Fall ACP STAFF TRAINING High School December 15 18, 2015 2 Notice: This PowerPoint does not replace reading the information contained in the ACP Secondary Manual. It is your responsibility to read and review the information contained in your manual. Testing Schedule 3 FALL ACP Schedule TUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAY DEC 15DEC 16DEC 17DEC 18 9:15 AM-11:00 AM 9:15 AM- 9:25 AM ATTENDANCE & TESTING DIRECTIONS 1st Period3rd Period5th Period7th Period 9:25 AM-10:55 AM Testing 10:55 AM 11:00 AM Collect Testing Materials 11:00 AM-11:05 AMPassing Period Students dismissed at 11:00 to go home. 11:05 PM-1:15 PM 11:05 AM - 11:15 AM ATTENDANCE & TESTING DIRECTIONS 2nd Period Dismissed at 1:15 PM 4th Period Dismissed at 1:15 PM 6th Period Dismissed at 1:15 PM 11:15 AM-12:45 PM Testing 12:45 PM 12:50 PM Collect Testing Materials Lunch Information 4 11:05-11:35: Non ACP classes Sped teacher made test groups, band, orchestra, AVID/college, dance, choir, STEM, theatre, Pond's classes, ISS, FLS 12:15-12:45 only ACP elective and Sped ACP small group classes that are finished per administration. Do not just bring your classes, someone will notify you. 12:45-1:15 ACP Classes called down to pick up a sack lunch Special Education/Small Group Information 5 Teacher 1- Math ACP testers P143 Teacher 2- Science ACP testers room 109 Teacher 3- English ACP testers room 126 Teacher 4- History ACP testers room 312 Teacher 5 Elective ACP testers room 315 Teacher 6- Math/Science teacher made library Teacher 7- English/History teacher made library Teacher 8 All subjects teacher made library ACPJust the Facts ACP exams count as 15% of the students final grade. All ACP exams will be given using the blue, specific, all purpose answer sheet. Students have 90 minutes to complete test including bubbling answers. Students who do not finish must stop when time is called and turn in what they have completed. Pre-AP courses will have a separate Pre-AP ACP exam with an extra bold border around edge. All tests books are consumable. Scratch paper may be used but must be collected at the end of the testing session. 6 (Pages 2-3) ACPJust the Facts Dictionary policy is the same as STAAR. Calculators are to be provided for Math courses, Physics, and Chemistry. Biology one four-function calculator for every 5 students. ACP scores will be uploaded to GradeSpeed and final test results will be displayed within MyData. Astronomy ACPs are pilot tests and will not be loaded to Chancery or GradeSpeed. If a student is enrolled in a class that does not have an ACP written for it, they will be tested with a teacher made exam. There are no modified versions of the ACP Exam. 7 (Pages 2-3) ACPSurveys and Concerns Test Coordinators will schedule a review period after all ACP testing is complete to allow teachers to complete the ACP feedback survey. ACP test books will be checked out/in to complete the survey. Teachers will not be allowed to leave the test room with the test. For incorrect test items, complete a Test Item report Form 8 (Pages 2-3) Fueling up Please report to the Testing Center between _____ a.m. and ______ a.m. to pick up testing materials on the morning of the test. Failure to pick up test by _____ a.m. will result in a written reprimand. If an emergency occurs, please let the main office know. If special circumstances will prevent you from picking up test material on time, please speak with test coordinator after the meeting. Sign out your testing materials, and make sure that your test are secure at all times. ACP Books must be accounted for at all times. You must return test materials each day. You must check each book number not just first and last book. Test security (Pages 4-8) Test Security Teachers may not administer tests in their own content area. Student Cell phones should not be used or visible during testing. Teacher cell phones/bluetooth devices should not be visible during test. Backpacks must be placed at the front of the room Bulletin boards and instructional displays that may aide the examinee must be covered or removed by the end of school on Dec 14. Each class must have a seating chart. (It would be helpful if students who test in alternate locations are indicated on the seating chart) 11 (Pages 4-8) Test Security Under no circumstances should students be left unattended. Test administrators are not allowed to answer any questions relating to the content of the test. If an examinee/student asks a question that the test administrator is not permitted to answer, the test administrator may respond for example, I cant answer that for you; just do the best you can. The test administrator and school personnel are not allowed to: Translate test questions into another language. Rephrase or add information to questions. Discuss test questions with anyone before, during, or after testing. Score test items or discuss with examinees/students how they performed. Must not erase stray marks in test booklets or answer documents. 12 (Pages 4- 8) Test Security (Pages 4-8) Bad Active Test Monitoring Using a pc Making a craft Reading the paper Using a cell phone Test Security Violations (Pages 4-8) 90 minutes Students cheating Using cell phones Wrong test version Test accommodations not given to students Lost or stolen tests Note: These are only the most common testing irregularities. Test materials (Pages 18-20) Teacher Headers All student answer sheets MUST be submitted with the appropriate teacher header. Place student answer sheets to be scored behind the correct teacher header Answer sheets should be placed in the same direction as the teacher header Refer to your manual for information on bubbling blank teacher headers. (page 22) 16 (Pages 21-22) Precode Teacher Headers (Page 21) You must only use the brand new Jade colored headers! (Page 22) Blank Teacher Headers Bubble all six columns for the employee ID number! Use a leading zero here Fill in your name Make sure you have an answer sheet for every student If not pre-slugged, then a blank one. Student Answer Documents Please supervise the hand gridding of blank answer documents Student Name Student I.D. (The ID must contain all seven digits) ***All students must bubble in Test Code, Year and Form even if they have a pre-slugged answer sheet. The test code, year, and form can be found on answer sheet and test booklet and is a safeguard for test verification to ensure students have been given the correct test. On Blank answer sheets please write/print test given and class period in the blank area in pencil. Students should complete Test Code, Year, and Form per administrator manual instructions Student oath area. Students should sign here. (Pages 23-25) 20 Sample of ACP test booklet covers: This number should match the number on the book cover Actively Monitor Student Answer Documents- THE WRONG WAY Student Answer Documents- Do a quick review as students turn in answer sheets. Test Administrator Script Read the script verbatim as written. Practice reading the script in advance. Do not paraphrase or disregard the script. (Pages 28-31) Things to do Before Testing Attend test administrator training Sign Oath of test security and confidential integrity Bulletin boards and instructional displays that may aide the examinee must be covered or removed Complete seating charts for each class period. Student oaths are embedded on answer sheet and should be signed by student the day of test for each class period. Please note student oaths are embedded own all answer sheets. Post TESTING --DO NOT DISTURB sign on your door 25 Before Testing Take attendance at the beginning of class using class roster sheets which have been provided. Make sure to give those to the teacher of record so they may input attendance prior to 1:30 PM. Students backpacks should be placed in the corner of the room/cell phones turned off and out of sight. Have students verify that they have the correct answer sheet and that the student information is accurate on each answer document. Read the test administrator script begins on page 26 verbatim Students should complete the test code, year, and form as described per your test administrator script. 26 During testing If a student is missing an answer sheet, contact testing coordinator. Please double check sped list attached to your folder to ensure that the student should not test in an alternate location based on IEP. Make sure students are using a No.2 pencil Doors should remain open. No students in hall 1 st and last 15 minutes of class & ONE at a time to RR with a PASS. Make sure the testing room is quiet, and comfortable the entire test administration. 27 During testing Make sure that a testing administrator is present in the room at all times during testing. Never allow a student to walk with test materials in hand. When students are finished, collect their test material. Make sure students have bubbled test code, year, and form. Make sure to collect the answer sheet separately from the book. Students who finish early may read a book or sit quietly. No electronic devices should be visible. MONITOR STUDENTS WHILE TESTING! 28 After Testing Remove all answer documents from testing booklets. (Please check and recheck!) Check to ensure that students have bubbled and written test code, year, and form. Separate completed answer documents and place under appropriate teacher header (sheltered and sped students should be submitted under the appropriate header. Answer documents are to be alphabetized. ** Make sure all documents are submitted in the same direction with the computer feeder bars lined the same way 29 After Testing Separate answer documents of absent students. Do not submit any blank answer documents with your scorables. Return books in numerical order each day. A number sequence is printed on each test for quality control. Missing books are considered test irregularities and will be reported as such. PLEASE return ALL materials. (pencils, scans, books in numerical order, roster, bin, etc..) Please be mindful that each class may finish at a different time. All classes should remain in test mode the entire time. 30 Returning Materials Verify that all test booklets and scantrons are accounted for. Once turned in, your materials will be signed in at the testing center If all materials are not turned in, you will NOT be cleared 31 Thank you for your time and attention!!! Please make sure you have signed in and completed and turned in your oath. 32