HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Test Security Measures
July 10, 2012
Carla StevensAssistant Superintendent
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Houston ISD2011-2012
BackgroundSchools 279Students 203,066
African American 25%Asian/NH/PI 3%Hispanic 62%
White 8%Economically Disadvantaged 80%
Approximately 150,000 students take state or district required summative assessments
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Strategies to Prevent / Minimize Cheating…
• Follow all state procedures on training for campus test coordinators and test administrators, oaths, etc. PLUS
• District monitors: 2 trained central office staff at each campus (560)
• Teachers do not administer tests to their own student above grade 2
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Strategies to Prevent / Minimize Cheating…
• Secure test storage area certification procedure for campuses; reviewed and certified by Student Assessment or School Office staff
• Security cameras on every campus are oriented to monitor the entrance of the secured storage location
• District trucks, accompanied by one Student Assessment staff member per truck, deliver secured materials within a short window to minimize the time secure materials are on campuses (from 2 wks to 1wk)
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Strategies to Prevent / Minimize Cheating…
• Any campus under investigation must prepare test materials at TMC prior to testing and can store tests at the school only during the actual administration
• Detailed security training with checklists for Campus Test Coordinators
• Cell phone policy prohibits student possession of communication devices during test administrations
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Strategies to Prevent / Minimize Cheating…
• State-conducted pattern and erasure analysis
• Research Department scale score analysis• Transparent reporting of investigations• Anonymous Tip Line• All allegations taken seriously
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Response to Cheating and Allegations
• Student Assessment staff triage all allegations and conduct investigations or refer to School Office or Professional Standards
• Serious allegations are referred to Professional Standards for assignment to outside investigative team
• State and district senior staff are informed of investigations and of conclusions from investigations
• HR manages any necessary disciplinary actions including reporting to state
• Interdepartmental guidelines for managing major investigations have been developed
• Student cheating is investigated and handled at the district (local) level with report to state as necessary
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“False” Accusations of District Cheating
– State Caveon analysis– Dallas Morning News– Atlanta Journal Constitution