Disposal and Return of ISTEP+ Testing Materials
Following Administration

 

Note: Official Notification for Destruction of Materials will arrive after all test booklets have been processed for scoring. It is very important that materials designated for destruction be checked and monitored carefully. In the past, test booklets with student work have been found in the materials designated for destruction.

ISTEP+/GQE test booklets and supplies are secure materials. It is the responsibility of school officials to adhere to all guidelines for the proper disposal and return of test materials following ISTEP/GQE administration. Duplication of test materials constitutes a serious breach of test security. Prior exposure of students to test questions necessitates the invalidation of scores and denies students the right to participate in testing.

 

ISTEP+ ALL GRADES

To be kept at testing sites and distributed to students

• Mathematics and Science manipulatives
• Mathematics Reference Sheets

To be returned to the corporation and destroyed upon IDOE notification

• Unused GISs/SGLs
• Examiner's Manuals
• Test Coordinator's Manuals
• Unused return shipping labels
• Practice Tests for Grades 3 and 4
• Gridded-response Practice Tests
• Stack cover cards

ISTEP+ GRADES 3-9

To be returned to CTB/McGraw Hill

• Used and unused Response Books
• Used and unused Book IIs

ISTEP+ Grade 10 GQE and GQE Retest

To be returned to CTB/McGraw Hill

• Used and unused Multiple-Choice test books
• Used and unused Multiple-Choice answer books
• Used and unused Applied Skills Books and Books IIs