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Online Assessment Team August 31, 2016

Online Testing Guidelines 2016 SUMMER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERIES

“HTTPS – HOW TO TEST PRODUCTIVELY AND SMART”

Online Testing Guidelines Page 1 of 15 5/27/2016

H I S D S T U D E N T A S S E S S M E N T D E P A R T M E N T

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 2

Online Support ............................................................................................................................................................ 2

Coordinator Manuals .................................................................................................................................................. 3

Long-Term Campus Preparation .................................................................................................................... 4

Administration ............................................................................................................................................................. 4

Technology ................................................................................................................................................................. 4

Culture ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4

Test Preparation and Administration ............................................................................................................. 5

Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) for GT Identification ................................................................................................ 5

Technology Literacy Assessment (TLA) via Learning.com ........................................................................................ 5

STAAR Tests - Two Testing Platforms – ETS and Pearson ...................................................................................... 5

STAAR 3-5, STAAR-EOC, STAAR-L, STAAR-A and STAAR SOA via TOMS - Texas Online Management System - ETS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6

STAAR ALT-2. TAKS, and TELPAS via PAN - Pearson Access Next ...................................................................... 7

Formative Assessments via EdPlan ........................................................................................................................... 7

Technology ................................................................................................................................................................. 8

High Schools (PowerUp) ................................................................................................................................................. 8

Elementary and Middle Schools ...................................................................................................................................... 8

Technology Issues and Solutions ................................................................................................................................... 9

Procedure Validation ................................................................................................................................................ 10

Test Administrator Checklist ..................................................................................................................................... 10

High Schools ................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Elementary and Middle Schools .................................................................................................................................... 11

Paperwork ................................................................................................................................................................. 13

Mandatory ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Best Practice ................................................................................................................................................................. 13

eAssessment Planning Tool ..................................................................................................................................... 14

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Building the Roadmap: Readiness Checklist .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.



Introduction

This document details all the elements needed to support a successful transition to online testing. The case

studies below may help you decide which vision or model is right for your campus.

Davis High School High School for Law Enforcement and

Criminal Justice (LECJ)

One-year long transition to online testing.

Davis High School transitioned all EdPlan

assessments to online testing during 2015-16.

The online EdPlan implementation helped to

prepare the administration, technology, and

culture for online STAAR testing that same

school year.

All STAAR testing was transitioned to online

testing, except for English I and II.

During Summer School 2016, Davis High

School plans to administer online the STAAR

English I and II.

Three-year long transition to online testing.

LECJ has been administering online

assessments using EdPlan for years, so the

campus was ready to transition to online

STAAR tests.

In year One (2015-16), LECJ transitioned the

STAAR Biology test to online.

In year Two (2016-17), LECJ will transition

the STAAR Algebra I and US History.

In year Three (2017-18), LECJ will consider

transitioning English I and II.

Formative online tests via EdPlan or other online platforms are good “dress rehearsals” and support the

development of your campus procedures, technology, and online culture. If your students are used to

taking their formative assessments online, then you are creating the right culture for taking the summative

STAAR tests online. Also, many of our students have been exposed to other mandatory online tests such

as TELPAS, the 8th grade TLA, and the CogAT for GT identification. All these tests help students

become accustomed to online testing.

Online Support

Once you decide on your vision or model for online testing, you should know that everything is in place

to support it. We have systems in place to proactively identify technology weak spots and fix what does

not work. Campuses that have made the transition to online testing have shared their “battle-tested”

procedures and checklists; and district staff are ready to assist you.

District Support - Online Assessment Team

(713) 349-7460

Diana Bidulescu, Manager

Noe Cervantes, Online Assessment Administrator

Jessica De Valentino, Online Assessment Administrator

Alejandro Mamontoff, Online Assessment Administrator



Coordinator Manuals

The principal designated Campus Testing Coordinator (CTC) must ensure that all testing follows the

program rules found in the District and Campus Coordinator Manual (DCCM) and the District-

Mandated Assessments Test Coordinator’s Manual (DMATCM). Both of these manuals are issued to

the Campus Testing Coordinator during training.

The DCCM (blue, on left) is issued by the State of Texas and covers STAAR and TELPAS.

The DMATCM (green, on right) is issued by the District and covers the 8th Grade TLA and GT CogAT

testing.



Long-Term Campus Preparation

A transition to online testing can be a multi-month or multi-year process. The campus administration,

technology, and culture – all have to be ready for a successful transformation.

Administration

Clear goals and action items must be

developed and communicated to all staff.

An administrative run-through is very

effective for identifying potential problems

and needed resources.

Technology

Desktop computers and laptops must be up-

to-date with the latest district image; wired

and wireless access must be tested. Support

plans must be in place in case technology

fails. Systems checks, mock drills and

practice tests reduce the likelihood of future

problems.

Culture

Staff and students must become accustomed to online testing via

repeated use of formative online tests or via school-wide “mock” tests.

Students must be accustomed to the same strategies with online testing

as they would use for paper-based testing, including use of pencil and scratch paper. Students must give

the same importance to online testing as to paper-based testing.



Test Preparation and Administration

Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) for GT Identification

This test is MANDATORY for the identification of Gifted and Talented students. It

has a paper-based portion (Iowa) and an online portion (CogAT 7 HMH Riverside).

Students information is uploaded into the system automatically daily. Campus Testing Coordinators use

www.RiverSideDatamanager.com to set-up two sessions per grade level and issue students a session code

to login. To login, students will use their HISD ID number preceded by three zeroes to and the session

code. Students use the Riverside Secure Browser to take the test. It is downloaded from the Software

Center application on the computer or from a link provided by Student Assessment. It takes

approximately one hour to administer this test.

Only one session at a time may be administered by a CTC account. The test proctor is able to monitor the

session via the “Proctor Led” tab. The sub-tests are timed and end automatically. No further action is

required by the test proctor when a test ends.

Technology Literacy Assessment (TLA) via Learning.com

The Technology Learning Abilities (TLA) test for 8th grade is MANDATORY per

the State of Texas and administered via Learning.com. This test is also known as the

TCEA Assessment and the 21st Century Skills Assessment.

The student information is uploaded into the system automatically every night through the Clever –

Chancery integration.

We recommend the use of existing classes for which all 8th graders are enrolled (example Math) to assign

the tests. The teacher of record for that class does not have to be present for the test.

Students login to Learning.com using their student ID preceded by a capital S – both for the username and

password.

There is no set time limit for the TLA test. Typical testing time is 45 minutes.

Test administrators assign the test consisting of Part 1, Part 2, and the survey. When the test is assigned,

the time and date range must be selected. For extra security, there is also a check-box to make a session

active or inactive.

STAAR Tests - Two Testing Platforms – ETS and Pearson

Beginning with school year 2015-16, the STAAR tests are split between two testing management

platforms, one managed by ETS, and the other managed by Pearson.

Managed by ETS:

STAAR 3-5, STAAR-EOC, STAAR-L, STAAR-A and STAAR SOA

http://www.riversidedatamanager.com/



Managed by Pearson Access Next:

STAAR ALT-2, TAKS, and TELPAS

STAAR 3-5, STAAR-EOC, STAAR-L, STAAR-A and STAAR SOA via TOMS - Texas Online Management System - ETS

The regular STAAR tests are available online for all EOC subjects,

and their online administration is OPTIONAL. However, all

STAAR-A (Accommodated) and STAAR-L (ELL-accommodated)

assessments MUST BE TAKEN ONLINE.

Students are preloaded into the system a month or more before the test. Request for new students to be

added via the HISD SharePoint Student Add Request form.

The CTC needs to decide if to setup groups or not. If you plan to test everyone online, then setting-up

groups that match the testing classrooms is highly effective and recommended. To set-up groups, request

the student spreadsheet from Noe Cervantes at Student Assessment – Online Team. The spreadsheet will

be encrypted and password protected to your nine digit campus ID e.g. 101912***. Enter the group

names, and e-mail the spreadsheet back to Noe.

Testing tickets must be printed for each test group via “Manage Online Testing”.

Students have five hours to complete the English I and II tests, and four hours to complete all other tests.

STAAR content is not cached at local servers. The Campus Testing Coordinator must monitor the test

status for each student for a successful test administration.

1. Make sure students show a status of “In progress” while testing.

2. To refresh the proctor screen, press F5 on your keyboard.

3. If a student has a status of “Inactive,” ask the student to login using

the same testing ticket. The inactive status may be caused by:

a. Loss of network connectivity

b. The student prematurely exited

c. The student selected “Do Not Submit Test”

4. If the “In progress” status still does not show, then please call the

Student Assessment – Online Assessment Team at (713) 349-7460.

5. If a student does not show “Submitted” after one hour of submitting

the test, please call the Student Assessment – Online Assessment Team at

(713) 349-7460.

6. Remember to mark absent students in the test attributes before the testing

window closes.

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STAAR ALT-2. TAKS, and TELPAS via PAN - Pearson Access Next

The STAAR-ALT-2, TAKS, and TELPAS tests ARE ONLY

AVAILABLE ONLINE. TELPAS reading is mandatory for all

LEP students in the State of Texas for all grades 1 to 12 and MUST

BE ADMINISTERED ONLINE. Request for new students to be

added via the HISD SharePoint Student Add Request form.

The Test Administrator will 1) create groups of students, 2) create sessions, and 3) add group of students

to the sessions. Before starting the test, the Test Administrator will proctor cache the test content to the

local server.

Testing tickets must be printed via Students in Sessions -> Download Resources. It

is recommended to print “One per page” for TELPAS Reading and TAKS; and print

“Grid view” for STAAR-ALT2 and TELPAS Holistic.

There is no set time limit for all three tests - STAAR ALT-2, TAKS, and TELPAS.

The Test Administrator should navigate to the “Students in Sessions”

section to 1.) start the session in 2.) monitor the status of students’ tests.

By clicking on the student status link, the Test Administrator can view the

student’s progress by question, including which questions were viewed

and answered. If a student failed to submit the test, the Campus Testing

Coordinator may mark it “Complete.”

Formative Assessments via EdPlan

Snapshots and collaborative developed assessments via EdPlan are available. End-

of-Year assessments required by the Teacher Assessment and Development System

(TADS), also known as District Pre-Approved (DPA) assessments are mandatory.

School City is being considered, and it may replace EdPlan during school year 2017-18.

EdPlan will be fully supported during school year 2016-17.

Students are automatically uploaded into the EdPlan PCG system automatically every

night through the Clever – Chancery integration.

Test coordinators assign (release) tests to classes via the “Assessments” menu in EdPlan. Students must

use Google Chrome to take the tests. If a secure test is assigned, students must also have the PCG secure

browser installed. The PCG secure browser comes pre-installed in the current PowerUp image.

Most common issues with EdPlan are related to releasing the wrong class (wrong semester), or releasing a

test to a student in multiple classes. These errors and issues are easily corrected via the Rosters menu.

Rosters > Student Tracking > find the class > right click on the assignment > delete the assignment, or

add new student to the assignment.

EdPlan support is provided by the Online Team at (713) 349-7460. More challenging issues are escalated



in-house to the Formative Assessment team, or to the vendor (PCG) as needed.

Technology

High Schools (PowerUp)

1. Run the connectivity tests at https://tx-bandwidth.caltesting.org/

2. Order one or two power strips for each classroom to accommodate

students who have low batteries.

3. Re-image computers with old images or computers that have issues. Current images have a dark

grey login screen. Old images have a blue login screen.

4. Have spare laptops on-hand for the day of the test including a sign-out sheet to track them.

5. Download the testing app from Software Center application on the laptop or the vendor, and

install it on all computers. The STAAR App will be used for regular STAAR, STAAR-L, and

STAAR-A. The TestNav app will be used for STAAR ALT-2 and TELPAS. The Riverside app is

used for CogAT GT testing. The PCG app is used for EdPlan formative testing. All other tests use

website-based tests.

6. Remind students to uninstall all Google Chrome extensions and VPNs (Virtual Private

Networks). These will cause problems, even if Google Chrome is not running.

7. Remind students to remove any music playing software such as Pandora, Spotify, or iHeart

Radio.

8. Remind students to bring their laptop charged and their power supply.

Elementary and Middle Schools

1. Run the connectivity tests at https://tx-bandwidth.caltesting.org/

2. Re-image computers with old images or computers that have issues.

Current images have a dark grey login screen. Old images have a blue login screen.

3. Download the testing app from Software Center or the vendor, and install it on all computers. The

STAAR App will be used for regular STAAR, STAAR-L, and STAAR-A. The TestNav app will

be used for STAAR ALT-2 and TELPAS. The Riverside app is used for CogAT GT testing. The

PCG app is used for EdPlan formative assessments. All other tests use website-based tests.

4. Remove any game programs or music playing software such as Pandora, Spotify, or iHeart Radio.

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Technology Issues and Solutions1

ISSUE STEPS TO RESOLVE

Student cannot

log into the

computer

Test administrator may decide to use a generic login for the

campus, if there is one.

Username:

Password:

Student did not

bring laptop

*Notify the hall captain about the number of laptops needed in

your testing room.

*Station someone in the hall with a laptop cart and sign laptops

out to students. On the Borrowed Laptop Form, record the

student name, student ID#, laptop ID#, charger ID#, room

number, date, time, and the name of the room test

administrator.

*The laptop will then be brought the classroom.

Student does not

have the laptop

fully charged

*If the student does not have a charger:

The student may ask to borrow a charger from a

classmate.

If the student is unable to borrow a charger, put the

number of needed chargers on the “Borrowed Laptop

Form”

Student is not

able to login with

the testing ticket

*The testing administrator will verify that the students are not able

to login with the testing ticket.

*Notify a hall captain and s/he will notify the appropriate

individuals and check the TOMS system.

The student name

on the roster does

not match the

name of the

testing ticket

*The testing administrator will verify that the student’s name does

not match. Student does not proceed with the test.

*Notify a hall captain. The hall captain will notify a school AP who

will check the TOMS System.

Student is inactive

during the test

session

The online testing system will time out after 30 minutes of

inactivity, but the student laptops go into sleep mode after 15

minutes of inactivity. If the laptop is in sleep mode, students will

need to log back in with their HISD login. If students have been

inactive for 30 minutes and have been logged out the testing

system, students will need to login again with their testing ticket.

The error

message instructs

you to contact a

system

administrator

Contact the hall captain immediately.

The student is sick

during the test

If a student is ill during the test, notify a hall captain to contact

the school nurse to come to the room.

1 Acknowledgement: Developed by Northside High School.



Procedure Validation

1. Have an administrative run-through with your admin /

leadership team to improve your procedures and use the

Test Administrator Checklist.

2. Present the procedures during training to all your campus

testing administrators, monitors, and technology support

staff.

3. Identify students, classroom names, tests, and all

accommodations on a student roster that can be easily

searched (preferably Excel).

Test Administrator Checklist2

The test administrator checklists below are designed for STAAR testing, but work well for other

assessments.

High Schools

1. Students need to place their backpacks and purses in the front of the room.

2. If a student brought lunch from home, it needs to be placed on the teacher’s desk.

3. Read the cell phone policy to all of the students. All students need to sign the policy. Collect

student cell phones and the cell phone agreements. Be sure students use a Post-it® note to label

the phones or wrap the phone in a sheet of paper and write the student’s name on the outside of

the paper.

4. Distribute pencils and scratch paper to all students.

5. For Algebra and Biology, distribute calculators to all students.

6. STAAR A and STAAR L have a text-to-speech read aloud feature; therefore, distribute

headphones to all students testing.

7. Students need to remove the laptop from the laptop case. This is required for test administration.

The laptop case will go to the front of the room with the backpacks and purses.

8. Students need to power up their laptops.

9. Direct students to the STAAR testing app. All students must have the STAAR testing app before

testing can begin.

10. Distribute one testing ticket to each student. Please be sure that the name on the testing ticket

matches the name on the student ID.

11. Read the test directions from the EOC test administrator manual. The test directions begin on

page 59 for online test administrations.

12. Set a timer that can be projected on a screen in your classroom. Set the timer to 4 hours and start

the timer.

13. Complete the attendance roster and seating chart, and post it on the outside of your door. Note:

record the start time on the seating chart.

14. All attendance should be posted by _______. Please be sure you mark only the students who are

absent.

15. Students arriving after _______ will test in the late arrival room. The late arrival room is

2 Acknowledgment: Developed by Northside High School.



__________________.

16. Post the sign “Testing: Do Not Disturb” on your door.

17. Collect students’ testing tickets after they have completed the login process. Student testing

tickets are secure documents.

■ ■For students who were absent from the test, store their unused test tickets in locked storage.

Students can use these test tickets during makeup testing.

■ ■Student test tickets and any reference materials, scratch paper, or graph paper used during

testing must be returned to the Campus Testing Coordinator after the test session.

18. Actively monitor students as they test.

19. Post the second attendance roster for your testing session at _______. This is the official roster

for ADA attendance. Mark only absent students.

20. Lunch will be placed outside your classroom door. Lunch will be from _______. The online

stopwatch will be paused during lunch and lunch start/stop time recorded on your roster.

21. Students in an online test administration should pause their tests for breaks. To pause the test,

students click the pause option. The test administrator should provide assistance for students who

need help pausing their tests. To resume a test, students should be instructed to click resume on

the pause screen. If a test is paused for more than 30 minutes the student will automatically be

logged out. To resume testing, the student must log back-in using the student’s original test ticket.

22. At _______all rooms will resume testing.

23. When students are finished testing, they need to alert the test administrator.

24. Test administrators should remind students that they should not click the “submit” or “end test”

options until they have finished the test. Once a test is submitted, it cannot be restarted by the test

administrator. Once a student has submitted a test, the student will no longer be active in the test

session and it cannot be accessed with the test ticket. The review/end page of the test, click “end

test”. Check the box next to “I understand I cannot return to the test.” Select the “submit” and

“end test” options.

25. When students have successfully submitted the test, the students will power down their laptops.

The laptops will be put in the front of the room with the purses/backpacks. Students are not

allowed to keep laptops after the test has been submitted.

26. Students who cannot finish their tests due to illness or a testing irregularity should not click the

“submit” and “end test” options. The student should log out of the test. Please contact Ms./Mr.

_____________ if a student is ill and cannot finish the exam.

27. When all students have submitted the exam electronically, collect all testing materials (scratch

paper, calculators, testing tickets, pencils, erasers, seating chart, cell phone contracts, and testing

signs) and prepare to return the materials to room ______.

28. Students cannot have cell phones or laptops until an announcement is made by Ms./Mr.

_____________ authorizing the return of electronic devices.

Elementary and Middle Schools

1. Students need to place their backpacks/purses in the front of the room.

2. If a student brought lunch from home, it needs to be placed on the teacher’s desk.

3. Read the cell phone policy to all of the students. All students need to sign the policy. Collect

student cell phones and the cell phone agreements. Be sure the students use a Post-it® note to

label the phones or wrap the phones in paper with the student’s name written on the outside of the

paper.

4. Distribute pencils and scratch paper to all students.

5. For 8th grade math, distribute calculators to all students.



6. STAAR A and STAAR L have a text-to-speech read aloud feature; therefore, distribute

headphones to all students testing.

7. Ask students to power up the computer.

8. Direct students to the STAAR testing app. All students must have the STAAR testing app before

testing can begin.

9. Distribute one testing ticket to each student. Please be sure that the name on the testing ticket

matches the name on the student ID.

10. Read the test directions from the test administrator manual. The test directions begin on page 59

for online test administrations.

11. Set a timer that can be projected on a screen in your classroom. Set the timer to 4 hours and start

the timer.

12. Complete the attendance roster and seating chart and post it on the outside of your door. Note:

Record the start time on the seating chart.

13. All attendance should be posted by _______. Mark only absent students.

14. Students arriving after _______will test in the late arrival room. The designated late arrival room

is room _________________.

15. Post the Testing: Do Not Disturb sign on your door

16. Collect student testing tickets after they have completed the log in process. Student testing tickets

are secure documents.

■ ■ For students who were absent from the test, store their unused test tickets in locked storage.

Students can use these test tickets during makeup testing.

■ ■ Student test tickets and any reference materials, scratch paper, or graph paper used during

testing must be returned to the campus testing coordinator after the test session.

17. Actively monitor students as they test.

18. Post the second attendance roster for your testing session at _______. This is the official roster

for ADA attendance. Please only record the students who are absent.

19. Lunch will be placed outside your classroom door. Lunch will be from _______. Pause the online

stopwatch during lunch. Record the lunch start/stop times on your roster.

20. Students taking an online test should pause their tests for breaks. To pause the test, students click

the pause option. The test administrator should provide assistance for students who need help

pausing their tests. To resume a test, students should be instructed to click resume on the pause

screen. If a test is paused for more than 30 minutes, the student will automatically be logged out.

To resume testing, the student must log back-in using the original student test ticket.

21. At _______all rooms will resume testing.

22. When students are finished, they need to alert the test administrator.

23. Test administrators should remind students that they should not click the “submit” nor “end test”

options until they have finished the test. Once a test is submitted, it cannot be restarted by the test

administrator. Once a student has submitted a test, the student will no longer be active in the test

session and cannot access the test with his or her student test ticket. On the “review/end page” of

the test, click “end test.” Check the box next to “I understand I cannot return to the test.” Select

the “submit” and “end test” option.

24. When students have successfully submitted the test, the students will power down. Students are

not allowed to use desktop or laptop computers, or any tablet, phone or electronic device after the

test has been submitted.

25. Students who cannot finish their tests due to illness or a testing irregularity should not click the

“submit” nor “end test” options. Instead, the student should “log out” of the test. Please contact

Ms./Mr. _____________ if a student is ill and cannot finish the exam.

26. When all students have submitted the exam electronically, collect all testing materials (scratch

paper, calculators, testing tickets, pencils, erasers, seating chart, cell phone contracts, and testing

signs) and prepare to return the materials to room ___________.



27. Students cannot use any computers or electronic devices, or have their cellular phones back until

an announcement is made by the principal to return electronic devices.

Paperwork

Campus Testing Coordinators must not forget about all required paperwork.

Mandatory

1. You are still required to order/checkout paper-based booklets and answer documents for tests that

may require a paper-based version (such as STAAR ALT-2).

2. Fill-out and return the STAAR Materials Control Form.

3. Ensure the principal, the CTC, the test administrators, and technology support staff complete the

training you provide and sign their oaths.

4. Ensure your online test administrators complete the Online Seating Charts and Paper-Based test

Administrators complete the regular Seating Chart.

5. Ensure The Materials Control Form, Oaths, and Seating Charts are complete and are turned in

with all used and unused answer documents and booklets at the Testing Materials Center.

Best Practice3

1. Create rosters on an Excel spreadsheet and then create online

groups in TOMS.

2. For each Test Administrator, provide the following materials in a

folder

3. Seating chart (MANDATORY)

4. Testing group student roster for test Administrator

5. Testing group student roster to mark missing students – The

office will use this form to call students’ homes

6. Testing group student roster for ADA attendance – This will be

picked-up by the attendance office

7. Cell Phone Policy signature list - Right before the test, have students sign that they understand

your campus cellular phone policy.

8. Have a form to check-out laptops and chargers – This is for students whose laptops or chargers

are missing or have malfunctioned

9. Have a sign that reads “Testing – Do Not Disturb”

10. For classrooms who are giving an accommodated test, have a sign that reads: EOC Testing –

Accommodations in Use”

11. Have a restroom pass

12. Have a sign that reads “Cell Phones will not be returned until school-wide testing is complete.

This will be no earlier than _______”

13. Have a sign that reads “Testing Complete”

14. Include a sheet with Technology Issues and Solutions for most common problems (see the table

in the section “Test Preparation and Administration” of this guidance document for a working

example).

15. Procedure on how to install the testing app

16. The link to an online stopwatch. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/

3 Acknowledgement: Developed by Northside High School.

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/



eAssessment Planning Tool

The HISD Student Assessment Planning Tool assists

schools in thinking through common considerations for

assembling an effective eAssessment plan. HISD Student

Assessment utilizes the data that campuses share from their

use of the Tool to better understand the challenges that

schools are encountering. The Tool is framed from a school

perspective and with an action-oriented tone in order to

stimulate deeper and more practical planning conversations

within school teams.

Campuses who participate in the eAssessment project have

access to the Tool in the eAssessment notebook in

OneNote. To join the eAssessment project, please contact

the Online Assessment team at (713) 349-7460 or

[email protected].

The Planning tools includes a Campus Self-Assessment

and four planning modules. The modules assist the campus

in preparing a Campus Readiness Survey with action items

to implement their eAssessment plan.

The essential elements for a good eAssessment plan include:

1. A culture of high expectations - The eAssessment message is reinforced by campus leadership

and all staff

2. Devices that work and are quickly replaced if broken

3. The campus network works

4. The Wi-Fi works in all testing locations

5. The ETS systems check is run at several locations to verify sufficient capacity

6. There is digital learning in core subjects, every day, using the HUB and other apps

7. Online formative assessments are used in core subjects, using EdPlan or other platforms

8. The Admin Team has met to run through and revise the Online Test Administration procedure.

The procedure needs to address ALL online testing contingencies.

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9. The Admin team has met with all teachers and test

support staff to review the Test Administration

procedure. All teacher concerns need to be addressed

in the procedure.

10. Before any high stakes summative testing, the

campus has had a "dress rehearsal". This means that

teachers, staff and students had opportunities to

"dress rehearse" online testing using EdPlan or other

platform and the campus Test Administration

procedure.