Campus Tests

Selecting Tests will show a list of test administrations currently entered into TestHound. State test administrations will be loaded into TestHound for you. Test administrations that are mandated by your state will show as State under the Type column. If you click on a specific test administration entry, a new screen will open that displays the grade level and subject tests within that test administration (below). 

Creating a new test administration You have the ability to create additional test administrations for your campus. For instance, if you would like to use TestHound to plan a STAAR simulation for your campus. To create a new test administration and subsequent tests, first, click on Tests then click Add New in the top right of the table below.

This is a two-step process where first you create the test administration then the individual tests you wanted to be included in the administration.

It is important to note a few best practices for creating Test Administrations: Do not mix course and grade tests. Designate each test the same way.

Your administration titles should be more generic titles and more specific titles for tests. An elementary school may set up an administration with their campus name in campus name in the title and then follow with specific test titles.

For example:

• Test Administration Title:  LES-Spring Benchmark

• Test Title:  3^rd Grade Math

After clicking Add New, a screen will appear where you will be required to enter the following information:

• Title of the test administration

  • Start Date and End Date 

When you finish entering the required field, click Save Changes. The test administration you create will be specific to your campus only.

BEFORE YOU ADD YOUR TESTS, CHECK THE DATES, IF YOU NEED TO CHANGE THEM, NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO DO THAT.

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY ADDED TESTS, KIDS, ETC. YOU WILL NEED TO WORK BACKWARDS AND DELETE THE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO EDIT THE DATES OF THE ADMIN. Delete the student and room information in the test using the reset button. Delete the tests from the schedule, delete the sessions, and hit SAVE.

Use “RESET” in each test to delete all information in all tests.

Now, you can remove the tests from the configure schedule page. Highlight each day on the schedule, uncheck the tests for that day, and click save.

Once the schedule is clear, you must delete your time session(s). Use the trash can and hit save when you are done.

Now go back to the admin, and delete the tests in it.

You can now edit the admin and change the dates.

To create a new test within the test administration, click on the test administration you created from your Test Administrations menu.

-Click Add New to begin the process

-Enter the Type: (You have 2 choices- Course OR Grade: Choose the appropriate course or grade associated with your test ) TIP: Do not mix course and grade tests within an administration.

-Subject 

-The subject selected will determine the subject area accommodations pulled

-Title of test

Once all fields are complete, click Submit.

You can continue to build your administration by adding all applicable tests. Once you are ready to begin building the tests (configuring your schedule, adding students, etc), click Configure Test Schedule.

You are now ready to build your tests. For more help building individual tests in MSS, please navigate to the left pane of the help tab to the Multi-Session Scheduling section. Here you will find videos and step-by-step directions.

The administration has been added for you, just click the one that corresponds to your level, 3-8 or EOC.  For these tests,  you will add students to the test that corresponds to their current grade level.  Once the district submits the registration file, the testing vendor will adjust that grade level to the one below for last year's assessment. This will ensure the student takes the assessment at the grade level they would have taken it last year.  Adding students to the tests is like adding them to any other test.  Just be sure to use the test for their current grade level.

For EOC students, just add them to the test you wish for them to take for the BOY assessment.  If that is this year's assessment, use the add-by-course option.  If it is last year's test, use the add by selection or add by file option.  Refer to the help tab on the test page for instructions on adding by file.

9th-grade students, who will take BOY at the previous 8th-grade level will need to be added to the BOY 3-8 admin, 9th-grade tests we created especially for this.  This will ensure they are registered in the 3-8 admin but in 9th-grade tests so when the vendor makes the adjustment to a grade level below, they will be given an 8th-grade test.

For students who would have tested above grade last year, assign them a test a grade up from where you want them to test, so when the adjustment is made by the testing vendor, they will be in the correct test for last year's assessment. 

Please refer to TEA's guidance for BOY assessments here: TEA’s FAQ https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/covid/covid19-optional-beginning-of-year-assessments.pdf