(a) All test
questions on standards-based tests provided for in
4
AAC 06.737, the alternate assessment taken under
4
AAC 06.775, and the English language proficiency
assessments provided for in
4
AAC 34.055 are confidential and may be disclosed only
as provided in this section.
(b)
Test questions may be disclosed to
(1) a
student on the date and at the time specified by the commissioner, to the
extent necessary to administer the test;
(2) testing personnel in the course of
fulfilling their duties;
(3) a
department official as required for the performance of that official's duties;
and
(4) a test administrator if
necessary to fulfill duties under
4
AAC 06.775 regarding the delivery of
accommodations.
(c)
School and district personnel responsible for test administration shall
(1) inventory and track secure materials from
the time the materials arrive at the school or district office until the time
the materials are returned to the test publisher;;
(2)securely store secure materials before
distribution to school test centers and after their return;
(3) control distribution of secure materials
to and from school test centers;
(4) control the storage, distribution,
administration, and collection of secure materials and
(5) ensure that no test or test question is
copied in any manner, whether on paper or by electronic means.
(d) School personnel at a school
test center shall
(1) label the tests
according to test administration directions before testing;
(2) inventory and track test materials from
the time the materials arrive at the school until the time the materials are
returned to the district;
(3)
securely store tests before and after each testing session;
(4) control distribution of tests within the
school test center;
(5) ensure that
no test or test question is copied, reproduced, or paraphrased in any manner by
an examinee or anyone else;
(6)
ensure that examinees use only those reference materials allowed by the test
publisher's testing procedures;
(7)
ensure that no individual receives a copy of the test, or learns of a specific
test question or item, before the test date and time set by the commissioner,
under a under (b) of this section; unless knowledge of the question or item is
necessary for delivery of accommodations under
4
AAC 06.775;
(8) ensure that examinees do not exchange
information during a test, except when the test procedure so
specifies;
(9) ensure that an
examinee's answer is not altered after testing is completed;
(10) ensure that no examinee is assisted in
responding to or review of specific test questions or items before, during, or
after a test session.
(e) A teacher holding a certificate issued
under 4 AAC 12 who breaches security as described in this section is subject to
investigation and adjudication by the Professional Teaching Practices
Commission.
(f) School and district
personnel responsible for test administration shall
(1) annually execute an agreement, on a form
provided by the department, affirming that they will follow the test procedures
required under this section;
(2)
provide training in test procedures to all district staff involved in testing
as directed by the department, and ensure that staff complete the
training;
(3) ensure that all
district staff involved in testing read and follow all testing procedures and
manuals published by the test publisher, unless instructed otherwise by the
department.
(g) All
school and district personnel shall maintain the security and confidentiality
of electronic test data files, individual student reports, and other testing
reports designated as secure.
(h)
District personnel in charge of testing shall immediately report any breach of
test security to the department. If a student's IEP requires a modification
that violates test security under this section, the modification will be
provided only if it does not affect test security for any students other than
the student who requires the modification. A modification that violates test
security under this section results in an invalid assessment and the assessment
will not be scored.
