CAMPUS TEST COORDINATOR TRAINING

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February 2008
CAMPUS TEST COORDINATOR TRAINING
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Welcome and Introduction
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Harlingen CISD
TRAINING
February, 2008
February, 2008

• Coordinator Manual KEY Changes in Testing
  Policy
• pages 3 - 6
• Testing Calendar Change in Test Dates
• Accommodations Manual
• Dyslexia Bundled Accommodations
• Assessment of Students Served by Special
  Education
• Test Materials and Shipping Update

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Harlingen CISD
TRAINING
February, 2008

• Test Security Seating Charts
• Assessment of English Language Learners
• Spanish Field Test Math and Reading Grades 5 6
• QA
• Closing and Evaluation

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Harlingen CISD
TRAINING
February, 2008
Please Note This Training Does NOT Take the
Place of Reading the Appropriate Manuals.
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February 2008
Policy changes for 2008
Redesigned Answer Documents Composition Retention
and Duplication New Test Security Measures New
Assessments New Educator Oath Procedures Grade 8
Student Success Initiative (SSI)
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February 2008
Revised TAKS Math Charts
Minor revisions of TAKS mathematics charts for
grades 3-5 due to TEKS refinements adopted by the
State Board of Education New charts will appear
in TAKS test booklets starting with the April
2008 administrations for these grades Will be
shipped to districts in the April 2008 nonsecure
shipment Revised version has TAKS logo in top
left-hand corner of chart
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Test Calendar Change
February 2008

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December2007
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Highlights of 2008 Changes
February 2008

• Accommodations Manual
• Contains information about accommodations for
  TAKS, TAKS (Accommodated), and TAKS-M
• Beginning in 2008, information about
  accommodations will be collected on the answer
  documents
• Accommodations will be categorized in four ways
  Presentation (P), Response (R), Setting (S),
  Timing and Scheduling (T)
• An Accommodations Request Form (ARF) should be
  used to request specific accommodations that are
  not listed in this manual or for those that
  require submission and approval of a request
• An ARF should contain objective evidence about
  why the student needs the accommodation
• All accommodations must be routinely used in the
  classroom and documented in the IEP/IAP for
  students served by special education/504 services

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Strategies vs. Accommodations
February 2008
Question  All my third grade students get a
place marker so do I mark this on the answer
document?   Answer    Yes.  All students who
receive an accommodation must have this
information recorded on the scorable document. 
This includes the use of place markers.  This is
considered an accommodation and as such should
only be used by students who require this
assistance.  Entire classes should not use place
markers as this would constitute a strategy, not
an accommodation, for students with a specific
need/disability.  Although it is expected that
more students at the lower grades would have
difficulty with tracking, all students would not.
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Accommodation Request Forms
February 2008

• Have you received your ARFS back for the March
  test administration?
• Approvals? Denied?
• ARFS for April Administration.
• Small Group/Individual administration Do I code
  it on the answer sheet?

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• What are the characteristics of dyslexia?
• Having severe difficulty reading words in
  isolation
• Lacking word-identification skills

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• What are the allowable accommodations?
• Orally reading all proper nouns associated with
  each passage before students begin individual
  reading
• Orally reading all questions and answer choices
  to students
• Extending the testing time over a two-day period

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• What tests can be administered using these
  accommodations?
• Grades 36 TAKS reading tests in English and
  Spanish, including all three SSI administrations
  at Grades 3 and 5
• Grades 7 and 8 TAKS reading tests, including all
  three SSI administrations at Grade 8

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• Who is eligible?
• Students not receiving special education services
  who are identified with dyslexia
• Students receiving special education services who
  are identified with dyslexia
• Students receiving special education services who
  have a severe reading disability that exhibits
  the characteristics of dyslexia

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008
Remember Students in all these eligibility
groups must routinely receive accommodations in
classroom instruction and testing that address
the difficulties they have reading words in
isolation.
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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• Some important reminders
• The test administrator MUST administer the
  reading test using all three accommodations as a
  bundled package.
• Campuses should plan for students taking TAKS
  reading with the bundled accommodations to be
  tested individually or in small groups.

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• Some important reminders
• Both students and the test administrator MUST use
  Form 1. (This has been the most pervasive test
  administration problem the past two years.)
• A copy of the proper nouns list applicable to
  each grade/language must be distributed to each
  student and the test administrator. Copies of
  these lists must be made using the blackline
  masters provided in each campus box.

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• Some important reminders
• Each question and set of answer choices may be
  read as many times as necessary but cannot be
  rephrased.
• The test administrator must keep his/her voice
  inflection neutral during the reading of test
  questions and answer choices.

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• Some important reminders
• The test administrator will give the test over a
  two-day period and will be provided with explicit
  information about where to stop on Day 1 and
  where to begin on Day 2.
• The test administrator must indicate that the
  student has received a dyslexia test
  administration by marking the DB bubble in the
  accommodations column on the front of the TAKS
  answer document.

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• Some important reminders
• There are separate test administrator
  instructions and proper-nouns lists for TAKS and
  TAKS (Accommodated) for the March administrations
  of reading at each SSI grade, as specified on
  pages 36, 53, and 167 of the coordinator manual,
  due to the inclusion of a field-test passage on
  TAKS.
• There is only one set of test administrator
  instructions and proper-nouns lists for TAKS and
  TAKS (Accommodated) for the SSI reading retests
  in April and July.

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• The 2008 Schedule for Grade 3
• March 5?6 Reading
• April 29 Mathematics
• April 30?May 1 First Reading Retest
• July 2?3 Second Reading Retest

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• The 2008 Schedule for Grade 4
• March 5 Writing
• April 29 Mathematics
• April 30?May 1 Reading
• Important Note Students taking the
  reading test with dyslexia bundled accommodations
  must take the mathematics test with Form 1.

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• The 2008 Schedule for Grade 5
• March 5?6 Reading
• April 8 Mathematics
• April 29?30 First Reading Retest
• May 1 Science
• May 13 First Mathematics Retest
• July 1 Second Mathematics Retest
• July 2?3 Second Reading Retest
• Important Note Students taking the
  April TAKS reading retest with dyslexia
  accommodations will take the first day of reading
  a day earlier than noted on the calendar. This
  change is necessary to maintain the testing
  schedule for science.

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• The 2008 Schedule for Grade 6
• April 29 Mathematics
• April 30?May 1 Reading
• Important Note Students taking the
  reading test with dyslexia bundled accommodations
  must take the mathematics test with Form 1.

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• The 2008 Schedule for Grade 7
• March 5 Writing
• April 29 Mathematics
• April 30?May 1 Reading
• Important Note Students taking the reading
  test with dyslexia bundled accommodations must
  take the mathematics test with Form 1.

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• The 2008 Schedule for Grade 8
• March 5?6 Reading
• April 8 Mathematics
• April 29?30 First Reading Retest
• May 1 Science
• May 2 Social Studies
• May 13 First Mathematics Retest
• July 1 Second Mathematics Retest
• July 2?3 Second Reading Retest
• Important Note Students taking the
  April TAKS reading retest with dyslexia
  accommodations will take the first day of reading
  a day earlier than noted on the calendar to
  maintain the testing schedule.

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Dyslexia Accommodations
February 2008

• Are students who are absent eligible to take a
  make-up test?
• In March districts may administer make-ups as
  long as they maintain the ship date for scorable
  materials.
• In April districts may administer make-ups as
  long as they maintain the regular testing
  schedule and the ship date for scorable
  materials.
• In July no make-ups are allowed.

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Assessment of Students with Disabilities
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Highlights of 2008 Changes
February 2008

• TAKS (Accommodated)
• TAKS-Modified (TAKS-M)
• TAKS-Alternate (TAKS-Alt)

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TAKS (Accommodated)
February 2008

• New name for TAKS-Inclusive (TAKS-I) one form
  of the TAKS test
• ARD meetings need not be convened to address
  the name change ARD committees role has not
  changed
• Plans for accountability have not changed -
  insert TAKS (Accommodated) where TAKS-I
  currently exists
• Retests/multiple opportunities will be
  available following the spring primary
  administrations

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TAKS (Accommodated)
February 2008

• TAKS test without embedded field test questions
  and printed in larger font with fewer questions
  on each page allows for some additional
  accommodations
• Uses the TAKS passing standard
• Only available to students who receive special
  education services
• TAKS and TAKS (Accommodated) use the same
  answer document
• Braille tests TAKS vs. TAKS (Accommodated)

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TAKS-Modified (TAKS-M)
February 2008

• Non-released TAKS items are modified by TEA and
  Pearson staff to make TAKS-M test forms
• All modified items and passages are reviewed by
  educators in the test development process
• Students must meet TAKS-M participation
  requirements
• Available in all grades and subjects where TAKS
  is administered, except Spanish
• Standard setting will occur after the
  operational administrations

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TAKS-Alternate (TAKS-Alt)
February 2008

• Assessment designed for students with
  significant cognitive disabilities
• TAKS-Alt is not a traditional paper-and-pencil
  or multiple-choice test.
• TAKS-Alt involves teachers observing students
  as they complete teacher-designed activities
  that link to the grade-level TEKS curriculum
  through essence statements.

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TAKS-Alternate (TAKS-Alt)
February 2008

• What is the status of your TAKS Alt
  administration?
• How long do your teachers have to finish the
  test administration?
• How does TAKS Alt effect my accountability?

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TAKS-Alternate (TAKS-Alt)
February 2008

• 6 observations of essence statements are
  required
• 3 state-selected, 3 teacher-selected
• Teachers then score student performance using
  the TAKS-Alt rubric and submit results and
  documentation through an online instrument.
• TAKS-Alt is tested in the same grades and
  subjects as TAKS.
• Teachers have access to the system October 1,
  2007 April 18, 2008 (finalization window April
  7-18, 2008)

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TAKS-Alternate (TAKS-Alt)
February 2008

• Reminder Theres a TAKS-Alt Resources page on
  our website with all TAKS-Alt manuals, training
  resources, and documents
• http//www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/reso
  urces/taksalt/index.html
• Remember There are no TAKS-Alt answer
  documents
• Testing irregularities for TAKS-Alt are
  addressed in the TAKS-Alt Administrator and
  Coordinator Manual on the website only
  referenced in Coordinators Manual
• Does not effect State Accountability Is
  included in AYP.

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Test Materials and Shipping Update
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Reminders on Materials
February 2008

• Each test administer who conducts an oral
  administration will require a Form 1 test
  booklet, if applicable, the same form number as
  that of the student(s) receiving the oral
  administration.
• If you have LAT examinees, make sure you have
  sufficient quantities of secure LAT linguistic
  simplification guides for test administrators and
  LAT test booklets for students. See Page 94 DCCM.

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Test Materials and Shipping Update
February 2008

• Test Materials and Shipping Update Overview
• Test Materials
• Materials Distribution
• Test Materials Highlights
• Shipping Update
• Returning Test Materials See CALENDAR OF EVENTS
• Shipping Update

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Materials Distribution
February 2008

• Precoded Information Page 95 of DCCM
• Monitored students M1 and M2
• Corrections to Inaccurate Information Page 96 of
  DCCM
• Additional Orders

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Materials Distribution
February 2008

• Additional Orders
• Fill shortages from district overage materials
• If materials are missing from a shipment, contact
  Research and Evaluation immediately.
• Review counts of materials being shipped as soon
  as they are available

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Materials Distribution
February 2008

• Additional Orders, Cont.
• Consult Calendar of Events for deadlines.
• Delivery of test material orders placed after the
  published deadline cannot be guaranteed

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Testing Materials
February 2008

• Make-up Test Materials Highlights
• Large print is available for all eligible TAKS
  grades/subjects including TAKS (Accommodated) and
  TAKS-M
• Braille is available for all eligible TAKS
  grades/subjects including TAKS (Accommodated) and
  TAKS-M

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Testing Materials
February 2008

• Make-up Test Materials Highlights, Cont.
• TAKS Grade 10 ELA
• Separate test form
• Same answer document
• Make-up bubble on answer document

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Testing Materials
February 2008

• Make-up Test Materials Highlights, Cont.
• All other eligible grades/subjects
• Same test book
• Same answer document
• Grid Agency Use field
• Mathematics grid 9 in column D
• Reading grid 9 in column E

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Testing Materials
February 2008

• Dyslexia Bundled Accommodation Materials
  Highlights
• No separate dyslexia form but must use Form 1
• Use TAKS answer documents
• Proper nouns list
• Blackline master
• OK to copy
• Dyslexia Test Administrator Instructions
• Blackline master
• OK to copy

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Testing Materials
February 2008

• TAKS (Accommodated) Materials Highlights
• Large print available
• Braille version available
• Same braille form administered for TAKS and TAKS
  (Accommodated)
• Separate test books
• Same answer documents
• Same headers
• Same ADPL

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Testing Materials
February 2008

• TAKS-Modified (TAKS-M) Materials Highlights
• Large print available
• Braille version available
• Separate test books
• Separate answer documents
• Same headers
• Separate ADPL

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Testing Materials
February 2008

• LAT Materials Highlights
• Large print is available
• Braille is not available
• Except for LAT administration of TAKS-M
• Linguistic Simplification Guide (secure)
• Not provided for TAKS-M admininstrations
• Separate test form
• Use TAKS answer documents

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Returning Test Materials
February 2008

• Schedules
• Calendar of Events
• Each column a separate test administration
• Distributed separately
• Returned separately
• Chart of Return Dates

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Returning Test Materials
February 2008

• Return Instructions Highlights
• Make-up Test Materials
• Return with other materials for that test
  administration
• Do NOT return separately
• Include counts on appropriate ADPL

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Returning Test Materials
February 2008

• Return Instructions Highlights, Cont.
• Dyslexia Bundled Accommodations
• Return with other materials for that test
  administration
• Use TAKS headers
• Include counts on TAKS ADPL

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Returning Test Materials
February 2008

• Return Instructions Highlights, Cont.
• TAKS (Accommodated)
• Return with TAKS materials
• Use TAKS headers
• Include counts on TAKS ADPL

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Returning Test Materials
February 2008

• Return Instructions Highlights, Cont.
• TAKS-Modified (TAKS-M)
• Return with TAKS materials
• Use TAKS headers
• Include counts on TAKS-M ADPL

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Returning Test Materials
February 2008

• Return Instructions Highlights, Cont.
• LAT Materials
• Return with TAKS materials
• Use TAKS headers
• Include counts on TAKS ADPL

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Security and Integrity of Testing Programs
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Overview
February 2008

• General Security Information
• Whats New in 2008
• Training Reminders
• Testing Irregularities
• Reporting Irregularities

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Whats New in 2008?
February 2008
14-point Security Plan

• Honor statements grades 9 through exit level
  only
• Seating charts locally maintained
• Reporting local investigatory and disciplinary
  actions new form
• Document retention minimum of 5 years
• On-site monitoring

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Whats New in 2008?
February 2008
14-point Security Plan (cont.)
Honor Statements

• Grades 9 through exit level
• Sample letter to parents
• Language in manual

By signing my name, I agree that I will not give
or receive unauthorized assistance during the
test. I understand that giving or receiving
unauthorized assistance during the test is
cheating and may result in the invalidation of my
test results.
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Whats New in 2008?
February 2008
New Security Supplement

• Combines information from the Secure Materials
  Supplement into one resource
• Contains detailed information about the 14-point
  plan including sample seating charts
• Includes a sample letter to parents regarding
  honor statement
• Contains a Corrective Action Plan template

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Whats New in 2008?
February 2008
New Security Supplement (cont.)

• Forms for submitting district information on
  locally initiated investigations and disciplinary
  actions
• Actions taken against educators will be reported
  on the new Corrective Action Plan template
  (available online for downloading)
• Actions taken against students will be reported
  on the new Locally Determined Disciplinary
  Actions Taken Against Student(s) template
  (available online for electronic submission)

• New Procedures Involving Educator Oaths
• Two-part signature

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Whats New in 2008?
February 2008
New Language in the Coordinator and Test
Administrator Manuals
Oral Administrations

• Remind testing personnel about the importance of
  following procedures
• Responding to test items, recording information,
  scoring examinees responses, or discussing the
  content of the test is strictly prohibited

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Training Reminders
February 2008
Before test administration

• Be sure everyone is trained for the test
  administration being given.
• Account for all test materials
• Ensure proper storage of materials
• Verify demographic information
• Verify testing requirements for special education
  students, given changes to assessments this year

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Training Reminders
February 2008
During test administration

• Ensure each student receives the correct
  assessment and testing materials
• Emphasize and verify active monitoring
• Ensure all testing personnel understand that they
  may NOT
• provide assistance
• view the tests without authorization
• discuss confidential student information
• check for strategies

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Training Reminders
February 2008
After test administration

• No unauthorized viewing or scoring student
  responses
• No discussion of confidential student information
• No erasing stray marks or darkening response
  ovals
• Account for all test materials

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Training Reminders
February 2008
Potential pitfalls to avoid

• Assigning untrained staff to administer and/or
  monitor tests
• Failing to inventory test materials
• Having insufficient test booklets and/or test
  administrator manuals
• Not accounting for all test booklets and answer
  documents each day

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Training Reminders
February 2008
More pitfalls to avoid

• Assigning a student the incorrect assessment
• Failure to give appropriate accommodation(s)
• Improper (or nonexistent) monitoring
• Failure to remind students to record their
  responses and/or failure to verify that students
  have bubbled their answers
• Leaving secure materials unattended

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Testing Irregularities
February 2008
What to Expect in 2008

• New reporting requirement submission of
  district information for locally initiated
  investigations and disciplinary actions

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Testing Irregularities
February 2008
Potential Referral to Educator Certification and
Standards

• Viewing a test before, during, or after an
  assessment
• Hand-scoring student tests
• Discussing secure test content or student
  responses
• Copying secure materials

REMINDER These incidents must be reported to
TEA immediately.
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Testing Irregularities
February 2008
Violations Resulting in a Referral

• Any Action that Directly or Indirectly Assists
  Students with Responses
• Clarifying or translating writing prompt or test
  items
• Gesturing, pointing, or demonstrating correct
  responses
• Changing student responses
• Providing answers to test questions

REMINDER However well intentioned, these
actions are never allowable or appropriate.
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Testing Irregularities
February 2008
Preventing Testing Irregularities

• Train carefully
• Allow adequate time for training
• Issue manuals before training
• Train as many staff as possible
• Monitor observe during testing
• Practice good inventory control at all levels
• Be available for questions

Refer to the 2008 Test Security Supplement for
more tips on preventing testing irregularities.
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Reporting Irregularities
February 2008
Collecting Documentation

• All irregularities require the following
  documentation to be submitted
• Incident report (via the Online Incident
  Reporting Process)
• Statement(s) from individuals involved

NOTE Do not use the Student Assessment Incident
Report Form to submit statements from individuals
involved.
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Reporting Irregularities
February 2008
Collecting Documentation (cont.)

• New template for the Corrective Action Plan that
  accommodates the submission of district
  information for locally initiated investigations
  and disciplinary actions

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Reporting Irregularities
February 2008
Common Reporting Errors

• Not contacting TEA when uncertain about how to
  handle an incident.
• Not gathering enough information to clearly
  determine what has happened.
• Submitting incomplete documentation no incident
  report or statements
• Not submitting the appropriate documentation
  within the requested timeframe

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TRAINING
Education Service Center
D E C E M B E R 2 0 0 7
Assessment of English Language Learners
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Linguistically AccommodatedTesting (LAT)

• See Flowcharts
• Planning for LAT Administrations Page 35 of DCCM.

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Linguistically AccommodatedTesting (LAT)

• Grades 38 and 10
• Mathematics
• Reading and ELA
• Grades 5, 8, and 10
• Science

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Differences from Last Year
February 2008

• New LAT science testing
• LAT accommodations to be marked on answer
  document not just for math but also reading and
  science
• No LAT supplements all information is in manuals
• New LAT provisions for testing LEP-exempt recent
  immigrants served by special education
• LAT to appear on test booklets used in LAT
  administrations (exception LAT for TAKSM)

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Key Understanding about LAT
February 2008

• LAT affects
• grades 3?8 and 10 only
• math, science, and reading/ELA only
• only ELLs who are LEP-exempt under state law

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Eligibility Differences
February 2008

• Eligibility criteria for math/science vs.
  reading/ELA differ somewhat.
• LAT math and science
• Given to all LEP-exempt students whether it is
  their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd school year in the U.S.
• LAT reading and ELA
• Given to 2nd and 3rd year LEP-exempt immigrants
• NOT given to 1st year LEP-exempt immigrants

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AYP Inclusion
February 2008

• not evaluated for AYP
• Science No science results are used in AYP
  (hence, no LAT science results are used in AYP).

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What about LEP-exempt recent immigrants served by
special education?
February 2008

• These students will take
• LAT administrations of TAKS, which include LAT
  administrations of TAKS (Accommodated)
• LAT administrations of TAKSM
• This group of students is very small. Few
  students served by special education are recent
  immigrants.

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What about LAT and TAKSAlt?
February 2008

• There are no LEP exemptions from TAKSAlt.
  Therefore, there is no LAT.
• LEP exemptions from TAKSAlt are not necessary,
  even for recent immigrant students with highly
  limited English skills. Students taking TAKSAlt
  may be assessed in a linguistically appropriate
  manner through activities that may or may not be
  language dependent.

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What about LAT and TAKS (Accommodated)?
February 2008

• LEP-exempt recent immigrants served by special
  education will take the LAT form of TAKS if TAKS
  (Accommodated) is the appropriate test form.
• Important These students MUST NOT take the TAKS
  (Accommodated) form.
• The format accommodations on the TAKS
  (Accommodated) form are used on the LAT form of
  TAKS.
• Students taking the LAT form of TAKS will receive
  their prescribed LAT accommodations and
  accommodations allowable with TAKS (Accommodated).

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LAT Indirect Support Accommodations
February 2008
Note These are to be provided for all LAT
administrations, with the exception of LAT
administrations of TAKSM.
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TAKSM Exception
February 2008

• The 2-day LAT administration of TAKSM
  reading/ELA is optional. The LPAC and ARD
  committee should decide in advance whether the
  student should complete the test in 1 or 2 days.
• An Accommodation Request Form is not required if
  the LAT administration of TAKSM reading/ELA is
  given over 2 days.

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2-Day LAT Reading/ELA Administrations of TAKS
February 2008

• The administration directions in the LAT test
  administrator manual specify where in the booklet
  to stop at the end of Day 1.

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LAT Math and Science Direct Support Accommodations
February 2008

• Linguistic simplification
• Oral translation
• Reading assistance
• Bilingual dictionary
• Bilingual glossary
• English and Spanish test side by side

See TAKSM exceptions next slide
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TAKSM Exceptions
February 2008

• Linguistic simplification is allowed, but
  linguistic simplification guides are not
  available. Test administrators will follow
  guidelines to make appropriate linguistic
  simplifications.
• Spanish versions of TAKSM are not available.
• Accordingly, Spanish LAT versions are not
  available, nor is the accommodation of using
  English and Spanish tests side by side.

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LAT Reading Direct Support Accommodations
February 2008

• Bilingual dictionary
• English dictionary
• Reading aloud word or phrase
• Reading aloud entire test item
• Oral translation word or phrase
• Clarification word or phrase

Standard procedure, not an accommodation, for
TAKSM reading
Not all of these are allowable for LAT
administrations of the writing sections of grade
10 ELA. See the administration manuals for
details.
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LAT Scheduling for TAKS
February 2008
See LAT TAKSM schedule information next slide
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Schedule Differences for LAT Administrations of
TAKSM
February 2008

• LAT TAKSM for Reading/ELA, Gr. 3, 5, 8, 10
• To be conducted on March 4, date of regular
  TAKSM testing
• Other LAT TAKSM Grades and Subjects
• May be conducted on regular TAKSM schedule or on
  LAT schedule for TAKS

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Submitting March Answer Documents for TAKS
February 2008

• For Gr. 3, 5, 8, and 10 reading/ELA, students
  take LAT administrations of TAKS in April rather
  than March. This gives them additional time to
  learn English.
• Important The L score code must be marked on
  the answer documents of these students in March
  to indicate they are LEP-exempt.
• Based on this information, precoded materials are
  provided for these students for the April LAT
  administration.
• For other LAT grades, precoded materials are
  generated through the normal process.

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LAT Test Booklets
February 2008

• LAT test booklets are separate, different forms
  of TAKS. The test booklets say LAT on the
  cover. There is one form of each test.
• TAKS (Accommodated) candidates must use the LAT
  form, not the TAKS (Accommodated) form, if they
  are LEP-exempt.
• LAT tests cannot be interchanged with TAKS tests
  to resolve booklet shortages.
• For TAKSM the regular booklet is used. LAT
  does not appear on the cover.

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Large Print and Braille
February 2008

• Large-print LAT booklets are available for TAKS
  and TAKSM.
• Braille versions are available for LAT
  administrations of TAKSM but not TAKS.

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Answer Documents
February 2008

• LAT testers for whom TAKS is appropriate,
  including TAKS (Accommodated), use the TAKS
  answer document.
• LAT testers for whom TAKSM is appropriate use
  the TAKSM answer document.

Exception There is a separate LAT answer
document for LAT grade 10 TAKS ELA.
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Answer Documents
February 2008

• As always, the L (LEP-exempt) score code and
  LAT information MUST be completed to indicate a
  LAT administration.
• The LAT information fields are somewhat different
  this year.
• The TAKS answer document has a new LAT Form area
  indicating whether a Spanish or English LAT form
  was used.
• LAT accommodations will be collected for each LAT
  subject.

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Answer Documents
February 2008

• Important reminders
• The S score code must NEVER be filled in for
  students taking a LAT test!
• The L score code must ALWAYS be filled in for
  LAT administrations ? no exceptions!

Emphasize in training
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LAT Test Administrator Manuals
February 2008

• There is one LAT test administrator manual that
  encompasses all LAT administrations, with the
  exception of TAKSM.
• Exception For LAT administrations of TAKSM,
  test administrators will use the TAKSM test
  administrator manual, which contains LAT
  information in an appendix.

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Secure Linguistic Simplification Guides (LSGs)
February 2008

• These are produced for LAT administrations of
  TAKS math and science. The guides are printed by
  grade and subject. The guides are not available
  for TAKSM.
• There are no guides for reading/ELA.
• The guides may be viewed only during the test
  administration.

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Example Test Questions to Use in LAT Training
February 2008

• The LAT test administrator manual contains
  example test questions to use in LAT test
  administrator training for TAKS.
• Example test questions for TAKSM are included in
  the LAT appendix of the TAKSM test administrator
  manual.
• The example test questions illustrate ways to
  apply LAT accommodations appropriately during
  testing.

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Planning for LAT Administrations

• Planning for LAT involves
• determining and documenting accommodations
• determining the need for individual vs.
  small group LAT administrations
• identifying and training appropriate LAT
  test administrators
• identifying test locations

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Training LAT Test Administrators
LAT test administrators must be trained in both
general testing procedures and LAT-specific
procedures.
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LAT Administration Directions for TAKS

• The LAT administration directions read aloud to
  students on the day of testing are worded more
  simply than TAKS directions.
• For all grades, LAT administration directions are
  provided in English and Spanish.
• As with TELPAS reading tests, LAT test
  administrators may further simplify directions as
  needed.

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LAT Administration Directions

• LAT tests are shorter than TAKS tests because
  there are no embedded field-test items.
• Because TAKS answer documents are used for LAT
  administrations in grades 48 and 10 (grade 10
  ELA excluded), students will not use all the
  spaces on their answer document.

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LAT Administration Directions
To address this situation, the administration
directions instruct test administrators to say,
for example
Stop when you get to the last page of your
booklet. Your last test question is NUMBER 43.
This is where your test ends. You will not use
all the circles on your answer document.
Number varies by grade and subject
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Returning Materials
February 2008

• LAT materials are shipped back with regular TAKS
  materials.
• With the exception of Gr. 10 ELA LAT, answer
  documents for LAT do not need to be submitted
  under separate headers.
• For Gr. 10 ELA LAT, a separate header and
  separate ADPL are needed to expedite processing
  because of the short timeline for scoring the
  written composition and open-ended reading
  questions.

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Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment
System (TELPAS)
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Key Changes
February 2008

• The acronyms TOP and RPTE are no longer be used.
• The new TELPAS reading assessments (which replace
  RPTE) are being implemented in both paper and
  online formats. Online procedures need to be
  emphasized in training sessions.
• The new grade 2 TELPAS reading assessment
  replaces the holistic rating process for grade 2
  reading.

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Key Changes
February 2008

• A new learning management system (LMS) is being
  implemented.
• This years online refresher training courses
  (what the vast majority of raters will take) have
  been streamlined to include ONLY rating practice
  activities. There is no built-in review of
  training content, which makes the training
  shorter.
• All online courses contain enhanced listening and
  speaking components, including student videos for
  teachers to practice rating.

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Other Changes to Note
February 2008

• What was formerly the OP Code on the answer
  document is now the HR Code.
• Less information is collected in the Rater Info
  field of the answer document.
• An oath of security and confidentiality has been
  added for writing collection verifiers.

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TELPAS Holistically Rated Components
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Other Key Dates
February 2008
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Spring Holistic Rating Training Activities
February 2008

• Face-to-face training of newly assigned raters
• Supplemental training of fall trainees who did
  not successfully qualify
• Spring online qualification round for above 2
  groups
• Online refresher training courses for all other
  raters (vast majority of raters in state)

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Spring 2008 TELPAS Online Courses
Online courses are used to provide standardized
training in the spring of the year. There are 5
online courses

• Level 1 Online Training Course for Grades 212
• Level 2 Online Refresher Course for Grades 212
• Level 1 Online Training Course for K1
• Level 2 Online Refresher Course for K1
• Assembling and Verifying Grades 212 Writing
  Collections

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Level 1 Online Training Course for Grades 212

• Required for newly identified raters and
  individuals who have been trained previously but
  have not yet successfully completed TELPAS rater
  qualification requirements
• Timeframe January 21February 8
• Takes approximately 4 to 5 hours
• Provides training and rating practice in the
  listening, speaking, and writing domains
• Prepares raters for spring qualification round
• Can be completed in more than one sitting
• 5 continuing education credit hours provided

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Level 2 Online Refresher Course for Grades 212

• Required for qualified raters ? those who
  qualified in a previous school year as well as
  this fall
• Timeframe February 11March 14
• Takes approximately 1 to 2 hours
• Gives rating practice in the listening, speaking,
  and writing domains
• Calibrates raters before the spring
  administration and gives practice with ratings
  that are less clear-cut
• Can be completed in more than one sitting
• 2 continuing education credit hours provided

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Level 1 Online Training Course for K1

• Required for individuals who have not been
  trained previously
• Timeframe February 11March 14
• Takes approximately 3 to 4 hours
• Gives training and rating practice in all 4
  language domains
• Can be completed in more than one sitting
• 4 continuing education credit hours provided

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Level 2 Online Refresher Course for K1

• Required for all previously trained K-1 raters,
  those trained in a previous year as well as this
  fall
• Timeframe February 11March 14
• Takes approximately 1 to 2 hours
• Gives rating practice in all 4 language domains
• Calibrates raters before the spring
  administration
• Can be completed in more than one sitting
• 2 continuing education credit hours provided

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Optional Course Assembling and Verifying
Grades 2-12 Writing Collections

• Optional tool for testing coordinators to use in
  training on writing collection assembly and
  verification criteria so students are rated on
  the correct types of writing
• Timeframe Available starting January 14
• Takes approximately 1 hour
• Useful for testing coordinators, campus
  administrators, raters, and writing collection
  verifiers
• Minor revisions since last year
• Can be completed in more than one sitting
• 1 continuing education credit hour provided

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Rater Authorization
February 2008

• Raters who do not complete required online
  training and online qualification activities are
  not authorized by TEA to be raters.
• Raters who complete all requirements but do not
  successfully qualify may be authorized to serve
  as raters at the discretion of the district.
  However, districts are required to implement a
  rating support system for these individuals.

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Support from TELPAS Holistic Rating Trainers
February 2008

• Raters authorized to take Level 2 refresher
  courses are not required by TEA to have
  additional face-to-face training with a state
  TELPAS holistic rating trainer.
• Raters who take Level 1 courses will receive
  additional training support facilitated by a
  state TELPAS holistic rating trainer.

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TELPAS TrainingCenter Website The New Learning
Management System
February 2008

• All online courses, spring qualification
  activities, and data management information will
  be available at the TELPAS TrainingCenter website
  at http//www.texasassessment.com/telpasonlinetrai
  ning/.
• The website will be accessible by January 10.
• The TrainingCenter uses new, high performance
  learning management system (LMS) software that
  has web-based, interactive training and data
  management capabilities.

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LMS Rater History and Access
February 2008

• The training history of individuals who have
  participated in online training and qualification
  activities to date will be in the new LMS.
• New users will self-register. To register, new
  users need a site code, which will be sent to
  district testing coordinators in a broadcast
  e-mail in early January.
• Users who accessed the qualification site this
  fall or did ANY training using the LMS last year
  will be able to log in using their existing user
  name and password. They will not need a site code.

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Rater Access (cont.)
February 2008

• Users who trained using ONLY the alternative
  training site last year (which did not require a
  user ID and password) will receive a user name
  and password in two separate e-mails. One will
  contain their user name, the other their
  password. The separate e-mails are a security
  precaution.
• Users will be prompted to change their password
  when they log in.

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LMS Reports Summary and Roster Reports

• Can be run on demand
• Data updated every evening
• Available reports include
• Course completion roster
• Course summary report
• Qualification roster
• Qualification summary report

The reports are dynamic and specific to the
campus, district, or region of the testing
coordinator/assistant.
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TELPAS Online Training User Guides
February 2008

• There are 2
• LMS user guide for testing coordinators
• user guide for online courses and qualification
  (for raters and other course participants)
• These web documents will be available by January
  4 on the ELL Assessment Information page of the
  TEA Student Assessment Division website. They
  will also become available through the LMS.

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Procedures for Ensuring Validity and Reliability
February 2008

• There are no changes in this years procedures.
• Suggested procedures are outlined on pages
  205-206 and 252 of the 2008 District and Campus
  Coordinator Manual.

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Writing Collection Assembly
February 2008

• Continue to emphasize in training the importance
  of including the required types of writing in the
  collections.
• Rating Rosters
• Verifiers
• Assembly of Grades 2-12 Writing Collections Page
  203 DCCM refers to TELPAS rater manual.

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Incident Reports
February 2008

• Training of personnel in the holistic rating
  process and TELPAS administration procedures is
  vital to the validity and reliability of the
  assessments.
• TELPAS writing collections are official test
  records of the state testing program.
• Incident reports are required to address
  procedural errors associated with writing
  collection assembly and other TELPAS procedures.

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TELPAS ReadingGrades 212
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Testing Schedule
February 2008

• TELPAS Holistic Scoring
• TELPAS Reading
• When do we transfer from Rating Rosters
• Test first then transfer ratings
• Transfer must be done by CTC or under the
  supervision of the CTC

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New Assessment Implementation
February 2008

• Both paper and online testing will occur this
  spring as the new TELPAS reading tests for grades
  2-12 are implemented.
• The new tests
• contain more items that assess the ability to
  read academic English in mathematics and science
  contexts
• contain more items at the advanced high
  proficiency level
• add a grade 2 assessment
• are administered in 6, not 4, grade clusters

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New TELPAS Reading Grade Clusters
February 2008

• The 6 grade clusters are
• Grade 2
• Grade 3
• Grades 4?5
• Grades 6?7
• Grades 8?9
• Grades 10?12

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New Grade 2 Assessment
February 2008
Remember Since the multiple-choice TELPAS
reading tests now include grade 2, teachers will
no longer rate second graders for reading using
the holistic rating process.
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Testing Materials ? Answer Documents
February 2008

• Answer documents will be shipped for each paper
  and online tester in grades 412. The holistic
  ratings must be marked on paper answer documents
  for both paper and online testers.
• Once the tests are administered exclusively
  online in 2009, grade 2 and 3 paper test booklets
  and paper answer document