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Accountability for District assessments is the shared responsibility of District and building personnel.Ìý

Department of Data, Assessment, Research, and Evaluation shall be accountable to:

I.ÌýÌý Ìýdevelop the District assessments of student performance in consultation with Educational Services;

II.ÌýÌý Ìýdevelop guidelines for the administration of criterion-referenced assessments;

III.ÌýÌý Ìýdistribute and collect assessment materials;

IV.ÌýÌý Ìýprovide professional learning related to assessment administration;

V.ÌýÌý Ìýdevelop guidelines for and monitor the use of accommodations, alternative assessments, and lowered cutscores in coordination with the Special Education Department;

VI.ÌýÌý Ìýanalyze data for program-level improvements, modifications, or elimination;

VII.ÌýÌý Ìýdevelop, distribute, and revise the District Assessment Procedures, as needed;

VIII.ÌýÌý Ìýdevelop a District Assessment Brochure;

IX.ÌýÌý Ìýchair the Assessment Committees;

X.ÌýÌý Ìýdevelop a District assessment calendar;

XI.ÌýÌý Ìýensure that all assessments are reliable, valid, and fair;Ìý

XII.ÌýÌý Ìýprovide trustworthy and dependable results;

XIII.ÌýÌý Ìýfacilitate the methodologies used to set the cutscores,Ìý

XIV.ÌýÌý Ìýprovide the cutscores to the Board of Education for final approval;

XV.ÌýÌý Ìýensure test security;Ìý

XVI.ÌýÌý Ìýdevelop, distribute manage, and revise the District Assessment procedures and testing protocols, as needed;Ìý

XVII.ÌýÌý Ìýdevelop guidelines for the administration of norm-referenced assessments;Ìý

XVIII.ÌýÌý Ìý generate all staff and student accounts, student answer sheets, and test materials;Ìý

XIX.ÌýÌý Ìýcompile all test scores; Ìý

XX.ÌýÌý Ìýprovide building and District reports;

XXI.ÌýÌý Ìýprovide building and District statistical reports;

XXII.ÌýÌý Ìýdisaggregate the data by various student groups (race, gender, socio-economic level, EL status, disability, etc);

XXIII.ÌýÌý Ìý report student performance data in accordance with federal, state, and District guidelines;Ìý

Building administration and staff shall be accountable to:

I.ÌýÌý Ìýadminister the District assessments according to security protocol, including the following responsibilities:
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A.ÌýÌý ÌýEnsure that no copies of secure materials are in a school, other than for the time required for administering to students.

B.ÌýÌý ÌýEnsure that assessment materials are secure while they are in the building.

C.ÌýÌý ÌýOversee the testing process and ensure that proper protocol is followed.

D.ÌýÌý ÌýEnsure that retesting of students follows the same procedures as the main, first-time testing, including same security, same administration protocol, and same procedures.

E.ÌýÌý ÌýHold at least one discussion session per year with staff about test security.

II.ÌýÌý Ìýidentify and implement accommodations, alternate assessments, and lowered cutscores according to District assessment procedures;

III.ÌýÌý Ìýadminister the District assessments according to prescribed assessment procedures;Ìý

IV.ÌýÌý Ìýadminister the District assessments based on the District calendar;

V.ÌýÌý Ìýshare the District Assessment Brochure with families;Ìý

VI.ÌýÌý Ìýuse the derived data to make instructional improvements;Ìý

VII.ÌýÌý Ìýprovide reteaching opportunities in response to student learning information.