School Test Coordinators Training (Required for DTCs and STCs)

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School Test Coordinators Training(Required
forDTCs and STCs)
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Big Picture Objectives
STC Training

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of
  school test coordinators
• Be able to support the DTC in training test
  administrators
• Understand state policies so that you can help
  build effective school procedures

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STC Training
Training Overview

• Training will cover the following topics
• STC Training
• TA Training
• Accommodations
• Test Security
• OAKS Online
• ELPA
• Writing

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STC Training
Test Schedule
http//www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id499

• OAKS Online 11/5 5/22
• includes Braille Interface and Grade 3 Spanish
  Reading
• 1st Opportunity 11/5 1/6
• Subsequent Opportunities 1/7 5/22
• OAKS Writing (Paper/Pencil)
• Winter (Grades 11 12 Only) 1/8 2/20
• Spring (Grades 11 12 Only) 4/11 5/22
• OAKS Writing (Online)
• Winter (Grades 11 12 Only) 1/8 3/21
• Spring (Grades 11 12 Only) 4/2 5/22
• Extended Assessment 2/20 4/24
• ELPA 1/8 4/15
• Kindergarten Assessment 8/12 10/24
• PSAT/NMSQT 10/16 or 10/19
• NAEP 1/27 3/7

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STC Training
Required Assessment Options

• Required OAKS Online Assessments
• Reading and Mathematics grades 3 8, and 11
• Science grades 5, 8, and 11
• Optional OAKS Online Assessment
• Social Sciences grades 5, 8, and 11

• OAKS Online Grade 3 Spanish Reading Assessment
• Native language Spanish Reading assessment (not
  an English-Spanish side-by-side test)
• Eligible ELL students may use Grade 3 Spanish
  Reading for accountability purposes
• Available through Braille Interface of OAKS
  Online

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STC Training
Required Assessment Options, contd

• Writing Performance Assessment
• Only available for students in Grades 11 12
• 1 opportunity per student
• Students may not take both online and
  paper/pencil format
• Students may test in either Winter or Spring test
  window

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STC Training
Required Assessment Options, contd

• English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA)
• 1 opportunity for the following grade bands K
  1, 2 3, 4 5, 6 8, and 9 12
• Students must have LEP flag marked in the SSID
  system in order to access the ELPA
• New for 2013-14 the ELPA window will close on
  April 15th

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STC Training
Required Assessment Options, contd

• Kindergarten Assessment
• New assessment for 2013-14, required for all
  students enrolled in Kindergarten
• Comprised of three segments
• Early Literacy
• Early Math
• Approaches to Learning
• Specialized training requirement

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STC Training
Required Assessment Options, contd

• OAKS Extended Assessments

• Reading 1 opportunity at Grades 3 8, and 11
• Mathematics 1 opportunity at Grades 3 8, and
  11.
• Science 1 opportunity at Grades 5, 8, and 11.
• Writing 1 opportunity at Grade 11. y

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Multiple OAKS Test Opportunities
STC Training

• Available Test Opportunities
• 2 test opportunities for students in grades 3 8
• 3 test opportunities for students in High School
• Districts are not required to administer all
  available opportunities to each student
• Best Practices Guide available

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Retesting Students
STC Training

• Retesting students in grades 3 8 who have
  already met requires explicit parental consent
• Consent must be for the current school year
• Consent must be received prior to retesting
• District must receive parent signature
• Districts are not required to receive parental
  consent before retesting students in High School
• Best Practices Guide available

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Targeting Up
STC Training

• Targeting up to a higher grade level is available
  for students through grade 7 for OAKS Math and
  Reading.
• Students in grades 9 and 10 may take the high
  school level OAKS tests. Students in grade 12 may
  also take the high school level OAKS tests.
• Students in grade 8 may only take the high school
  level OAKS tests if they have received
  instruction at the depth and breadth of the high
  school standards.
• Best Practices Guide available

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School-Imposed Test Windows
STC Training

• Definition A shortened test window set at the
  school level for a particular OAKS, Writing, or
  Kindergarten assessment
• Purpose To allow the school to appropriately
  allocate resources toward testing based on
  projected student enrollment
• Must Haves
• Begins no later than first school day in April
  for OAKS Online, applicable start date for OAKS
  Writing, or first day of the districts school
  year for the Kindergarten Assessment
• Ends no later than the end date for the statewide
  test window identified in the Test Schedule
• Lasts for at least four calendar weeks for OAKS
  Online, two weeks for OAKS Writing, or six weeks
  for the Kindergarten Assessment
• School-imposed test windows are not permitted for
  the ELPA or Extended Assessments

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Test Administrator Training
STC Training

• Ensure that all TAs in your building
• Receive training using ODE-provided modules
• Module 3 TA Training
• Module 4 Accommodations
• Module 5 Test Security
• Module 6 OAKS Online (required for OAKS Online
  TAs, including Braille Interface)
• Module 7 ELPA (required for ELPA TAs)
• Module 8 Writing (required for Writing TAs)
• Read and understand the Test Administration
  Manual
• Sign assurance of test security form

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Test Administrator Training, contd
STC Training

• In addition to Test Administration and Security
  Training, ensure that
• All Braille Interface TAs in your building
  receive additional ODE-provided training specific
  to configuring the Braille Interface
• All Extended Assessment TAs in your building
  receive additional ODE-provided Qualified Trainer
  or Qualified Assessor training
• All Kindergarten Assessment TAs in your building
  receive separate Kindergarten Assessment Training
  using ODE-provided modules.

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Dos and Donts
STC Training

• Dos
• STCs must coordinate determination of appropriate
  assessment options for students
• Test format (includes Braille, English-Spanish,
  Extended, and targeting up)
• Number and timing of test opportunities (includes
  retests)
• STCs must ensure that all TAs in the building
  receive required training
• STCs may set school test schedules for OAKS
  Online, Writing, and Kindergarten Assessment in
  collaboration with DTCs

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Dos and Donts
STC Training

• Donts
• Schools may not set school test schedules for
  Extended Assessments or the ELPA
• Schools may not extend the school test window
  once it is in progress or test students outside
  of that window
• Schools may not retest students in grades 3 8
  who have already met or exceeded unless the
  school first receives explicit parental consent

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Promising Practices
STC Training

• To ensure valid tests, STCs should keep track of
  which staff (including subs and volunteers) have
  received training and set up procedures to ensure
  that only these staff enter the secure test
  environment.
• To ensure that students receive the appropriate
  assessment, STCs should keep track of student
  test settings, including accommodations, test
  format, and restricted resources.
• To manage access and pace of testing
  opportunities, STCs may restrict students in TIDE
  from accessing OAKS Online for specific test
  subjects.
• To avoid test expirations, STCs should track
  which tests are close to expiration and ensure
  those students complete testing before the 45-day
  expiration period ends.

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In a Nutshell
STC Training

• The Assessment options generally are the same
  this year as last year, except
• Both winter and spring Writing test windows are
  available to eligible 11th and 12th grade
  students
• There is a new required Kindergarten Assessment
• TA trainings must incorporate ODE-provided
  training modules

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In a Nutshell, contd
STC Training

• STCs coordinate determination of appropriate
  assessment options and test settings for students
• STCs coordinate local test windows and ensure
  that all students are tested

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STC Training
Online Resources

• ODE staff contact information http//www.ode.stat
  e.or.us/search/staff/
• Assessment and Accountability webpage
  http//www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id1309
• Regional ESD Helpdesk contact information
  http//www.ode.state.or.us/go/assessmenthelp
• Test Administration Manual and Best Practices
  Guide httpwww.ode.state.or.us/go/tam
• Accommodations Manual
  http//www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id487
• Extended Assessment Manual http//www.ode.state.o
  r.us/search/page/?id2691
• Promising Practices http//www.ode.state.or.us/se
  arch/page/?2444

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STC Training
Acorn for Storage

• How can an STC ensure that Test Administrators
  are administering the assessment consistent with
  state and district policies?
• How can an STC ensure that students are tested at
  the appropriate time and make appropriate
  decisions about retesting students?
• How can an STC ensure that all students receive
  the appropriate test format?