Criteria:
The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) requires that teachers and faculty who administer the State of Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) assessments complete and retain the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and/or Cambium Assessment Certificates for two years and sign and retain the WDE testing security agreement for two years.
Finding:
WSRP noted multiple instances where schools within Albany County School District (ACSD) were unable to provide documentation to support that teachers and faculty who administer the WY-TOPP assessments had completed and retained assessment certificates and retained the WDE testing security agreement for two years in accordance with WDE requirements. Consequently, the District had improper completion and/or retention of signed testing agreements and training certifications, which may compromise the integrity of its state WY-TOPP exams.
Action Plan:
District Administration will continue to have faculty who administer state WY-TOPP exams sign the testing security agreement from the WDE and ACSD will continue to retain these agreements for at least two years. Further, ACSD faculty who administer these tests will complete and retain their AIR assessment certifications for at least two years. ACSD’s Learning and Leading and Business departments will develop a collections and control process for testing certifications and security agreements so documents are completed, submitted, and retained to meet ongoing compliance standards identified in this finding. Testing agreements and certifications will be retained with the Assistant Superintendent and Administrative Assistant.
Individual(s) Responsible for Corrective Action Plans
Dr. John Goldhardt
Superintendent of Schools
307-721-4400; Extension 56001
Dave Hardesty
Assistant Superintendent
307-721-4400; Extension 56002
Kate Kniss
Chief Academic Officer
307-721-4460; Extension 52521
Trystin Green
Chief Financial Officer
307-721-4400; Extension 56004
Trish Oppie
Assistant Business Manager
307-721-4400; Extension 56019
Timeline/Status
Albany County School District #1 will implement these Action Plan(s) on a forward-moving basis after the date of WSRP’s Audit Report.