California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 1 - California Department of Education › Chapter 11 - Special Programs › Subchapter 7.5 - California English Language Development Test › Article 2 - Administration › Section 11513 - California English Language Development Test District Coordinator

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) On or before
					 April 1, or 90 calendar days before the beginning of the annual assessment
					 window of each school year, the superintendent of each school district shall
					 designate from among the employees of the school district a California English
					 Language Development Test district coordinator. The superintendent shall notify
					 the test contractor of the identity and contact information for the California
					 English Language Development Test district coordinator. The California English
					 Language Development Test district coordinator, or the school district
					 superintendent or his or her designee, shall be available throughout the year
					 and shall serve as the liaison between the school district and the California
					 Department of Education for all matters related to the test. At the discretion
					 of the district superintendent, the contact information may include an
					 electronic email address.
(b) The
					 California English Language Development Test district coordinator's
					 responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Responding to correspondence and
					 inquiries from the contractor in a timely manner and as provided in the
					 contractor's instructions.
(2)
					 Determining school district and individual school test and test material needs
					 in conjunction with the test contractor.
(3) Overseeing the acquisition and
					 distribution of tests and test materials to individual schools and
					 sites.
(4) Maintaining security
					 over the test and test data using the procedure set forth in Section
					 11514. The California English
					 Language Development Test district coordinator shall sign the Test Security
					 Agreement set forth in Section
					 11514 with the test contractor
					 prior to receipt of the test materials. A copy of the Test Security Agreement
					 shall be maintained at the district office for 12 months from the date
					 signed.
(5) Overseeing the
					 administration of the test to pupils.
(6) Overseeing the collection and return of
					 all completed test materials and test data to the contractor.
(7) Assisting the test contractor in the
					 resolution of any discrepancies in the test information and
					 materials.
(8) Ensuring that all
					 test materials are received from school test sites within the school district
					 in sufficient time to satisfy the requirements of subdivision (10).
(9) Ensuring that all tests and test
					 materials received from school test sites within the school district have been
					 placed in a secure school district location upon receipt of those
					 tests.
(10) Ensuring that all test
					 materials are inventoried, packaged, and labeled in accordance with
					 instructions from the test contractor. The completed test materials shall be
					 returned to the test contractor at the date specified monthly by the test
					 contractor for initial assessments of pupils but no later than ten (10) working
					 days after the close of the testing window for the annual assessment.
(11) Ensuring that the tests and test
					 materials are retained in a secure, locked location, in the unopened boxes in
					 which they were received from the test contractor, from the time they are
					 received in the school district until the time they are delivered to the test
					 sites.
(12) Overseeing the
					 collection of all pupil data to comply with Sections
					 11512 and
					 11512.5.
(13) Immediately notifying the test
					 contractor of any security breaches or testing irregularities in the district
					 before, during, or after the administration of the test.