Appendix I - ELPA21 and Alt Monitoring Checklist - Test Security and Ethics

Sep 29, 2026

ELPA21 and Alt monitoring checklist for test security and ethics, prepared for the Iowa Department of Education. The form is completed by the monitoring team and includes district and school fields plus observation details for assessed domains and grades. It requires quality-control checks before, during, and throughout assessment sessions, covering documentation of staff training, signed confidentiality agreements, certified proctor status, incident reporting processes, secure storage and chain-of-custody, and proper monitoring of paper and online testing environments.

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Before the Assessment

Monitoring team quality control checks

During the Assessment

Observation of testing behavior and environment

Teacher and proctor ethical practices

Special populations accessibility accommodations

Appendix I: ELPA21 and Alt ELPA Monitoring Checklist for Test Security and Ethics Iowa Department of Education ELPA21 and Alt ELPA Monitoring Checklist for Test Security and Ethics This form is to be completed by the monitoring team. District: School: Test Coordinator/ Contact: Date of Observation: Domain & Grade (being assessed/observed): Number of Students in Testing Session: Monitoring Team Member(s): Monitoring Team Member: Report to the building 10-15 minutes before test administration begins. | Before the Assessment
Monitoring team: performs quality control (QC) check of required documentation atthe building level.
Yes No
NA
(or unable to observe) | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Verifies administrator/building test coordinator has: documentation of training (test security, ethical practicesfor testing) provided. Information includes date(s) and method of training provided (whole staff, PLC, grade level, dept. etc. ) . | | | | | Verifies administrator/building test coordinator has: documentation indicating staff (e.g. , test administrators, test coordinators, proctors) involved with testing have signed required test security confidentiality agreements. | | | | | Verifies readers, translators, scribes, and paraeducators have signed test security confidentiality agreements (if needed) . | | | | | Verifies that test administrator/proctor is a certified teacher/educator. | | | | | Verifies reporting processes for test incidents, irregularities, and breaches. | | | | | For paper tests: verifies that tests and ancillary materials are stored in a secure, locked area before and between each test session(s) and after testing disposed of/shipped as indicated in the test administration manual. | | | | | For online tests: verifies that test ancillary materials including usernames and passwords are stored in a secure, locked area before and between each test session(s) and disposed of after testing as indicated in the test administration manual. | | | | | Verifies that there is a record of the chain of custody for testing materials. | | | | | In the testing session to be observed, will any students assessed be utilizing accommodations or designated accessibility features?
If yes, list the accommodations/accessibility features assigned regardless of whether the student utilizes it during the testing session. | | | | Notes: | During the Assessment
Monitor team exhibits professional and unobtrusive behavior at all times while observing.
Yes No NA | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | For paper tests: verifies students are arranged so that there is adequate spacing between test takers. | | | | | For online tests: verifies student monitors are arranged so students are not able to view another student’s monitor. | | | | | Observes testing environment: bulletin board displays, fact tables, charts and diagrams, and other instructional materials have been removed or covered that may give assistance or advantage during testing. | | | | | Observes testing environment: verifies there is an adequate number of proctors for the number of students testing in the room as indicated in the test administration manual. | | | | | Observes beginning of testing session: Are directions read to students from the test administration manual? | | | | | Observes beginning of testing session: Do students use a translator to have directions read in a language other than English? | | | | | Observes testing: Are students able to use the online features of the testing platform (e.g. , zoom, highlighters)? | | | | | Observes for testing incidents: Is the test administrator/proctor monitoring students for testing improprieties, irregularities, and breaches (e.g. , distracting noises or gestures; unauthorized electronic equipment; taking test materials out of the classroom)? | | | | Notes: The following pertains to teachers and/or proctors in the testing room: |

FAQs

Who is responsible for completing the ELPA21 and Alt monitoring checklist?

The form states it is to be completed by the monitoring team for the observation.

What documentation and agreements must be verified before the assessment?

The checklist requires verification of training documentation for test security and ethical practices and confirmation that relevant staff have signed required test security confidentiality agreements.

How does the checklist address online versus paper test security and monitoring?

It includes separate checks for secure storage and disposal of materials for paper and online testing, and it verifies the testing environment and monitoring arrangements (including preventing students from viewing another student’s monitor for online tests).

Sep 29, 2026

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