West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-014 - West Virginia Measures of Academic Progress (2340) › Appendix C

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
West Virginia Board of Education Policy 2340, West
				  Virginia Measures of Academic Progress
State of West Virginia, County of
				  ___________________________
West Virginia Constitution, Article XII, §2; W. Va. Code
				  §
									18-2E-1a(8),
				  requires that the West Virginia Board of Education "ensure that all statewide
				  assessments of student performance are secure."
County Technology Coordinator or Technology Vendor
				  Secure Materials and Test Procedures Agreement
I acknowledge that I will have access to secure assessments
				  in the WV-MAP. I also acknowledge that I have read, understand, and agree to
				  adhere to Policy 2340, including the Testing Code of Ethics (Appendix A), for
				  all assessments within this policy. I understand that these materials are
				  secure, and it is my professional responsibility to protect their
				  security.
I therefore pledge:
1. I will not retain, copy, reproduce, paraphrase,
				  distribute, or review/discuss secure test items, testing materials, or student
				  responses.
2. I will implement or follow (as my position requires)
				  procedures to ensure maximum test security. Access to secure materials,
				  including methods of authentication, will be restricted to the test
				  administration period designated by the state-mandated testing window.
3. I will immediately report any loss of materials, cheating,
				  security breach, testing administration breach, copyright infringement, or
				  other deviation from acceptable security procedures to the county
				  superintendent and the WVDE.
4. I will not release or upload secure test administration
				  materials, questions, answer keys, or other testing materials to a school
				  before having signed this security agreement.
5. I will not disclose individual student test scores or test
				  performance data to unauthorized persons as outlined in FERPA, the Student DATA
				  Act, Policy 4350, the WVDE Data Access and Management Guidance, and Policy
				  2340.
6. I will not violate test security or the accuracy of the
				  test data and results by manipulating the test administration, demographic
				  data, or the students' answers or data.
7. I will not share my method of authentication, including,
				  but not limited to, my username and password to access any testing platform or
				  student data/results.
8. I will not provide access to test items or answer
				  keys.
9. If serving as an examiner for an online assessment, I will
				  not offer technical assistance (e.g., accessing the dictionary, grammar checks,
				  formatting functions, etc.) that might alter the accuracy of student responses
				  in the web-based assessment before, during, or after the administration of the
				  test.
10. I understand that, if I am a county employee, and if a
				  breach of test security or copyright infringement occurs as a direct result of
				  my actions, my license/certification may be suspended or revoked, or I may be
				  suspended, terminated, or have other action taken.
11. I understand that, if I am a vendor or employed by a
				  vendor, and if a breach of test security or copyright infringement occurs as a
				  direct result of my actions, the vendor contract may be revoked and other
				  action may be taken.
Please print your name, sign, and return the County
				  Technology Coordinator or Technology Vendor Secure Materials and Test
				  Procedures Agreement to the WVDE before access to secure test materials is
				  provided.
Signature:
				  ________________________________________________________
Print Name:
				  _______________________________________________________
Date:
				  ____________________________________________________________
Signed copies of this form should be kept on file at
				  the county office.
If this form is not on file, it will be considered a
				  breach of security by the county and WVBE.
This agreement is valid for the academic year of the
				  signatory date and shall be signed before the administration of any
				  tests
.