TAKS-ALT Training

							TAKS-ALT Training




October 29 or 30, 2009
Manual Reading Requirement


     This training does NOT
       replace reading the
       appropriate manuals
    associated with TAKS-ALT
              testing.
TAKS-ALT Key Features

   • Four essence statements per assessed subject; all
     state required
   • Standardized assessment tasks at three levels of
     complexity developed from state selected prerequisite
     skills
   • Three state-developed predetermined criteria for each
     assessment task
   • Online submission of student performance
   • Online automated scoring based on teacher evaluation
     of the observation
   • Interrater reliability study
   • Audit of teacher documentation forms
   • Local storing of documentation
   • Mandatory training for test administrators
TAKS-ALT Test Administrators

   • NEW test administrators must completed online
     training and successfully pass the qualification activity
     for each Modules 1-3 with a score of 80% or better.
   • Online training is required for all test administrators.
     Test administrators are required to repeat any module
     and qualification not successfully passed last year.
   • ALL test administrators (NEW and returning) complete
     Module 4, receive certificate of completion.
   • Student’s teacher of record.
      – Any additional support personnel must view training modules
        and be under the supervision of a professional with valid
        education credentials in Texas
Campus Testing Coordinator Responsibilities

    1.   Provide test security and general testing procedures to all
         TAKS-ALT test administrators or persons involved with TAKS-
         ALT testing.
    2.   Provide training on the TAKS-ALT Test Administrators Manual
         and other testing resources as needed.
            Training includes:
                    Test administrator responsibilities
                    Test security regulations and oaths
                    TAKS-ALT specific training requirements
                    TAKS-ALT assessment window
    3.   Sign-up to be the CTC at the Texas Training Center for your
         campus to monitor test administrator completion of online
         training and qualification prior to administering assessment or
         accessing TAKS-ALT online assessment system.
            Site Code: TAKSAlt0910
    4.   Supervise TAKS-ALT test administrators to ensure TAKS-ALT
         is administered correctly.
Campus Testing Coordinator Responsibilities
    5.Entering students into the system, completed by data file upload,
    however:
             a. Create teachers
             b. Create classes
             c. Assign students to classes
             d. NEW students added
             e. Transfer a student to a NEW teacher (if they are a transfer
             to or
                  from another district, call the Testing Office)
             f. Archive students
             g. Check for duplicate students
             h. Delete students
     Between November 16th –January 4th (on-going maintenance until
                       the window for TAKS-ALT closes)
    ANY Students in the “Active” folder and “Unassigned” to a class after
    April 16, 2010, will be scored and reported as Not Assessed and
    count in AYP calculations.
Campus Testing Coordinator Responsibilities

    6. Ensure teachers access TAKS-ALT
       online assessment system and enter
       information correctly.
    7. Collect and store “TAKS-ALT
       Documentation Form of Student
       Performance”.
    8. Schools selected for Interrater
       Reliability Study have additional
       requirements.
2010 Interrater Reliability Study

    • SAISD Campuses
      Burbank HS
      Davis MS
      Irving Academy
      Page MS
      Rogers MS
      Douglass Academy
      MLKing Academy
    • Pg. 62---second raters are required to successfully
      complete all TAKS-ALT training modules, pass the
      qualification activities, and sign the TAKS-ALT test
      administrator security oath. Exact steps and task are
      on page 62-63 of the DCCM for TAKS-ALT.
Testing Security and Confidentiality for TAKS-
ALT

    • TAKS-ALT standardized assessment tasks and
      resources are NOT considered secure.
    • Student assessment information used or
      obtained during TAKS-ALT administrations is
      CONFIDENTIAL.
    • Only authorized personnel may have access to
      TAKS-ALT student information.
    • All persons participating in TAKS-ALT must be
      trained in TAKS-ALT administration procedures
      and must sign a security oath before handling
      confidential information.
Testing Security and Confidentiality for TAKS-
ALT

    • “Test administrator” refers to anyone who
      administers TAKS-ALT by determining which
      standardized assessment tasks are
      appropriate for a student after instruction,
      conducting the observation, recording data or
      observational notes, evaluating student
      performance, or submitting the assessment.
    • BEFORE administering the assessment the
      signed oath must be turned into the campus
      testing coordinator. Retention of the oaths is 5
      years.
Testing Security and Confidentiality for TAKS-
ALT

    • Each time test administrators access a
      qualification activity, they will be presented with
      an agreement and asked to confirm their
      acceptance of it.
    • First time log in to TAKS-ALT online
      assessment system, they have to confirm they
      have completed all modules and signed the
      oath.
    • Username and password are confidential and
      MUST not be shared with ANYONE.
Test Administrator Responsibilities

    • Complete Modules 1-3 (NEW or not
      successful) and pass qualification activity for
      each module.
    • ALL complete Module 4 and receive certificate
      of completion.
    • Attend training on Security and Confidentiality
      and specific TAKS-ALT training with your CTC.
    • Sign the oath and submit it to the CTC.
    • Read the Test Administrators Manual for
      TAKS-ALT.
Test Administrator Responsibilities

    • Correctly identify all TAKS-ALT students and
      coordinate with the CTC to ensure they are in the
      system.
    • Choose the assessment task for each required
      essence statement.
    • Determine implementation of the assessment task.
    • Observe and document student performance on the
      predetermined criteria on the state required document.
    • Evaluate student performance and enter the
      information into the online instrument.
    • Submit the state required document to the CTC and
      the Special Education Office.
    • Complete all assessment requirements between
      January 4- April 16, 2010. The earlier the better, in
      case additional Generalization of the Skill is needed.
2009-2010 TAKS-ALT changes

   • New 4th Module- “Beyond the Basics”
   • MUST use state-developed documentation forms to
     records TAKS-ALT observations.
   • Students enrolled in Grade 11 who meet participation
     requirements for TAKS-ALT must be assessed every
     year they are in Grade 11, regardless of previous year.
   • True for all students, must be tested in enrolled grade,
     even if it is a retention.
   • Student is eligible to participate in TAKS-ALT ONLY if
     the student meets ALL participation criteria, pg. 10.
   • Entering student information requires ethnicity and
     race separately.
Other TAKS-ALT information

   • Students eligibility category of learning
     disabled do not qualify for TAKS-ALT, pg. 9.
   • Transfer policy- pg. 11
   • LEP students and TAKS-ALT- pg. 11
   • TAKS-ALT Audit- pg. 12
   • Student Historical Data- pg. 12
   • TEA Resources- pg. 12
   • Reporting of Irregularities/Incidents- pg. 15-17;
     campuses report to the Testing Office.