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District testing personnel are required to have procedures in place to prevent student use of cell phones and personal electronic devices during test administrations. Before allowing student use of approved technology during testing, including technology-based accommodations, district personnel must review the /wiki/spaces/ODCCM2324/pages/2974911817 Technology Guidelines for the Texas Assessment Program page of these Coordinator Resources. Technology cannot be used during a state assessment if its functionality creates a security concern that cannot be addressed.
District testing personnel may establish specific days and start times for testing. TEA recommends that district personnel begin testing within one hour of the start of the school day. A student who arrives after a test session has started may be tested if sufficient time remains in the day for the student to complete the assessment. District personnel should exercise judgment about starting a test session after lunch for students who are late, as they might not have sufficient time to complete the assessment before the end of the school day.
Every effort should be made to administer assessments to students absent on a given day of testing. If students are not present for the test session for which they were initially scheduled, they should be moved to another test session later in the testing window. Refer to the make-up testing policies available with the scheduling information for each program in the Program Overview section.
At least one trained test administrator per 30 students must be present in each testing room at all times during testing.
Test administrators should verify that students have access only to the materials specifically allowed for the assessment.
Reinforcing, reviewing, or distributing testing strategies during an assessment is strictly prohibited.
After testing, designated testing personnel must submit student responses in the Data Entry Interface.
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