Administration Code Training 703 KAR 5 080 Office

Administration Code Training 703 KAR 5: 080 Office of Assessment and Accountability Kentucky Department of Education 2020

Module 2 – Preparation for State Assessment – Test Security Ø DAC/BAC Responsibilities Ø Test Security Please note: The page number on the slides represents the information found in the regulation document itself. KDE: OAA: DAAS: ss/pp: 08/2020 2

Administration Practices: DAC and BAC Responsibilities p. 10 Schedule test administration Arrange for adequate staff to administer assessment Prepare accurate student testing rosters and seating charts Ensure all test materials are kept secure before, during and after testing KDE: OAA: DAAS: ss/pp: 08/2020 3

Test Security Ø Secure Test Materials Ø Confidential Test Content Ø Review of Secure Test Materials KDE: OAA: DAAS: ss/pp: 08/2020 4

Examples of Secure Materials Online Paper/Pencil } Test Tickets } Seal Codes (KPREP) } Scratch Paper } Test Booklets } Answer Documents } Scratch Paper KDE: OAA: DAAS: ss/pp: 08/2020 5

Test Materials p. 6 Acceptable Not Acceptable Anyone having test booklets without authorization from the DAC or BAC p. 6 Distributing Test Administration Manuals administrators prior to the testing window p. 6 Making test booklets available to test administrators before the first scheduled day of testing or not keeping them secure between test sessions p. 6 Storing test booklets in classrooms unless double locked p. 6 Leaving test booklets outside of locked storage unattended p. 6 KDE: OAA: DAAS: ss/pp: 08/2020 6

Confidential Test Content Acceptable Not Acceptable Knowing and teaching concepts p. 5 Taking notes or discussing test content p. 5 Visually scanning student response books p. 6 (or computer screens) Scoring or deliberately reading test items p. 5, p. 6 Making a copy of alert papers p. 6 (not available for online testing) Reproducing secure test materials in whole or in part or paraphrasing in any way p. 7 Collect and destroy (i. e. shred) any notes, rough drafts, or scratch paper produced by students p. 6 Showing items in test booklets to anyone not administering the test p. 6 (Test Tickets may be used as scratch paper. ) Revealing content of any secure test item p. 5 Using knowledge of any test items to prepare students for the assessment p. 5 KDE: OAA: DAAS: ss/pp: 08/2020 7

Handling of Secure Test Materials Acceptable Not Acceptable Trained staff taking test materials, including computers, from school to administer to homebound/hospitalized students or for KDE-approved offsite group testing p. 5 Taking materials outside district or school buildings for purposes such as bubbling demographics or modifying Alternate Assessment materials. p. 5 Students using technology to respond to test items and saving responses to CDs or portable drives p. 5 Maintaining electronic or other versions of the secure assessment materials or student responses in the district p. 5 Allowing a student to take a test booklet or answer booklet out of the testing area without proper supervision p. 12 KDE: OAA: DAAS: ss/pp: 08/2020 8

Administration Code Training Modules Module 1 – Introduction to Administration code Module 2 – Preparation for State Assessment – Test Security Module 3 - Preparation for State Assessment – Appropriate Assessment Practices & Classroom Materials Module 4 - Preparation for State Assessment - Seating Charts & Student Motivation and Rewards Module 5 - Administration of State Assessment Module 6 - Completion of State Assessment KDE: OAA: DAAS: ss/pp: 08/2020 9

Division of Assessment and Accountability Support Contact Information • KDE DAC Information • dacinfo@education. ky. gov • (502) 564 -4394 KDE: OAA: DAAS: ss/pp: 08/2020 10