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OSSE Announces Enhanced Test Security Measures for DC Public Schools and Charters

Date Released: 
Fri, 12/23/2011

OSSE Contact: Marc Caposino, (202) 727-7207

Washington, DC: To ensure the validity of 2011 District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessment System (DC CAS) results, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) today issued a Request for Proposal soliciting vendors to investigate and assess individual classrooms. The announcement comes as State Superintendent of Education Hosanna Mahaley introduces a series of recommendations and procedures aimed at improving testing protocols across the District and strengthening the validity and reliability of test investigations.

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