Bringing New Campus Test Coordinators Up To

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Bringing New Campus Test Coordinators Up To
Speed
Deena Alfaro, Testing Coordinator Northside I.S.D.
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New State Mandated Testing
Since the average half life of previous
state-wide tests (TABS,TEAMS, TAAS) has been 5
years, we have decided that it is not too early
to plan the next test. The new instrument will
be the Texas Assessment of Cognitive Operations
(TACO). It will have a remedial version (Soft
TACO), a regular version (Hard TACO), and an
advanced version that is quite thick with its
many more pages (the Gordita). It will be graded
on a normal curve (the TACO bell). Districts
will be offered a report of their standings, the
Summative Administrative Assessment Survey SAAS.
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New State Mandated Testing
Ratings may be Excellent (TACO bueno),
Satisfactory (mild SAAS), or Unsatisfactory (hot
SAAS). Districts receiving an Unsatisfactory
rating will be put on probation with a Basic
Educational Appraisal-Not Satisfactory (BEANS).
A second low rating earns the dreaded supplement
REmediation FactoRs IdentifIED (REFRIED BEANS)
which will cause a lot of hot air at campus
faculty meetings. Author Unknown And you
thought TAKS was bad. HAPPY TESTING!
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NISD New BTC Academy

• Introductions of Staff
• Testing Update
• Role of the BTC
• Testing Team
• Support and Self-Advocacy
• Campus Test Plan

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Testing and Training Notebook

• Notebook Format
• Calendars
• 2002-2003 Calendars (2 formats)
• Security Issues
• Oaths
• Secure Storage

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Forms To Help You CruiseThrough Testing

• Accommodation Request Form
• Training Sign-In
• Tracking List
• O Code Documentation

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A Students Prayer
Now I lay me down to rest. I pray I pass
tomorrows test. If I should die before I
wake, thats one less test Ill have to
take. Anonymous
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Resources for the BTC
www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/ www.tsnap.
com www.nisd.net/evalww/ For more information
plan to attend Online Resources for Testing
Wed., Feb. 12th 945-1045-Brazos
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New TAKS Testing Guidelines