This document outlines protocols and schedules for administering the STAAR EOC exams at Azle High School. It provides the testing schedule, with English I on March 30, English II on April 1, and other subjects on subsequent dates in May. Test administrators are instructed to read directions and time the tests accurately. Students will have dictionaries and thesauruses available and must record all answers in the 5 hour period. The document reviews security protocols, including prohibitions against assisting students or discussing test content. Violations could result in certification penalties or criminal charges.

1. 2015 Campus Test
Administrator Training
STAAR EOC
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Laurie Wheeler
Azle High School
Azle Independent School District

2. Please Note:
This training does NOT take the place
of reading the Test Administrators
manual.

3. OATH OF TEST SECURITY
AND CONFIDENTIALITY
(signed once per year)
Initial
Sign
Print name
This section is only for those
who read or transcribe a test.

4. Test Date
English I
(9th grade and retesters)
Monday, March 30
English 2
(10th grade and retesters)
Wednesday, April 1
Algebra I
(9th grade and retesters)
Tuesday, May 5
US History
(11th grade and retesters)
Tuesday, May 5
Biology
(9th grade and retesters)
Wednesday, May 6
STAAR Testing Schedule

5. English 1 & 2 – 5 hours
Algebra, Biology, US History – 4 hours
Length of Test

6. Bell Schedule for March 30, 2015
7:55 – 1:00 STAAR EOC Testing
11:00 – 11:25 Lunch – Freshman (in room)
11:30 – 11:55 Lunch – Seniors
12:00 – 12:25 Lunch - Juniors
12:30 – 12:55 Lunch – Sophomores
2:00 – 2:15 1st period
2:20 – 2:35 3rd period
2:40 – 2:55 5th period
3:00 – 3:15 7th period

7. Bell Schedule for April 1, 2015
7:55 – 1:20 STAAR EOC Testing
11:00 – 11:25 Lunch – Sophomores (in room)
11:30 – 11:55 Lunch – Seniors
12:00 – 12:25 Lunch - Juniors
12:30 – 12:55 Lunch – Freshman
2:00 – 2:15 2nd period
2:20 – 2:35 4th period
2:40 – 2:55 6th period
3:00 – 3:15 8th period

8. • All answers must be recorded on the answer document
within the 5 hour time period.
• Time begins after directions are read. Cell phone timers
cannot be used. You must have a clock in your room.
• Communicate (orally and in writing) the amount of time
left to test in 1 hour intervals and in 15 minutes intervals
during the last hour.
REMINDERS

9. Dictionaries and Thesauruses
• It is required to provide English-language dictionaries and
thesauruses to students taking the STAAR and STAAR A
EOC tests.
• We have ordered more dictionaries and it is our goal to
have approximately 20 dictionaries and 3 thesauruses per
testing room. (If you are using someone’s room, it is
YOUR responsibility to make sure you have dictionaries
and thesauruses!)
• Foreign language dictionaries are not permitted.
• ESL students may use a standard dictionary, an ESL
dictionary, or a bilingual dictionary.

10. Day of Test
Testing materials will be available for
pick up at 7:00 in F20

11. http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/STAARA/
NEW TEST:
STAAR-A
(This test is available for special ed students and students identified with dyslexia
that meet specific requirements)

12. In accordance with 19 TAC §101.3031(b)(2) and as described in the Test
Security Supplement, any person who violates, assists in the violation of, or
solicits another to violate or assist in the violation of test security or
confidentiality, as well as any person who fails to report such a violation, is
subject to the following penalties:
• placement of restrictions on the issuance, renewal, or holding of a
Texas educator certificate, either indefinitely or for a set term;
• issuance of an inscribed or non-inscribed reprimand;
• suspension of a Texas educator certificate for a set term; or
• revocation or cancellation of a Texas educator certificate without
opportunity for reapplication for a set term or permanently.
If you feel like a testing irregularity has occurred, you must report
it to the campus coordinator.
Release or disclosure of confidential test content is a class C misdemeanor and
could result in criminal prosecution under TEC §39.0303, Section 552.352 of the
Texas Government Code, and Section 37.10 of the Texas Penal Code. Further,
19 TAC §249.15 stipulates that the State Board for Educator Certification may
take any of the above actions based on satisfactory evidence that an educator
has failed to cooperate with TEA in an investigation.
In addition, any irregularities in test security or confidentiality may result in the
invalidation of students’ assessments.

13. Procedural Violations
Eligibility Errors
• an eligible student was not administered the test
IEP or 504 Issues
• a student was given STAAR instead of STAAR-M
• Student did not receive an approved accommodation or received an accommodations that was
approved
Improper Account of Secure Materials –
• Testing personnel lost or misplaced an answer document, test booklet, or other secure material
Monitoring Errors –
• Test administrator left a room unmonitored when students and secure materials were present
• Test administrator left secure materials unattended
• Test administrator did not verify that a student recorded his or her responses and accepted a
blank answer document from the examinee
• Students who had not finished testing where not properly monitored while being moved or
during lunch
• Test administrator did not actively monitor students and did not detect the improper use of a
dictionary or calculator
• Test administrator did not ensure that students worked independently during testing
• Students were not prevented from using cell phones or other electronic devices to take
pictures or send messaged

14. Serious Violations
• Directly OR indirectly assisting students with responses to test questions
• Tampering with student responses
• Falsifying TELPAS holistic ratings or STAAR Alternate student performance data
• Viewing secure test content before, during, or after an administration or viewing STAAR
Alternate performance data during or after an assessment
• Discussing secure test content, student responses, or student performance
• Duplicating, recording, or capturing electronically secure test content without permission
from TEA
• Scoring student tests, either formally or informally
• Fraudulently exempting or preventing a student from the administration of a required
state assessment
DO NOT VIEW OR TALK ABOUT TEST CONTENT
EVEN AFTER THE TEST!!!