Regional Training Sessions

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• Regional Training Sessions
• Policies and Procedures

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OSBE Update

• Language Usage Alignment Study
• Information available on OSBE website March
  31st
• Braille Levels
• Spanish Parent Brochure PDF only this year.
• Clarification on New Math Standards No changes
  in Math ISAT until at least 2012.

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Agenda

• OSBE Update
• Overview
• System Requirements
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Prepare for Testing
• Accommodated Materials
• Alternate Assessment
• Test Security
• Test Administration
• Post Test
• Important Dates
• Regional Trainings
• Contact Information
• Questions

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Overview

• Spring Operational Administration
• April 14 May 9, 2008
• Makeups allowed May 12 16, 2008
• Reading, Language Usage, and Mathematics at
  grades 3 8, 10 retesters at grades 11 and 12
• Science at grades 5, 7, 10
• NCLB (Core) - All tests have 50 60 multiple
  choice questions
• Extender Based on students NCLB score, student
  will receive up to 15 additional questions
• No time limit plan for 90 minutes to complete
  both parts of the tests
• Practice Tests and Tutorials are now available

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System Requirements
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Roles and Responsibilities

• Technology Coordinators
• Configure student computers to support testing
• Update all student computers with new release of
  testing engine (CAL 5.0/LCS 4.2)
• Release date March 27, 2008
• Automatic update when students log in after 3/27
  (depending on administrator setups see handout)
• LCS users will have to uninstall and install new
  release
• LCS is an option, not required
• New for Spring Audio Configurations
• Decide which computers will be used for testing
  these students
• Configure computers for Audio (see handout)
• Computers configured for Audio CAN be used for
  all students (not just students needing Audio)

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Roles and Responsibilities

• District and School Test Coordinators
• Updates to contacts (name, address, email, phone,
  fax)
• Update the information in the Management Tools -
  click on Administrative Tools/Update Contact Info
• Also, please email these updates to the ISAT
  Project Team.

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Roles and Responsibilities

• District and School Test Coordinators
• Manage all user names/passwords within district
  (School Passwords)

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Roles and Responsibilities

• District and School Test Coordinators
• Manage all user names/passwords within district
  (Teacher Passwords)

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Roles and Responsibilities

• District and School Test Coordinators
• Verify and edit all student data
• Student data in system from Fall except
  accommodation codes
• Districts may choose to upload new student data
  file (SEF)
• Reminder new SEF will update student data NOT
  remove a student
• Districts may choose to edit existing data
  through Student Editor
• Reminder Districts can exit students by
  submitting an updated SEF file
• Note The paper, large print, and Braille
  versions are accommodations and are only
  available for students whose IEP requires paper
  testing (special education, English Language
  Learners (ELL) and Section 504 students).

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Roles and Responsibilities

• District and School Test Coordinators
• Tickets will be available beginning March 31st
• Print Test Session Tickets
• Tickets for new students immediate availability
• Students coded as Exited, Alt. Assessment, or
  Special Versions tickets will not print
• Students using Audio will have an audio indicator
  on the Test Session Tickets
• Tickets are used for one content area only.
  Students taking multiple content areas will need
  multiple Test Session Tickets.
• Monitor all testing ensure test security

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Teachers/Proctors
• Administer student tutorials and practice tests
  prior to testing
• Print student Test Session Tickets for only their
  students (with DTC/STC approval)
• Ensure students have correct Test Session Tickets
  for each test
• Communicate a sense of responsibility and test
  security to students

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Teachers/Proctors
• Monitor all students during testing
• Identify any testing irregularities and report to
  STC
• Use Audit Spreadsheet to verify all students have
  tested
• Updated nightly and provides status of all
  students
• View immediate scores

• Sample

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Prepare for Testing

• Coordinator/Administrator Tutorial
• Provides information to all administrators who
  are involved with ISAT
• Test Administration Manual
• Spring 2008 TAM posted March 21st
• Provides information for test preparation and
  teacher directions for testing day
• Should be reviewed prior to testing to ensure a
  better understanding of processes

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Prepare for Testing

• Parent Brochures
• New for Spring Spanish version (PDF) will be
  posted on OSBE website
• Printed versions (English) to be delivered to
  districts by March 31st
• Districts are required to distribute brochures to
  all parents in grades 3 8, 10

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Prepare for Testing

• Student Tutorials and Practice Tests
• Grades 3 8, 10 are available now
• NOTE Audio practice tool will be available with
  new testing engine (CAL 5.0)
• Practice with testing tools
• Teachers/proctors should discuss test procedures
  with students
• Test Session Tickets - test security
• NCLB Session 1 allows students to move/skip
  questions
• Extender Session 2 requires student to answer a
  question before moving to next question

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Prepare for Testing

• Student Tutorials and Practice Tests
• Teachers/proctors should discuss test procedures
  with students
• Students should review final Review Page to
  confirm all answers are complete
• Review page green checkmarks
• indicate question answered -
• NOT a correct answer
• Shaded gray questions
• those questions students
• students may not review
• (math only)

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Prepare for Testing

• ISAT Management Tools
• Student Editor
• District Coordinators have access to all district
  data
• School Coordinators have access to all school
  data
• Teachers/Proctors have access to Test Session
  Tickets, Class Rosters and Immediate scores for
  their students only (no student data)
• New students can be added at any time, ticket
  will be available immediately
• New for Spring No updating is necessary for
  Grade 9 students (do not mark as exited, not
  tested, etc)
• Edits are allowed through the end of the testing
  window (May 16th)
• NOTE Once students begin testing, grade cannot
  be changed

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Prepare for Testing

• Student Test Session Tickets
• Teachers/Proctors may print tickets for their
  students only
• A Test Session Ticket is required for each part
  of a content area test
• Session (part) 1 NCLB
• Session (part) 2 Extender
• Students taking multiple content areas will need
  multiple Test Session Tickets
• Test Session Tickets are live, secure materials
  and must be distributed and collected as such

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Prepare for Testing

• Student Test Session Tickets
• New for Spring Students will be able to move to
  Session 2 without using another ticket
• The last page of Session 1 will have option of
  continuing into Session 2. If student clicks
  Continue, the test will move into Session 2
  (Extender) and the student will not need the
  second ticket.
• If student clicks Exit the session will close
  and the student will need the Session 2 Ticket to
  log into the Extender session.
• Administrators must plan!
• DRC/OSBE recommendation Print both Session 1
  and 2 tickets. Administrators should distribute
  ONLY Session 1 tickets to students, holding
  Session 2 until (if) needed. (Assuming students
  will attempt to complete NCLB and Extender
  sections at one time.)

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Prepare for Testing

• Student Test Session Tickets
• Tickets can be imported and printed on labels,
  card stock, etc
• Tickets will be available to print beginning
  March 31st

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Accommodated Materials

• Accommodated Materials are available for those
  students whose IEP requires an assessment that is
  not presented on a computer
• Large Print, Braille, and Paper versions are
  available
• New for Spring Braille levels 18 levels for
  Reading and Language Usage.
• New for Spring Audio online
• Mathematics and Science ONLY (online)
• Language Usage continue with human readers
• Reading no readers allowed
• Students with IEPs that require Braille or Large
  Print PLUS read-alouds continue with human
  readers
• Tech Coordinators This will require additional
  setup prior to testing (see handout).

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Accommodated Materials

• The accommodation codes from the fall
  administration have been removed from all student
  demographics in Student Editor.
• Schools are responsible for transcribing student
  responses to answer document if necessary.
• Materials will be sent to districts by April
  11th.  If you find that you need accommodated
  materials after February 15th, you may order
  them. However, no orders for accommodated
  materials will be accepted after May 9th. 
• In addition to ordering accommodated materials
  via email, each student must also be identified
  in the Student Editor by content area for each
  accommodated material needed. This information
  must be entered by May 16th. 
• NOTE The audio checkbox will be available
  beginning 3/21.
• Precode labels containing student name and
  demographic information will be shipped with your
  order.  Any changes made to this data in the ISAT
  Student Editor before May 16th will be reflected
  on the score reports and data files.

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Idaho Alternate Assessment

• Special Education students must be identified for
  the IAA on a current Individualized Education
  Plan (IEP)
• Students may take the ISAT for a content area(s)
  and IAA for others if they meet IAA eligibility
  criteria.
• Demographic Coding see handout

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Test Security

• Test Security guidelines ISTP Test
  Coordinators Guide http//www.boardofed.idaho.gov
  /saa/documents/TestCoordGuide_11-07.pdf
• All administrators, teachers and proctors must
  complete the Test Security Agreement (found in
  TAM) prior to each administration
• Completed agreements are to be filed in district
  office for 2 years

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Test Security

• All Test Session Tickets, math reference sheets,
  periodic tables, and scrap paper are secure
  materials and must be collected after testing is
  completed
• Pause Test function used for brief
  emergencies (restroom break)
• Inactivity for longer than 15 minutes during
  testing will cause the system to log off the test
• Teachers/Proctors are not allowed to login
  students without students being in the room to
  verify attendance
• If student becomes locked out of the system after
  multiple login attempts
• Close out of the ISAT student application
• Reopen ISAT student application
• Log in using same Test Session Ticket

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Test Administration

• NCLB (Core) Session 1
• Reading/Language Usage/Science - may go back to
  previous questions
• 3rd and 4th grade Mathematics - may go back to
  previous questions
• 5th 8th, 10th grade Mathematics - limitations
  on returning to questions
• Non-calculator questions are presented first
• Student must answer these questions before moving
  to calculator questions
• Student may not return to non-calculator
  questions
• Reading layout Student may choose to see one
  question, all questions or no questions with the
  passage. The default will be one question with
  passage.

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Test Administration

• Extender Session 2
• Based on students NCLB score, student will
  receive up to 15 additional questions
• Student must answer the question before going to
  the next question
• Reading/Language Usage/Science - may go back to
  previous questions
• Mathematics - limitations on returning to
  questions
• For the lower performing (3rd or 4th grade
  levels) students, those questions will be the
  calculator questions
• For the higher performing (5th grade and above)
  students, those questions will be the
  non-calculator questions

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Test Administration

• Mathematics - limitations on returning to
  questions
• When the student reaches the end of these
  restricted areas they will see a similar warning
  before they are able to go to the next question
• At this point the student may choose to return to
  the question for further review or move on to the
  next question. Once the student moves on to the
  next question the restricted question is no
  longer available for review. The restricted
  question will be shaded gray in the status bar in
  the top left corner.

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Test Administration

• Monitor Status and Reactivations
• Students can log back in using same Test Session
  Ticket within 90 minutes of initial login
• Fire Drill, emergency, power outage
• All students must complete a test within one
  school day. Under no circumstances should a test
  be started unless there is enough time to
  complete it.
• Additional time must be given as an extension of
  the same testing period, not at a different time
  (unless required by a students IEP)
• A test may be reactivated during the school day
  with approval from the School Test Coordinator
  (no OSBE approval needed). If a student leaves
  the computer lab/classroom during a test, that
  student must be monitored by an adult until the
  student returns to the lab to continue testing.
• If for any reason a test should be reactivated
  the next day, the DTC must obtain OSBE approval.
  The School or District Test Coordinator must
  contact the Accountability Office of OSBE prior
  to the reactivation
• Phone [phone]
• Email accountability_at_osbe.idaho.gov

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Test Administration

• Monitor Status and Reactivation

In order to reactivate a student test session,
click on the box next to the monitor screen and
click Reactivate Selected Student(s). After
reactivation, the original test session ticket
will be valid again. Please note Once a student
has completed a test (answered all questions) the
system will not allow that test to be
reactivated. Please make sure the student has had
time to review all questions during the time
scheduled.
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Post Test

• Student Invalidations
• Possible reasons for invalidations are found in
  the ISTP Test Coordinators Guide
• The school principal must determine if test
  should be invalidated
• Invalidations are made in the Student Editor by
  content area

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Post Test

• Student Invalidations
• Coding under Testing in Student Editor.

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Post Test

• Not Tested Codes
• Students who are unable to test due to absence,
  medical reasons, parent refusal, student refusal,
  or suspension must be coded in the ISAT system.
• Same location as invalidations.

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Post Test

• Immediate scores for students after completion
  of Session 2 only
• The score reported will be the NCLB score
• Audio students and retesters will receive an
  immediate score after completion of Session 1
• This is page can not be printed.
• These scores are to be considered preliminary.

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Post Test

• Immediate Class Roster available to teachers and
  Test Coordinators
• PDF or download as an MS Excel file
• These rosters can be printed
• These scores are to be considered preliminary

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Post Test

• New for Spring Immediate Preliminary Student
  Report Template
• Preliminary reports available to send home to
  parents
• Template and instructions will be posted on OSBE
  and ISAT websites
• One report for each content area

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Post Test

• Final Score Reports
• New for Spring Individual Student Reports
• NCLB Report
• NCLB plus Extender Report
• Growth Report
• NCLB requires the NCLB Report to be sent to all
  parents.
• Score Report Webex Trainings will be scheduled
  before the release of the final reports
• Final Score Reports available - June 13th

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Important Dates

• February 15th Deadline for ordering
  accommodated versions
• March 21st Release of Spring 2008 TAM
• March 27th Release of new CAL testing engine
• March 28th Recommended deadline for all student
  data to be uploaded
• March 31st Test Session Tickets available
• March 31st Parent Brochure delivered
• April 14th May 9th Spring testing window
• May 12th May 16th Makeup window
• May 16th Deadline for updating student data
• May June Spring Score Report Webex Sessions
• June 13th Release of final Spring scores/data

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Future Testing Windows

• Summer Retest Administration
• July 7 August 1, 2008
• Retest only (11th and 12th graders)
• Immediate student scores and class rosters
• Fall Interim Administration
• September 15 October 24, 2008
• Grades 3 8, 10 Reading, Language Usage,
  Mathematics
• Grades 5, 7, 10 Science
• Grades 11 and 12 Retest opportunity
• Immediate student scores and class rosters
• Winter Retest Administration
• December 1, 2008 January 23, 2009
• Retest only (11th and 12th graders)
• Immediate student scores and class rosters

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Regional Trainings
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ISAT Contact Information

• Toll Free 866-572-2050
• Email ISAT_at_datarecognitioncorp.com
• http//isat.caltesting.org/

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Questions