LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Student Testing Branch

O f f i c e o f D a t a a n d A c c o u n t a b i l i t y

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Program

CAASPP Coordinator Q&A SessionApril 9, 2015

General Information Session 2

Presentation Topics

Reminders

Frequently Asked Questions: Before Testing

During Testing

Updates California Alternate Assessment CAA

Technology

Questions and Answer Session

CAASPP 2015

General Information Session 3

Reminder

TA Training: Conduct TA training

Enter Training date in Principal’s Portal Go to Coordinator Resources Page

Create Practice Test schedule Students practice logging in TAs practice creating test sessions

Test Security: TAs must sign CAASPP Security Affidavit

After participating in training Monitor TA interface and testing environment Report Impropriety, irregularity, or security breaches to

the Student Testing Branch within 24 hoursCAASPP 2015

General Information Session 4

Reminder

Classroom activity: Download and review classroom activity Administered before PT Do not supplement with other materials Do not make content available to students

ahead of time (i.e. handouts) Schedule make-up session

CAASPP 2015

General Information Session 5

Reminder

Test Administration: Print DFAs for test administrators Create labels with student log-in credentials Select “Smarter Summative” Plan activity for students who finish early Scratch paper and index cards with student

information – Keep secure destroy after use PT expires after 10 days and Non-PT expire

after 45 days

CAASPP 2015

General Information Session 6

Reminder

TOMS: Designate test settings

Smarter Balanced Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines

REF-6420, LAUSD accessibility and accommodations Guidelines

Create TA accounts Ensure TAs activate their accounts Resetting TA accounts

School coordinator

CAASPP 2015

General Information Session 7

Reminder

Completion Reports: Review Completion Status User Guide Select “Smarter Summative”

CAASPP 2015

General Information Session 8

Appeals

Appeals: Review SB Online Test Administration Manual Expired: Re-open

CAASPP 2015

General Information Session 9

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the TA assist students to log in? TA may not log in for student but may assist

Can substitute teachers administer or proctor Smarter Balanced tests? Yes, but must participate in training and sign an affidavit

Can student teacher administer a test? No, student teachers may not be in a testing room unless they are employees

of the District TA was logged out in the middle of session

Use Session Number to log back in Unable to create TOMS accounts for TA

Does the TA already have an account? Wait 24 hours if previous account was deleted

TA cannot log into TOMS Has the TA been designated a TOMS account? Has TOMS account been activated? Is TA using proper user name?

NOT LAUSD or Digital Library credentialsCAASPP 2015

General Information Session 10

Frequently Asked Questions

Cannot find students in TOMS Search using the SSID Is this a new student? (wait two weeks)

Students unable to log into test or test is grayed out Has the TA selected the test the student is expected to take? Did the student finish the test?

Verify in the Completion Report Is this a new student?

Students cannot resume test Was the test paused by the teacher? Did the student finish the test?

Students get stuck on a question. System does not allow students to proceed.

Use another devise Restart computer

English learner enrolled in a U.S. school less than 12 months Student takes the math Smarter Balanced If student is Spanish speaker student also takes STS

CAASPP 2015

General Information Session 11

Frequently Asked Questions

Testing students without proper accommodations/supports Stop student from testing Enter proper settings in TOMS Submit an appeal to reset the test with the proper

settings Can classroom activity be administered by

paraprofessional? No

Are earbuds needed for math test? No, unless student needs text to speech support

CAASPP 2015

General Information Session 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How to print student roster? TOMS > Report

Do we update to new operating system? No, until you hear officially from the District

Is classroom activity secure? No

Can we make copies of classroom activities for students? No

Students checked out, will they be removed from TOMS? Yes, once the transfer to the new school is official in CALPADS

Can parents exempt students from Smarter Balanced? Yes, parents indicate which CAASPP test(s) they want their

students not to takeCAASPP 2015

General Information Session 13

Updates

CAA: Download

CAA Field Test Administration Manual Sample DFAS for CAA

Version assignments (forthcoming) Training:

CAA Test Administration Tutorial for Examiners Print Certificate

CAA Introduction and Instructions for Administration (PowerPoint) – Optional

Use separate CAA Online Testing InterfaceCAASPP 2015

General Information Session 14

Known Issues

Technology: Secure browser Earbuds

Return defective earbuds to your Testing Center Conduct equipment needs check for individual

students Using the Tab key in iPads Operating Systems:

iOS 8.2 Google chrome v41

Text-to-speech – speed on iPadsCAASPP 2015

General Information Session 15CAASPP 2015

Questions?