Press Tours - Coordinating Assessment for Special Populations - TELPAS and STAAR Alternate 2, 3-8 & EOC Testing Windows

Oct 2, 2026

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Press Tours material for K-1 raters, test administrators, CTCs, and planning teams covering TELPAS Test Fest and STAAR Alternate 2, as well as STAAR 3-8 and EOC. It outlines district context, support sessions, DAEP timing, training and calibration requirements, scheduling to avoid spring break, and secure handling of materials. It also provides procedures for viewing test content under security rules, checking accommodations against IEP/Scantron matches, entering responses in DEI, recording accommodations in TIDE, and coordinating discussion topics for special populations.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages22

Reading Time55 min

AccessFree to download

TELPAS Test Fest

CTC Support Sessions and DAEP Placement

Training for K-1 Raters

Coordinating Assessment for Special Populations

STAAR Alternate 2

Preview Window and Testing Window

During Testing and After Testing

Discussion Topics

STAAR 3-8 & EOC

Testing Windows and Planning

Supplemental Aids and Homebound Students

Press Tours TSNAP Board Members TELPAS Test Fest Shannon Bozeman & Nikki Jansky TELPAS Test Fest Spring Branch ISD (11,412 EB students, ~36% of total student population) ● TELPAS Support Sessions for CTCs, offered: ○ Prior to the opening of the window (to help with scheduling and logistics) ○ Multiple times during the window (to offer undisturbed working time and/or assistance for uploads) ● District Alternative Education Placements (DAEP) ○ Tests are administered during week 1 of the window ■ Students are tested before release back to home campus ■ Students are tested at home campus (during In School Suspension) before DAEP orientation TELPAS Test Fest Graham ISD (2,100 student 60% LOW SES and 13% of our students are EB) ● Training session tailored to our K-1 raters grade level and experiences; Review of rating training materials IS required; Calibration not required if previously passed ● K-1 Raters are secluded, provided subs, and upload all data to DEI along with their CTC who veriﬁes the correct rating is entered ● Online assessments scheduled earlier in the window to avoid issues with spring break ● Providing practice in the online environment for students is paramount! Coordinating Assessment for Special Populations Shannon Kuhrt Comal ISD[shannon.kuhrt@comalisd.org](shannon.kuhrt@comalisd.org) Brittany Salazar Goliad ISD [bsalazar@goliadisd.org](bsalazar@goliadisd.org) STAAR Alternate 2 Preview Window: 3/3-4/18 ● Test Administrators may view test contents and make preparations for testing. ● Remember security training: TA’s are not permitted to use this time as a ‘pre-teach’ based on the test content they observe. Testing Window: 3/17-4/18 ● Material Control Form-TSNAP Shares Planning ● Check accommodations from the IEP with the TA beforehand. Accommodations listed in the IEP should match accommodations bubbled in on the scantron in the back of the booklet. ○ Eg: If a TA utilized a calculator with the student on a Math STAAR Alt. 2, that should be reﬂected in the IEP. ○ Planning Calendar ○ Training: CTCs & Test Administrators STAAR Alt. 2 Cont. During Testing ● Remember to sign tests in and out every single day. ● Keep testing materials in a secure location throughout the testing window. ● Ifa student enrolls in your district during the window, communicate with the previous district to check on assessment status. After Testing ● When entering student responses into the DEI, CTC and TA should sit together to record responses as a best practice. TA may call out student responses while the CTC enters them into the DEI. CTC can then read the responses back to the TA to ensure that responses entered match the scantron. ● Do not forget to record the accommodations used in the student proﬁle in TIDE. The STAAR Accommodations page in the IEP should be reviewed before the testing window begins to avoid irregularities at this point. Discussion Topics ● Keeping eligibility and accommodations lists current ● Managing materials ● Scheduling teachers to preview ● Scheduling testing for students ● Preparing testing materials ● Checking in and out testing materials ● Entering responses STAAR 3-8 & EOC Testing Windows ❖ 4/8-4/18-STAAR Reading Language Arts (RLA) /English I & II EOC ❖ 4/15-4/25-STAAR Science/Biology ❖ 4/15-4/25-STAAR Social Studies/U.S. History ❖ 4/22-5/2-STAAR Mathematics/Algebra I Planning ● Work with your 504 Coordinator, Case Managers, LPAC Coordinators, MTSS Coordinators, and Principals to ensure that the accommodations listed in the IAP/IEP/RTI/Student Success plans are all accurate. ● Personal practice-print out the student accommodations from whatever source you use and have special pops coordinators initial that all are correct: ○ Eg. Testhound, Frontline, Personal Spreadsheet, TIDE, etc ● You can check Test Attributes in TIDE: ○ Settings and Tools —> when you click the printer button to prin

FAQs

What support sessions are offered for TELPAS Test Fest and when are they scheduled?

Support sessions for CTCs are offered prior to the opening of the window to assist with scheduling and logistics, and multiple times during the window for uninterrupted working time and/or help with uploads.

What are the key security and preparation rules during STAAR Alternate 2 testing windows?

Test Administrators may view test contents to make preparations, but security training must be remembered: TA’s cannot use this time as a “pre-teach” based on observed test content. Testing materials must remain in a secure location throughout the window.

How should accommodations and student responses be handled after testing?

When entering responses into the DEI, CTC and TA should sit together to record responses as a best practice, with the TA calling out responses while the CTC enters them; the CTC can then read responses back to confirm they match the scantron. Accommodations used must also be recorded in TIDE, and the STAAR accommodations page should be reviewed before the testing window begins.

Oct 2, 2026

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