Materials & Prep
This must-read document contains the verbatim script you must follow during the exam.
What is the Testing Administrator’s Manual (TAM)?
$100: The only thing a student should have on their desk besides their device/test book and a pencil.
What is blank scratch paper?
This legal document specifies exactly which accommodations a student must receive during the EOG/EOC.
What is an IEP /504 or ROA Form?
This occurs when a fire alarm goes off or a power outage happens during a session.
What is an Emergency/Environmental Irregularity?
Taking a photo of a particularly "funny" or "hard" test question and texting it to a colleague.
What is a Security Breach (Disclosure of Content)?
This is the strictly forbidden method of transporting test books or login credentials to your classroom.
What is leaving them unattended (or asking a student/unauthorized person to carry them)?
This is the active monitoring technique where an administrator walks the room without hovering or looking at specific student answers.
What is "Circulating the Room"?
These indicate what RA, SS, EXT, MTS, R2S, 1:1
Read Aloud, Separate Settings, Extended Time, Multiple Test Sessions, Read Aloud to self, one on one
A student becomes ill and vomits on their test book or keyboard.
What is a Medical Irregularity? (Note: Follow biohazard protocols immediately!) Also, Contact Talbot ASAP
"Helping" a student by pointing to a question they missed and saying, "Are you sure about that one?"
What is Assisting Students (Prohibited)?
Before testing begins, administrators must ensure these specific classroom items are covered or removed.
What are instructional displays (bulletin boards, anchor charts, or vocabulary walls)?
If a student finishes early, they are permitted to do only this (depending on local policy).
What is sitting quietly or reading a personal book (no textbooks or electronics)?
This is the protocol if a student's IEP/504 requires an accommodation (like a RA by Computer) that was not provided at the start of the test.
What is Stop Testing Immediately? (Do not allow them to start without their required support).
An administrator accidentally gives a student a calculator during a "non-calculator" section.
What is a Procedural Irregularity?
Student/Staff phone goes off is out during the exam
What is a Mis-Administration?