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TEST / ASSESSMENT  ADMINISTRATION

(State-Mandated Testing)

Security  of  Testing  Materials

Employees designated by the Superintendent to administer the achievement test adopted by the Arizona State Board of Education shall:

●  Keep all test materials in locked storage.

●  Not reproduce any test materials in any manner.

●  Not disclose any actual test items to students prior to testing.

●  Not provide answers of any test items to any students.

●  Administer only practice tests that are provided by the test publishers.  Previous editions of the test series being used in the statewide testing program may not be used as practice tests.

●  Strictly observe all timed subtests.  The test publishers' suggested time limits for untimed subtests shall be followed as closely as possible in order to maintain uniformity in test administration.

●  Follow directions for administering the test explicitly.  No test item may be repeated unless otherwise indicated in the directions.

●  Not change a student's answer.

●  Return all test materials to the Superintendent immediately upon completion of testing.

Failure to comply with these requirements or others as required by Arizona Revised Statutes or by other rules or regulations shall be considered cause for discipline, including but not limited to suspension or termination.  All violations of this policy shall be reported to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Standards  Adopted  by  the
State  Board  of  Education

The District shall establish specific objectives to accomplish the goals established by the State Board of Education.  The Superintendent will make recommendations for such objectives based upon the data gathered annually.

The Superintendent will establish regulations and procedures for assessing student achievement of standards adopted by the State Board of Education and for reporting and utilizing test results and nontest indicator data.

Reporting results.  The District will provide to the parent or guardian of each student who participates the associated grade equivalents, percentiles, and stanines from standardized norm-referenced testing.  The District shall provide the parent or guardian of each student the resulting scores on the test of standards adopted by the State Board of Education and associated scores for the District, the county, and the state.

The District will provide the public, through a report card, scores for each school in the District and for the District as a whole, the county, the state, and the nation.

Adopted:  date of Manual adoption

LEGAL REF.: 
A.R.S. 
15-741
15-741.01
15-742
15-743
15-744
15-745
15-755
A.A.C. 
R7-2-301
R7-2-302.04
R7-2-306
R7-2-310

CROSS REF.: 
IL - Evaluation of Instructional Programs (Testing Programs)
JR - Student Records