Policy Identification
Priority: Globally Competitive Students
Category: Testing
Policy ID Number: GCS-A-009
Policy Title: Policy regarding rules, guidelines, and procedures governing the NC testing program
Current Policy Date: 11/03/2005
Other Historical Information: Previous board dates: 07/09/1998, 11/05/1998
Statutory Reference:
Administrative Procedures Act (APA) Reference Number and Category:
The information contained within the North Carolina
Testing Program policy documents shall apply to all
public school personnel who are responsible for the implementation of the North
Carolina Testing Program. These
documents include the test administrator’s manuals and guides for each test, test material processing guides, handbooks, the
North Carolina Proctor’s
Guide, the North Carolina Testing Security: Protocol and Procedures for School Personnel
publication, the North Carolina Guidelines for Testing
Students Identified as Limited English Proficient
publication, such
as the
North Carolina Testing Students with Disabilities
publication, and any
subsequent published supplements
or updatesand and
periodic training provided to each LEA.,,The information shall
set forth the rules and procedures required for a proper test administration
and shall be provided to each LEA by the department through the LEA test
coordinator.shall
apply to all public school personnel who are responsible for the implementation
of the North Carolina Testing Program.
The LEA superintendent shall ensure that each school
follows the established testing procedures by keeping building-level
administrators informed of
their responsibilities. Local boards of education shall cooperate with the
State Board of Education in implementing the provisions of this policy.informing