20 USC 6311(b)(2)(A) requires, in part, each State plan shall demonstrate that the State educational agency, in consultation with local educational agencies, has implemented a set of high-quality student academic assessments in mathematics, reading or language arts, and science. 20 USC 6311(b)(2)(B)(iii) requires the assessments under subparagraph (A) shall…be used for purposes for which such assessments are valid and reliable, consistent with relevant, nationally recognized professional and technical testing standards, objectively measure academic achievement, knowledge, and skills, and be tests that do not evaluate or assess personal or family beliefs and attitudes, or publicly disclose personally identifiable information.
Ohio Admin. Code §3301-13-05 (G) states, each participating school will establish written procedures to protect the security of the online and paper tests that include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Identification of each person by name with a designated title as being either a test coordinator, test administrator, monitor, translator, or scribe who is authorized to be present in a test room during a test administration session, including a makeup session, and/or who is authorized to have access to the test materials;
2. Specification of a procedure for investigating any alleged violation of a test security provision or any alleged unethical testing practice, including ensuring due process for any individual accused;
3. Specifications of a procedure for determining an action or actions to be taken in response to any confirmed violation of section 3319.151 of the Revised Code, rule 3301-7-01 of the Administrative Code, this rule, or the school's test security procedures, including, but not limited to, cheating by a student, anyone assisting a student to cheat, and/or anyone compromising a student's test;
4. Specification of a procedure for determining whether to invalidate a student's test in response to a test security violation caused either by a student and/or by any other person; and
5. Specification of how the written procedures will be communicated in writing and discussed each school year with employees who have access to secure test materials, students enrolled in the participating school who are being tested, and with any other person authorized to be present in a test room and/or have access to any secure test materials.
Further, Ohio Admin. Code §3301-13-05 (I) provides, by the first of October of each school year, each participating school will communicate in writing to and discuss with all employees who have access to the secure test materials and students who are being tested the applicable written security procedures and the actions to be taken in response to any violations established pursuant to this rule.
The Academy was unable to provide any policies or procedures to indicate the Academy implemented test security measures to ensure the assessment system is valid, reliable, and consistent with relevant professional and technical standards.
The Academy should review Ohio Admin. Code §3301-13-05 and ensure the required written procedures are adopted and reviewed with employees and students by October 1st.
20 USC 6311(b)(2)(A) requires, in part, each State plan shall demonstrate that the State educational agency, in consultation with local educational agencies, has implemented a set of high-quality student academic assessments in mathematics, reading or language arts, and science. 20 USC 6311(b)(2)(B)(iii) requires the assessments under subparagraph (A) shall…be used for purposes for which such assessments are valid and reliable, consistent with relevant, nationally recognized professional and technical testing standards, objectively measure academic achievement, knowledge, and skills, and be tests that do not evaluate or assess personal or family beliefs and attitudes, or publicly disclose personally identifiable information.
Ohio Admin. Code §3301-13-05 (G) states, each participating school will establish written procedures to protect the security of the online and paper tests that include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Identification of each person by name with a designated title as being either a test coordinator, test administrator, monitor, translator, or scribe who is authorized to be present in a test room during a test administration session, including a makeup session, and/or who is authorized to have access to the test materials;
2. Specification of a procedure for investigating any alleged violation of a test security provision or any alleged unethical testing practice, including ensuring due process for any individual accused;
3. Specifications of a procedure for determining an action or actions to be taken in response to any confirmed violation of section 3319.151 of the Revised Code, rule 3301-7-01 of the Administrative Code, this rule, or the school's test security procedures, including, but not limited to, cheating by a student, anyone assisting a student to cheat, and/or anyone compromising a student's test;
4. Specification of a procedure for determining whether to invalidate a student's test in response to a test security violation caused either by a student and/or by any other person; and
5. Specification of how the written procedures will be communicated in writing and discussed each school year with employees who have access to secure test materials, students enrolled in the participating school who are being tested, and with any other person authorized to be present in a test room and/or have access to any secure test materials.
Further, Ohio Admin. Code §3301-13-05 (I) provides, by the first of October of each school year, each participating school will communicate in writing to and discuss with all employees who have access to the secure test materials and students who are being tested the applicable written security procedures and the actions to be taken in response to any violations established pursuant to this rule.
The Academy was unable to provide any policies or procedures to indicate the Academy implemented test security measures to ensure the assessment system is valid, reliable, and consistent with relevant professional and technical standards.
The Academy should review Ohio Admin. Code §3301-13-05 and ensure the required written procedures are adopted and reviewed with employees and students by October 1st.