Texas Assessment Conference

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Texas Assessment Conference
Proper Procedures for Submitting Answer Documents
December 2006
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TAKS, TAKS-I, TAKS-Alt, and SDAA II
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Submitting Answer Documents

• Components of the 2007 Texas
• Assessment Program
• TAKS
• TAKS-I
• TAKS-Alt
• SDAA II
• TELPAS
• TAAS

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Submitting Answer Documents
TAKS-Alt Field Test A TAKS, TAKS-I, or SDAA II
answer document should NOT be submitted for any
student that participates in the TAKS-Alt field
test.
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Submitting Answer Documents
February Grades 3 and 5 Reading Submit a
document for each student regardless of whether
or not the student actually tested. Score
codes A absent (eligible for make-up) L
LEP exempt from TAKS O other/testing
irregularity SDAA II TAKS not appropriate S
test to be scored
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February Enrolled Grades 4 and 7 Submit a
TAKS answer document (English or Spanish) for
each student for whom TAKS is the appropriate
assessment. Void TAKS document (if any) if the
student will take SDAA II writing test. Submit
TEKS-based LDAA information on SDAA II answer
document.
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February Enrolled Grade 9 Submit a TAKS answer
document for each student for whom TAKS is the
appropriate assessment. Void TAKS document if the
student will take SDAA II IL 9 reading test and
submit the SDAA II answer document only or if
the student will take the reading test online.
Submit TEKS-based LDAA information on SDAA II
answer document either in February or in April.
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• February Enrolled Grade 10
• Submit a TAKS ELA answer document for each
  student for whom TAKS is the appropriate
  assessment.
• Void TAKS document if the student will take
• the student will take ELA online.
• SDAA II IL 10 ELA submit only SDAA II IL 10 ELA
  document.
• SDAA II IL 9 reading test and IL K-9 writing
  test submit two SDAA II answer documents only.

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• February Enrolled Grade 10
• (Continued)
• Void TAKS document if the student will take SDAA
  II IL K-8 reading test and IL K-9 writing test.
  Submit an SDAA II IL K-9 writing answer document
  only. Submit an SDAA II IL K-8 reading document
  in April.
• Submit TEKS-based LDAA information on SDAA II
  answer document
• writing LDAA in February
• reading LDAA in either February or April.

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• February Exit Level
• Submit a TAKS ELA exit level primary
  administration answer document for each student
• who is enrolled in grade 11
• who is eligible to take the TAKS exit level test
  for the first time
• for whom TAKS ELA is the appropriate
  assessment.

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• February Exit Level (Cont.)
• Submit a TAKS-I ELA exit level answer document
  for each student
• who is enrolled in grade 11
• for whom TAKS ELA is not the appropriate
  assessment even with allowable
  accommodations.
• TEKS-based LDAA information for student exempt
  from TAKS-I must be submitted on the TAKS-I
  answer document.

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• February Exit Level (Cont.)
• Submit a TAKS exit level retest answer document
  for each student
• who is enrolled in grade 11 or 12
• who has previously tested or has been eligible
  to test
• who has not met the passing standard in ELA,
  math, science, or social studies

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April Grade 5 Mathematics Submit a document for
each student regardless of whether or not the
student actually tested. Score codes A
absent (eligible for make-up) L LEP exempt
from TAKS O other/testing irregularity SDAA
II TAKS not appropriate S test to be
scored
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• April Grades 3 and 5 Reading
• Submit a document for each student who has not
  met the passing standard.
• Students marked S in February
• Students marked O or A in February
• Submit a TAKS reading document for any student
  marked L in February that should take a LAT
  reading test in April
• Submit an SDAA II reading document for each
  student for whom TAKS is not the appropriate
  assessment even with allowable accommodations

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April Grades 3-8 Reading and 10
ELA Linguistically Accommodated Testing (LAT) To
indicate a LAT administration, bubble in L for
LEP-exempt under reading or ELA in the Score Code
field Then, in the Agency Use field, bubble in
the following in Column C ? administered LAT
reading or ELA ? incomplete LAT
administration ? absent (and no make-up)
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April Grade 3 Math Submit a TAKS scorable
booklet (English or Spanish) for each student for
whom TAKS is the appropriate assessment. Submit a
LAT scorable booklet for each student who is
LEP-exempt from the TAKS test. Fill in the
appropriate bubbles in the LAT INFO field. Submit
an SDAA II math scorable booklet for each student
for whom TAKS is not the appropriate
assessment. Submit TEKS-based LDAA information on
an SDAA II scorable booklet for each ARD-exempt
student.
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April Grade 5 Science Submit a TAKS answer
document (English or Spanish) for each student
for whom TAKS is the appropriate
assessment. Submit a TAKS-I answer document
(English or Spanish) for each student for whom
TAKS is not the appropriate assessment even with
allowable accommodations. Submit TEKS-based LDAA
information on a TAKS-I answer document for each
ARD-exempt student.
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• April Grade 6
• Submit a TAKS answer document for each student
  for whom TAKS is the appropriate assessment.
• English and/or Spanish
• TAKS and/or SDAA II

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April Grade 6 (Cont.) Submit two SDAA II answer
documents (one for reading and one for math) for
each student for whom the TAKS reading and math
tests are not the appropriate assessments even
with allowable accommodations. Void the TAKS
answer document. Submit TEKS-based LDAA
information on an SDAA II answer document for
each ARD-exempt student.
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• April Grade 7
• Submit a TAKS answer document for each student
  for whom TAKS is the appropriate assessment.
• TAKS and/or SDAA II (void TAKS answer document
  if student takes both reading and math with SDAA
  II)
• paper and/or online (void TAKS answer document
  if student takes both reading and math online)
• Submit two SDAA II answer documents (one for
  reading and one for math) for each student for
  whom the TAKS reading and math tests are not the
  appropriate assessment even with allowable
  accommodations.
• Submit TEKS-based LDAA information on an SDAA II
  answer document for each ARD-exempt student.

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• April Grade 8
• Submit a TAKS answer document for each student
  for whom TAKS is the appropriate assessment.
• TAKS and/or SDAA II
• TAKS and/or TAKS-I
• TAKS-I and SDAA II
• paper and/or online

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April Grade 8 (Cont.) Submit two SDAA II answer
documents (one for reading and one for math) and
two TAKS-I answer documents (one for science and
one for social studies) for each student for whom
the TAKS reading, math, science, and social
studies tests are not the appropriate assessments
even with allowable accommodations. Void the TAKS
answer document.
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• April Grade 8 (Cont.)
• TEKS-based LDAA information must be submitted for
  each student who is ARD-exempt
• SDAA II reading and math
• TAKS-I science and social studies

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• April Grade 9 Math
• Submit a TAKS math answer document for each
  student for whom TAKS is the appropriate
  assessment.
• Paper vs. online
• Submit an SDAA II answer document for each
  student for whom TAKS is not the appropriate
  assessment even with allowable accommodations.
• Submit TEKS-based LDAA information on an SDAA II
  answer document for each ARD-exempt student.

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• April Grade 10
• Submit a TAKS answer document for each student
  for whom TAKS is the appropriate assessment.
• TAKS and/or SDAA II
• TAKS and/or TAKS-I
• TAKS-I and SDAA II
• paper and/or online
• TAKS ELA document used for LAT testing

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April Grade 10 (Cont.) Submit one SDAA II answer
document for math and two TAKS-I answer documents
(one for science and one for social studies) for
each student for whom the TAKS math, science, and
social studies tests are not the appropriate
assessment even with allowable accommodations.
Void the TAKS answer document.
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• April Grade 10 (Cont.)
• TEKS-based LDAA information must be submitted for
  each student who is ARD-exempt
• SDAA II math
• TAKS-I science and social studies

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• April Grade 11 Primary Administration
• Submit a TAKS answer document for each student
  for whom TAKS is the appropriate assessment.
• TAKS and/or TAKS-I
• Submit three TAKS-I answer documents for each
  student for whom the TAKS math, science, and
  social studies tests are not the appropriate
  assessment even with allowable accommodations.
  Void TAKS answer document.
• Submit TEKS-based LDAA information for each
  student who is ARD-exempt from TAKS-I.

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Exit Level Retest Administrations Submit an
answer document for each student who has not met
the passing standard. There is no TAKS-I for exit
level retests. Submit TEKS-based LDAA information
for each student who is ARD-exempt from TAKS.
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TELPAS
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Submitting Answer Documents

• Answer Documents Submitted For
• Submit an answer document (or test booklet) for
  all students in K-12 that are classified as LEP
• Answer documents are used to record/submit
  students RPTE responses (3-12) and TOP ratings
  (K-12)
• Grade 2 TOP ratings will be collected on the
  cover of the TELPAS scorable test booklet
  (containing RPTE II field test items)
• Grade Clusters K-1, 2, 3, 4-5, 6-7, 8, 9, 10-12

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• Rater Info
• Column A only one circle should be marked
• Column B more than one circle can be marked
• Column C more than one circle can be marked

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• OP Codes
• One value for each domain (L, S, W, R)
• B Beginning, I Intermediate, A Advanced, H
  Advanced High
• Grade 2 OP for reading must mark the R OP
  code RPTE is a field test and does not count
  towards TOP

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• Score Codes
• Values for TOP X, EC, and S
• Values for RPTE A, N, X, O, and S
• Grade 2 RPTE is a field test score code
  marked will be for TOP

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• Years in U.S. Schools
• Not necessary for grade K
• Do not include Kindergarten or Pre-kindergarten
  in calculations

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• PD Code
• PD Parental Denial (Code C, Parental-Permission
  Code E0896)
• 1 Parent or Guardian has denied placement of
  student in any special language program
• 0 Parent or Guardian has not denied placement
  of student in any special language program
• Will be taken from PEIMS, can be supplied on
  district supplied file