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Staff Report: Leave the electronics at home during testing
Issue date: 9/5/08 Section: News
Students taking a teacher certification test Saturday are advised to leave their cell phones or any electrical device at home.
Test scores will be voided if a student is found to have an electrical device on them during testing. If a student is caught having an electrical device, the proctor of the test has to report the incident to the Illinois State Board of Education.
The ISBE will then decide if an investigation should be held.
If an investigation is conducted, a student could be banned for life from taking the certification test again.
"It's a very specific rule that will be enforced," said Debra Hopgood, assistant director of Academic Assessment and Testing.
Hopgood added electrical devices have been prohibited from the testing site for years, but the ISBE is strictly enforcing it this year. "Leave them at home," Hopgood said.
There will be stations where students can put their electrical devices at the test site, if a student forgets to leave the device behind.
Saturday is the first teacher certification test of the school year.
Test scores will be voided if a student is found to have an electrical device on them during testing. If a student is caught having an electrical device, the proctor of the test has to report the incident to the Illinois State Board of Education.
The ISBE will then decide if an investigation should be held.
If an investigation is conducted, a student could be banned for life from taking the certification test again.
"It's a very specific rule that will be enforced," said Debra Hopgood, assistant director of Academic Assessment and Testing.
Hopgood added electrical devices have been prohibited from the testing site for years, but the ISBE is strictly enforcing it this year. "Leave them at home," Hopgood said.
There will be stations where students can put their electrical devices at the test site, if a student forgets to leave the device behind.
Saturday is the first teacher certification test of the school year.
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