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 D

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
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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."
Principal's Secure Materials and Test Procedures
				  Agreement
I acknowledge that I will have access to secure assessments
				  in the WV-MAP Progress. 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 agree to complete each assessment's required training.
I therefore pledge:
1. I will not keep, copy, reproduce, paraphrase, distribute,
				  or review/discuss secure test items or student responses.
2. I will implement 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 am responsible for the distribution of secure testing
				  materials, including counting, reconciling, and returning all test
				  booklets/answer sheets (used and unused) according to the instructions provided
				  with the test, before and after each test administration. A record of the
				  number of booklets and other identifying characteristics sent to and returned
				  from my assigned school shall be kept.
4. I am responsible for the test booklets/answer sheets
				  shipped to and returned from my school and will ensure that test materials are
				  securely stored in a locked and secure central location(s) before and
				  immediately following each daily testing session.
5. 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 test
				  coordinator.
6. I will ensure all applicable personnel receive the proper
				  instruction in appropriate test security and test administration procedures,
				  including the Testing Code of Ethics (Appendix A).
7. I will collect and retain the signed Examiner's/Scribe's
				  Secure Materials and Test Procedures Agreement (Appendix F) and County/School
				  Personnel Secure Materials Agreement (Appendix G) for all applicable personnel
				  in the building no later than five instructional days before the first day of
				  testing. Verification of all trained school personnel with a signed
				  Examiner's/Scribe's Secure Materials and Test Procedures Agreement (Appendix F)
				  and County/School/Personnel Secure Materials Agreement (Appendix G) will be on
				  file with the county test coordinator no later than five instructional days
				  before the first day of testing.
8. 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.
9. I will not violate test security or the accuracy of the
				  test data score results by manipulating the test administration, demographic
				  data, or the students' answers or data.
10. 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.
11. I will not give students access to test questions or
				  answer keys.
12. I will monitor examiners and students to ensure that only
				  references or tools specifically designated in test manuals or by
				  accommodations are provided.
13. I will check testing rooms before the beginning of test
				  administration to ensure that all specific information, as specified by the
				  test manual, is not displayed in the room during the test
				  administration.
14. I will ensure that examiners comply with the appropriate
				  accommodations for students with IEPs, Section 504 Plans, and EL Plans when so
				  designated in the test manual.
15. I am responsible for monitoring and verifying that the
				  school test coordinator(s), if applicable, has/have fulfilled the assigned
				  duties.
16. If serving as an examiner for an online assessment, I
				  will not offer technical assistance (e.g., accessing 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.
17. I understand that 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.
Please print your name, sign, and return the Principal's
				  Secure Materials and Test Procedures Agreement to the county test coordinator
				  before access to secure test materials is provided.
Signature:
				  __________________________________________________________
Print Name:
				  _________________________________________________________
School: __________________________________ Date:
				  _____________________
Signed copies of this form should be kept on file at
				  the school and 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
.