Campus Coordinator Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between the district coordinator and campus personnel for test-related communications.

• Designate and train test administrators.

• Designate and train campus personnel involved in the holistic rating process.

• Ensure all students are appropriately tested, including students receiving special education services and EB students.

• Ensure students are tested with appropriate and allowed accommodations.

• Monitor and maintain test security.

• Ensure proper coordination with technology staff to prepare the campus to administer assessments.

• Prepare and distribute test materials on the campus for each administration.

• Schedule and coordinate administration activities on the campus.

• Ensure student data (such as score codes and student responses and ratings) have been entered into TIDE and DEI.

• Prepare test materials for return to the district coordinator at the conclusion of test administrations.

• Report any suspected violation of test security to the district coordinator

❏ Conduct Training Sessions

Required topics for campus coordinator training include:

• assigning roles and responsibilities, including those for campus coordinators, principals, test administrators, technology staff, and support staff (such as hall monitors)

• ensuring test security, including secure materials and content, confidentiality requirements, active monitoring, test security oaths, and consequences for adult and student cheating

• scheduling test administrations, including testing dates, time allowed for tests, breaks, make-up testing, and individual and group testing sessions

• identifying eligible students to ensure all students are appropriately tested, including students receiving special education services and EB students

• testing with accommodations, including understanding accessibility and accommodation policies, ensuring that testing personnel have a current list of each student’s allowed or approved designated supports, and preparing testing locations for students who need certain designated supports

• handling secure testing materials, including receiving, storing, and distributing test materials

• monitoring test administrations, including determining the availability of additional personnel (such as testing coordinators, principals, and other administrators) to serve as monitors

• completing test administrations

• entering and verifying student data (such as score codes and student responses and ratings) into TIDE and DEI as applicable

• returning testing materials

❏ Direct Campus Coordinators to Review and Sign a Test Security Oath

• Campus testing coordinators must complete an Oath of Test Security and Confidentiality after training and before handling secure test materials and content.

• A copy of the completed oath (electronic or paper) should be submitted to the district testing coordinator.

:CC: Prepare for and attend campus coordinator training

❏ Review these Coordinator Resources

• Read and review these Coordinator Resources and relevant test administrator manuals.

• Become familiar with the Updates for the 2022–2023 School Year section.

• Review the Test Security section and become familiar with the requirements for maintaining the security and confidentiality of the Texas Assessment Program.

• Review the Technology Resources section regarding online activities.

• Review the TELPAS Rater Training section for detailed information on holistic rater and calibration training.

• Know the different roles and responsibilities of individuals participating in testing.

❏ Attend Training

• Campus coordinators are required to receive annual training on test security and administration procedures, as well as training in procedures unique to specific testing programs and circumstances.

• Ensure these Coordinator Resources and the relevant test administrator manuals are available during the training session.

❏ Review and Sign a Test Security Oath

• Understand your obligations concerning test security and confidentiality.

• Initial each item on the Oath of Test Security and Confidentiality before handling secure test materials and content.

• After completing the test security oath, provide a copy of the completed oath (electronic or paper) to the district testing coordinator.