What should the district do if there is a breach in test security?
As soon as a suspected test security breach has been verified, the district superintendent, or designee of the investigation, will have 45 days to complete an investigation and report. The report will be sent to the Bureau of Assessment and Accountability indicating the following: • The details of the investigation; • The findings; and • The action taken by the school, administrators, or district, if any. School districts are responsible for conducting the investigation and taking appropriate actions in response to breaches in test security. The Pennsylvania Department of Education may initiate a formal educator misconduct investigation that may result in disciplinary action. In addition, the Department may invalidate any or all test scores involved in the investigation and/or retest the students. Invalidation will not impact a district’s participation rate for No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The district will receive credit as if a student had earned the lowest valid score.
