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Prepare for and conduct test administrator and other campus personnel training

❏ Designate Test Administrators

• Collaborate with the district coordinator and principal to select a sufficient number of test administrators and raters to meet the needs of the campus.

• For online test sessions, designate at least one test administrator for every 30 students to be tested.

• For holistically rated assessments, the test administrator must have a high level of interaction and familiarity with the student.

❏ Review Test Administrator Responsibilities

• Maintain the security of test materials until they are returned to the campus coordinator.

• Ensure students have the required materials and allowed and approved designated supports for the tests.

• Implement the test administration processes and procedures stated in the TELPAS Test Administrator Manual and TELPAS Rater Manual.

• Actively monitor test sessions and maintain test security.

• Report any suspected violation of test security to the campus coordinator.

❏ Review Principal Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the campus coordinator to oversee the training of campus personnel.

• Collaborate with the campus coordinator to establish specific test administration schedules and processes for the campus.

• Collaborate with the campus coordinator to oversee the implementation of the test administration process stated in these Coordinator Resources and the test administrator manual.

• Ensure that test security is maintained.

• Review and sign each rater’s TELPAS Student Rating Roster.

• Report any suspected violation of test security to the campus or district coordinator.

❏ Distribute Test Administrator Manual

• Distribute the TELPAS Test Administrator Manual early enough to allow sufficient time for all testing personnel to read the material thoroughly before training sessions.

• Ensure test administrators have access to the TELPAS Rater Manual early enough to allow sufficient time for all testing personnel to read the material thoroughly before training sessions.

• Use the manuals in training sessions.

❏ Direct Designated Test Administrators to Review Resources

Test administrators should review and become familiar with the following resources.

• the TELPAS online practice tests, which can be found in the Practice Test Site

• resources available on the TELPAS Resources webpage

• TELPAS training modules on the LMS

• the TDS User Guide

• the DEI User Guide

❏ Schedule Test Administrator and Other Campus Personnel Training Sessions

• Test administrators, raters, principals, and other campus personnel participating in the TELPAS administration are required to receive training in test security and administration procedures at least once, as well as training in procedures unique to specific test modes.

• Test administrations who are authorized to provide special administrations (e.g., braille) must be provided additional training in specific security protocols 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. As a reminder of this obligation, these individuals are required to complete a specific part of a test security oath.

• Test administrators or other campus personnel who are responsible for entering student responses into DEI or uploading holistic ratings in TIDE must be provided with additional training in specific security protocol regarding transcribing. Tampering with or changing student responses or ratings is strictly prohibited. As a reminder of this obligation, these individuals are required to complete a specific part of a test security oath.

• Training sessions should be scheduled by the recommended date on the Calendar of Events. If necessary, additional individuals may be trained after this date.

❏ Conduct Test Administrator and Other Campus Personnel Training

Required topics for test administrator training include:

• Test security

  • test security procedures and test security oaths

  • active monitoring

  • seating charts

  • reporting testing irregularities

  • handling testing irregularities

  • consequences for adult and student cheating

• Scheduling test administrations

  • district or campus assigned testing dates

  • time allowed to test

  • breaks

  • individual and small group test sessions

  • make-up testing

• Preparing for test administrations

  • identifying eligible students

  • setting up testing environment

  • receiving, distributing, and storing test materials such as test session IDs and student test tickets

  • preparing for online administrations

  • preparing for holistic administrations

  • preparing for special paper or holistic administrations of an online assessment, if applicable

  • TELPAS online practice tests

  • optional training modules on the LMS

• Testing with accommodations

  • understanding accessibility policies

  • understanding accommodation policies

  • ensuring students have allowed or approved accessibility features or designated supports

  • collecting materials and preparing designated supports for eligible students

  • preparing testing locations for students who need designated supports or accessibility features

• During test administrations

  • proper testing procedures

  • breaks for test administrators

  • hall monitors

  • availability of campus coordinator and other testing supervisors

• Entering and verifying student data in TIDE and DEI, if applicable

  • score codes

  • program information

  • student responses

  • student ratings

• Returning materials to the campus coordinator

❏ Direct Test Administrators and Other Campus Personnel to Review and Sign a Test Security Oath

• Test administrators, raters, principals, and other campus personnel participating in the TELPAS administration must complete an Oath of Test Security and Confidentiality after training and before handling secure test materials and content.

• In addition, test administrators and other campus personnel who are authorized to provide special administrations or who are responsible for entering student responses into DEI and uploading holistic ratings in TIDE must confirm compliance with security requirements by completing specific sections of a test security oath.

• A copy of the completed test security oath (electronic or paper) should be submitted to the campus testing coordinator.