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Online Assessment Team August 31, 2016
Online Testing Guidelines 2016 SUMMER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERIES
“HTTPS – HOW TO TEST PRODUCTIVELY AND SMART”
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
Online Support ............................................................................................................................................................ 2
Coordinator Manuals .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Long-Term Campus Preparation .................................................................................................................... 4
Administration ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Technology ................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Culture ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Test Preparation and Administration ............................................................................................................. 5
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) for GT Identification ................................................................................................ 5
Technology Literacy Assessment (TLA) via Learning.com ........................................................................................ 5
STAAR Tests - Two Testing Platforms – ETS and Pearson ...................................................................................... 5
STAAR 3-5, STAAR-EOC, STAAR-L, STAAR-A and STAAR SOA via TOMS - Texas Online Management System - ETS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6
STAAR ALT-2. TAKS, and TELPAS via PAN - Pearson Access Next ...................................................................... 7
Formative Assessments via EdPlan ........................................................................................................................... 7
Technology ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
High Schools (PowerUp) ................................................................................................................................................. 8
Elementary and Middle Schools ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Technology Issues and Solutions ................................................................................................................................... 9
Procedure Validation ................................................................................................................................................ 10
Test Administrator Checklist ..................................................................................................................................... 10
High Schools ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Elementary and Middle Schools .................................................................................................................................... 11
Paperwork ................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Mandatory ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Best Practice ................................................................................................................................................................. 13
eAssessment Planning Tool ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Modules ........................................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Building the Roadmap: Readiness Checklist .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
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Introduction
This document details all the elements needed to support a successful transition to online testing. The case
studies below may help you decide which vision or model is right for your campus.
Davis High School High School for Law Enforcement and
Criminal Justice (LECJ)
One-year long transition to online testing.
Davis High School transitioned all EdPlan
assessments to online testing during 2015-16.
The online EdPlan implementation helped to
prepare the administration, technology, and
culture for online STAAR testing that same
school year.
All STAAR testing was transitioned to online
testing, except for English I and II.
During Summer School 2016, Davis High
School plans to administer online the STAAR
English I and II.
Three-year long transition to online testing.
LECJ has been administering online
assessments using EdPlan for years, so the
campus was ready to transition to online
STAAR tests.
In year One (2015-16), LECJ transitioned the
STAAR Biology test to online.
In year Two (2016-17), LECJ will transition
the STAAR Algebra I and US History.
In year Three (2017-18), LECJ will consider
transitioning English I and II.
Formative online tests via EdPlan or other online platforms are good “dress rehearsals” and support the
development of your campus procedures, technology, and online culture. If your students are used to
taking their formative assessments online, then you are creating the right culture for taking the summative
STAAR tests online. Also, many of our students have been exposed to other mandatory online tests such
as TELPAS, the 8th grade TLA, and the CogAT for GT identification. All these tests help students
become accustomed to online testing.
Online Support
Once you decide on your vision or model for online testing, you should know that everything is in place
to support it. We have systems in place to proactively identify technology weak spots and fix what does
not work. Campuses that have made the transition to online testing have shared their “battle-tested”
procedures and checklists; and district staff are ready to assist you.
District Support - Online Assessment Team
(713) 349-7460
Diana Bidulescu, Manager
Noe Cervantes, Online Assessment Administrator
Jessica De Valentino, Online Assessment Administrator
Alejandro Mamontoff, Online Assessment Administrator
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Coordinator Manuals
The principal designated Campus Testing Coordinator (CTC) must ensure that all testing follows the
program rules found in the District and Campus Coordinator Manual (DCCM) and the District-
Mandated Assessments Test Coordinator’s Manual (DMATCM). Both of these manuals are issued to
the Campus Testing Coordinator during training.
The DCCM (blue, on left) is issued by the State of Texas and covers STAAR and TELPAS.
The DMATCM (green, on right) is issued by the District and covers the 8th Grade TLA and GT CogAT
testing.
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Long-Term Campus Preparation
A transition to online testing can be a multi-month or multi-year process. The campus administration,
technology, and culture – all have to be ready for a successful transformation.
Administration
Clear goals and action items must be
developed and communicated to all staff.
An administrative run-through is very
effective for identifying potential problems
and needed resources.
Technology
Desktop computers and laptops must be up-
to-date with the latest district image; wired
and wireless access must be tested. Support
plans must be in place in case technology
fails. Systems checks, mock drills and
practice tests reduce the likelihood of future
problems.
Culture
Staff and students must become accustomed to online testing via
repeated use of formative online tests or via school-wide “mock” tests.
Students must be accustomed to the same strategies with online testing
as they would use for paper-based testing, including use of pencil and scratch paper. Students must give
the same importance to online testing as to paper-based testing.
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Test Preparation and Administration
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) for GT Identification
This test is MANDATORY for the identification of Gifted and Talented students. It
has a paper-based portion (Iowa) and an online portion (CogAT 7 HMH Riverside).
Students information is uploaded into the system automatically daily. Campus Testing Coordinators use
www.RiverSideDatamanager.com to set-up two sessions per grade level and issue students a session code
to login. To login, students will use their HISD ID number preceded by three zeroes to and the session
code. Students use the Riverside Secure Browser to take the test. It is downloaded from the Software
Center application on the computer or from a link provided by Student Assessment. It takes
approximately one hour to administer this test.
Only one session at a time may be administered by a CTC account. The test proctor is able to monitor the
session via the “Proctor Led” tab. The sub-tests are timed and end automatically. No further action is
required by the test proctor when a test ends.
Technology Literacy Assessment (TLA) via Learning.com
The Technology Learning Abilities (TLA) test for 8th grade is MANDATORY per
the State of Texas and administered via Learning.com. This test is also known as the
TCEA Assessment and the 21st Century Skills Assessment.
The student information is uploaded into the system automatically every night through the Clever –
Chancery integration.
We recommend the use of existing classes for which all 8th graders are enrolled (example Math) to assign
the tests. The teacher of record for that class does not have to be present for the test.
Students login to Learning.com using their student ID preceded by a capital S – both for the username and
password.
There is no set time limit for the TLA test. Typical testing time is 45 minutes.
Test administrators assign the test consisting of Part 1, Part 2, and the survey. When the test is assigned,
the time and date range must be selected. For extra security, there is also a check-box to make a session
active or inactive.
STAAR Tests - Two Testing Platforms – ETS and Pearson
Beginning with school year 2015-16, the STAAR tests are split between two testing management
platforms, one managed by ETS, and the other managed by Pearson.
Managed by ETS:
STAAR 3-5, STAAR-EOC, STAAR-L, STAAR-A and STAAR SOA
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Managed by Pearson Access Next:
STAAR ALT-2, TAKS, and TELPAS
STAAR 3-5, STAAR-EOC, STAAR-L, STAAR-A and STAAR SOA via TOMS - Texas Online Management System - ETS
The regular STAAR tests are available online for all EOC subjects,
and their online administration is OPTIONAL. However, all
STAAR-A (Accommodated) and STAAR-L (ELL-accommodated)
assessments MUST BE TAKEN ONLINE.
Students are preloaded into the system a month or more before the test. Request for new students to be
added via the HISD SharePoint Student Add Request form.
The CTC needs to decide if to setup groups or not. If you plan to test everyone online, then setting-up
groups that match the testing classrooms is highly effective and recommended. To set-up groups, request
the student spreadsheet from Noe Cervantes at Student Assessment – Online Team. The spreadsheet will
be encrypted and password protected to your nine digit campus ID e.g. 101912***. Enter the group
names, and e-mail the spreadsheet back to Noe.
Testing tickets must be printed for each test group via “Manage Online Testing”.
Students have five hours to complete the English I and II tests, and four hours to complete all other tests.
STAAR content is not cached at local servers. The Campus Testing Coordinator must monitor the test
status for each student for a successful test administration.
1. Make sure students show a status of “In progress” while testing.
2. To refresh the proctor screen, press F5 on your keyboard.
3. If a student has a status of “Inactive,” ask the student to login using
the same testing ticket. The inactive status may be caused by:
a. Loss of network connectivity
b. The student prematurely exited
c. The student selected “Do Not Submit Test”
4. If the “In progress” status still does not show, then please call the
Student Assessment – Online Assessment Team at (713) 349-7460.
5. If a student does not show “Submitted” after one hour of submitting
the test, please call the Student Assessment – Online Assessment Team at
(713) 349-7460.
6. Remember to mark absent students in the test attributes before the testing
window closes.
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STAAR ALT-2. TAKS, and TELPAS via PAN - Pearson Access Next
The STAAR-ALT-2, TAKS, and TELPAS tests ARE ONLY
AVAILABLE ONLINE. TELPAS reading is mandatory for all
LEP students in the State of Texas for all grades 1 to 12 and MUST
BE ADMINISTERED ONLINE. Request for new students to be
added via the HISD SharePoint Student Add Request form.
The Test Administrator will 1) create groups of students, 2) create sessions, and 3) add group of students
to the sessions. Before starting the test, the Test Administrator will proctor cache the test content to the
local server.
Testing tickets must be printed via Students in Sessions -> Download Resources. It
is recommended to print “One per page” for TELPAS Reading and TAKS; and print
“Grid view” for STAAR-ALT2 and TELPAS Holistic.
There is no set time limit for all three tests - STAAR ALT-2, TAKS, and TELPAS.
The Test Administrator should navigate to the “Students in Sessions”
section to 1.) start the session in 2.) monitor the status of students’ tests.
By clicking on the student status link, the Test Administrator can view the
student’s progress by question, including which questions were viewed
and answered. If a student failed to submit the test, the Campus Testing
Coordinator may mark it “Complete.”
Formative Assessments via EdPlan
Snapshots and collaborative developed assessments via EdPlan are available. End-
of-Year assessments required by the Teacher Assessment and Development System
(TADS), also known as District Pre-Approved (DPA) assessments are mandatory.
School City is being considered, and it may replace EdPlan during school year 2017-18.
EdPlan will be fully supported during school year 2016-17.
Students are automatically uploaded into the EdPlan PCG system automatically every
night through the Clever – Chancery integration.
Test coordinators assign (release) tests to classes via the “Assessments” menu in EdPlan. Students must
use Google Chrome to take the tests. If a secure test is assigned, students must also have the PCG secure
browser installed. The PCG secure browser comes pre-installed in the current PowerUp image.
Most common issues with EdPlan are related to releasing the wrong class (wrong semester), or releasing a
test to a student in multiple classes. These errors and issues are easily corrected via the Rosters menu.
Rosters > Student Tracking > find the class > right click on the assignment > delete the assignment, or
add new student to the assignment.
EdPlan support is provided by the Online Team at (713) 349-7460. More challenging issues are escalated
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in-house to the Formative Assessment team, or to the vendor (PCG) as needed.
Technology
High Schools (PowerUp)
1. Run the connectivity tests at https://tx-bandwidth.caltesting.org/
2. Order one or two power strips for each classroom to accommodate
students who have low batteries.
3. Re-image computers with old images or computers that have issues. Current images have a dark
grey login screen. Old images have a blue login screen.
4. Have spare laptops on-hand for the day of the test including a sign-out sheet to track them.
5. Download the testing app from Software Center application on the laptop or the vendor, and
install it on all computers. The STAAR App will be used for regular STAAR, STAAR-L, and
STAAR-A. The TestNav app will be used for STAAR ALT-2 and TELPAS. The Riverside app is
used for CogAT GT testing. The PCG app is used for EdPlan formative testing. All other tests use
website-based tests.
6. Remind students to uninstall all Google Chrome extensions and VPNs (Virtual Private
Networks). These will cause problems, even if Google Chrome is not running.
7. Remind students to remove any music playing software such as Pandora, Spotify, or iHeart
Radio.
8. Remind students to bring their laptop charged and their power supply.
Elementary and Middle Schools
1. Run the connectivity tests at https://tx-bandwidth.caltesting.org/
2. Re-image computers with old images or computers that have issues.
Current images have a dark grey login screen. Old images have a blue login screen.
3. Download the testing app from Software Center or the vendor, and install it on all computers. The
STAAR App will be used for regular STAAR, STAAR-L, and STAAR-A. The TestNav app will
be used for STAAR ALT-2 and TELPAS. The Riverside app is used for CogAT GT testing. The
PCG app is used for EdPlan formative assessments. All other tests use website-based tests.
4. Remove any game programs or music playing software such as Pandora, Spotify, or iHeart Radio.
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Technology Issues and Solutions1
ISSUE STEPS TO RESOLVE
Student cannot
log into the
computer
Test administrator may decide to use a generic login for the
campus, if there is one.
Username:
Password:
Student did not
bring laptop
*Notify the hall captain about the number of laptops needed in
your testing room.
*Station someone in the hall with a laptop cart and sign laptops
out to students. On the Borrowed Laptop Form, record the
student name, student ID#, laptop ID#, charger ID#, room
number, date, time, and the name of the room test
administrator.
*The laptop will then be brought the classroom.
Student does not
have the laptop
fully charged
*If the student does not have a charger:
The student may ask to borrow a charger from a
classmate.
If the student is unable to borrow a charger, put the
number of needed chargers on the “Borrowed Laptop
Form”
Student is not
able to login with
the testing ticket
*The testing administrator will verify that the students are not able
to login with the testing ticket.
*Notify a hall captain and s/he will notify the appropriate
individuals and check the TOMS system.
The student name
on the roster does
not match the
name of the
testing ticket
*The testing administrator will verify that the student’s name does
not match. Student does not proceed with the test.
*Notify a hall captain. The hall captain will notify a school AP who
will check the TOMS System.
Student is inactive
during the test
session
The online testing system will time out after 30 minutes of
inactivity, but the student laptops go into sleep mode after 15
minutes of inactivity. If the laptop is in sleep mode, students will
need to log back in with their HISD login. If students have been
inactive for 30 minutes and have been logged out the testing
system, students will need to login again with their testing ticket.
The error
message instructs
you to contact a
system
administrator
Contact the hall captain immediately.
The student is sick
during the test
If a student is ill during the test, notify a hall captain to contact
the school nurse to come to the room.
1 Acknowledgement: Developed by Northside High School.
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Procedure Validation
1. Have an administrative run-through with your admin /
leadership team to improve your procedures and use the
Test Administrator Checklist.
2. Present the procedures during training to all your campus
testing administrators, monitors, and technology support
staff.
3. Identify students, classroom names, tests, and all
accommodations on a student roster that can be easily
searched (preferably Excel).
Test Administrator Checklist2
The test administrator checklists below are designed for STAAR testing, but work well for other
assessments.
High Schools
1. Students need to place their backpacks and purses in the front of the room.
2. If a student brought lunch from home, it needs to be placed on the teacher’s desk.
3. Read the cell phone policy to all of the students. All students need to sign the policy. Collect
student cell phones and the cell phone agreements. Be sure students use a Post-it® note to label
the phones or wrap the phone in a sheet of paper and write the student’s name on the outside of
the paper.
4. Distribute pencils and scratch paper to all students.
5. For Algebra and Biology, distribute calculators to all students.
6. STAAR A and STAAR L have a text-to-speech read aloud feature; therefore, distribute
headphones to all students testing.
7. Students need to remove the laptop from the laptop case. This is required for test administration.
The laptop case will go to the front of the room with the backpacks and purses.
8. Students need to power up their laptops.
9. Direct students to the STAAR testing app. All students must have the STAAR testing app before
testing can begin.
10. Distribute one testing ticket to each student. Please be sure that the name on the testing ticket
matches the name on the student ID.
11. Read the test directions from the EOC test administrator manual. The test directions begin on
page 59 for online test administrations.
12. Set a timer that can be projected on a screen in your classroom. Set the timer to 4 hours and start
the timer.
13. Complete the attendance roster and seating chart, and post it on the outside of your door. Note:
record the start time on the seating chart.
14. All attendance should be posted by _______. Please be sure you mark only the students who are
absent.
15. Students arriving after _______ will test in the late arrival room. The late arrival room is
2 Acknowledgment: Developed by Northside High School.
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__________________.
16. Post the sign “Testing: Do Not Disturb” on your door.
17. Collect students’ testing tickets after they have completed the login process. Student testing
tickets are secure documents.
■ ■For students who were absent from the test, store their unused test tickets in locked storage.
Students can use these test tickets during makeup testing.
■ ■Student test tickets and any reference materials, scratch paper, or graph paper used during
testing must be returned to the Campus Testing Coordinator after the test session.
18. Actively monitor students as they test.
19. Post the second attendance roster for your testing session at _______. This is the official roster
for ADA attendance. Mark only absent students.
20. Lunch will be placed outside your classroom door. Lunch will be from _______. The online
stopwatch will be paused during lunch and lunch start/stop time recorded on your roster.
21. Students in an online test administration should pause their tests for breaks. To pause the test,
students click the pause option. The test administrator should provide assistance for students who
need help pausing their tests. To resume a test, students should be instructed to click resume on
the pause screen. If a test is paused for more than 30 minutes the student will automatically be
logged out. To resume testing, the student must log back-in using the student’s original test ticket.
22. At _______all rooms will resume testing.
23. When students are finished testing, they need to alert the test administrator.
24. Test administrators should remind students that they should not click the “submit” or “end test”
options until they have finished the test. Once a test is submitted, it cannot be restarted by the test
administrator. Once a student has submitted a test, the student will no longer be active in the test
session and it cannot be accessed with the test ticket. The review/end page of the test, click “end
test”. Check the box next to “I understand I cannot return to the test.” Select the “submit” and
“end test” options.
25. When students have successfully submitted the test, the students will power down their laptops.
The laptops will be put in the front of the room with the purses/backpacks. Students are not
allowed to keep laptops after the test has been submitted.
26. Students who cannot finish their tests due to illness or a testing irregularity should not click the
“submit” and “end test” options. The student should log out of the test. Please contact Ms./Mr.
_____________ if a student is ill and cannot finish the exam.
27. When all students have submitted the exam electronically, collect all testing materials (scratch
paper, calculators, testing tickets, pencils, erasers, seating chart, cell phone contracts, and testing
signs) and prepare to return the materials to room ______.
28. Students cannot have cell phones or laptops until an announcement is made by Ms./Mr.
_____________ authorizing the return of electronic devices.
Elementary and Middle Schools
1. Students need to place their backpacks/purses in the front of the room.
2. If a student brought lunch from home, it needs to be placed on the teacher’s desk.
3. Read the cell phone policy to all of the students. All students need to sign the policy. Collect
student cell phones and the cell phone agreements. Be sure the students use a Post-it® note to
label the phones or wrap the phones in paper with the student’s name written on the outside of the
paper.
4. Distribute pencils and scratch paper to all students.
5. For 8th grade math, distribute calculators to all students.
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6. STAAR A and STAAR L have a text-to-speech read aloud feature; therefore, distribute
headphones to all students testing.
7. Ask students to power up the computer.
8. Direct students to the STAAR testing app. All students must have the STAAR testing app before
testing can begin.
9. Distribute one testing ticket to each student. Please be sure that the name on the testing ticket
matches the name on the student ID.
10. Read the test directions from the test administrator manual. The test directions begin on page 59
for online test administrations.
11. Set a timer that can be projected on a screen in your classroom. Set the timer to 4 hours and start
the timer.
12. Complete the attendance roster and seating chart and post it on the outside of your door. Note:
Record the start time on the seating chart.
13. All attendance should be posted by _______. Mark only absent students.
14. Students arriving after _______will test in the late arrival room. The designated late arrival room
is room _________________.
15. Post the Testing: Do Not Disturb sign on your door
16. Collect student testing tickets after they have completed the log in process. Student testing tickets
are secure documents.
■ ■ For students who were absent from the test, store their unused test tickets in locked storage.
Students can use these test tickets during makeup testing.
■ ■ Student test tickets and any reference materials, scratch paper, or graph paper used during
testing must be returned to the campus testing coordinator after the test session.
17. Actively monitor students as they test.
18. Post the second attendance roster for your testing session at _______. This is the official roster
for ADA attendance. Please only record the students who are absent.
19. Lunch will be placed outside your classroom door. Lunch will be from _______. Pause the online
stopwatch during lunch. Record the lunch start/stop times on your roster.
20. Students taking an online test should pause their tests for breaks. To pause the test, students click
the pause option. The test administrator should provide assistance for students who need help
pausing their tests. To resume a test, students should be instructed to click resume on the pause
screen. If a test is paused for more than 30 minutes, the student will automatically be logged out.
To resume testing, the student must log back-in using the original student test ticket.
21. At _______all rooms will resume testing.
22. When students are finished, they need to alert the test administrator.
23. Test administrators should remind students that they should not click the “submit” nor “end test”
options until they have finished the test. Once a test is submitted, it cannot be restarted by the test
administrator. Once a student has submitted a test, the student will no longer be active in the test
session and cannot access the test with his or her student test ticket. On the “review/end page” of
the test, click “end test.” Check the box next to “I understand I cannot return to the test.” Select
the “submit” and “end test” option.
24. When students have successfully submitted the test, the students will power down. Students are
not allowed to use desktop or laptop computers, or any tablet, phone or electronic device after the
test has been submitted.
25. Students who cannot finish their tests due to illness or a testing irregularity should not click the
“submit” nor “end test” options. Instead, the student should “log out” of the test. Please contact
Ms./Mr. _____________ if a student is ill and cannot finish the exam.
26. When all students have submitted the exam electronically, collect all testing materials (scratch
paper, calculators, testing tickets, pencils, erasers, seating chart, cell phone contracts, and testing
signs) and prepare to return the materials to room ___________.
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27. Students cannot use any computers or electronic devices, or have their cellular phones back until
an announcement is made by the principal to return electronic devices.
Paperwork
Campus Testing Coordinators must not forget about all required paperwork.
Mandatory
1. You are still required to order/checkout paper-based booklets and answer documents for tests that
may require a paper-based version (such as STAAR ALT-2).
2. Fill-out and return the STAAR Materials Control Form.
3. Ensure the principal, the CTC, the test administrators, and technology support staff complete the
training you provide and sign their oaths.
4. Ensure your online test administrators complete the Online Seating Charts and Paper-Based test
Administrators complete the regular Seating Chart.
5. Ensure The Materials Control Form, Oaths, and Seating Charts are complete and are turned in
with all used and unused answer documents and booklets at the Testing Materials Center.
Best Practice3
1. Create rosters on an Excel spreadsheet and then create online
groups in TOMS.
2. For each Test Administrator, provide the following materials in a
folder
3. Seating chart (MANDATORY)
4. Testing group student roster for test Administrator
5. Testing group student roster to mark missing students – The
office will use this form to call students’ homes
6. Testing group student roster for ADA attendance – This will be
picked-up by the attendance office
7. Cell Phone Policy signature list - Right before the test, have students sign that they understand
your campus cellular phone policy.
8. Have a form to check-out laptops and chargers – This is for students whose laptops or chargers
are missing or have malfunctioned
9. Have a sign that reads “Testing – Do Not Disturb”
10. For classrooms who are giving an accommodated test, have a sign that reads: EOC Testing –
Accommodations in Use”
11. Have a restroom pass
12. Have a sign that reads “Cell Phones will not be returned until school-wide testing is complete.
This will be no earlier than _______”
13. Have a sign that reads “Testing Complete”
14. Include a sheet with Technology Issues and Solutions for most common problems (see the table
in the section “Test Preparation and Administration” of this guidance document for a working
example).
15. Procedure on how to install the testing app
16. The link to an online stopwatch. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/
3 Acknowledgement: Developed by Northside High School.
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eAssessment Planning Tool
The HISD Student Assessment Planning Tool assists
schools in thinking through common considerations for
assembling an effective eAssessment plan. HISD Student
Assessment utilizes the data that campuses share from their
use of the Tool to better understand the challenges that
schools are encountering. The Tool is framed from a school
perspective and with an action-oriented tone in order to
stimulate deeper and more practical planning conversations
within school teams.
Campuses who participate in the eAssessment project have
access to the Tool in the eAssessment notebook in
OneNote. To join the eAssessment project, please contact
the Online Assessment team at (713) 349-7460 or
The Planning tools includes a Campus Self-Assessment
and four planning modules. The modules assist the campus
in preparing a Campus Readiness Survey with action items
to implement their eAssessment plan.
The essential elements for a good eAssessment plan include:
1. A culture of high expectations - The eAssessment message is reinforced by campus leadership
and all staff
2. Devices that work and are quickly replaced if broken
3. The campus network works
4. The Wi-Fi works in all testing locations
5. The ETS systems check is run at several locations to verify sufficient capacity
6. There is digital learning in core subjects, every day, using the HUB and other apps
7. Online formative assessments are used in core subjects, using EdPlan or other platforms
8. The Admin Team has met to run through and revise the Online Test Administration procedure.
The procedure needs to address ALL online testing contingencies.
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9. The Admin team has met with all teachers and test
support staff to review the Test Administration
procedure. All teacher concerns need to be addressed
in the procedure.
10. Before any high stakes summative testing, the
campus has had a "dress rehearsal". This means that
teachers, staff and students had opportunities to
"dress rehearse" online testing using EdPlan or other
platform and the campus Test Administration
procedure.