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The student must be given the full time allotted to complete the test. All of the student’s responses must be initially recorded (e.g., onto scratch paper, into the student’s test booklet) by the end of the allotted time. The scribe may transfer the student’s final responses into the student’s online test or into the Data Entry Interface (DEI) system after the testing period has ended, if necessary.
Student responses cannot be scored until they are recorded in the student’s online test or entered in DEI.
After testing, the The STAAR Non-Embedded Supports field should must be updated under in the Non-Embedded Supports panel in TIDE . This indicates that an allowable designated before the end of the specific testing window to indicate that this support was made available to the student.
If the student had access to any other designated supports, these should also be recorded per the guidelines in the specific policy document.
Test Security
The district District testing personnel must maintain test security and confidentiality when using a mathematics scribe for testing. All standard test security and confidentiality requirements must be followed. Refer to the Test Security section of these Coordinator Resources for more information.
Test administrators who are acting as a mathematics scribe must complete a specific part of the test security oath regarding viewing secure test content. Responding to test questions, recording secure test content, scoring the test, or discussing the content of the test at any time is strictly prohibited and is a serious testing violation.
Students who receive the Mathematics Scribe designated support may need to be tested individually so that other students will not be disturbed or distracted and to ensure the confidentiality of the test. It is the responsibility of district and campus personnel to determine the most appropriate way to administer the mathematics test to students who are receiving the Mathematics Scribe designated support.
The scribe may answer questions about test directions or test procedures. The scribe is never allowed to answer questions related to the content of the test itself. If a student asks a scribe a question that he or she is not permitted to answer, the scribe may respond, for example, “I cannot answer that for you; just do the best you can.”
Secure test materials and associated student responses cannot may NOT be photocopied, scanned, or saved to use this support. Any scratch paper used to record the student’s dictated scratch work and computations must be destroyed after testing.
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