CAASSP Overview2014

STAR Testing Window

2014

Elementary/Intermediate • April 8th – April11th

CAPA • April 8th – April17th

Includes make-ups

What is new this year?

• Testing only 5 & 8 Science CST/CMA

• Grades 2-8 CAPA

• One version of CAPA

• STS (Optional)

Continuous Enrollment Definition

• A student is considered continuously enrolled if the student

was enrolled in the same School or District from the Fall

Census Day (first Wednesday in October) to the first day of

testing, without a gap in enrollment of more than 30

consecutive calendar days.

STAR Test Coordinator: Training Video

• http://www.startest.org/training/

Test Site Coordinators Responsibilities

• Test Security • Train Test Examiners• Making sure that the school has the proper testing

materials • Distributing and collecting testing materials daily. • Answering questions from test examiner• Monitor test administration• Verify materials are marked correctly to ensure

correct student scores• Packing and returning materials to the district.

See Page 8 of the STAR coordinators manual for additional information.

Before Testing: Managing Test Security

• STAR Test Security Agreement must be signed and returned by School Test Site Coordinator. (Please sign agreement and return if you have not already done so)

• STAR Security Affidavits must be signed by all teachers, proctors, and anyone else with access to the test.

• Provide copies to Evaluation & Research when you return your materials.

Before Testing: Delivery

• Elementary – March 31st April 1st • Middle School– April 2nd • Please inform your custodians that they will be required to

verify the quantity of boxes being delivered to your site.

Before Testing: Taking Inventory

• Place all materials in a secure and locked area and retain all boxes.

• Inventory materials to confirm counts match packing list within 48 hours.o Please be sure to open boxes from the top.

• Keep all boxes, they will be need to return your materials.

PLEASE NOTE: o If you will require additional testing materials

please contact us immediately.

o Please verify that you have received Special Versions (Braille and/or Large Print) for special needs students. Please contact us immediately if you require these materials because we will have to place a special order. The last day to place an order will be March 17th. Any orders placed after this date will not be guaranteed in time for testing.

Before Testing: Additional Materials

Before Testing: Pre-Id and Hand-slugged

answer documents

• All students enrolled as of January 6, 2014 should receive a Pre-Id answer document.

• Student enrolled starting on February 26, 2014 will require a hand-slugged answer document.

Before Testing: Getting Prepared

• Plan all test administration logistics for your school site:

• Notify Parents of Test Schedules. • Notices will be available for all school sites • Please send Tele-parent to all 5 & 8 grade parents reminding them of the

assessment

• Prepare a testing schedule within the District testing window.

• Prepare and/or supervise the hand-marking of any blank answer documents.

• Review IEP’s for any students taking the CMA or CAPA.

• Identify any STS students.• Prepare a check-in/check-out system.

Before Testing: Training• Test site coordinators must train all test examiners,

proctors, and scribes. o Examiner Training PowerPoint Available on Wiki at:

http://goo.gl/YF1ta

o The 2014 STAR Pre-Test online video clips are linked at: http://www.startest.org/training/

• CAPA Trainingo CAPA Training for Special Ed. Teachers

will be at Washington February 25th

Before Testing: Getting Prepared

• Ensure that testing rooms are appropriately prepared for administering the test. No instructional material directly related to the content of the test should be visible.

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• Each testing location to include: o DFA (Forthcoming)o Answer Documents and Booklets.o Two No. 2 pencils with erasers per student.o Do not Disturb Signso No unauthorized electronic devices sign

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Before Testing: Getting Prepared

2013 STAR Pre-Test Workshop || Slide 16

Test Administration

• Make sure students are taking the appropriate version of the test; CST, CMA or CAPA.o Verify all IEP’s prior to testing.

• Tests are not timed.• Estimated times: Appendix J

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CMA

• Students may take the CMA test if they: o Have an IEP that specifies that they take the

CMA.o Scored below basic or far below basic in a

previous year on the CST with or without modifications and/or took the CMA in a previous year.

o CMA Tests Available for:• Science – Grades 5, 8 and 10 (Life Science)

o Student may take the CST and CMA test in different subject areas.

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CMA

• Students shall not take the CMA if they: o Do not have an IEPo Are eligible to take the CAPA. o Have not scored below basic or far below basic in

a previous year on the CST’s.

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CAPA

• Available for students with significant cognitive disabilities enrolled in grades two through eleven.

• Students designated to take the CAPA must take the grade-assigned CAPA level or CAPA Level 1.o CAPA levels are listed on Table 5 on page 14.

• Examiners must be trained annually. • 10% of CAPA students for each level must

have a second observer.

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STS (Optional)

• English Learners with Spanish as their primary language who have been in U.S. schools less than one year.

• This test is not administered to EO, I-FEP, or R-FEP students

• If a student takes the STS they must also take the CST and/or CMA.

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Accommodation vs. Modification

• Accommodations o Change conditions, but not measuremento Count as-is; no impact on API & AYP

• Modificationso Change conditions and measuremento Count as far below basic for APIo Do not count as proficient or as a participant for AYP

• Students may only use accommodations or modifications specified in IEP’s or section 504 Plans during the test. If students use accommodations or modifications, test examiners are responsible for marking Section A3b on students’ answer document immediately after testing. If a student has an IEP or Section 504 plan but does not use accommodations or modifications only mark section A3a.

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During Testing

• Monitor test administrationo Use a Test Site Inventory Form to check materials out to

and in from test examiners each day of testing.o Distribute Student Absence logs to test examiners. Keep

completed forms on file at school site.o Visit classrooms

• Make sure all teachers are reading directions verbatim • Ensure all instructional materials directly related to the content

of the test are covered during testing.• Students are marking the correct test taken and version

number• Student desks are cleared during testing• No Cell Phones • Ensure security is being maintained• Inform test examiners of where to send students who need

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REMINDER• Materials must be checked in and out

each day of testing! NO exceptions

During Testing

• All Students must complete, even if Pre-ID was used.

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Reminders:

Examiners, proctors, scribes, and school administrators CANNOT:

◦ Review test questions or passages independently, with students, or with any other person before, during, or after testing.

◦ Copy, scan or transmit any part of the test(s) or test materials.

◦ Review students’ answers to coach, advise, or alert students of wrong answers or to check answers.

During Testing

During Testing

o Report testing irregularities or incidents to Evaluation and Research

• Irregularity and Incident forms are on page 82 and 83 of STAR coordinators manual. Contact E&R prior to completing.

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After Testing: Collecting and Processing Test Materials

• Verify all testing materials have been returned.• Separate scorable materials from nonscorable

materials.o Scorable Documents Include

• Pre ID Answer Documents• Hand-Slugged Answer Documents• Parent Exemptions• CAPA Second Raters

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After Testing• Examiners cannot erase any marks in response

circles.• Do NOT darken response circles inside answer

documents of grade two and three test booklets.• Avoid teaching students in second and third grade

to mark through answer circles to eliminate answers. Such marks MAY NOT be erased by adults

Erase NOTHING in answer circles

Mark Discrimination Analysis• An automated process completed at the time of

answer document scanning• Identifies erasures to determine if the response has

changed from:o correct to wrong, or wrong left wrongo wrong to wrong, or correct left correcto wrong to correct, or no response

• From the analyses a report is produced and forward to the CDE who in turn requests districts to conduct an investigation based on the analyses

After Testing: Scorable Answer Documents

• Separate scorable answer documents from all other materials. Separate by grade level and exam: CST, CMA, CAPA and STS. (page 57)

o Grade 5 & 8 CST and CMA are on the same answer document.o Grade 2-8 CAPA are separate answer documents.

After Testing: Scorable Answer Documents

• Verify that the correct version number has been marked on the inside of the answer document for grades 5 & 8.

• For students in grades 5 & 8 who took the CMA for any subjects, ensure box 7c is marked for the correct CMA content area.

• Ensure all Large Print or Braille documents are transcribed to regular answer documents. Documents that are not transcribed will not be scored.

• Ensure all demographic information has been completed.• Ensure that students taking science end-of-course

tests in grades seven through eleven mark the specific content area name and test booklet version number on answer documents.

No Bubble = No Score

After Testing: Scorable Answer Documents

• Carefully check Sections A2, A3, and A4 and verify that answer documents have been marked appropriately by the test examiner.

• Ensure all stray marks on answer documents are erased.

• Ensure there are no stray marks along left hand tick marks.

After Testing: Scorable Answer Documents

• CAPA Documentso Verify all documents have a signatureo Verify CAPA level is marked in Box 7ao Ensure 10% of each CAPA level have a second rater

• Fields to be bubbled on student answer documents for 2nd rater– 1 - Name, etc.– 3 - Date of Birth– 5 - Name– 6 - Gender– 7a - CAPA Level – 7b - Grade– 11 - Student ID– 12 - SSID

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Version Number – Test Taken

Test will not be scored if

left blank

Box A3 Accommodations and Modifications

Box A3-a• To be completed for all

students that have an IEP or 504 plan regardless if they use an Accommodation or Modification.o Pre-ID and hand slugged

documents

Box A3-b• To be completed only if a

student used an accommodation or modification as specified in the students IEP or 504.

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School and Grade Identification Sheet - SGID

Complete one SGID for each grade level per test: CST/CMA(together), and STS.Complete one SGID for all CAPA answer documents. --- Include 2nd rater documents in count

Grades 2-8 must complete the back of SGID sheet for each grade level with the instructional materials codes provided

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Master File Sheet

Complete one Mater File Sheet.

This document is used to record the number of SGID Sheets and Scorable Documents at each grade level.

Note: Fill in Zeros for grade levels not testing at your site.

• Return all documents within an administration in same shipment

• Separate scorables (with SGID) from nonscorables: make sure grade on answer documents matches grade on SGID. Page 53

• Ensure correct school code correct (not correctable later)

After Testing Documents to Return

Whittier City Specific• Include in Box 1

o Test Site Packing List from ETSo Site Inventory Control Sheeto Site Daily Control Forms - 1 per teachero Additional Materials Received o Reconciliation Formo Attendance Records - 1 per teachero Exemption Letters

Returning Materials to E&R

Non-Scorables: (page 58)• Unused blanks answer documents• Voided answer documents• Test booklets

• Grade 5 & 8 test booklets• Special Version

• CAPA examiners manual

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After Testing: What is a non-scorable answer document?

The following answer documents are to be marked void and returned with the non-scorable materials:

o Absences• Mark “Void-Absent”

o Student no longer at your school • mark “Void-Student Moved Prior to Testing”

o Damaged Booklets: • Mark “Void Damaged-Document Transcribed”

o Wrong student Information • Mark “Void-Wrong Pre-ID Info.”

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After Testing: Packaging Non-Scorable Materials

• Separate all non-scorables by grade level and exam: CST, CMA, CAPA and STS using the Non-scorable packing lists.

• Place the Green non-scorable shipping labels on the boxes.

Reference Pages in STAR Manual

• Answer Document Demographic Codes Appendix E Pages 73-81

• Primary Disability Codes

Appendix E Pages 82-83

• Primary Language Codes

Appendix E Page 84

• Matrix of Test Variations, Accommodations & Modifications Appendix A2 A3 A4

Pages 105

• Examiners Training Page 40o http://www.startest.org/training/

• Irregularity Reports Page 64

To do...

• Distribute and collect affidavits• Get familiar with paperwork on Wiki and

manual (forthcoming)• Set up examinee training• Build momentum for SBAC testing at site

• http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/

• http://www.startest.org/  

• http://goo.gl/YF1ta

• abaltierra@whittiercity.net

• Ext. 3028

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