Test Security
Preparing the Test Environment
Things You can Say to Students
Important Times
Andy's Non-Negotiables
100

The only acceptable place to keep tests and answer sheets during lunch break and transition times.

What is in a locked cabinet in a locked classroom?

100

"Testing-Do Not Disturb" sign

What is posted on all classroom doors where testing is occurring?

100
"You have not recorded all of your responses on the answer document. Please go back and mark your answers on it now."
What is the response to collecting an empty answer sheet?
100
7:40-8:00 am
When is complimentary breakfast and a quick dose of cross lateral exercises served to test takers?
100
The direction desks should be facing during testing.
What is with students' backs to the door?
200
Read the STAAR Testing Manual.
What should all test administrators do prior to testing dates?
200
Covered or Removed by Monday at 12:00
What are bulletin boards and instructional displays that might be a resource of direct answers?
200
"I can't answer that for you; just do the best you can."
What is the response to questions you are not permitted to answer?
200
8:30 am SHARP
What is the exact time that all STAAR testing starts at Brauchle? (Directions read, seals opened, samples completed, pencils poised and ready!)
200
Rows of desks should look like this during testing.
What are neat, orderly rows?
300
Accounting for test booklets and answer documents.
What is the teacher's responsibility before, during and after the test?
300
Start Time
What is 8:30 am sharp? What is recorded on the seating chart and white board facing the door window?
300
"Remember that you must record your responses on the answer document. Be sure to erase any stray marks that yo might have accidentally made on your answer document."
What should the teacher periodically remind students to do?
300
11:30 am
What time does STAAR testing stop for the 45 minute lunch and restroom break?
300
Non-stop walking around the room, not leaning against the sink or propped up on a stool
What is active monitoring?
400
"Failure to verify that a student filled in his or her responses on the answer document."
What is a Monitoring Error/Testing Irregularity (that can result in suspension of a teaching certificate)?
400
2 sharpened pencils and an eraser
What are necessary supplies needed by the students?
400
4th grade Writing Prompt and 3rd grade Math Questions & Answer Choices
What are the only things students can ask to have read to them?
400
9:30 am
When is the first time you can request a restroom break without being glared at by Ellie?
400
Squeaky doors or desks that don't "fit" the student
What is something to report to Jamie Humpal or Jose Mejia?
500
Erase stray marks & darken answers.
What is something the student can do that the teacher can't do?
500
Closed Campus-No Visitors or Volunteers
What is something to put in my next newsletter?
500
Solve & Bubble- Solve & Bubble- Solve & Bubble
What is the order in which students complete their test?
500
1:15 pm
When will all testing be completed at Brauchle?
500
Substitutes on campus next Tuesday or Wednesday
What is something that should be avoided during STAAR testing?
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