Presenters: John Fremer, President, CaveonJohn Olson, Senior Security ConsultantPat Roschewski, Director, Statewide

Assessment and Accountability

Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA)

How Secure is Secure?

April 2012

NDE Requested a Survey Audit

– •To improve procedures, not in response to

a problem.

•To reinforce standardized testing

procedures and equity.

•To assure data quality across the state.

Audit Procedures and Methodology

•Survey – individual responses – open to all

districts – today and in follow up

•NDE Internal Interviews

•DRC/CAL Interviews

•District Team Interviews

Audit Procedures and Methodology

• Monitoring of WebEx Administration Training and

Feedback

• Examination of all NDE/DRC/CAL Security Written

Procedures

• Analysis of Results

Exemplary Practices

Areas for Improvement

• May – Written Report to State Board of Education

Fifteen Security TopicsInterview questions will be centered around the following 15 topics, depending upon the responsibilities of the group being interviewed.

1. Security Planning2. Security Roles and

Responsibilities3. Security Budgets and

Funding4. Legal Precautions and

Agreements5. Test and Item Design6. Test and Item

Development and Maintenance

7. Test Publication8. Test Administration

9. Test Scores and Results10. Physical Security11. Information Security12. Web and Media

Monitoring13. Security Awareness and

Training14. Security Incident

Response Planning15. Managing Security

Investigations

Your Turn – Survey Monkey

10-15 minutes

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/08-059

The Results

Thank You!