Test Security,Confidentiality

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Test Security

Supplement

DCCM

14-point Test

Security Plan

Test Administrator

Manuals

Oaths

Test Administrator Modules

Active Monitoring

Distribution of Test Materials

Proper Handling of Secure Materials

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District Superintendent/Chief Administrative Officer

District Testing Coordinator

Campus Testing Coordinator

Campus Principal

Technology Staff

Test Administrator

Grades 2-12 TELPAS Reading Test Administrator

TELPAS Rater

TELPAS Writing Collection Verifier

STAAR Alternate Test Administrator

Oaths

It’s the Law!

Texas Education Code (TEC)

Sec. 39.0301. SECURITY IN ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.

(a) The commissioner:

(1) shall establish procedures for the administration of assessment instruments adopted or developed under Section 39.023, including procedures designed to ensure the security of the assessment instruments; and …

It’s the Law!

Texas Administrative Code (TAC)

Title 19. EducationChapter 101. AssessmentSubchapter CC. Commissioner’s Rules Division 3. Security of Assessments, Required Test Administration Procedures and Training Activities

19 TAC §101.3031Required Test Administration Procedures and Training Activities to Ensure Validity, Reliability, and Security of Assessments.

It’s the Law!19 TAC §101.3031

(a)Purpose. To ensure that each assessment instrument is reliable and valid and meets applicable federal requirements for measurement of student progress, the commissioner of education shall establish test administration procedures and required training activities that support the standardization and security of the test administration process.

(b)Test administration procedures. These test administration procedures shall be delineated in the test administration materials provided to school districts and charter schools annually. Districts and charter schools must comply with all of the applicable requirements specified in the test administration materials…

Procedures for maintaining the security and confidentiality of assessments are specified in the following guides:

– Test Security Supplement– District and Campus Coordinator Manual– Test administrator manuals

Conduct that departs from the test administration procedures as established in these resources is considered a testing irregularity.

TESTING IRREGULARITIES

Procedural Less severe and more common

Examples: Eligibility Errors

IEP Implementation Issues

Improper Accounting for Secure Materials

Monitoring Errors

Miscellaneous Other

Serious Potential referral to SBEC

Examples: Assisting students with responses to

test questions

Viewing secure test content

Duplicating, recording, or capturing electronically secure test content without permission from TEA

Testing IrregularitiesProcedural Irregularities

reflect minor errors or deviations in testing procedures

do not represent severe breaches in security or confidentiality

do not require a call to TEA unless guidance is needed by the district

do not require supporting documentation

Serious Irregularities constitute severe violations of test security or confidentiality

must be investigated by the district coordinator immediately

require a district to call or email TEA immediately to inform test security of the incident

can result in the individual(s) responsible being referred to the TEA Educator Certification and Standards Division for consideration of disciplinary action

Serious IrregularitiesConduct that constitutes a serious testing irregularity may include, but is not limited to, the following:

changing or altering an examinee’s response or answer to a secure test item;

providing, suggesting, or indicating a test question response;

aiding or assisting an examinee with a response or an answer to a secure test question;

identifying incorrect responses for students;

Serious Irregularities solving questions in the test or scoring a student’s test;

duplicating secure test materials;

viewing a test before, during, or after an assessment unless specifically authorized to do so;

disclosing the contents of any portion of a secure test;

Serious Irregularities failing to report to an appropriate authority that an individual

engaged in any of the events listed above;

fraudulently exempting or preventing a student from the administration of a required state assessment; or

encouraging or assisting an individual to engage in the conduct described above.

Penalties for Violation of Security andConfidentiality of Assessments

Release or disclosure of confidential test content is a Class C misdemeanor and could result in criminal prosecution under TEC §39.0303, Section 552.352 of the Texas Government Code, and section 37.10 of the Texas Penal Code.

In addition, any irregularities in test security or confidentiality may result in the invalidation of student results.

REVOKEDAny person who violates, assists in the violation of, or solicits another to violate or assist in the violation of test security or confidentiality, as well as any person who fails to report such a violation is subject to the following penalties:

placement of restrictions on the issuance, renewal, or holding of a Texas teacher certificate, either indefinitely or for a set term;

issuance of an inscribed or non-inscribed reprimand; suspension of a Texas teacher certificate for a set term; or revocation or cancellation of a Texas teacher certificate

without opportunity for reapplication either for a set term or permanently.

PENALTIES

ReportingTesting

Irregularities

2013–2014 Incident Reports(approximate numbers)

Serious 210

Procedural 5177

Total 5387

Testing Irregularities

The types of serious testing irregularities reported in 2014 include

– assistance,

– unauthorized viewing or recording of test content,

– discussing secure test content,

– scoring/working students’ tests,

– tampering, and

– falsifying TELPAS/STAAR Alternate data.

Reminders

Tips to Avoid the Most Common Testing Irregularities

– Ensure that test administrators have accurate testing rosters that include updated information about accommodations

– Create accurate seating charts

– Announce the time left to test in one hour intervals

– Verify that students have recorded their responses on the answer document or in the online form

– Ensure that principals, campus coordinators, and other staff are available to support test administrators and to monitor testing

– Account for all test materials immediately upon materials check-in

TEST ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBILITIESINCLUDE:

Active Monitoring

Active Monitoring

Active Monitoring

Make sure you read the appropriate Test

Administrator Manual!

CONTACT INFORMATION

PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY

QUESTIONS:

Pam Yarbroughpam.yarbrough@esc15.net(325) 481-4056