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Interim Assessment #1 - Fall 2025

IA#1 Overview

Testing Window: 

• Mandatory Testing Dates for each GL/Subject

• The last two days of the window should be reserved for makeup testing only

• Testing outside the designated window is not allowed

Platform: 

Time Limits: 7 hours max 

• Students have up to 7 hours in the same day to complete the test (7 hours or until the end of the instructional day, whichever comes first)

  • Only students with the Extra Day TEA approved designated support may test over two days

• The clock starts after the test directions are read

  • Clock does not stop for Lunch/Breaks

  • Clock is only paused for medical breaks (nurse) or school wide emergencies

• Schools should consolidate testers after 3-4 hours into late testing groups

• Students may not test beyond the end of the instructional day (dismissal)

Subjects/Grades/Courses Tested:

• • Mathematics

    • 3-7 Math

    • Algebra 1 EOC

      • Algebra 1 Retesters will not take IA#1 because they will be taking the December EOC administration 

• • Reading Language Arts

    • 3-8 RLA

    • English I EOC

      • English I Retesters will not take IA#1 because they will be taking the December EOC administration 

    • English II EOC

      • English II Retesters will not take IA#1 because they will be taking the December EOC administration 

• • Science

    • 5th Science

    • 8th Science

    • Biology EOC

      • Bio Retesters will not take IA#1 because they will be taking the December EOC administration 

• • Social Studies

    • 8th Social Studies

    • US History EOC

      • There is no IA#1 for US History

Scoring of SCR/ECR 

• Teachers of record will score constructed response questions using the scoring guide provided in the WAGs 

STAAR ALT 2 For IA#1

• 2526 KTX STAAR ALT 2 IA Logistics Plan

• Any student who has officially been identified as qualifying for the STAAR Alt examination.

  • This qualification must be documented in a student’s IEP through a formal ARD meeting. The documentation includes the STAAR Alt 2 assurance form. HERE

  • For any student that will not have an official ARD by 3/27, please contact your regional assessment coordinator for additional guidance. 

• STAAR Alt 2 Release Assessments are administered on paper for IA#1 & #2 and for Spring STAAR Alt 2 

• Preliminary list of STAAR ALT 2 Qualifying students (get this from your SPED Lead)

What test?:

• IA#1 - Each student should take one STAAR Alt 2 2023 Released RLA/ENG test at their grade level. 

  • HS students not enrolled in English I or II will take one released test for the courses they are eligible (BIO, US HIST, or ALG 1)

When: 

• Testing Window (longer than regular IA window)

  • IA#1 - 12/1/2025-12/17/2025

  • IA#2 -  2/24/2026- 3/14/2026

• One content area test needs to be administered during the testing window

  • Please see above for additional guidance on which test to administer

What are the testing procedures?

1. Print student-facing hard copies of the Release test and one administrator-facing hard copy

   • See above for link to materials

2. For students who can take the assessment by circling their answer choice, the test may be administered as a group

   • This means there will be no ‘option B’.  Students will either answer correctly or incorrectly without additional prompting for a second attempt

3. For students who require alternate response accommodations (pointing, saying answer choice, utilizing eye gaze, velcro-ing answer choice, etc.), administer Release 1-on-1

   • Use Answer document/bubble sheet provided here to document answers

Required Materials:

• Student Test Booklet (one per student)

• Teacher Test Administrator Manual Booklet (one per each test administration)

• Answer Document (one per assessment)

IA#1 Training Materials

IA#1 2025

• Date(s): 11/12 and 11/13

• Who needs to attend? 

  • State Aligned CTCs 

• Resources:

  • Slide deck

  • Question Tracker

  • Turnkey Campus Based Training Slide Deck (CTCs must edit before sharing with staff)

  • Additional test specific resources can be found on the State District Aligned Testing Hub Pages

• Recordings: 11/12; 11/13

IA#1 Important Links

General Resources:

• KTX Testing Hub [bookmark this page]

• KTX Testing Google Drive

• SY 25-26 CTC Tracker [Visible to KTX only]

• SY 25-26 Assessment Calendar | Accommodation deadlines | CTC Training List

• SY 25-26 Assessment Strategy

• SY 25-26 KTX Assessment Handbook

• SY 25-26 KTX Key Contacts/School Dir.

• SY 25-26 documentation folder for your Campus 

• SY 2025-2026 KTX Non-completion Tracker for BOY/MOY/EOY Assessments and KTX Interim Assessments

• KTX Assessments- All Trainings and Recordings

• FYI- SY 25-26 SGA Paths for KTX PK-8

• IT Zendesk Help Ticket

• Blank Seating Chart #1 (optional for BOY/MOY/EOY)

• Blank Seating Chart #2 (optional for BOY/MOY/EOY)

• What goes into a Testing Contingency Plan? 

• What goes into a Campus Testing Plan?

• SY 2025-2026 Cambium Shutdown info

• SY26 Student Login Process - Clever

Cambium

• SY 2025-2206 Cambium Add/Remove Form | Rollup

• SY 25-26 Test Security Training, Oath, & Testing Account Information | Rollup Tracker

• Texas Assessments Personnel Page

• Cambium Knowledge Base

Testhound

• Testhound Knowledge Base

Accommodations

• DCCR Accommodations Resources

• TEA Supplemental Aid Slide Deck 2025-2026 - linked at bottom of page

• Accommodations Turnkey Slide Deck

IA/STAAR

• IA#1 and December EOC Checklist

• SY 2025-2026 STAAR Test Administrator Manual 

• SY 2025-2026. KTX IA/TFAR Test Administrator Directions

• Change in Testing Date Rollup

• Locally Determined Disciplinary Action Form (must be filled out for student cheating) 

• How to fill out the LDDAF Click Sheet

•  Sample Test Administrator Electronics Contract for Staff 

• Telecommunication Policy document - Sign for Door

• testing do not disturb signs, break needed, nurse needed, question, emergency signs .; 

• District Secure Test Materials Storage Sign

• STAAR Dictionary Policy

• Accessibility Feature  

• STAAR Calculator Policy

• Math Reference Materials     

• Science Reference Materials (G8)

• IA#1 vs IA#2 vs STAAR What is allowed

• KTX Testing Policies Overview

• STAAR Contingency Plans

• Campus Contingency Plans

• Tech Issues - who to contact

• Consolidation Plans

• Site Visits

• Checklists

• Dictionary Policy

• Test Directions for IA/TFAR,  Using the STAAR Manual

• Documentation Folders and Required Documentation for STAAR (Due 12.19.2025)

• Setting Up Testing Bins and Required Additional Materials

• Field Trips Policy for Students Who Have Not Completed Testing

• Testing in Large Spaces

• After Testing Guardrails

• Food in the Testing Rooms (snacks)

• School Safety - Locking Doors

• Testing Roles

• Teacher of Record Test Administrator Exception

• Supplemental Aid Process & Accommodation Materials

• Test Specific Set Up Reminders

• Turnkey Staff Training 

• Testing Consolidation Plan Logistics and Questions to Ask

• Consolidation Plan Option 2

• Test Administrator Manual Directions

• Active Monitoring Help Chart - Updated for Online 

• Testing Bin Checklist 

• Room Ready Checklist

• 2526 KTX STAAR ALT 2 IA Logistics Plan

• Homebound, JJAEP, ALT School, Etc. Tracker 

• Testing Non-Completion Tracker

• Test Hound Test Configuration Cheat Sheet

• Testhound Roster Upload Template

• Set up testing rosters in TIDE

• Blank Seating Chart #1

• Blank Seating Chart #2

• Blank Materials Control Form

• Cambium Add/Remove Google Form 

• Add/Remove Rollup (use to track requests)

• Test Session ID form for bins

• Creating Test Sessions in TA (Video)

• Printing Cambium Student Tickets How To

•  Cambium Troubleshooting Handout for Bins

• Cambium List of Error Codes

• All Settings and Tools Report prior to testing! 

• TFAR Task Cards for KTX Interim Assessments (IAs)

  1. step by step cards for all TFAR and TABLEAU scoring tasks for IA

• Scoring and Giving Quality Feedback on ECR/SCRs Using Gemini AI.  

December EOC

• CTC STAAR Testing Checklist! 

• CTC STAAR Companion Guide

• SL STAAR Planning Guide

• Practice Test Student Facing Slide Deck

• Speech to Text Practice

• KTX Opt Out/Refusal to Test Paperwork

• STAAR EOC participation requirements

• STAAR English I EB Special Provision

• Google Drive Folder With All Cambium How To Click Sheets

• One Pager - Creating UNproctored Test Session IDs

• Video – How to set up Test Sessions

• Handout – Test Session ID secure material handout

• Video – How to progress monitor in Cambium

• Handout – Progress monitoring in Cambium

• Test Status Code Report Template for CTCs to copy for STAAR

Interim Assessment #2 - Spring 2026

IA#2 Overview

Testing Window: 

• Mandatory Testing Dates for each GL/Subject

• The last two days of the window should be reserved for makeup testing only

• Testing outside the designated window is not allowed

Platform: 

Time Limits: 7 hours max 

• Students have up to 7 hours in the same day to complete the test

  • Only students with the Extra Day TEA approved designated support may test over two days

• The clock starts after the test directions are read

  • Clock does not stop for Lunch/Breaks

  • Clock is only paused for medical breaks (nurse) or school wide emergencies

• Schools must consolidate testers after 3-4 hours into late testing groups. Consolidation plans are required by TEA.

• Students may not test beyond the end of the instructional day (dismissal)

Subjects/Grades/Courses Tested:

• • Mathematics

    • 3-7 Math

    • Algebra 1 EOC

      • Retesters who did not pass the December EOC administration should remain in an intervention group and prepare for the spring administration. These students do not take the IA#2 unless they are currently enrolled in the class.

• • Reading Language Arts

    • 3-8 RLA

    • English I EOC

      • Retesters who did not pass the December EOC administration should remain in an intervention group and prepare for the spring administration. These students do not take the IA#2 unless they are currently enrolled in the class.

    • English II EOC

      • Retesters who did not pass the December EOC administration should remain in an intervention group and prepare for the spring administration. These students do not take the IA#2 unless they are currently enrolled in the class.

• • Science

    • 5th Science

    • 8th Science

    • Biology EOC

      • AP Bio students the IA2 is required

      • Retesters who did not pass the December EOC administration should remain in an intervention group and prepare for the spring administration. These students do not take the IA#2 unless they are currently enrolled in the class.

• • Social Studies

    • 8th Social Studies

    • US History EOC

      • APUSH students the IA2 is required.

      • Retesters who did not pass the December EOC administration should remain in an intervention group and prepare for the spring administration. These students do not take the IA#2 unless they are currently enrolled in the class.

STAAR ALT 2 For IA#2

IA#2 Training Materials

Training Slide Decks 

Recordings

IA#2 Important Links