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STAAR A
STAAR Alternate 2
Changes to Mathematics Assessments
Changes to Writing Assessments
• Students Receiving Instruction Above
Grade Level
• Standardized Oral Administration (SOA)
• Changes to the 2014–2015 Assessment
Calendar
• Based on revisions to the mathematics TEKS, the
STAAR mathematics assessments are changing for
grades 3–8 in spring 2015 to align with the revised
TEKS.
– Raw score information provided in spring 2015
– New performance standards approved in summer 2015
– Pass/fail information provided in late summer 2015
– No SSI second or third administration for mathematics
• Based on revisions to the mathematics TEKS,
graphing calculation devices are now required for all
students taking the STAAR grade 8 mathematics test.
– Required for general STAAR as well as STAAR L and STAAR A
– Required for both paper and online administrations
– Can be a handheld graphing calculator
– Can be a graphing calculator application on a tablet
• STAAR reference material for paper administrations
– Printed in test booklet on perforated pages
– May print and distribute (but not required)
– If printing, use TEA website
• STAAR reference material for online administrations
– Available in online test through the exhibit window
– May print and distribute (but not required)
– If printing, use Pearson website
• Beginning in spring 2015, field-test prompts will no
longer be included in operational STAAR
assessments.
– Students will write two essays on the grades 4 and 7 writing
assessments, one on each day.
– Students will write one essay on the English I and II
assessments.
– The grade 7 writing assessment has been restructured to
parallel grade 4.
• The purposes for writing have now been assigned to
a particular day for grades 4 and 7.
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Grade 4: Personal Narrative on Day 1; Expository on Day 2
– Grade 7: Expository on Day 1; Personal Narrative on Day 2
– Test design schematics for grades 4 and 7 have been revised
to reflect this change.
Calendar Highlights
– STAAR Alternate 2 testing window has been
expanded.
– Administration date for STAAR grades 5 and 8
mathematics has shifted.
– Report dates have shifted.
– TAKS will be offered in October, March, and July.
2014–2015 Testing Calendars
– TEA Student Assessment Calendar
– Calendar of Events
http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Welcome_
and_Overview/Calendars/Agency_Calendars/
http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/
manuals/dccm/
Changes and
Reminders
- Revisions posted on
the TEA website
December 12, 2014
Changes and
Reminders
- STAAR Alternate 2
testing window
expanded to
February 9–27, 2015
- TAKS offered only in
October, March, and
July and only online
- Grades 5 and 8
mathematics not
offered in March
Changes and
Reminders
- Administration of
STAAR grades 5 and
8 mathematics
moved to Monday,
April 20, 2015
- Report dates have
shifted to May 22,
including report
dates for grades 5
and 8 mathematics
Changes and
Reminders
- STAAR grades 5 and
8 reading scheduled
for Tuesday, June 23,
2015
Changes
STAAR Alternate 2
- Order additional
materials: 2/20/2015
- Testing window:
2/9/15–2/27/15
STAAR grades 5 and 8
mathematics
- Testing date: 4/20/15
Report dates
- All 5/20/15 dates
shifted to 5/22/15
2015–2016
Calendar
- Posted for review
- Comment period
ends January 30,
2015
Changes to the 2015 STAAR
Grades 5 and 8 Test Administrations
See January 6, 2015, letter to ESC and District Testing Coordinators
March 2015 STAAR Assessments
Administration Dates
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March 30
Grades 4 and 7 writing (day 1)
English I
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March 31
Grades 4 and 7 writing (day 2)
Grades 5 and 8 reading
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April 1
English II
March 2015 STAAR Assessments
Answer Documents for Grades 5 and 8 Reading
– printed prior to the decision to shift the test
administration date for grades 5 and 8 mathematics
– labeled “March 2015 Mathematics and Reading”
– contain sections for both mathematics and reading
Make sure students mark their responses to the reading
questions on the reading portion of the answer document.
March 2015 STAAR Assessments
Answer Documents for Grades 5 and 8 Reading
– Students should not mark any answers to the reading
questions in the mathematics section.
– Leave the SCORE CODE and TEST TAKEN INFO for
mathematics blank.
March 2015 STAAR Assessments
Test Booklets for Grades 5 and 8
– include reading only
Answer Document Packing Lists (ADPLs)
– will not change
– enter the number of answer documents being returned for
scoring for each grade level
April 2015 STAAR Assessments
Administration Dates
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April 20
Grades 5 and 8 mathematics
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April 21
Grades 3, 4, 6, and 7 mathematics
Grade 8 social studies
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April 22
Grades 3, 4, 6, and 7 reading
Grades 5 and 8 science
April 2015 STAAR Assessments
Answer Documents
– Districts receive two sets of precoded answer documents
for students in grades 5 and 8
– one set for the administration of grade 5 or 8 mathematics
– one set for the administration of grade 5 science or grade 8
social studies and science
– Both sets of answer documents precoded with the same
student data
– required to make updates to data on both answer
documents
April 2015 STAAR Assessments
Answer Documents for Grades 5 and 8 Mathematics
– same form as the March 2015 answer documents
– labeled “March 2015 Mathematics and Reading”
– contain sections for both mathematics and reading
Make sure students mark their responses to the mathematics
questions on the mathematics portion of the answer
document.
April 2015 STAAR Assessments
Answer Documents for Grades 5 and 8 Mathematics
– Students should not mark any answers to the mathematics
questions in the reading section.
– Leave the SCORE CODE and TEST TAKEN INFO for reading
blank.
April 2015 STAAR Assessments
Test Booklets for Grades 5 and 8
– Districts will receive two sets of test booklets.
– one set will contain mathematics only
– other set will contain grade 5 science or grade 8 social studies
and science
Answer Document Packing Lists (ADPLs)
– ADPLs will not change.
– add all answer documents together by grade (e.g., total of
grade 5 mathematics and grade 5 science) and record on
ADPL by grade
Reports for March and April
Administrations
March Grades 5 and 8 Reading
– Online reports will be available by April 15, 2015.
Paper Reports for Grades 3–8
– Districts will receive two sets of reports.
– one set of reports for grades 5 and 8 mathematics and
reading
– one set of reports for other grades and subjects administered
in spring 2015
– anticipate receipt in district by May 22, 2015
Reports for March and April
Administrations
Grades 3–8 Mathematics
– Only raw score information will be reported.
– Updated reports with scale scores and pass/fail
information will be sent in early September.
2015 Manuals
2015 District and Campus
Coordinator Manual
– STAAR
– STAAR Alternate 2
– TELPAS
Keep for the entire year!
Highlights of the 2015 District and
Campus Coordinator Manual
– covers activities that run from January through December
2015 administrations
– keep for the entire 2015 calendar year
– STAAR A information incorporated into text as
appropriate
– new separate section for STAAR Alternate 2
Highlights of the 2015 District and
Campus Coordinator Manual
– STAAR calculator policy reflects changes in grade 8
mathematics assessments
– added approval process for paper administrations of
STAAR L, STAAR A, and TELPAS
– added appendices that detail answer document score
code information and oral/signed administrations
2015 District and Campus
Coordinator Manual
Resources Webpage
– includes updated list of
links to all online resources
linked in manual so hardcopy manual users are
aware of extra information
available online
2015 District and Campus
Coordinator Manual
STAAR A
– STAAR A does not have a
separate section of
instructions
– STAAR A and standardized
oral administration (SOA)
information added where
applicable
2015 District and Campus
Coordinator Manual
Gridding Answer
Documents
– greater detail on
use of score codes
2015 District and Campus
Coordinator Manual
Gridding Answer
Documents
– Appendix B:
Answer Document
and Score Code
Information
2015 District and Campus
Coordinator Manual
STAAR Alternate 2
– STAAR Alternate 2
section for
coordinators added to
DCCM and
Coordinator Manual
Resources page
– contains its own
section on security
2015 District and Campus
Coordinator Manual
STAAR Alternate 2
– STAAR Alternate 2
Materials Control Form
included for administrators
to preview testing
materials
Record test
booklets and test
administrator
manuals on two
separate lines
May need to add
extra days or print
duplicate copies
2015 Manuals
2015 STAAR Test Administrator Manuals
Grades 3–5
Grades 6–8
EOC
– will be posted online early February 2015
– due in districts by February 20, 2015
– will only be shipped once
Keep for the entire year!
Highlights of the 2015
Test Administrator Manuals
– instructions are limited to test administrator duties
– Allowable Test Administration Procedures and Materials
included
– appendix added on general tools available in TestNav
(details pulled out of general scripts)
– contain Oaths of Security and Confidentiality that are
applicable to all programs
Highlights of the 2015
Test Administrator Manuals
– separate scripts (sections) for STAAR L, STAAR A, and SOA
Highlights of the 2015
Test Administrator Manuals
Test Administration
Directions
– internal Table of
Contents at the
beginning of the Test
Administration
Directions section
Highlights of the 2015
Test Administrator Manuals
Guide to the Test Administration
Directions
– contains general information
about using the scripts
Highlights of the 2015
Test Administrator Manuals
Guide to the Test Administration
Directions
– emphasizes use of tutorials for
students testing online
– includes specific information
about accommodations and oral
administration that must be read
by the test administrator prior to
the administration of the test
Highlights of the 2015
Test Administrator Manuals
Guide to the Test Administration
Directions
– describes special considerations
for English language learners
– reiterates that a test
administrator must have
training from the campus
coordinator regarding oral
administration prior to testing
Additional Manuals and Resources for
the Student Assessment Program
http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/
Additional Manuals and Resources for
the Student Assessment Program
http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/staar/