud to students
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Side-by-side English & Spanish Translations

●ITALICIZED Statements
An ACTION/STEP meant for the Test Administrator
and should NOT be read aloud to students.

Guide to the Test Administration Directions

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Match

Match the following

• Statements in BOLD

• ITALICIZED statements

• STAAR/EOC - TA Can Say Statements

Specific script TA must read aloud to students

An ACTION/STEP meant for the Test Administrator and should NOT be read aloud to students.

reminders on what a Test Administrator can say when a student asks a question while testing

• Specific script TA must read aloud to students

• An ACTION/STEP meant for the Test Administrator and should NOT be read aloud to students.

• reminders on what a Test Administrator can say when a student asks a question while testing

Materials Control Form

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Test Administrator

Verifies & Initials🗹

● # SECURE Test Tickets
● Seating Charts w/ Test

Session IDs

● Supplemental Materials
● Headphones (if needed)
● Designated Supports

CTC or Designee
Verifies & Initials🗹

● Return of all SECURE

Materials

● Seating Charts w/ Test

Session IDs

● Headphones
● Designated Supports

Checking Out
Materials

Returning
Materials

ARPE A-Z Index → Material Control Forms

TestHound Materials Control Form Sample
CTC fills out the form for both Online Test
Tickets & Paper Materials

Secure Test Browser Tools & Preferences

STAAR - Online Tools English| Spanish
Google Document

● Explains the online testing tools
● Provides a picture/image with a brief

description

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STAAR - Student Online Preference Card
PDF - Prints 4 to a page

● Reminds students what their preferred

selections are for the online test
features and preferred settings

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Before testing, have student follow these
instructions to ensure that all devices are ready
for testing.

Chromebook Instructions - Google Slides

1. User must be logged out of Chromebook
2. Access Apps icon on the bottom-left
3. Select the

Desktop/Laptop Instructions - Google Slides
1. Locate PISD Apps
2. Select Classroom Tools
3. Select the

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Look for the Operational Test Site Icon to

know that you are in the Secure Test Browser!

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ARPE A-Z Index →STAAR/EOC Administration Resources

Best Practice - How to Access the Secure Test Browser Google Slides

Is this you? Page

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After signing in to the Student Interface,
students must verify their personal
information on theIs This You? page.

● If all the information on the Is This

You? page is correct, the student
selects Yes to proceed.

● If any of the information is incorrect,

the student must select No.

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Immediately notify the CTC that the
student’s information is incorrect!

The Your Tests page displays all the tests
that a student is eligible to take.

● The student selects the name of the

test from the Your Tests page that lists a
student’s eligible tests in color-coded
categories.

● Students can only select a test that is

included in the session (matches the
Test Session ID) and still need to be
completed.

Your Tests Page

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End Test/ Review Screen

Students click the End Test button,
which appears in the upper-left corner of
the screen after students respond to the
last test question.

● A confirmation message appears.

● Students select Yes, which opens the

End Test page allowing students to
review answers and submit their test for
scoring.
○ A flag icon (🏴

) identifies questions

Marked for Review

○ A warning icon (▲) identifies

Unanswered Questions
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● To review previous answers, students

select a question number.

● To submit the tests, students select Submit

Test & then select Yes in the confirmation
message that appears.

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Line Reader Tool

Highlight an individual line of
text in a passage or
question.

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Highlighter Tool

Select the text on the
screen FIRST and then
select Highlight
Selection from the
context menu.

STAAR EOC EI/II Dictionary Policy & Online Test Browser Tools

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ARPE A-Z Index Policy & Program Information → TEA Dictionary Policy

STAAR Grades 3-5 RLA Test
Per the TEA Dictionary Policy the following
types of dictionaries are allowable:
● Dictionary/thesaurus combinations
● Bilingual dictionaries*
● Physical copies of dictionaries and

thesaurus may be provided

● Students may use a "Tabbed" dictionary

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Dictionary Tool

● English Dictionary
● Spanish Dictionary

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All Other Subject Test = Accessibility Feature

allow use Bilingual Dictionary (Word-to-Word, NO

Definitions)

Happy (with space)

Happy (NO space)

Extra Spaces in Dictionary Tool
●If a student adds a space at the end of the word, they

will get an error message.

●Have the student check for extra spaces, remove those

spaces, and try again.

Verbs that end in -ed or -ing
● Students should look up the base word.

Plural Words
● Students should look up the singular word.

Mute Key on Chromebooks to turn off sound

Dictionary Tool for STAAR Grades 3-5 RLA

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Multiple Select

What words will NOT work if students type them in the dictionary?

• Happiest

• Returned

• Happy

• A word with a space at the end of it

Per the TEA Calculator Policy

●Calculators are NOT permitted for students taking the

STAAR Math Grades 3–7 or STAAR Science Grade 5 tests,
UNLESS the student meet the grade-level eligibility criteria
for Calculation Aid.

●Students may use the the embedded basic four-function

calculator in the testing platform.

●Campus may still provide a physical handheld device (1:1).

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TI-108

Four Function Calculator

*Calculation Aid Grades 3-5

ARPE A-Z Index Policy & Program Information → TEA Calculator Policy

Calculator Tool for STAAR Grades 3-5 Mathematics & Grade 5 Science

Graph/Draw Tool for Grades 3-5 Mathematics & Grade 5 Science

Graph/Draw Tool allows students to drag a semi-transparent overlay to make on-screen annotations:

● points and lines
● choose the number of grid lines
● free trace
● control the transparency level

(clear to solid lines)

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The Graph/Draw does NOT save

information once a student
advances to the next item.

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The Graph/Draw tool will NOT

be included on RLA tests. Students
may use the Notepad and Sticky
Notes to Annotate.
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Position &

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Paras