TELPAS 2015
Reading Online Test Administrator Training
This training does not take
the place of reading your
TELPAS Reading Test
Administrator Manual.
TELPAS Reading
oTELPAS Reading is an online assessment
oAdministered to all LEP students 2nd-12th
(including denials)
oNo test booklets or answer documents
oAll students must be tested within the
testing window
oIf students are absent on their scheduled
day, they must be moved into a makeup
session
Who tests?
ALL students 2-12 who are identified as LEP including parent
denials are required to participate in the TELPAS Online Reading
Test
Exceptions:
• ARDCs in conjunction with the LPAC may determine that a
student receiving Special Education services should not be
tested in one or more domain of TELPAS. Participation should
be considered on a domain by domain basis.
• Students who enroll on or after March 16 will only take the
online reading test
TELPAS Reading Make-Ups
• All students must be assessed within the
assessment window
• If a student is absent the day you have them
scheduled to take TELPAS Reading, CTC will
ensure the student tests within the TELPAS
assessment window
• The TEA expectation is that we test every eligible
student within the TELPAS assessment window
CTC Responsibilities
Read and adhere to all manuals
Attend required coordinator training sessions
CTC and campus principal are responsible for test security and
confidentiality on the campus
Supervise and actively monitor testing
Be the campus contact for all questions about testing
Report testing irregularities and security violations
immediately to the district testing coordinator
Compile required documentation and turn in to testing office
Reading Test Administrator
Responsibilities
• Guide students through launching and starting the
online test
• Maintain test security and confidentiality
• Manage breaks /interruptions
• Attend training and sign oath
• Ensure proper test procedures
• Start & monitor test sessions
• Read manual
Testing Accommodations
• Refer to the TELPAS Reading manual (page 8)
GA
General Accommodation (Type 1 or 2)
LP
Large Print
• Not Permitted:
• Reading assistance
• Reference materials
• Test questions or selections translated
• Test questions, answer choices, or selections
clarified
TestNav LOGIN
• Must turn on student computers BEFORE
testing and login….
• Must use appropriate Login/password
• SE, RE, KMS, NMS and GE
• testnav2/testnav2
• KHS, ME, and CE
• Testnav/testnav
Testing Environment
• At least one trained administrator for every 30 students
• Computer monitors prepared to discourage students
from viewing each other’s monitor
• Use carrels (dividers to block view)
• Bulletin boards and instructional displays that might aid
students during testing must be removed or covered
• The testing room should be quiet, well lighted,
comfortable,
with
enough space to work
• “Testing-Do Not Disturb” sign posted outside the
testing room
• Assigned seats (seating chart)
Testing Procedures
• Seating chart is completed to include students’ names, locations,
and test administrator information
• The test is untimed
• Work stations are cleared of books and other materials
• Student MUST remain seated and no talking while testing
• Each student must be allowed to work at his or her individual
speed
• NO reference materials are allowed
• Allowed to use scratch paper, but all scratch paper must be
turned in to the campus coordinator after testing
• Active monitoring during the test session
• After students have finished, they may read or leave the room
• BEFORE a student who has finished testing leaves the room, test
administrator must ensure the student’s test is in “Submitted”
status
• IMMEDIATELY after testing, turn in all test materials and sign the
bottom portion of the reading test administrator oath
TELPAS Reading Manual page 20
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Launching the Test (2 -5 )
• Before students in GR 2-5 can begin the test, type in
the username on the student authorization, except
for the last number
• Type in the Testcode
• DO NOT log in a student that is not present and in
front of a computer
Students will type the last number and login when the
directions tell students to login.
• Directions for test administration start on page 32
Launching the Test (6th – 12th)
• Test administrators guide students through the login process
for GR 6-12
• Students must have Student Authorization sheets in order to
log in
TELPAS Reading Manual page 37
Starting a Test
A test session MUST be started before any students
can log in to TestNav and begin the test.
A test session does not start until the TEST
ADMINISTRATOR clicks the Start button on the
Session Details screen, regardless of the scheduled
start time and date.
TELPAS Reading Manual page 23
Monitoring
Sessions
• Session Details screen
• Periodically click Refresh
• Real-time test status
STATUS:
• Ready
• Active (testing)
• Exited
• Resumed
• Resumed-Upload
• Completed (submitted
test)
TELPAS Reading Manual page 24
Resuming a Student’s Test
• If a student exits TestNav--• Return to Session Details and select the
checkbox next to that student’s name
• A resume checkbox is only available if that
student’s status is Started, Exited, or Resume
• Click the Resume Test button to resume all
students you checked
• Students launch TestNav and login using same
Login ID and code from authorization letter
TELPAS Reading Manual page 25
Stopping a Session
• Campus Testing Coordinator will tell you if you
will select STOP or if they will stop the session.
• Ensure each student’s status is Completed or
Marked Complete on the Session Details screen
• Click the Stop button to stop the test session
• Move ABSENT students into a make up session
before “Stopping a Session” (page 17 Reading Manual)
• CTC will call DTC if there are questions/concerns
TELPAS Reading Manual page 25
Unique Situations
• Newly enrolled LEP student:
• If LEP from another Texas school they are LEP
• If newly enrolled, student is not LEP until the LPAC has been held
• A student that enrolls during the reading window must be
registered in TAMS with the school and added to the test session.
Contact Testing Department to confirm that the student needs to
test
• Students that un-enroll during the window, that have not tested,
must be removed from the test session and unregistered for the
test
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Security and
Confidentiality
 No person may view,
Account for all secure
materials before,
during, and after each
test administration
(including Student
Authorizations)
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Protect the contents of
all tests booklets and
student answer
documents (including
writing samples)
reveal, or discuss the
contents of a test or answer
document unless specifically
instructed to do so by the
procedures in the test
administrator manuals and
the bottom portion of the oath
has been signed
 No collaboration allowed
during online calibration sets
Secure TELPAS Information
• Content of the online reading test is secure and
confidentiality must be maintained
• Student Authorization Letters are to be kept
secure All student data in the TELPAS system or
entered into the system is confidential
• Passwords and user IDs are secure and should be
kept confidential. DO NOT SHARE!
Testing Irregularities
Incidents resulting in a deviation from documented testing
procedures are defined as testing irregularities
Procedural Examples
Serious Examples
Improper accounting for secure materials
Directly or indirectly assisting students with
responses to test questions
Eligibility Error
Tampering with student responses
Monitoring Error
Viewing secure content
IEP Implementation Issue
Discussing test content, student responses
or student performance
Procedural Error
Formally or informally scoring student tests
Duplicating or recording test content
Active Monitoring
Monitoring during test administrations is the responsibility of the
test administrator, the campus test coordinator and
administrators.
What is NOT active monitoring?
Anything that takes the test administrator’s attention away from the
students during testing. Examples include:
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Working on the computer or checking email
Reading a book, magazine, or newspaper
Grading papers or working on lesson plans
Leaving the room without a trained test administrator in the
room
• Leaving students unattended during meals or breaks
Reduce the risk of having an irregularity!
After test administration
 No unauthorized viewing (only TEA may permit)
 No scoring of student responses
 Shred Student Authorization forms (ASAP)
 No discussion of confidential student information
 No erasing stray marks or darkening response
ovals
 No copying of students answer documents
 Account for all test materials
 No opening answer documents to view answers
Pitfalls to Avoid:
 Assigning a student the incorrect assessment or
student authorization form
 Failing to give appropriate accommodation(s)
 Improper (or nonexistent) monitoring
 Leaving secure materials unattended (to include
Student Authorizations)
 Stopping an on-line session prior to removing
absent students (don’t stop the session unless
instructed to do by the CTC.
SISD Online Test Administrator
Training
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CTC resources
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