The TAM vs. "Mental Health"

What state tests tell us about what we value.

If a fire drill or bomb threat occurs during testing, TAs should collect online testing rosters, online test tickets, and other secure materials as the students leave the room.

-Data Recognition Company, “SC EOCEP Test Administration Manual for Online and Paper Testing”

If possible, the students should be kept under continuous supervision during the emergency and advised that they may not converse with each other.

-Metritech, Inc., “New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test School Administrator’s Manual”

A medical exception should be requested when a student is unable to test during the testing window, including makeup dates, because of a significant medical emergency or condition (e.g., final stages of terminal or degenerative illness, coma, receiving extensive short-term medical treatment).

-North Carolina Department of Instruction, “Test Coordinators Policies and Procedures Handbook”

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