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( 4) Teachers shall provide instruction that meets or exceeds the standard course of study to
meet the needs of the specific students in the class. Teachers may help students improve
test- taking skills by:
( A) helping students become familiar with test formats using curricular content;
( B) teaching students test- taking strategies and providing practice sessions;
( C) helping students learn ways of preparing to take tests; and
( D) using resource materials such as test questions from test item banks, testlets and
linking documents in instruction and test preparation.
( d) Test administration.
( 1) The superintendent or superintendent’s designee shall:
( A) assure that each school establishes procedures to ensure that all test administrators
comply with test publisher guidelines;
( B) inform the local board of education of any breach of this code of ethics; and
( C) inform building level administrators of their responsibilities.
( 2) The principal shall:
( A) assure that school personnel know the content of state and local testing policies;
( B) implement the school system’s testing policies and procedures and establish any
needed school policies and procedures to assure that all eligible students are tested fairly;
( C) assign trained proctors to test administrations; and
( D) report all testing irregularities to the school system test coordinator.
( 3) Test administrators shall:
( A) administer tests according to the directions in the administration manual and any
subsequent updates developed by the test publisher;
( B) administer tests to all eligible students;
( C) report all testing irregularities to the school system test coordinator; and
( D) provide a positive test- taking climate.
( 4) Proctors shall serve as additional monitors to help the test administrator assure that testing
occurs fairly.
( e) Scoring. The school system test coordinator shall:
( 1) ensure that each test is scored according to the procedures and guidelines defined for the
test by the test publisher;
( 2) maintain quality control during the entire scoring process, which consists of handling and
editing documents, scanning answer documents, and producing electronic files and reports.
Quality control shall address at a minimum accuracy and scoring consistency.
( 3) maintain security of tests and data files at all times, including:
( A) protecting the confidentiality of students at all times when publicizing test results; and
( B) maintaining test security of answer keys and item- specific scoring rubrics.
( f ) Analysis and reporting. Educators shall use test scores appropriately. This means that the
educator recognizes that a test score is only one piece of information and must be interpreted
together with other scores and indicators. Test data help educators understand educational