STAR INSERVICEMARCH 8, 2010

Research and Evaluation ServicesSTAR

Site Coordinator Responsibilities

Keep secure No access before first day of testing Daily inventory- in/out logs

Identify testing locations Determine Quiet Room Sweep rooms- instructional materials directly

related to test content must be removed

Identify appropriate assessment(s) for students

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Site Coordinator Responsibilities (continued)

Train Examiners NO highlighters Include DFAs in training

Grade 2 – use non-secure version

District testing schedule

Verify materials are marked correctly to ensure correct student scores

Guarantee correct enrollment counts

Have materials ready for R&E to

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Receive deliverySchool 5–10 days before testing

TestPer District Schedule

R&E Pick up at Sites

Train Site Coordinators

InventorySAVE BOXES

Prepare materials

Train examiners & proctors

Post -test

Organize for pickup

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STAR Implementation Process

STAR Program Overview

CST Grades 2-8 Most students take CST, unless taking CMA or CAPA

CMA Grades 3-8; varies by content area Must have IEP and meet eligibility criteria

STS Grades 2-8 Spanish-speaking English Learners Required if U.S. school enrollment < 12 months Must also take CST and/or CMA

CAPA Must have IEP specifying CAPA Level

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STAR Program Overview

Grade 7 CST Math

Grade 8 CST Math CMA Math STS Math

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Identify Proper STAR Assessment for Students

CST vs. CMA and CAPA CompleteSchool MyRAE121 (School Testing Student Roster Report) Reports..Demographics

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Enrollment Verification

Enrollment - First Day of Testing Print on April 27, 2010 (first day of CST) for accountability CompleteSchool MyRAE120 (School Testing Student Count Report) Reports… Demographics Enrollment counts will be cross-referenced upon materials pickup

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California Standards Test (CST)

Grades 2-8 for all students Unless taking CMA or CAPA

Subjects tested English-Language Arts: all grades Mathematics: grades 2-7 and end-of-course (EOC) grades 7-8 Science: grades 5 and 8 History-Social Science: grade 8

See Matrix 1 and Matrix 2 “Allowable Test Variations, Accommodations and Modifications” at R&E webpage Variations and Accommodations for CMA

STAR Coordinator Manual, page 89

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CST

CST Mathematics by Grade

Grades 2-6: Grade-level test required

Grade 7: Grade 7 math test or Algebra 1 required

Grade 8: One of the following is required: EOC CST for Mathematics (Algebra) CST for General Mathematics

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CST

California Modified Assessment (CMA)

CMA for ELA in grades 3-8

CMA for Mathematics in grades 3-7

CMA for Algebra (EOC gr. 7-8) (new)

CMA for Science in grades 5 and 8

No CMA History/Social Science Must take CST for this content area

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CMA

Student Eligibility for CMA

Students: Have an IEP Meet SBE-adopted eligibility criteria Enrolled in grades 3-8 May take CMA for some subjects; CST for others Must take grade-level CSTs when a CMA is not

offered May have previously taken CMA, regardless of

score Not eligible to take CAPA

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CMA

Student Eligibility for CMA (continued)

IEP specifies CMA and subject(s)

No modifications

Variations and Accommodations STAR Coordinator Manual, page 89Only grade 5 can use calculators on CMA Math

Grid “Q” in Section A3 of answer document Per IEP

CMA PowerPoint - R&E webpage

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CMA

CMA Materials

CMA booklets for grade 3 Separate scorable test booklet Must also return CST test booklet if take any tests

CST answer documents 7c for CMA tests taken

CMA for Grades 4-7 CST and CMA in same answer document

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CMA Materials (continued)

CMA for grade 8 Separate answer document and test booklet

Must return CST answer document Take CST History-Social Science Possibly take General Math

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Standards-Based Test in Spanish (STS)

STS for Reading/Language Arts (RLA) in grades 2-8

STS for Mathematics in grades 2-7

STS for Algebra 1 (EOC for grades 7-8) Students in grade 8 who are not taking Algebra 1 take NO

STS math, but do take CST math

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STS

Student Eligibility for STS

Required for Spanish-speaking English Learners (EL), grades 2-8, who either: Receive instruction in Spanish; or Have been enrolled in a U.S. school less than 12 cumulative months

Not administered to English-only, I-FEP, or R-FEP students

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Must also take CST

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STS

Performance-based, one-on-one test

Student must have an IEP

IEP specifies CAPA and Level For students with significant cognitive disabilities unable to

take the CSTs even with accommodations and/or modifications or CMA with accommodations

Do not take STS

Mark CAPA Level in 7a

California Alternative Performance Assessment (CAPA)

CAPA

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CAPA Observers Responsibilities

Schools double-rate a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the CAPA students per level

Double ratings randomly selected by R&E Observers must mark Observer and sign the

answer document

CAPA

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ObserversObservers must mark: must mark:

1 Name, etc.3 Date of Birth5 Name6 Gender7a CAPA Level7b Grade11 Student ID12 SSID

CAPA Observers Completion of Answer Document

CAPA

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Receive deliverySchool 5–10 days before testing

TestPer District Schedule

R&E Pick up at Sites

Train Site Coordinators

InventorySAVE BOXES

Train examiners & proctors

Post -test

Organize for pickup

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STAR Implementation Process

Prep answer documents

•2010 only•No copying•New enrollees

Preparation of Answer Documents

Use 2010 answer documents only

Do NOT copy answer documents

Pre-id test booklets/answer documents All demographics embedded in barcode Students enrolled as of January 28, 2010 Late labels cutoff date May 3, 2010

New Enrollees- must hand grid demographics CompleteSchool

Students… Search… “District-wide Student

Search STAR Testing”

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Answer Documents and Test Booklets

Process changes

Separate CMA answer document for grade 8 Students taking one or more CMA tests must return BOTH a

CMA and a CST answer document

Section 7c: “Assessed with CMA” Moved to front of answer document

Students in grades 4-7 taking CMA complete Section 7c

For grades 3 and 8, staff complete Section 7c on the CST for each of the CMA tests taken

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Answer Documents and Test Booklets continued

Demographic Changes

Sections 8 and 9, “Ethnicity/Race” Already completed for students with pre-id documents

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Answer Documents

Version Numbers

On second and third pages

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CST/CMA Answer Document

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CMA section has:

• Different subject icons from CST

• Alternate row shading for the response bubbles

• Three answer choices

• Fewer number of questions

Right inside

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CMA Grade 7 Mathematics Answer Document

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Grade 7 math and Algebra I have different numbers of questions

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Receive deliverySchool 5–10 days before testing

TestPer District Schedule

R&E Pick up at Sites

Train Site Coordinators

InventorySAVE BOXES

Prepare materials

Post -test

Organize for pickup

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STAR Implementation Process

•Say Boxes

•Translate only “T”

•Correct documents to students

•Breaks

STARTraining

Resources for On-Site Training

Use 2009 Training DVD

Use DFAs Grade 2- non-secure version

http://www.mavricmedia.com/startest Update documents for Introduction, Site, and

Examiner portions Download videos

District Testing Schedule

Daily Inventory Logs

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STARTraining

On-Site Training

Use Directions for Administration (DFAs) correctly Read “SAY” boxes exactly

as written Translate boxes with

“T” ONLY NO questions, prompts,

or passages translated Order translations from R&E

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Give correct test booklets and answer documents to students (e.g. grade 7 math or Algebra I to grade 7)

Give breaks only at end of part Answer documents

Section 7c for CMA tests taken Correctly mark Test Correctly mark Version #

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On-Site Training continued

Receive deliverySchool 5–10 days before testing

TestPer District Schedule

R&E Pick up at Sites

Train Site Coordinators

InventorySAVE BOXES

Prepare materialsTrain examiners &

proctors

Organize for pickup

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STAR Implementation Process

Post-test Paperwork•Back of answer doc •Transcribe, void docs•Labels•Sort scorables from nonscorables•SGID•Master File

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Post-test 1. Complete back of answer document

A1 DO NOT complete without R&E notification

A2 Special Conditions “All tests” column removed

A3 Accommodations and Modifications “All tests” column removed

A4 English Learner Test Variations No change

STAR Coordinator Manual- pages 117-119

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STARPost-test

Transcribe Braille, large print,

or damaged documents

Write VOID on damaged

answer documents/

booklets; stack withnonscorables

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Post-test 2. Transcribe and void

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Affix late labels Hand grid all demographics for students without

pre-id documents or late labels Separate scorables from nonscorables

Sort by grade level, by test type Include ISP student documents Stack hand grid documents on top, by test type CMA (grade 3) on bottom of teacher’s stack of CST

Sort nonscorables by grade and type

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Post-test 3. Sort scorables from nonscorables

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School-Grade Identification Sheet (SGID) One per teacher, per grade at elementaries One per grade at junior highs/middles Grid Instructional Materials on one SGID per grade

Key on R&E webpage

Master File Sheet Number of SIDs=

number of classes

per grade at (elementaries) Write “0” if no classes

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Post-test 4. Complete header sheets

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Pick-Up Schedule

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On R&E webpage

R & E Website for STAR Resources

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Contacts

Materials and Administration Gay Barney, District STAR Coordinator

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Logistics Susan Calvillo , Administrative Secretary R&E

extension 14671

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