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Promotional Testing Proposal Page 8 of 12 Public Safety Testing, Inc. <br />EVERETT POLICE DEPARTMENT LIEUTENANT September 28, 2023 <br /> <br />C. Semi-Customized Written Examination for Washington State Law Enforcement or Operations <br />Supervisor/Manager: A 100-item, multiple-choice, semi-customized written examination. Source <br />materials include current leadership books and texts (request current list), 6 to 18 months of WSCJTC <br />Law Enforcement Digests (LEDs), and 25 questions from the agency’s critical policies. This test is <br />specifically valid for Washington State; for a law enforcement or Corrections supervisor/manager and <br />to your agency. PST generally needs at least four weeks to develop this product. A minimum of four <br />(4+) weeks of study time is highly recommended. <br />What PST does: <br />• Provides 75 multiple choice questions from the textbook, legal updates, and/or LED’s. <br />• Develops 30 questions from the agency’s critical policies. <br />• Creates a draft test booklet for pilot testing by the agency. <br />• Creates the final test booklet and the scoresheet, makes copies for all the candidates, and <br />ships them to the agency before the administration date. <br />• Scores the answer sheets, conducts an item analysis and sends the results to the agency. <br /> <br />What the agency does: <br />• Announces the test to the candidates, provides the source material to the candidates, and <br />arranges for the site. <br />• Specifically identifies the critical policies that will be tested and sends those to PST. <br />• Determines the span of time for the material from the Legal Updates/LEDs (most clients <br />choose 6-12 months). <br />• Reviews the policy questions, selects 25 for the test, and verifies the answers. <br />• Pilot tests the examination if desired. <br />• Administers the test. PST can proctor the test at an additional cost. <br />• Sends the answer sheets to PST for scoring. <br />• Receives the scores and the analysis of the answers. The agency decides if questions should <br />be eliminated; and <br />• Notifies the candidates of their scores. <br /> <br />Fee: $1990 for the first 10 candidates (minimum charge); $190 for each additional candidate <br /> <br />D. Customized Promotional Written Examination: A 100-item multiple-choice, test uniquely customized <br />written examination that is developed from source material provided by the agency. The agency’s <br />Subject Matter Expert(s) (SMEs) are used to validate the test. PST needs 10 weeks to develop this <br />product. The final version must be authorized by SME no later than three weeks prior to the test date. <br /> <br />Fee: $3,950 <br /> <br />