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AZELLA Test Security Incident Report 2025-2026

AZELLA Test Security Incident Report 2025-2026

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AZELLA Test Security and Ethics Incident Report - 2025-2026

This report is used to report test security and ethics violations of the AZELLA before, during, and after test administration. All incidents must be thoroughly investigated by the district and school prior to submitting this form. When the test security and ethics incidents involve the AZELLA test, this secure report needs to be submitted to the Arizona Department of Education's Assessments AZELLA Team within 24-48 hours of the incident. ADE will respond within 3 full business days of the submission. If this incident involves students testing, the students may not resume testing until ADE provides the DTC with a response to the incident.

Large-scale assessments like the AZELLA are developed, administered, and scored to meet comprehensive standards of validity, reliability, and fairness for a wide range of learners. In assessment, reliability is the characteristic of an assessment that allows its results to be repeatable. A reliable assessment will produce stable and consistent results. We can ensure these standards are maintained by closely adhering to security policies throughout test administration and conducting the assessment in a fair and ethical manner.

The Arizona Department of Education, or ADE, is committed to taking every step required to assure the security and confidentiality of all state test materials, including the AZELLA.

All AZELLA staff whether they are inventorying, distributing, or administering the tests, or just have incidental access to AZELLA materials must abide by these security standards. Failure to do so could negatively impact the validity of the AZELLA, and the results of the test. It could also lead to allegations of test impropriety.

AZELLA Test Security Agreement 2025-2026

Date *

Enter today's date.

Month

Day

Year

AZELLA Test Administration *

Placement

Reassessment

District *

District Entity Number *

School *

School Entity Number *

AZELLA DTC *

STC

Others

Enter the full names (first and last), separated by commas, of other adults involved or who witnessed this incident. Example: First Person, Second Person, etc.

SSIDs with Grade Levels

For students who were directly involved in this incident, please enter the student(s) SSID number and grade level separated by commas.

Date Incident Occurred *

Month

Day

Year

AZELLA Test Security and Ethics Violations *

Identify the test security and ethics violation(s) involved in this incident. You must check at least one box. Check all that apply.

Student not eligible for AZELLA testing

Disclosing of student demographic information and/or student IEP or 504 Plan information with any unauthorized person(s)

Allowing a student to complete the test using another student’s SSID (using another student's testing ticket and/or student test book)

Allowing student(s) to leave or enter the testing room with secure testing materials including used scratch paper

Evidence of student cheating

Student(s) using a cell phone during testing with evidence that is directly related to the AZELLA test

Staff using a cell phone during testing that was not concerning an emergency

Administering the AZELLA without signing the AZELLA Test Security Agreement and/or completing required training modules first

Not following all instructions in the Test Administration Directions including reading the directions to students exactly as scripted

Reading and/or signing in ASL any test content to students except when scripts of the Kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2 Test Administration Directions explicitly indicate to do so

Rewording or clarifying questions or using inflections and/or gestures to help students choose the correct answer

Interpreting test item(s) or passage(s) for student(s)

Reviewing, discussing, and assisting a student with his or her answers, instructing and/or suggesting to a student to rethink his or her answers

Instructing students to keep their test unit open after completing the unit

Explicitly and/or implicitly encouraging students to engage in dishonest testing behavior

Allowing students access to unauthorized resources to find answers, including having materials on walls or desks, and additional resources such as books and worksheets that provide answers to specific test questions or assists the student with responses

Sharing and/or exchanging User IDs and passwords with someone else for access to ADEConnect, AzLMS, and/or PearsonAccess Next

Providing access for an unauthorized user to PearsonAccess Next (PAN); providing access to PAN and AZELLA materials to those who have not completed all trainings and test security requirements

Logging into TestNav as a student for a regular online AZELLA test

Allowing unauthorized personnel, including parent volunteers, to be present during testing and assisting with the proctoring and administration of the AZELLA tests

Allowing school or district staff to administer and/or assist with proctoring and administration of the test their child is taking

Using students to supervise other students taking a test

Using unauthorized electronic devices in the testing room; using unsupported testing devices or mode, or an unsupported or beta version of an Operating System

Using remote learning software to monitor students' computers and testing devices and view the actual screens of the students who are testing

Copying (in written form or electronically) any part of the test, contents of the computer-based test, and test materials including but not limited to the KPT Scoring Guide, KPT Student Response Sheets, answer documents, and Test Administration Directions

Not returning test materials to the STC or DTC at the end of each daily test session

Not storing test materials in a locked and secure location while not in use

Losing secure test materials including but not limited to student testing tickets, test books, TADs, student testing lists with student identifiable information, and Spring Reassessment Pre-ID Labels

Reviewing and analyzing secure test material

Disclosing and/or discussing test content and/or items or performance tasks

Erasing or changing student responses or altering any marks on a scorable test booklet or answer document, and student responses associated with an online test

Developing scoring keys and/or preparing answer documents

Using secure testing materials for instruction before, during, or after test administration including but not limited to instructing students to practice with operational test items

Translating any of the AZELLA tests and test administration directions into other languages

Taking pictures of student test books and testing devices that show the AZELLA tests

Chromebooks and other capable devices converted to the tablet mode

Other

Other Incident *

Details of Incident *

Provide a full detailed narrative of this incident.

Submitter's Name *

Email *

You may attach and submit additional information as necessary.

THIS IS A SECURE FILE SUBMISSION.

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Do NOT use the blue "Upload" buttons on the right side of the screen. They do NOT work. Use the "Choose File" to add your file(s) to the request. The file(s) will be sent to ADE after the request is submitted.

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I Consent *

NOTICE: This report (and any attachments) may contain PRIVILEGED OR CONFIDENTIAL information under state and federal law. This information may be used or disclosed in accordance with law. I confirm that I have submitted truthful information and documentation about an AZELLA test security and ethics violation to the Arizona Department of Education. I understand that the information I have provided may be shared with the District Superintendent/Charter Holder, School Principal, EL Coordinator, AZELLA District Test Coordinator, Pearson, and other ADE units as well as other State and Federal agencies as necessary.

Yes, I confirm and consent to my honest AZELLA Test Security and Ethics incident information in this report as submitted to the Arizona Department of Education, Assessments Division, AZELLA.

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