Policy No.   SA-1430.1B

   		TITLE:	ADMINISTRATION        			OF EDUCATIONAL AND 
     	PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT       				TESTS

   EFFECTIVE DATE:	March 5, 2002
     CANCELLATION:	DCI 1430.1A (11/10/87)
          OFFICE:	Student Affairs (SA)

  POLICY & PROCEDURES MEMORANDUM

 

					POLICY STATEMENT

Delgado Community College has the legal rights and moral obligation to establish rules for the administration, coordination, and security of educational and professional contract tests administered at the College.

This memorandum outlines procedures and guidelines for administering educational and professional contract tests.

1.	Purpose

To establish policy and procedures governing the administration of educational and professional contract, certification, and licensing exams at Delgado Community College.

2.	Scope and Applicability 

	This policy and procedures memorandum applies to all personnel in administering, 
monitoring and proctoring educational contract, certification, qualifying, and licensing exams 
at Delgado Community College, as well as to non-Delgado employees who wish to work 
with Delgado personnel in administering contract tests.

3.	Guidelines

A.	 	The Director of Testing and Assessment will be responsible for overseeing the overall 
administration of educational contract, certification, and licensing exams at Delgado 
Community College.    Standard procedures will be adhered to along with the explicit 
guidelines written in each test manual.

B.	 	Persons selected to administer the exams should meet the criteria as established by         	the testing agency.  Where no guidelines are given, the Director of Testing and    
Assessment will establish such guidelines to assure that only qualified personnel 
administer or proctor exams.  Delgado Community College personnel will be given 
preference; non-Delgado employees will be considered to assist in testing when 
necessary.

4.	Background

Delgado Community College has agreements with testing organizations to operate a test center and to conduct paper/pencil tests and computerized certification and licensing exams.  The State of Louisiana has authorized Delgado Community College as a test site for the State Civil Service exams.  The College is also designated as a college-wide American College Testing (ACT) WORKKEYS Assessment Service Center

5.	Responsibility

The Testing and Assessment Director is responsible for the authorization of personnel, test coordination, and function request approval for all educational contract and certification qualifying exams given at the College.

All testing for non-traditional college credit on all campuses (i.e., Tech Prep, CLEP, DANTES) is also under the auspices of the Testing and Assessment Director.

Senior testing personnel at each satellite campus will act as campus coordinator for testing.   He/she will advise the Testing and Assessment Director of his/her campus testing activities.   Senior testing personnel are also responsible for coordination of ACT WORKKEYS assessment offerings at each campus facility. 

6.	Accountability

	Test rosters and titles of tests given by test supervisors must be submitted to the 
Office of Testing and Assessment for record-keeping purposes.  Reports regarding tests 
should be submitted immediately after each test session.

7.	Special Testing Accommodation

Any special accommodations necessary for campus testing must receive authorization for accommodation through the College’s Office of Disabilities Services.  Special Testing accommodations will be provided when appropriate according to guidelines written in the test administrator’s manual.  Test administrator will follow appropriate test manual when applicable. 

8.	Testing Fees

Testing fees will be collected by the testing agencies whenever possible on each respective campus.  All other testing fees will be collected at the Bursar’s Office according to an established college-wide fee schedule.

9.	Cancellation

This policy and procedures memorandum cancels DCI 1430.1A, Administration of National Contract Tests at Delgado Community College, dated November 10, 1987.

									SIGNATURE

J. Terence Kelly
Chancellor

Review Process: 
Testing Council 2/16/01
Student Affairs Council 2/26/02
Executive Council 3/5/02

Distribution:
Electronic Distribution Via Intranet and Email System