State Assessment Training
Administrator Security and Confidentiality Training 2/9/17
It's the Law
Procedures for maintaining the security and confidentiality of assessments are specified in the Test Security Supplement, the District and Campus Coordinator Manual, and in the appropriate test administration manuals.
The following govern test security
- Texas Education Code (TEC) Chapter 39, Subchapter B
- Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 19 Subchapter 101
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
- Texas Penal Code 37.10 – Tampering
- Class C misdemeanor for release or disclosure
Report any Suspected Violation to District Testing Coordinator
Incidents resulting in a deviation from documented testing procedures are defined as testing irregularities.
- HISD Incident Documentation - completed within one day of reported irregularity
- HISD Cheating Letter - revamp from previous years
Penalties for Prohibited Conduct
- Placement of restrictions on the issuance, renewal, or holding of a Texas educator certificate, either indefinitely or for a set term
- Issuance of an inscribed or non-inscribed reprimand
- Suspension of a Texas educator certificate for a set term
- Revocation or cancellation of a Texas educator certificate without opportunity for reapplication for a set term or permanently
Reduce the Risk - BEFORE the test administration!
- Stick with the HISD calendar deadlines for accomodations decisions and appropriate documentation.
- Emphasize the importance of training and reading manuals.
- Support CTCs with campus plans - The BIG List 2017
Reduce the Risk - DURING the test administration
Campus Monitoring
- Ensure each student receives the correct assessment and testing material - one hour checks
- Emphasize and verify active monitoring - BE ON CAMPUS AND VISIBLE
- Ensure all testing personnel understand that they may NOT:
- provide assistance
- view the tests without authorization
- discuss confidential student information
- check for strategies
Active Monitoring
Monitoring during test administrations is the responsibility of the test administrator, the campus test coordinator, district monitors, and administrators.
What is NOT active monitoring?
Anything that takes the test administrator’s attention away from the students during testing. Examples include:
- Working on the computer, using cell phones, or checking email
- Reading a book, magazine, or newspaper
- Grading papers or working on lesson plans
- Leaving the room without a trained substitute test administrator in the room
- Leaving students unattended during meals or breaks
Reduce the Risk - AFTER the test administration
- No unauthorized viewing without TEA permission
- No discussion of content or student information
- No erasing of stray marks or darkening answers
- No copying of student answer documents
- No opening answer documents to view answers