Overview

The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) provides test security guidelines and resources to ensure that schools and local education agencies (LEAs) deliver statewide assessments in a uniform and equitable manner. Assessments must be administered in consistent and standardized conditions to yield fair and accurate results. The best way for OSSE to support schools and LEAs in administering quality assessments is to ensure educators understand and recognize acceptable and unacceptable assessment practices.

Find additional information on the Test Security and Test Integrity home page.

Test Security and Test Integrity Resources for 2024-25 Statewide Assessment Administration

Guiding Documents

• Statewide Assessments Participation and Performance Policy
• Test Security Guidelines

Test Security and Test Integrity Training

• Test Security and Integrity Notification Statement
• Test Security Training Attendance Template
• Test Security Training

School Test Security Plan Resources

• OSSE Assessment Portal
• Test Security Plan Guide
• Test Security Plan Exemplar
• Test Schedule Template and Exemplars
  • DC CAPE Test Schedule Template
  • MSAA_DLM Test Schedule Template
  • ACCESS_Alt ACCESS Test Schedule Template
• Authorized Personnel Template
• Test Security File Checklist

Family Notification Letter Templates

• English | Amharic | French | Korean | Chinese | Spanish | Vietnamese

Test Security Resources for During Administration

Chain of Custody form

• Incident Report Form in OSSE Assessment Portal (for use by LEAs or members of the public)
• Plan to Improve Test Security Policies and Procedures
• Test Security Fact-Finding Inquiry
• Monitoring Checklists
  • ACCESS
  • Alternate ACCESS
  • MSAA
  • DLM - computer administered
  • DLM - teacher administered
  • DC CAPE

Test Security Resources for After Administration

• Test Security Affidavit
• OSSE Affidavit and Start End Date Confirmation Guide

Contact Information

For direct inquiries, please contact Rohini Ramnath, Test Security Specialist at [email protected]. You may also contact the OSSE Office of Assessments via email at [email protected].

Test Security and Test Integrity Resources for 2023-24 Statewide Assessment Administration

Guiding Documents

• Statewide Assessments Participation and Performance Policy
• Test Security Guidelines

Test Security and Test Integrity Training

• Test Security and Integrity Notification Statement
• Test Security Training Attendance Template
• Test Security Training Modules
  • Test Security Training Presentation
  • Test Security Training Script
  • Test Security Training Recording

School Test Security Plan Resources

• OSSE Assessment Portal
• Test Security Plan Instructions
• Test Security Plan Exemplar
• Test Schedule Template and Exemplars
  • 2023-24 DC CAPE Test Schedule Template
  • 2023-24 MSAA_DLM Test Schedule Template
  • 2023-24 ACCESS_Alt ACCESS Test Schedule Template
• Authorized Personnel Template and Exemplar
• Test Security File Checklist

Family Notification Letter Templates

Test Security Resources for During Administration—coming soon!

• Chain of Custody form
• Incident Report Form in OSSE Assessment Portal (for use by LEAs)
• District of Columbia Incident Reporting Form (for use by members of the public)
• Test Security Incident Reporting Form
• Plan to Improve Test Security Policies and Procedures
• Test Security Fact-Finding Inquiry
• Monitoring checklists
  • ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS Monitoring Checklists
  • MSAA Monitoring Checklist
  • DLM Monitoring Checklists: Computer Administered | Teacher Administered
  • DC CAPE Monitoring Checklist

Test Security Resources for After Administration

• Test Security Affidavit
• Portal to Submit affidavits

Contact Information

For direct inquiries, please contact Rohini Ramnath, Test Security Specialist at [email protected]. You may also contact the OSSE Office of Assessments via email at [email protected].