HSE Office Webinar - TASC Test™ Center Training for PQR Series 2020 - Returning Coordinators and Examiners

Sep 14, 2026

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NYSED HSE Office webinar notes provide training and policy guidance for returning HSE Test Center coordinators and examiners for the TASC Test™ PQR series. It covers how the HSE Announcements Page is used for updates, key contact and email procedures, approval and training participation requirements, and critical test-session policies. The webinar also specifies HSE office reminders, the strict no-cell-phone rule with device examples, procedures for reporting testing irregularities via DRC and required forms, and eligibility timing related to MCSAA.

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Communication with the HSE Office

HSE Training Requirements for Test Center Coordinators and Examiners

HSE Office Policy Reminders

NO Cell Phone Policy

Testing Irregularities: Incident Reports and Invalidating Scores

Maximum Compulsory School Attendance Age (MCSAA)

Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC Test™) Test Center Training for PQR Series-2020 NYSED High School Equivalency (HSE) Office Webinar for Returning Coordinators and Examiners 2 Communication with the HSE Office Test Centers must check the HSE Announcements Page regularly for training updates, form changes, DRC information, and general updates. HSE does not routinely email announcements and messages, but relies on the Announcements Page to convey information. • HSE Announcements Page • Phones: HSE Call Center open business days from 10 AM-12 PM, except State holidays, at 518-474-5906. • During non Call Center hours- or in general - Test Center staff should send email to [HSETC@nysed.gov](HSETC@nysed.gov). • [HSETC@nysed.gov](HSETC@nysed.gov) is a new email address just for Test Center staff. Please include Test Center name, 3-digit code, and topic, in the subject line. Note if you need a return call. • Email for examinees and the public: [HSE@nysed.gov](HSE@nysed.gov) • HSE Customer Service Window: Wednesdays and Fridays from 1 - 3 PM, except State holidays. 3 HSE Training Requirements for Test Center Coordinators and Examiners Coordinators and Examiners must: • Be approved by HSE before administering exams. • Attend an initial NYSED sponsored in-person training -usually Albanybased -prior to being approved. • Participate in annual NYSED informational webinar, held in January, prior to administering new TASC Test ™ series. Information on Albany-based trainings and informational training webinars is listed under Announcementsat: NYSED HSE Homepage 4 HSE Office Policy Reminders • The date of record for a test session is the 1st day of the maximum 8-day window, even if an examinee does not test on the first day. • Test sessions may not be blended. All examinees who begin the 1st day of testing must complete in the same test session and test form. • Examinees are not permitted to retest on the same test form during the calendar year. • A minimum of 60 days is required between test sessions. The 1st day of testing is the start date for this 60 day wait period. It is not two months between testing, but 60 days. Reminder, February has less than 30 days. • Examinees are responsible for knowing which subtests to take, regardless of transcript or pending Regents/HSE Pathway applications. • Examinees are not required to present a transcript for testing • It is strongly suggested that all first-time examinees take all 5 TASC Test™ subtests. HSE Policy Reminders, Continued • There must be adequate staff available to responsibly supervise testing sessions. • One Coordinator or Examiner must be present in the testing room at all times. A proctor may assist in monitoring the exam but may not be alone with examinees. • A maximum ratio of 20:1 (examinees to staff) is required. • Verify there is a working clock in the room and visible to all examinees. • Test session paperwork should be prepared and sent to NYSED within 5 days of the completion of the testing session. 6 NO Cell Phone Policy All examinees are prohibited from having their cell phones or any other electronic devices* with them when they are taking the TASC Test™ . • All cell phones and electronic devices must either be left at home or turned over to Coordinators, Examiners, or Proctors upon entering the testing room. • It is the Test Center’s responsibility to enforce this policy, which is delineated in the Test Administration Manual published by DRC and agreed to in the legal Three-Way Agreement. • It is essential that this policy be communicated to all examinees-by the Test Center-prior to testing. Written information should be provided to the examinee when the TASC Test™ is scheduled. • Test Centers should also post a written notice outside the testing room informing examinees that ifa cell phone or electronic device is taken into the testing room -and is discovered, by whatever mean -all score

FAQs

How do test centers receive training and policy updates from HSE?

Test centers must check the HSE Announcements Page regularly for training updates, form changes, DRC information, and general updates. HSE does not routinely email announcements and messages.

What are the main requirements for coordinators and examiners to administer exams?

Coordinators and examiners must be approved by HSE before administering exams, attend an initial NYSED sponsored in-person training prior to approval, and participate in an annual NYSED informational webinar held in January before administering new TASC Test™ series.

What is the rule about cell phones and electronic devices during the TASC Test™?

Examinees are prohibited from having cell phones or other electronic devices with them during the TASC Test™. Devices must be left at home or turned over to coordinators, examiners, or proctors upon entering, and violations can invalidate scores for at least six months.

Sep 14, 2026

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