0.8 Arizona school law review: chapter 6  (Page 5/6)

1. Provide school district enrollment data annually to the Department of Education for purposes of test material distribution?

2. Verify the count of test materials received and distribute the test materials to each public school in the district?

3. Secure the test materials prior to distribution to pupils or persons administering the tests, as well as after the time of testing, by assuring materials are kept in locked storage?

4. Advise all district employees that the test materials are not to be reproduced in any manner?

5. Familiarize each person who will administer the test with the test publishers’ directions for administering the tests, the timing of the tests and the testing schedule?

6. Distribute actual test materials to persons administering the tests

7. Train persons actually administering the tests on completing the test book identification information and coding the information on variables.

8. Properly packaging all answer sheets and tests

9. Forwarding all tests/answer sheets to the scoring contractor.

10. Retaining all unused and reusable test materials and storing them in a safe and secure manner

11. Reporting to the Department of Education any losses of test materials

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Do persons designated to administer the test:

1. Keep all test materials in locked storage?

2. Refrain from reproducing any test materials in any manner?

3. Refrain from disclosing any actual test items to pupils prior to testing?

4. Refrain from providing answers to any test items to any pupils?

5. Administer only practice tests which are provided by the test publishers?

6. Strictly observe all times subtests?

7. Follow explicitly directions for administering the test?

8. Refrain from changing a pupil's answer?

9. Return all test materials to the superintendent or head of district immediately upon completion of testing?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

All district decisions regarding the exemption of pupils who are non-English monolingual or predominantly speakers of a language other than English shall be made by the Governing Board. For purposes of determining if a pupil may be exempt from required testing, pursuant to ARS 15-744.B., does the Governing Board:

1. Verify that all students to be exempted have been assessed for language proficiency as required by R&-2-306

2. Verify that all such students are enrolled in one of the following: K-6 transitional Bilingual program, 7-12 Structured Bilingual program, K-12 Bilingual Bicultural Program, ESL or I.E.P

3. Submit to the Arizona Department of Education by September 30 annually, the Governing Board resolution along with the exemption form for the exemption of eligible pupils?

[ ] Yes [ ]No