A.T.Tips Cast: Loudoun County Schools AT Tip of the Day Calendar: State of the Region To learn about Handouts/Resources statewide AT plans Quick STAAR Update JC and resources, – STAAR and STAAR A technology updates Sanders’s PPT document specifically focusing on reading supports JC Sanders and helping students progress in What Test? Who Decides reading (top highly STAAR is always the first consideration. Only after emphasized need that consideration to you look at STAAR A or based on STAAR Alt 2. Alternate 2 scores/data, etc) The ARD team makes this decision. Decisions STAAR Alternate 2 Resources on Apply info to our should not be based upon what happened last year TEA Website: work. (technical glitches, etc), but upon what the student needs this year. STAAR Alternate 2 Educator Guide: STAAR Alt 2 STAAR Alternate 2 2015-2016 This year’s test is similar to last years. Participation Requirements: This year’s testing window is April 4 April 22, – 2016. Allowable Accommodations for The preview window will be the 2 weeks in STAAR Alternate 2: March just prior to these dates. Preview Test Materials. STAAR A Test administrators & test administrator A Resources on TEA assistance should use the preview Website: period to prepare accommodations prior to administering the assessment STAAR A Eligibility Criteria: according to the guidelines outlined in the section of the “Accommodations” Unified Minimum System manual and practice reading the script Requirements for the following the Instructions” “Presentation Administration of Online and Instructions” for each item. “Scoring Assessments: Test materials must be kept in locked, secure storage throughout the day STAAR A Tutorials are now when not in use. posted: Test materials (including photocopied pages from the student booklet) must be Eligibility for Spelling Assistance returned to the campus coordinator at and/or Basic Transcribing the end of each day and be checked in JC’s answer to question posed and out using the Materials Control during meeting. Form
A.T.Tips Cast: Loudoun County Schools AT Tip of the Day Calendar: State of the Region STAAR and STAAR A technology updates JC Sanders What Test? Who Decides STAAR is always the first consideration. Only after that consideration to you look at STAAR A or STAAR Alt 2. The ARD team makes this decision. Decisions should not be based upon what happened last year (technical glitches, etc), but upon what the student needs this year. STAAR Alt 2 This year’s test is similar to last years. This year’s testing window is April 4 – April 22, 2016. The preview window will be the 2 weeks in March just prior to these dates. Preview Test Materials. Test administrators & test administrator assistance should use the preview period to prepare accommodations prior to administering the assessment according to the guidelines outlined in the “Accommodations” section of the manual and practice reading the script following the “Presentation Instructions” and “Scoring Instructions” for each item. Test materials must be kept in locked, secure storage throughout the day when not in use. Test materials (including photocopied pages from the student booklet) must be returned to the campus coordinator at the end of each day and be checked in and out using the Materials Control Form To learn about statewide AT plans and resources, specifically focusing on reading supports and helping students progress in reading (top highly emphasized need based on scores/data, etc) Apply info to our work. Handouts/Resources Quick STAAR Update – JC Sanders’s PPT document Alternate 2 STAAR Alternate 2 Resources on TEA Website: STAAR Alternate 2 Educator Guide: STAAR Alternate 2 2015-2016 Participation Requirements: Allowable Accommodations for STAAR Alternate 2: STAAR A A Resources on TEA Website: STAAR A Eligibility Criteria: Unified Minimum System Requirements for the Administration of Online Assessments: STAAR A Tutorials are now posted: Eligibility for Spelling Assistance and/or Basic Transcribing JC’s answer to question posed during meeting.
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