What should the test contractor do if they suspect a breach in test security?
Test contractors who suspect a breach in test security should “flag” the suspected tests for review by the scoring and project director. If a test security breach has been verified, the test contractor should immediately notify the Bureau of Assessment and Accountability and send them a summary file of the flagged student work. The test contractor’s readers will not have access to individual student identification information at any point throughout this process. Student identification is separated from the student response sheets prior to scoring and is not available to anyone other than the contractor’s project manager. The test contractor will also send copies of the flagged papers to the appropriate school district’s superintendent along with two letters through registered mail. The first letter should indicate the procedure used in identifying the flagged work. The second letter will instruct the superintendent, or designee, to investigate the concerns and complete a report on the
